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Names you love but could never use

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dingdongdigeridoo · 17/05/2018 15:12

Just for fun, what names do you love, but can’t use for whatever reason?

I really love Zelda, after Zelda Fitzgerald, but I feel they’d be teased because of the video game.

Anais is also cute. But I foresee lots of issues with pronounciation, and it kind of looks like anus!

Augustus - loved it for a little boy. But I feel people will forever associate it was Augustus Gloop.

What are yours?

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Howdoyouknowjenny · 17/05/2018 20:41

Gabriel, absolutely love it... but my big headed, self obsessed cousin would drone on about him being named for her

KeefBurtain · 17/05/2018 20:35

Bartholomew for a boy (bloody simpsons)

Juliet for a girl (with my surname it’s identical to a famous actress)

BigMamaFratelli · 17/05/2018 20:29

Genevieve and Astrid.

mellongoose · 17/05/2018 20:24

Hazel. I wasn't brave enough but it would have been absolutely perfect. It's her middle name though, so all is not lost.

The next one will be Rosa...if there is a next one....and if she's a girl!

My boy would be Peter or Robin.... but then DH would leave me as he thinks they are too twee.

Best we stick at one, really 😂

RickOShay · 17/05/2018 16:51

Tatiana

grasspigeons · 17/05/2018 16:49

Isambard

JenBarber · 17/05/2018 16:47

Ebeneezer.

SnookieSnooks · 17/05/2018 16:45

Lucy. It’s so popular, I didn’t use it.

Ohyesiam · 17/05/2018 16:40

Scarlett , I thought that if she turned out to be shy and mousey it would be a burden of a name. She is tall beautiful and confident , she could reallly carry it off.
Raphael , I thought it was too frilly for a boy. Lack of confidence really.

SasBel · 17/05/2018 16:36

Philomena and Gaynor for girls, Caesar and Tiago for boys.

I may have to get a dog or 4.......

BluthsFrozenBananas · 17/05/2018 16:34

Django.

Stansmith01 · 17/05/2018 16:30

Xavier

FissionChips · 17/05/2018 16:29

Edgar - I’d sound like a nobhead shouting it across the playground.

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