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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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MrsApplepants · 30/04/2020 10:37

Plum is another word for testicle. Tudor sounds a bit ordinary in comparison.

Doveyouknow · 30/04/2020 10:35

I think of Tudor as an old fashioned Welsh and name but maybe it's due for a return?

Thatcher makes me think of milk snatcher or someone who thatches roofs...it's sort of like calling your son butcher or carpenter..

Tfoot75 · 30/04/2020 10:32

I know of a Tudor, probably 50something, high up in professional field. I didn't bat an eyelid tbh.

squirrelsbizaar · 30/04/2020 10:29

I like Tudor plum, they go together, maybe crisp for the third.
Yah Tudor, crisp, plum.

ThatLibraryMiss · 30/04/2020 10:26

I can't think of anything that "goes" with Plum tbh....

Grape?

CrocodileFondue · 30/04/2020 10:14

How about Sage or Basil?

stophuggingme · 30/04/2020 09:43

Plum and Tudor don’t sound like a sib set at all
They sound ridiculous together

I rather like Plum
Tudor is too clunky and rough hewn next to it

MrsEricBana · 30/04/2020 09:37

Based on all the above, your dh being Welsh, his grandfather being Tudor etc I'd say Tudor it is. It's not offensive but it is unusual. But then so is Plum.

BreastedBoobilyToTheStairs · 30/04/2020 09:31

Commenting on Plum is a bit irrelevant since that's already OP's DD's name. It might not be to everyone's taste but there's a difference between advising on potential names for baby and being snarky about someone's actual name.

crustycrab · 30/04/2020 08:40

"I get that Plum is an out there name but there’s nothing offensive about the name in any way."

Plum is used as a term for someone who is a bit thick as in, "you big plum". Might as well call him buffoon or galoot. It's also a nickname for testicles.

thatmustbenigelwiththebrie · 30/04/2020 08:37

If we are going down the prime minister road, what about Major? Blair? Browne? Cameron?

Atalune · 30/04/2020 08:33

Sorry. But in some part of Scotland. Plums refer to a mans balls and also “you plum” means you idiot.

So plum wouldn’t be a popular choice in Scotland. But there you go. Horses for courses.

RevIMJolly · 30/04/2020 08:09

I know you’ve discarded Thatcher but wasn’t that one of the awful names that Ross suggested to Rachel in Friends?

I think her response was; “Why do you hate our child?”

You may not know that though, OP because you and your family are not going to associate with anyone born in the 60s or 70s. Grin

BuffaloCauliflower · 30/04/2020 07:52

I like Plum OP Smile I don’t think Tudor or Thatcher go with it though, connotations aside, they just have a different vibe?

AlliKaneSon · 30/04/2020 01:33

Tudor is fairly commonplace in these parts (S. Wales) although it’s mainly older men. It reminds me of a lovely friend who has now passed away, so I only have positive associations. I used to live in New Malden area, so I associate it with the Tudor Williams shop too.

Arseit · 30/04/2020 01:05

Would’ve assumed a Welsh connection with Tudor, or an interest in history!

ILavaYou · 30/04/2020 00:56

All sounds a bit 'Cluedo' to me.

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Yoshinori · 30/04/2020 00:39

Anyone of a certain age (40+) and from the North East, will instantly think crisps the minute they hear 'Tudor'. Like me.

To be fair, I’m not in 40+ and my child won’t likely be hanging out with anyone 40+. I also don’t live in the North East of England. I assume you mean England.

I dont believe that anyone would actually call their child Plum

I get that Plum is an out there name but there’s nothing offensive about the name in any way.

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CoffeeandLotsofCake · 29/04/2020 23:59

I know of a woman called Plum. She's in her 30s and comes from quite a bohemian family. Her siblings also have what would be considered 'out there' names.

I know of a Tudor. He's Welsh and a gentle giant. Also in his 30s so I've never seen it as an old man's name.

Neednewwellies · 29/04/2020 23:54

Crisps for me too. Pickled onion flavour to be precise.
Not Thatcher; not for many years yet. I wanted to call my son, Blair, but I knew I couldn’t without obvious association and I voted for the man. But you simply cannot give your child a name that so radically divides the nation.

Thefaceofboe · 29/04/2020 23:48

I dont believe that anyone would actually call their child Plum

I remember a poster who has a daughter called Plum and unfortunately I know one in real life Hmm

scrivette · 29/04/2020 23:42

I know a Tudor, I like it. (He is an older Welsh man).

Wheresthebiffer2 · 29/04/2020 23:30

What was the thinking behind Thatcher? Did you know it was a vaguely recent British prime minister's surname? And a brand of popular cider?

And I definitely associate Tudor with a brand of crisps, as well known as Golden Wonder.

EvilTwins · 29/04/2020 23:27

I used to teach a boy called Tudor. He was lovely kid. NN was Dory though. As in Finding Nemo. That was unfortunate.

midwestsummer · 29/04/2020 23:27

Tudor is a normal enough name in the USA.