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Give me a good red herring to through into the mix

108 replies

IntoValhalla · 20/05/2019 17:58

So my mother seems to have this weird idea that her opinion is of the utmost importance when it comes to us naming DC3 Hmm
If we refuse to share any of our potential names she gets a proper cob on, and when we do tell her of names we like she turns her nose up and them and says “eww no.” Hmm
Her opinion on the matter will not make a difference to our choice whatsoever - it will be a “this is the baby, and her name is...” situation, same as it was with DCs 1 & 2.
But someone hit me with a couple of good red herring names I can throw into the mix either to make her clutch her pearls even tighter or give her a sense of security that we are considering a very “normal”, old fashioned name.
It’s honestly as if she expects us to name this baby “Tracey” or something that was common for her generation Hmm

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CatherineOfAragonsPrayerBook · 21/11/2019 08:18

Isn't this a ZOMBIE THREAD?!***

BatleyTownswomensGuild · 21/11/2019 07:23

How about old school Anglo- Saxon?

Wigbert (Wiggy for short naturally!)
Ethelred
Athelstan

Tartyflette · 20/11/2019 23:13

Candace-Marie
(to go with a PP's suggestion of Keith)

Tillygetsit · 20/11/2019 23:04

Narnia as in Narnia business 😂

Moondancer73 · 20/11/2019 16:54

@mummy2017 the name was actually Lettice, not Lettuce 🤦‍♀️🙄

midsomermurderess · 20/11/2019 16:04

Would something like Sharon or Debbie or Karen be too obvious? And it's Lettice not Lettuce. The English version of Letitia.

Leopardprintboots · 20/11/2019 15:53

Probably already been said but I know someone called Candida (aka thrush)

You could say “I know some people don’t like it but she can have the nickname Candy”

notalwaysalondoner · 20/11/2019 15:52

Caroline
Mercedes

Then it’s out there but normal enough to clearly not be a joke...

CharitySchmarity · 20/11/2019 11:22

Now I think I know where your mum is from, how about Jadwiga? Or does that not sound as funny if you're not from a country where "wig" means "wig"?

Elkie
Evadne
Tia Maria
Passionflower
Moonchild
Wilgefortis (nickname Uncumber)

rootjoe · 20/11/2019 07:29

wintermelon
crenshaw

natgeos.com/types-of-melon/

MitziK · 28/05/2019 23:10

Brunhilde.

Gudrun.

Helga.

Valkyrie. actually, I rather like that one, Just as well I'm infertile

Sigrid.

Frigga.

Ragnhild.

Aslaug.

Alfhild.

Bergljot.

Nanna.

Oili.

If she asks why, well - more babies are conceived on IKEA mattresses than any other, so why not?

TheLongRider · 28/05/2019 23:10

You need some good old fashioned Irish religious names to add to the mix.

Gobnait
Attracta
Dolores (ok, maybe a bit cool because of the Cranberries singer)
Noreen
Maureen
Mona

MrsMoastyToasty · 28/05/2019 23:07

Englebert
Elvis
Cliff
Roy

Shirley
Cilla
Dusty
Cher

Just tell her that you have a yearning for a name from the stars of the 1960's.

Charles11 · 28/05/2019 23:02

Princess
Sultana
Priyanka

ZiggyZagZog · 28/05/2019 23:00

Gertie
Madonna

Gulsink · 28/05/2019 22:53

Disney.

Anothertempusername · 28/05/2019 22:48

Keith.

MrsSchadenfreude · 28/05/2019 22:31

Sixtine
Drusilla
Clarabelle
Sunray
Skye
Birdie

Lucked · 28/05/2019 22:28

Raze and Birdie

KittiesInsane · 28/05/2019 22:22

Ee- no - nee

Unless Louise knows otherwise?

indianbackground · 28/05/2019 22:18

Cantaloupe
Honey Dew
Aqua
Apollo
Sprite
Winter
Santa
Melania

(Yes I did google)
invorma.com/15-varieties-of-melons-with-pictures/

IntoValhalla · 28/05/2019 22:11

Oenone ?!!

How does one pronounce that?!! Confused

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LouiseMiltonSpatula · 28/05/2019 22:07

Oh god I know an Oenone too. So unfortunate for the poor mite.

BuzzShitbagBobbly · 28/05/2019 22:06

Something massively regional - eg if you are Welsh, the most Irish name you can find!

LionsHeart · 28/05/2019 22:03

Jezabel and Balthazar.
Or Delilah and Samson.