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Name anxiety!!

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TiddlyWinks01 · 31/05/2018 21:23

I was just interested in your opinions... I have never been a names person particularly until I had my baby boy. We have seemingly given him a very unique name, but didn’t seem rare to us as we both knew people called this. Everyone was shocked as my older daughter has a very popular, “normal”, classic name. Also, a lot of people say it’s a dogs name, however this never even crossed my mind when we named him!

How important is it really to have “matching” names?

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MadeForThis · 01/06/2018 22:20

Made in Chelsea character. That's what pops into my head.

Like it though

GrowThroughWhatYouGoThrough · 01/06/2018 22:16

I think of digby dragon but I have a ds who is 2 😂 I like it! X

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TiddlyWinks01 · 01/06/2018 22:08

I think Dragons ate pretty cool

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TiddlyWinks01 · 01/06/2018 22:07

Ok to be fair I have no idea how to class us 😂😂😂😂😂 just googled and we aren’t those people. This is hilarious! One Digby I know is a millionaire and another is just so freaking cool it wouldn’tatter what he is.

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Armchairanarchist · 01/06/2018 21:59

When I was little my favourite film was Digby, the biggest dog in the world.

freakinbananaspiders · 01/06/2018 21:59

I like it but it does set me off singing the theme tune to Digby Dragon. Give it a couple of years and you'll know what I mean. My son also has a name that is linked with a dragon song 😊

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TiddlyWinks01 · 01/06/2018 21:56

*popular

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TiddlyWinks01 · 01/06/2018 21:55

To be fair most people are delighted to hear a name that isn’t “run-of-the mill” and think it’s great. We are pretty upper middle class (never thought I’d have to class myself!!!) but some “working class” give me the look! I guess it’s just because it’s a name that isn’t populate! Have had more positive than negative really

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ThePug · 01/06/2018 21:47

My thoughts exactly! How do people react when you introduce him at baby groups etc? Is it mainly family giving you the critical opinions?

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TiddlyWinks01 · 01/06/2018 21:39

I know 3 men in their 60s’/70’s and a little one that an acquaintance called their son. I think it’s fabulous and totally underused!

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TiddlyWinks01 · 01/06/2018 21:36

Let’s bring it back, ThePug!

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ThePug · 01/06/2018 21:35

DS1 is Ralph and I think it goes nicely (he's also 2.5 and obsessed with diggers so thinking he'll love his baby brother being called that Grin )

@TiddlyWinks01 what sort of ages/background are the Digbys you knew previously? I've don't know any -but may have done a Facebook search to see what sort of profiles come up-

Petalflowers · 01/06/2018 21:33

Digby is a great name and well,overdue a revival.

MikeUniformMike · 01/06/2018 21:31

Go for it Pug.

ThePug · 01/06/2018 21:22

Shock Shock Shock Shock Shock Shock Shock this is the only name I can think of for my DS2 (due end August) but as there were only 20 or so on the ONS register last year I thought it'd be really really unlikely to come across anyone else thinking of using it! And this is the second thread in a week I've seen mention it. Delighted most of the comments on here are positive. Now to convince DH (who has come up with nothing so...)

TatianaLarina · 01/06/2018 19:14

My aunt had a ghastly black lab called Digby, nn ‘diggie diggie diggie’.

But there’s a Digby on MIC so why not?

MikeUniformMike · 01/06/2018 16:54

too not to

MikeUniformMike · 01/06/2018 16:53

Thanks Sugarhoneyeye! I have nothing against Digby - it's a big different but not unheard of. There's Lord Digby Jones and a few other Digbys. It's not on the links of dog names I posted. I looked at other lists to and still no Digby. The dog names are things like Alfie, Archie, Rufus, Oscar, Jack and so on.

Most names are fine - you meet someone and they're called something and you might think it's not a great name but it suits them so it's nice.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 01/06/2018 16:05

But Mike also says some hilarious things too ! 😂

Sessy19 · 01/06/2018 08:43

MikeUniformMike almost never says anything nice about name choices...

MollyHuaCha · 01/06/2018 08:35

It's absolutely fine. Touch of upper class about it.

I much prefer to to Jayden, Brayden, Cayden etc.

Jammycustard · 01/06/2018 08:30

Im considering a ‘dog’ name for my (unborn) son, but looking at that rover list, it’s way down.

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TiddlyWinks01 · 01/06/2018 08:21

Haha I realise there was a movie about a massive dog but that was before my time! There is also a movie about a dog called Max but it still seems to be a popular name for babies.

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scrivette · 01/06/2018 08:03

I like Digby!
It doesn't matter if they 'match' after a while they will work together anyway as people use them together.

Flamingosnbears · 01/06/2018 07:53

It is nice to have a theme but it's not set in stone after all they are individuals...