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Boudicca

59 replies

EllenDegenerate · 02/08/2016 16:25

Am I being mad?

Willing to be told it's pregnancy hormones but I'm really warming to this name.

I even like Bo as a nn.

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exWifebeginsat40 · 02/08/2016 19:27

i love it. go for it. Guinevere is also amazing.

LucyInTheSkyWithDonuts · 02/08/2016 19:24

Love it! Unusual and feisty :). DD2 was very nearly Guinevere but I bottled it (and still regret it sometimes!)

NapoleonsNose · 02/08/2016 19:21

I knew a Boudicca when I was growing up but she was quite a bit younger than me. It was pronounced Boo-dikka and she was known as Boo. I actually quite like it and its not that outlandish nowadays. Back in the early 90s, she was quite unique!

WomanScorned · 02/08/2016 19:20

Don't do it, OP.
There's an Elizabeth n my DC's class, and she was mercilessly teased when they studied the monarchy.
As was poor little Elsa, when they watched Frozen.
Except they weren't. I know of no child, ever to be bullied for their name. Well, Silly-Lily got a bit of ribbing, until the 6 year olds had wrung all the humour they could from it and moved on to Reuben-Poo-bum, so a day or two...
None are permanently scarred, as far as I know. Maybe a bit fed up of having to be distinguished from all the others,with the same name, by their size/hair colour,/initial of surname, etc.

Bear2014 · 02/08/2016 19:18

We know a Boudicca same age as my DD, so 2.5. Goes by Boo. It's unusual but not quite sure if it warrants all the above comments. At least it's an actual real name...

rainbowstardrops · 02/08/2016 19:16
JigglypuffsCaptor · 02/08/2016 19:13

It's my dogs name, a giant ginger rhodesian ridgeback Blush

BasementSlacks · 02/08/2016 19:12

OP. I think it's really nice! With a nice nickname for a littlie, (Boo) so what's not to love?
Boudicca sounds pretty AND has an interesting story and grown up sound to it as a full name.
And yes it's different. But IMO that is a total plus.
Nothing wrong with wanting your DC not to be number 4 in their school. I have a really overused name myself so I have been there as one of many at school in the workplace, in relationships etc. Tedium.

Tbf I would have pronounced it BOO-DICCA to rhyme with 'flicker' though, so if the correct pronunciation is something very different then I might not love it so much.

Plantpot83 · 02/08/2016 19:11

I know one, hasn't caused her any problems. If you love it go for it

Footle · 02/08/2016 19:07

If someone can shorten it to Dick, sorry Dicc, they will.

coveredinhopeandvaseline · 02/08/2016 18:56

I love the name, but only if you are planning to homeschool your child til she's 30. She will be mercilessly tormented when her class learn about the Romans and Celts in primary school!

Pinklily1 · 02/08/2016 18:54

Romilly is lovely!

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EllenDegenerate · 02/08/2016 17:22

No, if not Boudicca it will probably just be boring old Romilly...,

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YoungGirlGrowingOld · 02/08/2016 17:20

Just no. Please no.

mooimevrouw · 02/08/2016 17:18

How about just Bo, I know a few and think it's a nice enough name on its own.

CodewordRochambeau · 02/08/2016 17:12

You can't name a child Boudicca.

How about Victoria?

MrsJoeyMaynard · 02/08/2016 16:58

Hormones

NoCapes · 02/08/2016 16:56

Hormones!

NeedACleverNN · 02/08/2016 16:55

I love it for a cat/dog

Not for a child. Sorry

disappoint15 · 02/08/2016 16:55

A university friend of mine told me 30-odd years ago that he knew a brother and sister (I had thought twins) called Caractacus and Boudicca. I've just searched and found this is possible as there are people of about the right age who featured in a news story a few years ago. So your daughter wouldn't be the only one!

OhNoNotMyBaby · 02/08/2016 16:50

I have Boudicca on a high, nearly-out-of-sight-shelf in my living room. She is a peg doll that my youngest DD made in primary school when they were all studying history.

She looks a right sight... but as with all the other childhood stuff (weird pottery shapes, including an Egyptian sarcophagus, I can't quite bring myself to consign her to the bin (yet).

User543212345 · 02/08/2016 16:47

I met one, also nicknamed Bo. She was lovely.

How is it different from other King/queen names?

Madbengalmum · 02/08/2016 16:47

No,just no!

Raines100 · 02/08/2016 16:43

Nothing wrong with naming your dd for a strong female role model. Maybe not that one...

OhNoNotMyBaby · 02/08/2016 16:40

ROFL Grin
Just when I think I've seen the most ridiculous suggestion for a baby name another one comes along.