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Opinions on this unusual name?

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Meganoctavia · 22/05/2021 21:45

So i was planning on naming my daughter Raven, she's due in September, but i found a really nice unusual name but i don't know what other people would think about it, Shado. What do you think of the name Shado? TIA

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thenonsensepotter · 29/05/2021 08:56

Shadow is a dogs name

Babies aren't toys, or an extension of you, or what you wish you had been.

Please give her a name that won't embarrass her when she's older.

Skyla2005 · 29/05/2021 08:29

Is this a joke. Why would you do that to your poor child if it's not.

fluffythedragonslayer · 29/05/2021 07:06

Shadow is growing on me but I'd need the "w".
Raven is nice.

Shadow would need a quirky middle name too. Shadow Mirage Octavia.

Yeah I actually like it 😃

Hm2020 · 29/05/2021 00:33

Love raven... but no to shadow spelt anyway sounds like a cat name

aibutohavethisusername · 29/05/2021 00:13

Raven is better.

xprincessxjanetx · 28/05/2021 23:16

At a push I prefer Raven but both are too out there for my personal tastes

spacegirl123 · 28/05/2021 13:15

@Meganoctavia I think Raven is pretty, I've never heard Shado. Don't listen to these 'too gothic' and 'too extreme', 'please don't do it' comments it's really up to you! Raven Octavia is a very cool name. You sound like a very unique person choose a name that suits you and your family. I also happen to find ravens very beautiful birds xx

WildCherryBlossom · 25/05/2021 17:02

Raven Octavia flows so much better than Shado Octavia.

Marty13 · 25/05/2021 04:42

If you like Shado how about Shiloh ?

SkodaKodiaq · 25/05/2021 00:28

"May I take your name please?"
"Shadow without the w..."

"I'm sorry? Could you repeat that please?"

SkodaKodiaq · 25/05/2021 00:26

Also Raven Octavia is an absolute mouthful!!

SkodaKodiaq · 25/05/2021 00:25

Raven just makes me think of "That's so Raven!" (Kids TV show)

Lalliella · 25/05/2021 00:07

Raven mad. And Shado - just no OP. Please do a rethink on both.

bitheby · 24/05/2021 23:10

I read it as Shaado with a long a sound. A bit like the singer Sade.

GreyhoundG1rl · 24/05/2021 22:58

What about Seyde ? It's Turkish and it's pronounced Sheyda
Bet that would get pronounced as Sadie...

KaptainKaveman · 24/05/2021 22:56

What about Seyde ? It's Turkish and it's pronounced Sheyda. I love it. Or Sine ? The Irish version of Sheena.

OneMamaAndHerGirl · 24/05/2021 22:51

Hate raven
Love shado

Iremembertheelderlykoreanlady · 24/05/2021 22:35

For goodness sake don't call your child Shado

If you like the name shadow just spell it that way!!

(Still an awful name but at least you don't look stupid!)

ElizabethTudor · 24/05/2021 22:27

@2bazookas

Shado the sheepdog. Don't do it.
That’s what I thought. Loved that book.
ElizabethTudor · 24/05/2021 22:25

@Cleverpolly3

If I’m being honest they both sound like stage names from the tv show Gladiators
^ This It’s a no from me.
Chunkymenrock · 24/05/2021 22:22

Raven is nice. Shado is not.

Thefamilybusiness · 24/05/2021 22:20

She's going to spend her entire life explaining her name.
Shado will automatically be pronounced shaydough, shaddo will be pronounced Shaddow but people will assume that you can't spell.
Raven is ok

Lochroy · 24/05/2021 22:20

Why not call her Ballonz? At least it's not as a dark and gloomy.

Raven is ok.

RoosterRaveUp · 24/05/2021 22:12

I know a Raven. I think its a lovely name.

KurtWilde · 24/05/2021 22:07

I have a Raven. Always loved the name and luckily so does she!