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Tudor ?

117 replies

Yoshinori · 29/04/2020 22:35

Hi,

I’m expecting a boy in a few weeks time. DH and I are currently stick between Tudor and Thatcher for our second child.

I prefer Thatcher but I’m worried it would remind people of Margret Thatcher.

Our first child is called Plum so we definitely like names “out there”.

Thanks for any help.

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MinorArcana · 01/05/2020 13:08

Eros????

Did you know that’s the Greek god of sexual attraction, and where the word erotic comes from?

I would 100% avoid that as a name for a baby. Those connotations would be hard for an adult to carry off, never mind a child.

Tudor and Thatcher are much better than Eros.

stophuggingme · 01/05/2020 12:00

Eros?

It’s a bit mundane
How about

Quack
Velvet
Tenacious
Preen
Chipotle
Zingy
Helsinki
Tango
Camelot
Bonkers
Terracotta
Undulate
Affliction

Just some random attention seeking shite I’ve tossed out there for you

StatementKnickers · 01/05/2020 10:27

Have seen more than one Soho sex shop / massage parlour called Eros. I'm not sure why anyone would seriously think this is an appropriate name for a baby.

Jins · 30/04/2020 21:00

Tudor was on our list until we tested it with some English friends. It proved to be unpronounceable

87Callista · 30/04/2020 20:45

Easton
Mihai
Fletcher

myangelalex · 30/04/2020 20:30

You have to be Kidding?

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Yoshinori · 30/04/2020 18:41

@StatementKnickers
I’ve already said that I like names that are a more out there. If you don’t like the name, that’s perfectly fine. There’s no need to be nasty.

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StatementKnickers · 30/04/2020 18:38

Eros?

OK, this HAS to be a wind-up thread. I'm out.

idontevenknowanyonecalledblurb · 30/04/2020 18:26

Thatcher is from greys anatomy- I quite like it although it sounds very American as a name. My parents would be horrified by thatcher as a name in this country

Tiredmum100 · 30/04/2020 18:26

I know of a few Tudors (I'm also in wales), so I don't think that name l is that 'out there' really.

Poodles03 · 30/04/2020 18:22

Oh, my fucking God.

Thatcher.

I don't know whether to die laughing or die from depression.

SirVixofVixHall · 30/04/2020 18:20

She is Plum as in Victoria Plum.

Themostwonderfultimeoftheyear · 30/04/2020 18:20

I'm Welsh and Tudor is a perfectly normal, nice name :)

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Yoshinori · 30/04/2020 18:15

I think plum is really pretty but Tudor and Thatcher are both seem very strange choices. Do you have any other options? it's your decision. Good luck.

Would you say Eros and Plum go together in some way ?

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Yoshinori · 30/04/2020 18:14

I can definitely see now how Plum and Tudor don’t sound like siblings. Thanks for all the comments. For now, we’ll go back to the drawing board and leave Tudor and especially Thatcher behind. 😊

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crustycrab · 30/04/2020 14:37

OP as you'll see I thought you were talking about your boy. Hadn't read properly so sorry that!

lucindalovescats · 30/04/2020 14:34

I think plum is really pretty but Tudor and Thatcher are both seem very strange choices. Do you have any other options? it's your decision. Good luck.

MikeUniformMike · 30/04/2020 14:29

If she's known as Plum Sykes then that is her name.

Lots of actors and authors use stage or pen names.

Spike is a nn (Lee.Milligan), now used as a first name (R. Curtis & E. Freud's DC), so why can't Plum be a first name?

StatementKnickers · 30/04/2020 12:45

FWIW, I think Plum is cute and I would think of Plum Sykes.

She was christened Victoria though! Plum is one of those obscure, tenuous nicknames that posh people go in for (see also Beetle for Alexander). It's not actually her official name.

StatementKnickers · 30/04/2020 12:42

If you want to honour DH's grandfather and aren't going to be living in Wales (where people know the name as Tudor), would Theodore work?

daisypond · 30/04/2020 12:19

Tudor is fine, or spelled the Welsh way. Thatcher has too many connotations. Fletcher?

Cbeebiesrehab · 30/04/2020 11:49

I like Tudor. I know a few.

MikeUniformMike · 30/04/2020 11:41

FWIW, I think Plum is cute and I would think of Plum Sykes.

May and Eden get suggested as a name quite a lot as do Blair, 'Heath and Cameron, and also Lloyd and George, Primrose, Stuart and Percival (Perceval).

Some others could be considered but Thatcher is probably too divisive.

MikeUniformMike · 30/04/2020 11:10

Tudor is the anglicised form of Tudur (pron. TIDD-irr, tidd as in tiddly, irr as in irrigate or irregular etc)

Both are used in Wales.

I know more Tudors than Tudurs, and I like the name although I wouldn't use it.

Watch out for some saying Chew-duh or Chew-dor.

Thatcher isn't a first name.

Nothing wrong with granddad names - both my grandfathers' first names and middle names are very popular, and my father's name crops up on here every now and then and people seem to like it.

zscaler · 30/04/2020 11:04

There’s no point in everyone being rude about a name OP has already given her child, so stop being so snarky everyone. Also I am Scottish and used to work with a girl called Plum and nobody batted an eye.

OP - much prefer Tudor to Thatcher. I think most people would immediately think of the Tudors but that’s not necessarily a bad thing - Elizabeth I was a great monarch. Also, it’s clearly a known welsh name and your baby will have welsh heritage, so it makes sense from that perspective. I’ve never heard it before but I like it.