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Tiffany / Bridget

56 replies

LMR93 · 03/01/2018 00:54

Still TTC but we really love the names Bridget and Tiffany for a girl. What are your opinions on these names? We don't know if they are too dated? Do any of you have kids with older fashioned names? Thanks

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BakedBeans47 · 03/01/2018 12:55

I don’t like either tbh. I recall a few small Bridgets on big fat gypsy weddings and so it just makes me think of that. Tiffany makes me think of the 80s pop star

Elend · 03/01/2018 12:53

Bridget/Brigid is lovely, and Bridie is a lovely nn if you're after one. Makes me think of old ladies but somehow still nice for babies imo. Tiffany not so much.

AlmostChristmas · 03/01/2018 12:44

I quite like Bridget, prefer Brigitte though.

Tiffany around my way would invariably be pronounced- Tiff- nee Hmm

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 03/01/2018 12:39

Bridget is fab.
Cute and adorable for a child.
Cool quirky and unique for a teenager
Powerful classy and elegant for an adult.
What's not love.

Tiffany is just okay, but like pp makes me think of a spoiləd entitied princess.
You seem to have very varied tastes In names.

mumsiedarlingrevolta · 03/01/2018 12:36

squoosh Grin
Shame no laughing smiley!

squoosh · 03/01/2018 12:34

Bridget was born in Leitrim to farming parents and raised on a diet of boiled cabbage and and mass attendance. In 1985 she escaped Leitrim for the bright lights of Hackensack, New Jersey, dyed her hair blonde, had shoulder pads surgically implanted, changed her name to Tiffany and never looked back!

She goes back to Leitrim every so often to visit her elderly parents. They refuse to refer to her as Tiffany and the neighbours mutter 'notions' whenever she sashays past.

FreddieClaryHorshieLion · 03/01/2018 12:05

I dislike Tiffyany.

Bridget is a bit ‘pudding bowl haircuts and sensible shoes’ imo.

I really Brigid and Birgit.

villainousbroodmare · 03/01/2018 12:00

I like Brigid, Bríghid more so than Bridget. Tiffany is tacky as can be imo. Sorry PP. I do know a lovely Australian girl who goes by Tiff, which I like better.

RavenWings · 03/01/2018 11:53

I agree that Tiffany is very 80s/ American pop star. Bridget is nice, I prefer Brigid though. I also like the Brigitte and Bryony suggestions - Brid is a very middle aged Irish name to me, like calling a child Pamela. Nothing wrong with it but it sounds off.

Figrollsnotfatrolls · 03/01/2018 10:39

My dd is Tiffany!! Never ever Tiff. And def not chavvy either!! She loves her name, is very popular, on the G&T register and isn't any of the above negative attributes!

eastlondoner · 03/01/2018 10:36

Bridget is lovely Smile

Tiffany is 1980's dreadful Confused

Choccyhobnob · 03/01/2018 10:33

Not a fan of either although Bridget is definitely the better of the two. What about Bryony?

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 03/01/2018 10:22

❤️ Bridget 😄

Jedbartletforpresident · 03/01/2018 09:05

Not keen on Tiffany at all, but I do like Brigit. I also love Brid (pronounced Breege with a soft g) and would have considered it for one of our DD's if it hadn't already been in use in the family.

RatRolyPoly · 03/01/2018 08:49

Bridget makes me think of Brigitte Bardot and Tiffany makes me think of Martine McCutcheon (sp?) in EastEnders. Both I think could easily be revived, but my personal preference would be Brigitte (with the French spelling).

Jenala · 03/01/2018 08:45

Bridget is ok. Can imagine it coming back. Tiffany is really really horrible. I've attached a picture of the kind of image that Tiffany brings to my mind.

Tiffany / Bridget
HuskyMcClusky · 03/01/2018 08:42

If I had to pick one, though - Bridget by a mile!!

HuskyMcClusky · 03/01/2018 08:38

Tiffany is fluffy and awful.

Bridget is clunky and awful.

I pretty much agree with Battleax. Sorry! Blush

Bellamuerte · 03/01/2018 08:36

Bridget reminds me of Bridget Jones. It sounds a bit stodgy and sensible. Tiffany is one of those chav names that people take the mick out of. Not a fan of either, sorry.

babynamelol · 03/01/2018 08:33

I think both are awful, sorry.

Lisette40 · 03/01/2018 08:32

Bridget of York was a daughter of Edward IV and was possibly named after St Bridget of Sweden.

ILookedintheWater · 03/01/2018 08:28

Very different names. I don't see Bridget with a pudding bowl haircut at all. I think it's a beautiful classic name, possibly with an Irish or at least old family Catholic connection.
Tiffany is the name of a jeweller and a character from EastEnders and an 80's pop star. Sort of the 80s equivalent of naming your child Chardonnay in the noughties.

TheDailyMailIsADisgustingRag · 03/01/2018 08:22

Bridget by miles. It’s old-fashioned in a nice way. Tiffany is (imo) horrible and old-fashioned in a not nice way.

Smoliver · 03/01/2018 07:45

I like Tiffany and Bridget is actually on my ever-growing names list. I've been told various times though that I like very dated/80's names though. I don't care though, I still like them Grin

ChocolateCrunch · 03/01/2018 03:04

Agree with Battleax - sorry!