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Vesper

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Winterfield · 31/03/2018 12:26

... for a girl?

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Chocolaterainbows · 31/03/2018 18:40

I love it Grin

PotteringAlong · 31/03/2018 18:35

I know one! She’s about 3. I don’t like it though, it never seems like the name fits her.

chezmk1988 · 31/03/2018 18:34

Not a nice name imo

Oysterbabe · 31/03/2018 18:29

How about Vada like from My Girl?

TerfsUp · 31/03/2018 14:06

I'm in the minority here, but I love the name Vesper for a girl.

(And, yes, I speak Italian and when I lived in Italy I had a Vespa 55 cc.)

DwangelaForever · 31/03/2018 13:48

What is wrong with people that they have to go out of their way to ensure their kids are different 🙄.

I've been here before and I know exactly the feeling of wanting to be different but this name is beyond a joke 😐

Sorry, not sorry that's my opinion..

Greenyogagirl · 31/03/2018 13:44

Makes me think of a scooter

AuntieStella · 31/03/2018 13:42

Yup, I forgot the spelling (long time since I did German) but it sounds the same (doesn't it?)

That's why the Vespa moped got its name (or possibly the urban myth version) - because the engine noise sounds like a buzzing wasp

RavenWings · 31/03/2018 13:42

Vesper is the girl from Casino Royale, so very recent. I liked her and the name a lot, but it would put me off a bit.

dingdongdigeridoo · 31/03/2018 13:40

It’s a bit unusual for me. Was it a Bond girl then? Were there jokes about taking her for a ride?

IVflytrap · 31/03/2018 13:40

AuntieStella, that's "Wespe", not Vesper.

fleabagmonkey · 31/03/2018 13:34

I like it, it is the name of a little girl in my DCs class at school.

AuntieStella · 31/03/2018 13:33

Vesper is also German for 'wasp'

I don't remember the Bond character. But did know that vespers are evening prayers.

DancesWithOtters · 31/03/2018 13:31

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Mishappening · 31/03/2018 13:30

Oh dear - poor child. Please do not do this. It is a silly name that sounds like a scooter.

Vespers are the night prayers in the Christian church, if that influences your decision.

daisypond · 31/03/2018 13:28

I now think Hesper is better, with the same meaning, as Maverick has said, and it's a long-established girl's name.

thatsmyjoomper · 31/03/2018 13:26

I think it sounds snakey.

pilates · 31/03/2018 13:22

No, awful

IVflytrap · 31/03/2018 13:21

I like it. It's a calm sounding name, makes me think of singing and the gloaming hours around dusk.

MaverickSnoopy · 31/03/2018 13:19

Not keen. I once knew a girl called Hesper which I think is quite pretty.

UnsuspectedItem · 31/03/2018 13:19

Vesper for some reason made me instantly think "nest of vipers" immediately followed by "that Italian scooter brand".

Sorry, OP

Purplehammer · 31/03/2018 13:10

Vespa as in the name of the scooter is Italian for wasp.Grin .

daisypond · 31/03/2018 13:00

I've surprised myself, but I like this. I've never heard of the Bond villain, and only think of "evening star" and "vespers" in church, etc, so it has a nice image to me. Yes, there's bikes and scooters, but that's not my first thought. Vesta is also OK to me - the Roman goddess of hearth and home.

TempusFugitive · 31/03/2018 13:00

"toesinwater, phew, not going mad then!

TempusFugitive · 31/03/2018 12:59

Winterfield, well, it's better than Pussy Galore that's for sure.

If you're a cunning linquist you will come up with a better bond name.

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