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Littlestar3432 · 04/12/2018 22:17

I have such a name crush on the name Primrose that it’s our current front runner. Is it my hormones? I’m smitten but would value some honest opinions x

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Harebellmeadow · 13/12/2018 11:56

www.hodder.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9781473686366

Got it from thebookpeople. Fabulous!

Harebellmeadow · 13/12/2018 11:54

Am by chance reading a whole chapter on primroses from a new book. Recommend it highly, can post some examples if OP would like.

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Littlestar3432 · 11/12/2018 07:54

I LOVE that! Thank you so much x

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Aquamarine1029 · 10/12/2018 21:02

It's horrendous.

ladycarlotta · 10/12/2018 18:17

it's so cute. I know a baby Primrose from a rural, outdoorsy but not at all prissy family, and she's delightful.

sue51 · 10/12/2018 17:33

Not too keen. Its a bit too Victorian parlour maid for me.

1sttimeunicorn · 10/12/2018 17:31

I really love it OP. I'm not sure if I would use it as it doesn't fit our surname but I'm pg at the moment and it's on my list. I think go with it!

tammytoby · 10/12/2018 17:12

I barely know Harold Shipman and doubt many kids will Hmm

tammytoby · 10/12/2018 17:11

Names don't need to be shortened! My dd has a 3 syllable name and has very rarely been shortened.

Primrose is easy to say!

ThanksItHasPockets · 10/12/2018 00:00

Seven posters have, Tiger.

TigerQuoll · 09/12/2018 22:57

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llangennith · 09/12/2018 15:03

Lovely name but it will be shortened by school-friends. What nn did you have in mind?

midsomermurderess · 09/12/2018 12:39

The connection with Harold Shipman isn't a massive reach, though, is it, given how many people have said they make the connection.

LaDaronne · 08/12/2018 09:20

I think it's awful, sorry. I do think Shipman, and she looked so drab and downtrodden in the press coverage (unsurprisingly for what she'd been through of course, poor woman).

yikesanotherbooboo · 08/12/2018 08:42

I really think that Shipman is a massive reach.
I'm not a great flower fan for names but that being said I think that Primrose has quite a lot going for it. I am amazed that you think that it doesn't have gravitas enough to support a woman with a professional career . It's a perfectly fine adaptable name.

IncomingCannonFire · 08/12/2018 08:26

I know a 5yo Primrose. Tbh I was a bit Hmm when the name was announced but it's actually grown on me now and it's just who she is.
I wouldn't care if my doctor/lawyer was called Blossom, etc. As long as they are qualified, do the job competently and are not a misogynistic prick.
Wink

Alfie190 · 08/12/2018 08:14

It is truly ghastly. Bordering child cruelty. I wouldn't have made the Shipman connection though.

ForAMinuteThere · 08/12/2018 07:55

It's lovely. I have a name that is linked to a mass murderer. No-one has ever mentioned a thing!

MrsBungle · 07/12/2018 13:40

I love Primrose,

mimibunz · 07/12/2018 13:36

I love it!

gummibears · 07/12/2018 13:33

Primrose is quite nice but I prefer Primarosa (not sure if that's a known name or not).

Pinklily1 · 07/12/2018 11:57

I love it

MrsFoxPlus4 · 07/12/2018 01:36

I love it. Don’t know what the shipmen reference is!

daisypond · 06/12/2018 18:52

Primrose means "first rose" - prima rosa - as it's an early spring flower. It's lovely.

BroomstickOfLove · 06/12/2018 18:08

I can't start the name snobbery here. I did my training contract at an international commercial law firm, and when I did a seat in the litigation team, I was working under a partner called Tracey and a senior solicitor called Sharon. Primrose isn't that unusual, and can be shortened to Rose or Rosie for someone who wants something a bit more conventional.

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