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Ambrose

42 replies

cheesylover · 22/02/2016 20:53

DH absolutely loves it - I really love it too but worried it's too way out.

We started calling the bump Ambrose to see if it would stick...and it definitely has far, far more than anything else. But I'm nervous - quite possibly the responsibility of naming a human being is contributing to this though!

Thoughts?

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unlimiteddilutingjuice · 23/02/2016 11:26

I like it. Unusual but not too weirdy way out. I like Emrys too

BertrandRussell · 23/02/2016 11:22

"Because all boys should be the same super-macho, football playing creatures?"

Yes of course. That's exactly what I meant. Well done.

tinytops · 23/02/2016 11:00

I heard the name Aubrey the other day which I thought was nice and along similar lines?

MadameDePompom · 23/02/2016 11:00

I think it could work for either gender.

Really? I can't picture it on a girl at all. But I'm not a fan of this trend for making boys names unisex.

stumblymonkey · 23/02/2016 10:56

Imagine it being shouted across a football pitch

Hmm

Because all boys should be the same super-macho, football playing creatures?

Anyway...gender stereotyping aside...it's not a name I'd choose myself but I like the sound of it. I think it could work for either gender.

There's such a massive range of names used these days I don't think people need to be so caught up in whether a name is 'out there' as I think in the generation coming along now names will be almost an 'anything goes' thing.

MadameDePompom · 23/02/2016 10:33

I don't like it. It sounds a bit feeble.

BertrandRussell · 23/02/2016 10:09

Try it out on a couple of teenagers to see how they react. I suspect they might think it very feminine, because Amber and Rose.

Imagine it being yelled across a football pitch.

It's also very Catholic if that bothers you at all.

imwithspud · 23/02/2016 10:03

I see it as more of a surname rather than a forename. It also reminds me of custard. It's a no for me I'm afraid.

BlueEnvelope · 23/02/2016 10:00

I quite like it, but all the English Ambroses I've met have been rather posh, old-school Catholics, in case that association might bother you?

I know an elderly Irish Ambrose, who is known as Amby...

HumbleCrumble · 23/02/2016 09:36

It makes me think of custard, sorry!

Hamsolo · 22/02/2016 22:09

I love it!

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 22/02/2016 22:06

Seems very feminine to me, sorry. Like Amber-Rose. No I don't like it, but it's not my baby

gunting · 22/02/2016 21:39

Reminds me of ambrosia or the celeb Amber Rose

GloryGrant · 22/02/2016 21:38

I love it.

I read 'My Cousin Rachel' as a very young teen and fell in love with the name then. It was always on the list for a boy, but sadly never made it.

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cheesylover · 22/02/2016 21:35

Emrys is lovely!

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TillyTolly · 22/02/2016 21:11

Love it! Was shortlisted for DS1. Emrys is also nice.

Sophronia · 22/02/2016 21:08

I think it's quite nice. I also like Emrys which is the Welsh form.