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A bit too out there?

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bluemoon2468 · 29/02/2020 06:39

Perfectly willing to accept that yes, maybe it is 🙈 Haven't has the nerve to bring it up to DH yet because I can predict his reaction...

I was driving along and the name October came to me, for a girl. I know a couple of people and celebs called January, and obviously there's April, May, June... My baby is due in October. I was thinking it's a bit like Ottilie and Octavia? Nicknames could be Ottie, Tobi?

Is this a really stupid name that my child would be embarrassed for life by? Would I be afraid to shout it in a supermarket? 🙈 Or does anyone else think it's the pretty and cool side of unusual?

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Omashu · 29/02/2020 08:09

find off = find odd

Omashu · 29/02/2020 08:09

I actually quite like it! It’s one of those names I’d find off at first but grow to get used to very quickly. Like when I watched the latest season of ‘You’ and there were twins names Love and Forty... By the end of the season they sounded like completely normal names!

ArizonaTrashBag · 29/02/2020 07:59

My friends daughter is October, she sometimes gets tobi for short. I like it!

TwoFeets · 29/02/2020 07:15

I wouldn't use it personally but I'm not keen on using established words as names if that makes sense? But in this case I really don't like Otillie or Octavia either so the association doesn't help!

Picking a name is tricky, try to imagine introducing yourself to people as October - you could try it with strangers, would you be happy with that as your name?

My friend took her dog to a park just out of town and shouted any old name at him - if she wouldn't shout it or got funny looks she discounted it... The dog was Heaven-Leigh at one point which she realised sounded bloody ridiculous in her accent 🤣

Whywhywhynow · 29/02/2020 07:00

It’s okay. I think I could grow to like it, actually.

EmotionalEllie · 29/02/2020 06:58

Yes, I'd go with Autumn.

whymewhyme · 29/02/2020 06:58

Sorry but it's a no from me, when i think of the names april and may i don't think of the month assosiated to the name but i do with october.

userabcname · 29/02/2020 06:57

You could, I don't think it's too bad. I'd prefer Autumn for a baby girl born at that time of year though.

caulkheaded · 29/02/2020 06:50

I know an October. He’s about 7. People do often comment that they can guess his birthday etc 🙄
It’s not my choice but your child wouldn’t be the first to be called it.

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