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Last chance to change my daughter's name to Bianca

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Obliviated · 04/10/2016 15:58

I just love the name Bianca. We have named her already but she isn't officially registered.

People will immediately think of Eastenders though won't they? Or has long enough passed?

She also seems to have red hair which won't help the association.

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thehugemanatee · 06/10/2016 22:05

Hermione is nice, but will always be associated with Harry Potter. The association between Eastenders and Bianca will go away.

WeArePregnant11 · 06/10/2016 22:04

I love Ziva. Beautiful Isreali name :)

Hermione is very HP and although Bianca doesn't make me think of the Easteanders (never watched it) it's not a name I'd personally chose.

limitedperiodonly · 06/10/2016 09:56

Change your own name to Bianca if it is that important to you, or get a pet.

See? A white mouse

limitedperiodonly · 06/10/2016 09:54

I dreamed of being called Bianca after the aristocratic white mouse in The Rescuers. So much so that I insisted on being called Bianca. My parents rarely went along with it except when they were taking the piss.

Since Eastenders, I'm glad they stood firm.

Veterinari · 06/10/2016 04:33

None of her peers will know who the heck EE Bianca is.

But the HP-Hermione link will stay pretty strong.

Bianca is a classic underused Italian name. None of her peers would associate it with EE or bat an eyelid at it. Go for it.

sycamore54321 · 06/10/2016 03:03

I always say the same on name threads. If the baby has already been named, then you no longer have the right to change your mind on a whim. Your baby's name is now her identity, it is disrespectful to change it. Change your own name to Bianca if it is that important to you, or get a pet. Buy your child's name is now her's and you no longer get to take that away from her. I would have hated if my parents did that to me - and I say this as someone who hated my actual name for years!

pieceofpurplesky · 05/10/2016 22:58

I know a Hermione who hates the fact that everyone asks if her family are Potter fans.
I love Bianca - my Italian friend and his wife called their daughter Bianca as her maiden name was white

BSkyB · 05/10/2016 22:56

Change to Bianca I mean. She won't thank you for it.

BSkyB · 05/10/2016 22:55

Oh god, don't do that.

Vixxfacee · 05/10/2016 22:37

Start from scratch.

ReadTheWholeFred · 05/10/2016 22:34

I love Hermoine. Not so keen on Bianca or Zika.

TwentyCups · 05/10/2016 14:23

I don't like any of the names really.

But I think you should follow your heart. If you are still thinking about bianca then call her that, it sounds like you will regret it otherwise.

SugarMiceInTheRain · 05/10/2016 14:21

Hermione is better than Bianca. I don't even watch EE yet every time I hear Bianca I think 'Leave it aaaaahhhhht Rickayyyyyy'

HelloSunshine11 · 05/10/2016 14:18

I thought Ziva was a made up name when you first posted it. Not keen, sorry. I don't really like Bianca either tbh - it's very hard-sounding to my mind.

Bogburglar75 · 05/10/2016 11:42

Hermione is fine. But Bianca also fine - I've never watched Eastenders and would think Shakespeare plays, Italian heroines, etc. It's a name with a much longer pedigree than one soap, and pretty in itself.

Ziva is a new one on me and not one I like hugely, I'm afraid.

NobleKnickerNibbler · 05/10/2016 11:42

Even with the crappy Eastenders connection I much prefer Bianca to Hermione.

PancakesAndMapleSyrup · 05/10/2016 11:37

Keep Hermione!!! But then im biased because I have a hermione shortened to Mimi.

babyblabber · 05/10/2016 11:30

Bianca is lovely and totally under used!

wesH · 05/10/2016 11:25

It's a bit late to be thinking of possible popular media references with regards to your child's name considering 'Hermione'.

Cluesue · 04/10/2016 20:01

Bianca-instantly think Eastenders
Hermione is lovely
Love Ziva because of the character from Ncis

MotherDuckSaid · 04/10/2016 19:58

I love Hermione, my dd's bestie is called this and they call her Minnie as a nn . She is cuuuuute!
Eastenders has forever ruined Bianca for me.. Ziva is horrible, sorry !!

EllenDegenerate · 04/10/2016 19:57

Call her Bianca. It's lovely, Bianca Jagger springs to mind, gorgeous.

Hermione is almost as cliche as Elodie imo

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 04/10/2016 19:54

If you really like it, then. Now is the chance to go through for it. You may not have another girl.
Yes okay. There is the EastEnders association, but so what. What name hasn't got an association.

NapQueen · 04/10/2016 19:13

Hermione is the best of the three.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 04/10/2016 19:11

Hermione is beautiful.
Bianca is also nice.
Ziva, not so much.
Call your daughter, the name of your choice.

Hermione Bianca
Bianca Hermione
Hermione Ziva