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Button

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Mrsknackered · 19/11/2017 23:43

Posted a while ago about an insta mummy blogger type person calling her baby Gravity. The more I said it, the more I liked it Blush

I've been stalking looking at lots of Instagrams today, and seen a little baby in America called Button. I thought it was maybe a nickname, but no there was a birth announcement for baby Button.
Again, I've said it so much that it's really grown on me probably a good thing I won't be having anymore children

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ShotsFired · 21/11/2017 07:00

@MikeUniformMike and @QuantumPixies Weasel is nice for a girl. I prefer Stoat for a boy

That's all well and good, but Weasel is very common.

In fact, you could say that Weasel is weaselly recognised, but Stoat is stoatally different.

ithankyou Grin

Mishappening · 20/11/2017 22:27

My vote is for Zip.

NapQueen · 20/11/2017 22:26

A make up artist in the US I follow has just had a "Babe". Odd.

I rather like Peach and Star.

QuantumPixies · 20/11/2017 22:25

Weasel is nice for a girl. I prefer Stoat for a boy.

MikeUniformMike · 20/11/2017 22:24

I love the name Weasel.

PattyPenguin · 20/11/2017 22:21

I disagree with PPs. I think Velcro is a lovely name.

Wolfiefan · 20/11/2017 11:36

Is your surname Moon? Confused

DiegoMadonna · 20/11/2017 11:33

Hookeye, popper and Velcro don't have the same ring

Especially when you do that thing where you muddle up your kids names and call them Popeye and Hooker.

Homebird8 · 20/11/2017 11:07

You might be right Esker. Then again the triplets I never had were going to be Doc, Prof and Rev so perhaps Dignitas might have a ready made career too?

PegLegAntoine · 20/11/2017 08:39

According to some American TV shows I have seen, button seems to sometimes be used as a euphemism for butthole...

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Mrsknackered · 20/11/2017 08:37

Gasp a good friend of mines Mum has koumpounophobia, her teenage brother set his mum's lock screen to a picture of a button when she wouldn't let him on his console - she had to go round there and change it for her Grin

I love Toggle.

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Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 20/11/2017 08:22

I think Ferret is a wonderful name for a baby.

Yes! Triplets could be Ferret, Weasel and Stoat.

I've always thought Scarlett, Amber and Jade would be a good set of names - like having your own traffic lights. Grin

As for Button - would be problematic if he/she met someone with koumpounophobia. Just saw on Google that Steve Jobs had it and this explains how/why he developed touch screens. Hmm

Ecclesiastes · 20/11/2017 08:18

Ta, Battle. I am known for it. Grin

Esker · 20/11/2017 08:15

Homebird , I'd feel a bit sorry for Dignitas. Might get a few unwanted calls meant for the Switzerland office ...

ShotsFired · 20/11/2017 08:12

If you like it so much, why not change your own name to it and see how you get on in real life with it?

Homebird8 · 20/11/2017 08:12

The triplets, Gravitas, Caritas and Dignitas.

Battleax · 20/11/2017 08:09

Ecclesiastes you're being incredibly wise this week.

Ecclesiastes · 20/11/2017 07:58

The nicest fastening name is Toggle, surely.

Hmmalittlefishy · 20/11/2017 07:55

I knew twins that had button and noodle as middle names.
I guess it could've been worse

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Mrsknackered · 20/11/2017 07:52

Beagle I went to school with a Pebbles! Cover teachers always thought she was taking the mickey when she'd say her name.

Oh, Zip's nice too. Button and Zip, I think are the nicest fastening names. Hookeye, popper and Velcro don't have the same ring.

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fartyghost · 20/11/2017 06:54

When I have twins they will be ugly sister one and ugly sister two.

PurpleDaisies · 20/11/2017 06:54

Button is truly dreadful.

GreenRut · 20/11/2017 06:52

I like it! I think give them a more standard middle name so they can use that when they get sick of it though.

Dolwar · 20/11/2017 03:23

If you had twins they could be button and zip

JoieDeFuckingVivre · 20/11/2017 02:55

Er, no. Names for cats and dogs!

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