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Do you like the name Seven for a girl?

307 replies

Indecisivemom · 30/12/2019 07:35

My husband and I are curious as to how the first name Seven would be for a girl. The number is significant to us biblically and means the number of completeness, as she will be completing our family. There are many other reasons behind Seven.

Is it too out there, or is it cool?

Thanks for any input! Smile

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JoGose · 30/12/2019 17:34

I’m not a fan, and my kids have unusual names

kalinkafoxtrot45 · 30/12/2019 17:32

Seven is an awful choice. Makes you think of the Borg, the Prisoner and serial killer movies. Gemma would be a lovely name, or Septima if you are set on a number. I really don’t understand this need to give children totally weird names that will only cause them grief when they begin school.

Jemima89 · 30/12/2019 17:08

No.

DingDongMerrilyOnThigh · 30/12/2019 16:28

What a way to give your kid a complex.

If you really wanted to do that you'd take the imaginary name Seveni and add a real name to it.

AnnaSparks · 30/12/2019 16:25

Awful

foooookinghell · 30/12/2019 15:54

Look I'm a fan of Star Trek voyager a big fan but I would not name my child seven

DoesntLeftoverTurkeySoupDragOn · 30/12/2019 15:32

Doesn’t Reece Mogg have a septimus?

No, he has a Sixtus. I googled.

DoesntLeftoverTurkeySoupDragOn · 30/12/2019 15:28

But only if DH let me make her middle name "Of nine tertiary adjunct of unimatrix zero"

I always think. "... of nine" when I see this suggest d as a name.

It's a rubbish name for a human - get a pet!

Instagrump · 30/12/2019 15:20

I would. But only if DH let me make her middle name "Of nine tertiary adjunct of unimatrix zero"
Or maybe Seven Annika Jeri.

But I'm a big Trekkie.

Not keen on Teal as it's a colour or a duck but Gemma, whilst dated, could come back. It's still a nice name.

ooooohbetty · 30/12/2019 15:10

Her life will be a miserable one at school. Think about her rather just giving her a daft name because it suits you.

Beansandcoffee · 30/12/2019 14:57

Can you imagine having your name called out “and the seventh child to win a friendship award is seven”. Also say she marrieds a mr Eighth and takes his name. It is a number.

Teal is the colour of a wall paint.

PaperbackBlighter · 30/12/2019 14:51

Wasn’t Seven a character in Married with Children? His birth parents had 6 kids already so they called him Seven and gave him up.

redwoodmazza · 30/12/2019 14:29

I like Jemma - it's our son's new girlfriend's name!

midsomermurderess · 30/12/2019 14:19

It could give the impression that, having had 6 children, you had just given up on finding a name for your seventh. Give your daughter the dignity of a proper name.

Pannalash · 30/12/2019 14:09

Makes me think of Len the Judge on Strictly shouting ‘Seven’.

SMaCM · 30/12/2019 14:06

I like it. If you have doubts, you could use it as a middle name.

FalalalalaloreanFortescue · 30/12/2019 14:03

Why do people do this to their children? 🤦🏻‍♀️ OP how would you feel about being called Teal or Seven? Having to explain it to everyone you meet, spell it, have a conversation about it every single time you introduce yourself to someone.

What a way to give your kid a complex.

Poorolddaddypig · 30/12/2019 13:53

People are being really rude but I do kind of agree that the names aren’t great - Seven and Teal aren’t really names and your child will be judged, as you’ve seen by the reactions on this thread. It’s shitty to judge a person by their name but people do and is it fair that your child might be negatively affected in life because of a choice you’re making? Must you choose a meaningful name - isnt your child’s birth a meaningful event in itself? You don’t need to name her after something else meaningful! Just give her a nice name. Teal and Seven could lead to her being teased or bullied, feeling anxious or embarrassed to introduce herself, or worse even causing her to lose out on job opportunities and stuff because people take one look at the name on her CV and get a certain negative image (again I know this is wrong but it does happen). Gemma is just dated and not in a good way - it reminds me of basically all the school bullies and the kids who who used to smoke on the school bus in the 90s, I feel like they were all called Gemma. There are so many lovely names out their to choose from! If you like an unusual biblical name, I met a little Selah the other day which I thought was lovely.

FluffyEggsontoast · 30/12/2019 12:53

People have been quite rude to you @Indecisivemom even though you’ve already acknowledged and taken on board the opinions halfway through the thread. You can stop being so cruel everyone. Giving honest opinions is one thing ... it’s gone a bit far now

MissBarbary · 30/12/2019 12:31

Neves
Looks like a typo for naves. Which is even worse than 7.

Doesn’t Reece Mogg have a septimus?

I think he does. I can't be bothered to Google whether he has a Primus, Secundus, Tertius, Quartus, Quintus and Sextus.

These are boys' names .I don't think there are female equivalents (well I suppose you could feminise any of them if you were daft enough) other than Octavia for Octavius (Octavus??)

1066vegan · 30/12/2019 12:19

Teal: not quite as awful as Seven but still ridiculous. It's a colour or a kind of duck; it's not a name.

Gemma and Jemma are both pretty. I also quite like Jemima.

Dollymixture22 · 30/12/2019 11:42

Seren is beautiful - welsh for star.

PristineCondition · 30/12/2019 11:41

I know a nine year old Jemma and it suits her.

I like 7 but im a trekkie

Gingerninja01 · 30/12/2019 11:40

Perhaps you could use it as a middle name?

TruthOnTrial · 30/12/2019 11:39

Choose something other than a colour or number at least!

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