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Topsy ??

74 replies

caset · 27/09/2018 20:47

Would you consider this a girls name or is too associates with topsy and Tim? Grin

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ComtessedeLancret · 28/09/2018 04:03

I wouldn’t think of it as a stand alone name no. It was my Nan’s nickname however her name was Eileen

moredoll · 28/09/2018 04:01

No.

viques · 28/09/2018 01:54

Do it, but I would spell it TopC because you dont want to be the same as all the others who will copy you for thinking of such a cute name for your poor child to have to bear for the next 80 something years.

Headteacher, Topsy X.......

Speaking at the United Nations, Prime Minister Topsy X

Baroness Topsy of Toyland , chair of the Select Commitee

glagdy · 28/09/2018 01:49

I know a 60 year old Topsy and she's a stuck up thunder cunt.

ConsiderHerWaysAndOthers · 28/09/2018 01:48

Well it was my childhood nickname, my dad still occasionally calls me Topsy. But it’s not anything close to my real name which is normal and traditional. I think it’s ridiculous as a name in its own right.

OkPedro · 28/09/2018 01:41

Oh shat up

Choccywoccyhooha · 28/09/2018 01:23

I'm going to go against the grain and say I love it. Yes, it will always have the Topsy and Tim association, but having a name from a children's book is no bad thing. Having grown up with the books in the 80s it never occured to me that Topsy was anything other than a perfectly good name.
Do it.

newroundhere · 28/09/2018 01:01

What was it a nickname for Hellywelly10?

Bouledeneige · 28/09/2018 00:51

Dear me no.

How about Titty - from Swallows and Amazons?

Decanter · 28/09/2018 00:39

Lovely as a nickname. For Autopsy HmmGrin

BumDisease · 28/09/2018 00:38

No.

PolkadotsAndMoonbeams · 28/09/2018 00:26

In my family it's just used for whichever little girl you're with — so I see it more like tilly-flop or cherub rather than a 'proper' name.

It's also quite a nice instrumental by the Benny Goodman band, I presume written for a Topsy originally.

Monkeychops13 · 28/09/2018 00:01

Going to buck the trend and say I love it! Always have and so what if it’s associated with Topsy and Tim - classic children’s series, the books have been around for years so don’t think of it as something from CBeebies! If it really worries you why not go for it as a middle name with something more traditional as a first name the child can use if they like when older if they want to, I think it’s great though and would love a Topsy.

SingaSong12 · 27/09/2018 23:57

I'd associate with Tim or "growing like". Not a parent but if Topsy and Tim is still going please don't. I found them an incredibly annoying pair.

cariadlet · 27/09/2018 23:52

I think Topsy is cute for a baby or toddler, but names last a life time. It would seem odd for a teenager let alone an adult woman.

AfterSchoolWorry · 27/09/2018 23:48

Don't even joke.

NarcolepticOuchMouse · 27/09/2018 23:43

It's a great name for a rabbit 🐰

LondonLassInTheCountry · 27/09/2018 23:43

Automatically think Tim. Sorry

NonaGrey · 27/09/2018 23:42

No.

DelilahandDaisy · 27/09/2018 23:39

What about Tansy? It’s Topsy’s (and Tim’s) little sister. And much cuter.

maddjess · 27/09/2018 23:37

That's just really cruel

Knittedfairies · 27/09/2018 23:32

No, no,no.

whymewhyme · 27/09/2018 23:26

Oh god noooooooooooo

WhatAPandemonium · 27/09/2018 23:14

Bloody awful.

Can't stand that stupid programme either!

atomicfission · 27/09/2018 23:11

Oh, as a nickname I think it's really cute. Just not as a "real" name

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