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Email from friend about my baby's name

259 replies

toolonglurking · 27/03/2018 18:53

I've just had DD, she is a whole 5 days old and we thought we'd picked a good name, but I've just received an email from a family friend saying that it's a terrible name.
Please tell me straight, is Ophelia Elizabeth Cole a horrible name?

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SauvignonBlanche · 27/03/2018 19:33

How rude!
Lovely name

SpringNowPlease2018 · 27/03/2018 19:33

I like it

After seeing what other posters have got from saying it aloud, I'm now thinking

Oh Feel Lick Hole

And wondering about school holidays

Sorry but i did find it surprising that you posted something so identifying so I'm now confused.....

Latitia · 27/03/2018 19:33

OP - I'm pregnant and like the names:

(Boy)
Hunter
Simeon

(Girl)
Rio
Billie

Some friends hate them. Some love them. I'm sure if I posted a similar post on here I would get the same reaction. Seriously...? IDGAF! My baby, my choice.

I would understand if you were calling them Hercules or Chardonnay. But seriously you need to let this one go. Your baby, your choice. Stop driving yourself mad and enjoy life with little Ophelia Thanks

Purplehammer · 27/03/2018 19:32

Love the names.
Would have been different if her name was to be Ophelia Balls.
Fortunately you’re not married to Ed.Grin

Tiredmum100 · 27/03/2018 19:31

No, its a lovely name.

DartmoorDoughnut · 27/03/2018 19:31

I think it is a lovely name!

Your ‘friend’ is rude and mean

Thishatisnotmine · 27/03/2018 19:31

Really nice name OP. My mum did the same, I sat awake at night with tiny dd and cried about it for days. Took a long tome to get over it and I never told my mum how it upset me. You should email your friend back and tell her that you don't really care (because she is clearly a twat).

Furiosa · 27/03/2018 19:30

Is it pronounced "oh-feel-yah" or "Oh-fee-lee-ah".

I thought it was the latter.

pompomcat · 27/03/2018 19:30

What @BeaLola said!! Ophelia is such a pretty name.
Congratulations OP on your beautiful little girl, enjoy every moment of your first week with her and ignore your daft friend.

BennyTheBall · 27/03/2018 19:28

But it's Cole, not Hole. Even the most east end accent doesn't miss the hard c at the beginning of a word.

Doesn't sound remotely rude.

Latitia · 27/03/2018 19:26

@Lonesurvivor but... it has a c in it...

FelicityMorange · 27/03/2018 19:26

I suppose it sounds a little like "I feel ya hole".

Lonesurvivor · 27/03/2018 19:26

I thought it was lovely too until I said it out loud and it hit me, "oh feel ya ole".
In this case I think your friend is been honest and brave.

shesalady · 27/03/2018 19:25

Email family friend and tell them they are no longer family friend.

Furiosa · 27/03/2018 19:25

Ophelia Cole

Oh-fee-lee-ah-Cole....

II have a very dirty mind but 'm lost. Whats wrong with this? Confused

CantStandMeow · 27/03/2018 19:25

Is she getting at the fact it could sound like I'll feel yer 'ole /Or feel yer 'ole?

Redpramlady · 27/03/2018 19:25

Defriend .... doh !

Redpramlady · 27/03/2018 19:24

Defried them!

Congratulations op

GrumpyWhenHungry · 27/03/2018 19:24

Congratulations on your newborn! You have chosen a beautiful name for her

Ignore the email. Bizarre, rude and spiteful.

IAmMatty · 27/03/2018 19:22

ScattyCharly that's a slang term that's already a decade old, I hardly think it's going to plague the life of a teenager in 2033 Confused

ScattyCharly · 27/03/2018 19:21

But regardless, friend extraordinarily rude.

user1474652148 · 27/03/2018 19:21

I have just said it out loud and it is still beautiful.

This person has no place in your life. Do you think someone closer put her up to it? Perhaps that’s just my family dynamic!

ScattyCharly · 27/03/2018 19:21

Is friend referring to this

www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Orphelia

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 27/03/2018 19:20

Who the fuck would do that.

Yes In "my opinion" Ophelia is an awful name.
However opinions are one thing facts are another.

BlackberryandNettle · 27/03/2018 19:20

It's a lovely name. Sounds fine out loud too.