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Roman or Bodhi

96 replies

Geebee123 · 11/09/2019 15:50

Love both these name struggling to choose. Would love to know what people think. Middle name will be ALEXANDER 😊

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flumpybear · 12/09/2019 06:37

Not bodhi- I think playground taunts if bogey, body or booby - remember the school book Fungus the bogeyman - ever to be called Fungus if it's still at school these days

Roman is better

thatmustbenigelwiththebrie · 12/09/2019 05:26

I have never heard of the name Bodhi.

I know a coupe of Romans, both in their late twenties

AverageMummy · 12/09/2019 05:18

Bodhi is 0.05% of babies..... 1 in 200 kids is hardly popular.

And yes it’s pretty bloody terrible.

Astronica · 12/09/2019 04:25

I prefer Roman. But I would much prefer Ronan.

Kokeshi123 · 12/09/2019 02:17

Bodhi makes we think of bogey, sorry.

Roman is quite nice.

mintich · 11/09/2019 22:13

Roman

MissHenty · 11/09/2019 21:58

Yes would you consider Alexander as a first name OP @Geebee123 ?

If popularity is your concern I recon Roman will overtake Alexander in the next couple of years so you could just pick Alexander

user1493494961 · 11/09/2019 21:00

I vote for Alexander.

Hey1256 · 11/09/2019 20:48

Roman. Bodhi is horrid

WestEndWendie · 11/09/2019 20:46

Just use your middle name. Alexander is lovely. The other two are awful, sorry.

QueefLatifah · 11/09/2019 20:45

Bodhi is how my 2 year old says bogey

Just call him Alexander

MrsTerryPratchett · 11/09/2019 20:42

Oh and the most famous Roman is of course a rapist and child abuser.

MrsTerryPratchett · 11/09/2019 20:41

Bodhi is awful. And culturally insensitive but no one else thinks that.

I associate Roman with Poland. Which is part of the reason why there's an up tick I assume. Nice name and easy to spell.

BillywilliamV · 11/09/2019 20:39

Poor little sod!

Icantthinkofanynewnames · 11/09/2019 20:38

I really dislike Bodhi! Agree with a PP that it’s become a bit of a joke name... rightly or wrongly it is a name that people sort of seem to use as an example of something really naff. Roman is okay but I wouldn’t say I liked it. I don’t know of any personally.

MissHenty · 11/09/2019 19:49

  • if

  • Roman

MissHenty · 11/09/2019 19:49

@user1573624 yes graph speaks for itself
I think Roman is heading for the top 10 in a couple of years time of this growth trajectory continues

I saw two episodes of Baby Club on CBeebies this week, each little group of about 8 babies both had a Rowan in

MileyWiley · 11/09/2019 19:29

Much prefer Bodhi.

cornstarch · 11/09/2019 19:28

Ronan is ok

SoftBlocks · 11/09/2019 19:17

Roman

Bookworm4 · 11/09/2019 19:16

You don’t need an unusual name, remember he won’t always be 2 and cute, he’ll grow up, be someone Dad one day, someone granpa.
Both awful and naff.

user1573624 · 11/09/2019 19:14

Bodhi

Roman or Bodhi
user1573624 · 11/09/2019 19:14

Roman stats.

Roman or Bodhi
user1573624 · 11/09/2019 19:10

Oops, I mean Bodhi. Just illustrating Asleepallday's point...

user1573624 · 11/09/2019 19:09

Quite different impression. I've only ever met Romans from chavvy families and the opposite for Bhodi. I like both though.

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