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Crazy name wont get out my head! lol

111 replies

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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Chunkymenrock · 15/05/2021 21:54

Not a chance. Especially spelt incorrectly.

ThatIsMyPotato · 15/05/2021 21:53

Check the spelling. But bird names are getting popular so I don't think it will seem too "crazy"

minipeanut · 15/05/2021 21:53

I know one and I can't stand him!! The name sort of sets you up to be
A twat.

MishMashMummy · 15/05/2021 21:52

Even if you spell it right it’s a shocker.

Lochroy · 15/05/2021 21:51

Hmmm. Was giving you the benefit of the doubt that you'd made a typo but then you spelt it that way again.

Honestly, it's not a great name anyway, and it certainly doesn't go with Eric. It's as if you have two children by two different fathers from completely different cultural backgrounds.

NuffSaidSam · 15/05/2021 21:50

It's not the worst name I've heard.

But if you use it, do spell it correctly.

It's a very different vibe to Eric, which might raise eyebrows, but if you love it I think it's perfectly fine. There will be kids at school with more unusual names.

partyatthepalace · 15/05/2021 21:49

Well, you need to spell it right, but that apart it’s not a great name to saddle a child with - people will probably make slightly dodgy assumptions about him as they would a girl named something like Crystal.

How about as a middle name?

Spied · 15/05/2021 21:48

You're not spelling it like that are you?

BeneficiaryMadness · 15/05/2021 21:46

Not with that spelling surely??

Justmuddlingalong · 15/05/2021 21:45

It's a very different kind of name to Eric.

Hoppinggreen · 15/05/2021 21:44

Well you could try spelling correctly for a start
That would be pronounced fee oh nicks and I am assuming that’s not what you are after.
Other than that I’m saying nothing

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