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Crazy name wont get out my head! lol

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Misssweetheart · 15/05/2021 21:42

Have a lovely 8 month old boy named eric.
Pregnant again hoping for a girl... BUT if its a boy i need an AWESOME name again. And every boy name is not sparking any joy besides ONE...

Pheonix

I KNOW..I KNOW.. Usually id be the FIRST one to be like "oh come on...you cant call a child that"

HOWEVER...Ive become enchanted with the name. Ive even tried considering felix and looking up ALL the names...
Ive even tried sleeping on it... for a MONTH.
And i cant find a name that gives me the same...feeling...as pheonix.

Does anyone have any POSITIVE thoughts on the name? Or advice?

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PosyBoo · 15/05/2021 23:50

I knew a Phoenix, he was an absolute tinker but exceptionally sweet too. It really suited him. I do agree though it doesn’t really go with Eric. There’s an Eric in my DD7 class and he has a little brother called Wilbur, which I think is lovely. But you have to go with whatever name you love and I’m a big believer in the fact that babies name themselves when they arrive. You’ll know if he’s a little Phoenix when you see him!

RuthW · 15/05/2021 23:48

Phoenix is a girl's name anywar

AyyMacarena · 15/05/2021 23:48

Felix is a name for a cat.

Have it as a middle name and if he likes it, he can use it. But he probably won't but it will be ok because you used it in the middle. 😄

LatteLoverLovesLattes · 15/05/2021 23:42

I don't think it's a good idea to use a name like Phoenix when you have a son called Eric

Either Eric will feel he got the boring old man name or Phoenix will feel he got the weird name. It's just setting them up to feel there's a difference in how you feel about them.

What do you think of Brian?

GreyhoundG1rl · 15/05/2021 23:34

Oh, give over. You can't even spell it Hmm

wildeverose · 15/05/2021 23:34

@MotherOfGodWeeFella

I know a man in his 40s who changed his name to Phoenix-Severus last year. He's a posturing bellend.

I think we could tell from his choice of hyphenated name.

@wildeverose - no less horrible than you telling the pp her husband shouldn't be teacher. It isn't setting them up to fail at all.

Yes I'm the horrible one 😂 Deciding which kids will be naughty based on their list of names, without even meeting them, isn't setting them up to fail? Of course it is! He's already decided a child will be badly behaved, over a name. Of course he shouldn't be a teacher. If the press got hold of that, and his identity he'd have his arse handed to him, and "resign" shortly after. Don't be so ridiculous.
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LaLaLouella · 15/05/2021 23:28

Fairly awful really - I'd also expect it to be a girl saddled with that name...

How about Finn or Cassius?

phodopus · 15/05/2021 23:23

It is unusual but I don't think it would be that out of place at many schools to be honest. But it is a very different name to Eric and people will probably find that more unusual than the name itself.

Diversion · 15/05/2021 23:20

Phoenix is a lovely name !

SpringSunshineandTulips · 15/05/2021 23:14

@wtheck

One of my neighbours has a kid called Phoenix - the other is called Storm.

She's a reading hippy though so it's not off the chart for her. Depends what your other kids are called?

Are they both boys? Or one of each?
LucyFox · 15/05/2021 23:07

I know of 2 Phoenix’s, both girls & both now aged around 11
It’s not a bad name, but will be perceived as quite “trendy” .
I agree that Felix is worth considering too

RogerJamjet · 15/05/2021 23:04

@CliftonGreenYork

Husband is a teacher and says when they get the list of new pupils joining the school, they can tell who will be trouble - Phoenix would def be on that list.

Thank goodness someone has the sense to find out what a man says. It's a relief to us all I imagine. 🙄

MsTSwift · 15/05/2021 23:00

Too big a risk. He might be a quiet bookish sort. I came up with some shocking names for dd1 now 14 when pregnant when I tell her them I get 🙄🙄 dear god mum thank god you saw sense!

elizabethdraper · 15/05/2021 23:00

Didn't ladbaby call of his Phoenix?

Not really sure why people want to call their kid after Europe's biggest urban park but there you go. Must to some to do with the deer or their love for Mickle`D

Hoowhoowho · 15/05/2021 22:57

It’s not crazy, it’s getting seriously popular. I know three under two. If you live in a Phoenix sort of area (South London) then he’ll be unlikely to be the only one in his class

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Misssweetheart · 15/05/2021 22:56

Husband Looooves ARTHUR. I like it but i feel no...spark.....
Fingers crossed i fall in love with a more normal name. Im really trying... xx

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DotsandCo · 15/05/2021 22:54
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DotsandCo · 15/05/2021 22:53

Eric is a fabulous name...strong and enduring. Phoenix...more of a trendy name, not so strong and won't endure I don't thing. Nothing wrong with it though...it's a nice enough name! Just doesn't vibe with Eric 🤷‍♀️

Maybe try names like Arthur, George or other more traditional names, to get that same sense of timeless strength that Eric has.

PennyinmyPocket · 15/05/2021 22:49

You can call you DC whatever you want OP. You don’t need approval from MN.

You like Phoenix. Go for it! I know two. They are lovely.

Congratulations! 🥂🍾🎉

Panda2021 · 15/05/2021 22:45

I have a family member named Phoenix - love it and suits him!

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Misssweetheart · 15/05/2021 22:44

Wow... erm ta?
I love my son and i love his name. Its not horrendous to me. X

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carolcarolcarrot · 15/05/2021 22:41

It's a lovely name.

momtoboys · 15/05/2021 22:41

@MsMcGonagall

What about Finn. Sort of has the same sound as the first syllable.
I have a son named Finn. I love it.
Aquagirl19 · 15/05/2021 22:40

Not keen on Phoenix, but then I think Eric is pretty horrendous too....

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