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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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KittiesInsane · 28/05/2019 21:51

From DD's year, I can offer you Isis, Atalanta, Oenone, Pandora and Severn.
From DS's, it's mostly Emily and Jemima.

Fleabag123 · 28/05/2019 21:44

Annunziata

TitianaTitsling · 28/05/2019 21:42

Calliope
Theresa-Mae

SnowyAlpsandPeaks · 28/05/2019 21:40

Isis

AwkwardSquad · 28/05/2019 21:22

Servalan
Chastity
Apollonia

Sparrowlegs248 · 28/05/2019 21:17

@yokellurker Shatonya is genius. Grin

sawyersfishbiscuits · 28/05/2019 21:14

Myfanwy
Gertrude
London
Tatiana
Or a combo of all four

wibbletooth · 28/05/2019 21:14

Prosecco (or Prosecca for a girl Grin
Marmaduke (or Marmaduchess for a girl...)
Mackenzie or Macbarbie

Barry
Brian
Bartholomew

Zebedee

(And I do know of different people that have been saddled with Candida and Lettice for their name!)

Hippopotas · 28/05/2019 21:07

Hubertina

IntoValhalla · 28/05/2019 21:02

So I’ve thrown one into the mix that I know she hates and she’s fuming Grin
While their are some stunning girl’s names that hail from my parent’s native country that we are genuinely considering, Bronisława is not one of those names Grin She thinks I’ve truly lost the plot.

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Slapdasherie · 28/05/2019 21:02

I used Hector to see the fear in my MIL’s eyes.

NameChange30 · 28/05/2019 20:59

We drove our families crazy by giving them clues Grin

LouiseMiltonSpatula · 28/05/2019 20:56

Outrageous: Lettice
Normal / boring: Hannah

ladybee28 · 28/05/2019 20:56

Thelch.

MrsD28 · 28/05/2019 20:53

Sharon (Shazza for short)
Beryl
Carlotta
Chardonnay-Destiny

elephantmarch · 23/05/2019 21:37

Rogan josh

OhMsBeliever · 22/05/2019 00:09

I always said my last was going to be Englebert or Ermintrude.

ILs reacted in horror when they thought I said Rupert was on our list - I'd actually said Reuben.

FawnDrench · 21/05/2019 22:53

Persephone and Aloysius
Esmeralda and Ulysses
Wayne and Colleen

Antonin · 21/05/2019 22:33

Gertruda
Florabella
Doona

MsMustDoBetter · 21/05/2019 22:02

Donna
Darrel

EdtheBear · 21/05/2019 21:59

Wendy
Mary
Susan
Amanda
Gwenodine

Are we allow to ask what names you are actually thinking about?

CadburysTastesVileNow · 21/05/2019 19:30

Marjorie
Gladys
Gertrude

(Yup, all in my family)

IntoValhalla · 21/05/2019 19:27

BellMcEnd Dh and I actually watched Meet The Fockers the other day and it had him in stitches as he had never seen it belfre!
I love the opening scene with the European Lady in labour and the husband says “I NAME BABY FOR YOU!”....then sees his name tag Grin

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BellMcEnd · 21/05/2019 16:58

Gaylord (Remember Meet The Parents?)

Beyoncé-Rae

Chastity

Congratulations (as in on your pregnancy, not as a name) Grin

whatausername · 21/05/2019 16:54

Oswald
Santiago
Antonino
Bernadette
Tulip
Chiffon