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Original poster

If you HAD to name your child after a borough of North London...

61 replies

00100001 · 13/01/2017 09:08

Been a while since I posted one of these threads.
The government has passed a new law - you MUST name your children after a North London borough.

What would you choose?

You must choose one boy and one girl.

Official rules allow hyphenation, but no shortening of the name.

Special North London Borough Rules - Boroughs with "and" in the name, may be split into separate names (e.g. Dagenham and Barking, you can choose either Dagenham or Barking)

Barking and Dagenham
Barnet
Brent
Camden
Ealing
Enfield
Hackney
Hammersmith and Fulham
Haringey
Harrow
Havering
Hillingdon
Hounslow
Islington
Kensington and Chelsea
Newham
Redbridge
Tower Hamlets
Waltham Forest
Westminster

Grin
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stiffstink · 13/01/2017 23:43

I'm shit at geography but can I have Hoxton?

Its unisex.

Buntysoven · 13/01/2017 23:40

Boy Camden (Cam)
Girl Islington ( Issy)

bluechameleon · 13/01/2017 18:59

Girl: Hackney-Harrow
Boy: Hounslow

UnexplainedOnHerCollar · 13/01/2017 10:14

Girl - Camden (wish I was called Camden now, it's fab!)
Boy - Redbridge

Rinmybell · 13/01/2017 10:12

EssentialHummus

A friend of mine is adamant Camberwell is a lovely name [hmm

Now I must get Kingston and Islington ready for school...

MadameCholetsDirtySecret · 13/01/2017 10:08

Red(bridge) for a boy
(Red)Bridge for a girl

Original poster
00100001 · 13/01/2017 10:07

This list includes all boroughs included in the Boundary Commission area.

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00100001 · 13/01/2017 10:06

Ktay It isn't me defining North London - it's the government, they just sent me the prescribed list Wink Grin

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turkeyboots · 13/01/2017 10:05

I like Haringey for a boy.
Camden for a girl.

EssentialHummus · 13/01/2017 10:03

Another Isla (Islington) from me, and West(minster) for a boy.

Having said that if we were considering s. London I'd completely go with Lewis(ham) and Camberwell (or Dulwich, nn Dulcie?).

Pluto30 · 13/01/2017 10:03

Camden for a boy.

Islington (Isla) for a girl.

Although, Hammersmith is rather Led Zeppelin sounding, and Tower Hamlets has a real Shakespearean charm. Wink

MyBootsAreMuddy · 13/01/2017 10:00

Harrow - girl
Hillingdon- boy

SnowBallsAreHere · 13/01/2017 09:59

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ThatsWotSheSaid · 13/01/2017 09:55

Harrow - Girl
Forest - boy

Summerisdone · 13/01/2017 09:54

Harrow for a boy or a girl

OneWithTheForce · 13/01/2017 09:53

I have no idea about any of these places but Hounslow looks like a fun name Grin

Bundao · 13/01/2017 09:51

Tower Hamlets and Ealing Confused how exactly are you defining North London? Looks a bit discombobulated to me!

Bundao · 13/01/2017 09:48

I hate North London so I'd break the law Grin.
Kensington and Chelsea and Westminter is not North London either. I was born and bred in SW3 and went to school in SW1, North London indeed, how very dare you Wink

Manumission · 13/01/2017 09:44

I'm going to pretend 1965 didn't happen and plump for Marylebone and Ilford;

www.citymetric.com/politics/herbert-commission-here-are-52-london-boroughs-could-have-been-2115

n0ne · 13/01/2017 09:41

Boy: Brent
Girl: Harrow

maccheese · 13/01/2017 09:40

Twin girls: Harrow & Chelsea

reader77 · 13/01/2017 09:38

boy - Hillingdon

Girl - Camden

Foldedtshirt · 13/01/2017 09:37

Tearing up the rule book what about Bromley for a girl and Sutton for a boy?

JournosAreLazy · 13/01/2017 09:33

Boy: Waltham (Forest can be the middle name)

Girl: Harrow

BreakfastAtSquiffanys · 13/01/2017 09:29

What's wrong with South London?
My twins Brixton (boy) and Putney (girl) are feeling left out

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