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Bambi

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abbie9 · 11/09/2018 08:11

Opinions on the name Bambi for a girl?
We love it but would expect some negative opinions so just looking for thoughts Smile

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SugarMiceInTheRain · 11/09/2018 11:13

I have a friend whose nickname is Bambi, nobody calls her by her real name, which imo is much nicer. I was a bit Hmm when she was introduced as Bambi, but each to their own. I've come across worse names, but please give your child the option of a sensible name.

Aprilshowersnowastorm · 11/09/2018 11:05

Because both names will be associated with a film before any other meaning.

Sunflower321 · 11/09/2018 10:49

Bambi could be Teddy's sister Grin

thiskitten · 11/09/2018 10:43

Noooooo

Hoppinggreen · 11/09/2018 10:41

Stripper name

PippilottaLongstocking · 11/09/2018 10:40

april how is Augustus the same style name as Bambi?? It’s the name of a roman emperor so definitely more of a ‘real’ name

PippilottaLongstocking · 11/09/2018 10:37

I once met an Amber who had the nickname Bambi, she stopped being Bambi when she was about 12 but maybe think about having it as a nickname with a ‘real’ name on the birth certificate

rainingcatsanddog · 11/09/2018 10:36

Doe eyed stripper name.

Fine as a nickname but cruel as an actual name.

TheDowagerCuntess · 11/09/2018 10:32

FFS!

Would you want to be called Bambi, OP?!

quarterpast · 11/09/2018 10:29

Yikes! Deep breaths OP, cup of tea, sensible head on.. Please don't punish your little girl by cursing her with a stupid name. Give her a name that will do her justice all her life, whoever she grows up to be.

SealSong · 11/09/2018 10:25

Just when you think baby names can't get any worse....

Changedmynametoolikeyou · 11/09/2018 10:21

That’s the playboy bunny then. Much better. Go for it OP.

Lweji · 11/09/2018 10:08

As in Bambi who’s mother gets shot dead by a hunter?

Other Bambi. The one whose mother was shot dead by a hunter.

Sorry. Grin

Changedmynametoolikeyou · 11/09/2018 10:01

As in Bambi who’s mother gets shot dead by a hunter?

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 11/09/2018 09:58

Gorgeous name.........Drum roll.....................
for a cute little kitten.

SeraphinaDombegh · 11/09/2018 09:05

You HAVE to be kidding me. Please think of a name that an actual grown up person wouldn't mind using professionally, then choose that instead...

MrsMozart · 11/09/2018 08:54

I, oddly, like it...

But the owner of the name would have to have a steely character to pull it off throughout life, either that or be the absolute softest sweetest wee thing with the hide of a rhinoceros.

ilovechurros · 11/09/2018 08:53

No, your pregnancy hormones are driving you insane!

sashh · 11/09/2018 08:52

Google Sheila Caffel. Bambi was her nickname.

Your future child will one day google themselves (or use some form of search not yet invented)

0ccamsRazor · 11/09/2018 08:51

Go for it Op, if you had another child you could call him/her Thumper Wink

Lweji · 11/09/2018 08:50

I'll be surprised if you get positive opinions.

Mumthedogsbeensick · 11/09/2018 08:48

It sounds like a porn star name to me sorry

PassportBridgetPants · 11/09/2018 08:46

Could you pick a similar name from another culture like Bamba (Swahili) or Bambia (Italian)? Still very unusual and with the definite possibility for Bambi as a nn. That said, I knew a Nicola known as Bambi so it doesn't have to be that close...!

Sunflower321 · 11/09/2018 08:46

I wouldn't, but it's no different to Teddy.

Cbeebiesrehab · 11/09/2018 08:45

This is definitely not real. No one could think it was a good idea to name their daughter after a male, cartoon deer.

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