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Pegasus and Philomena?

179 replies

GetOutOfMyBath · 18/07/2017 09:37

for twin boy and girl...? I appreciate its a bit unusual....

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countycouncil · 18/07/2017 15:15

I'm normally nice on these threads but Pegasus is officially the worst name anyone has ever asked about. Sorry. But it's just awful.

MikeUniformMike · 18/07/2017 15:12

Perseus and Persephone nn Percy.
Pegasus and Pygmalion nn Peggy and Piggy.

BroomstickOfLove · 18/07/2017 15:10

I'm Irish, so Philomena is worse than Pegasus. Although I'm totally up for all those old lady names that haven't been revived to made cool again.

Personally, if you want classical names starting with P, I'd go for Phineas or Phaethon and Penthesilea, Persis or Pandora.

whenyouwish · 18/07/2017 15:08

Is it wrong that I'm in stitches reading these replies! "Pegasus is fine for a baby foal"!!!
Agree that Pegasus is pretty horrific but Philomena isn't too bad. Not great but not as bad as Pegasus!
I like Atticus and Aoife!

Judashascomeintosomemoney · 18/07/2017 15:05

Perseus instead? Nickname Percy?

KoalaDownUnder · 18/07/2017 15:01

The twins, Pegasus and Philomena.

Pegasus and Philomena?
Pegasus and Philomena?
Cloudhopping · 18/07/2017 14:58

Please don't do this to your children.

FanjoForTheMammaries · 18/07/2017 14:57

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Justgivemesomepeace · 18/07/2017 14:55

They're guinea pig names

Mammysin · 18/07/2017 14:53

Atticus & Aoife
Socrates & Saoirse
Hadrian & Halle
Maximus& Miriam

GinIsIn · 18/07/2017 14:50

Christ no!!

SisterMoonshine · 18/07/2017 14:49

Hahahahahaha

MikeUniformMike · 18/07/2017 14:43

Pliny and Penelope.
Socrates and Sophia.
Artemis and Adonis.
Apollo and Athena
Dionysus and Demeter...

MikeUniformMike · 18/07/2017 14:39

Peg and Phil.
They do sound more like horse names. How about Ptolemy and Persephone.

autumnkate · 18/07/2017 13:54

Oohhhh Hero and Hector

autumnkate · 18/07/2017 13:53

If you want something from Classical history, what about Hector? There was a hero.

Lemondrop99 · 18/07/2017 11:41

As above. I think they'll get shortened to Peg/Peggy and Phil, and you'll forever be explaining that the girl is Phil and the boy is Peggy. I think the boy might resent that his sister escaped with a 'real' name, where as he gets a mythical horse and a girly nickname.

I don't personally like Philomina, but at least it's a human name. Pegasus is just pushing the whole Phoenix/Fox/Bear/Wolf thing too far. Don't forget that it's the children who need to carry these names for their whole life. What if Pegasus turns out to be a really shy little boy but it constantly being picked out because of his name? I don't mind different names, but it's too much.

There are much nicer classics names you could pick. I quite like the above suggestion of Phineas.

LotisBlue · 18/07/2017 11:24

I quite like philomena

Not pegasus, sorry

Deadsouls · 18/07/2017 10:54

No! Especially Pegasus

SleepFreeZone · 18/07/2017 10:53

I think people will laugh. Forever 😬

MeltorPeltor · 18/07/2017 10:53

Is that you Mrs Rees-Mogg?

Smeaton · 18/07/2017 10:52

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Somersetlady · 18/07/2017 10:51

I have a horse called Pegasus and know of another horse called Pegasus. For a horse I think its a great name.........

SoyUnPerdedor2 · 18/07/2017 10:50

Another vote for "makes a nice change from Jack and lily"

I would have Asus or acer as a nn for peg Asus

Mina or Minnie for Philomina.

They will (hopefully) be old one day!

Popskipiekin · 18/07/2017 10:44

They would get shortened to Phil & Peggy as pps said and you'd forever be correcting people "no actually the boy is Peggy, the girl is Phil".

Phineas? Peregrine? Penelope? Persephone?

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