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deciding on DD's name

26 replies

jaden4409 · 15/03/2021 15:32

Have some choices:

Olive
Scout
Hayley (not sure on spelling)

Or if you have any other suggestions feel free

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JoesM12 · 19/03/2021 17:56

Love scout! We are also considering it 🙂

NannyR · 19/03/2021 16:41

Out of the three, I really like Hayley - it's a well known name, but not that commonly used these days. Olive just makes me think of a small, khaki green, oily fruit and Scout is always going to be linked to TKAMB.

GiveIrelandBackToTheIrish · 19/03/2021 16:34

Olive 🫒

Enko · 19/03/2021 08:14

Hayley

What about Halie?

newchiswickmum · 18/03/2021 19:02

@jaden4409

Have some choices:

Olive
Scout
Hayley (not sure on spelling)

Or if you have any other suggestions feel free

Personally I am not a fan of olive because kids can be cruel and she may get a nasty nickname and I don't like scout at all. Hayley is a really nice nameGrin
EdgeOfACoin · 18/03/2021 07:27

I like Olive.

Scout was a nickname for Jean Louise in To Kill A Mockingbird. I don't think it works as a first name.

All the Hayleys I knew growing up were bullies, which put me off the name!

SmeleanorSmellstrop · 18/03/2021 07:00

Olive

BaronessBomburst · 17/03/2021 23:59

Olive is lovely.
I associate Scout with To Kill a Mockingbird so I wouldn't pick it myself.

Firebird83 · 17/03/2021 23:56

Hayley

ploopypleepy · 17/03/2021 22:43

Scout ! Love it

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 16/03/2021 01:45

Scout is a cute fun nickname - perhaps for a Jean (Louise) like in TKAM or maybe for any S name - Serena, Sara, Sophie, Sylvie etc

Hayley is nice but feels very slightly dated (but is still my fave of your 3 choices).

Olive always feels dowdy to me, sorry. I prefer the similar Scandi Liv or Italian Livia (if Olivia is just too popular now).

FluWorldOrder · 16/03/2021 00:10

@BiBabbles

Olive is nice, though I prefer Olivine Scout I'm not keen on profession names Hayley's nice
Olivine! Beautiful, never heard that before. Adds to list.
Tambourina · 15/03/2021 23:52

Olive - ok
Scout - awful
Hayley - ok, but not great

DramaAlpaca · 15/03/2021 23:50

I really like Olive, though it's a bit of a marmite name.

Hayley is dated but always strikes me as a happy sounding name.

Scout is ugly and unattractive.

YoniAndGuy · 15/03/2021 22:55

Olive really isn’t that nice.

elliemara · 15/03/2021 18:00

Hayley is lovely!

Watchingthetelly · 15/03/2021 17:57

Really not keen on Olive...even typing it here the olive emoji comes up. Plus the Olive Oil reference.

Im not sure if Scout is a real name...

Hayley is nice

HerNameIsY0shimi · 15/03/2021 17:56

I love Olive! I like Hayley too and would probably spell it that way.

Scout is cute on paper, but I'm imagining it on a real woman and in some of the local accents in the UK and it isn't that nice said out loud maybe...

Nell96 · 15/03/2021 17:36

Olive is quite nice. Not keen on the others.

Hazel
Wren
Scarlett
Keely

BiBabbles · 15/03/2021 17:30

Olive is nice, though I prefer Olivine
Scout I'm not keen on profession names
Hayley's nice

partyatthepalace · 15/03/2021 16:58

Hayley is nice and light
Scout nice as a nn, Olive just makes me think of Popeye, and Olives

Other thoughts - Lois, Laurel, Sadie, Ffion Honor, Stella, Zoe, Juno, Cleo, Oona, Frances, Ellen, Jean (the character Scout’s full name), Ashling (Ash-ling), Robin

Jen435 · 15/03/2021 16:57

Olive

Edenember · 15/03/2021 16:55

Olive

Whatsyourflava · 15/03/2021 16:11

Love Olive

AnyaMoondial · 15/03/2021 15:48

I really like Hayley.