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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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TheDaydreamBelievers · 22/05/2021 23:31

Kids in the UK will DEFINUTELY call her Saddo. I'd go for Raven.

Beautiful3 · 22/05/2021 23:31

Awful name. Sorry.

faithfulbird20 · 22/05/2021 23:23

Raven sounds nice. Shado...scared kids might pick on the child saying shayyyydoo or shaaaa Dow...

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Meganoctavia · 22/05/2021 23:22

@NerdyBird

Are you a fan of The 100? There are characters Raven and Octavia in that show. I like Raven. Not keen on Shado at all.
Never watched it. Octavia is my surname so i didn't choose it.
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Meganoctavia · 22/05/2021 23:19

@Fleetw00d

I prefer Raven, one thing that comes to mind is the Ravens connection to omens of death etc , but I also considered it before this. Is she likely to be dark haired? Not sure it would suit a blonde baby! Shado is an excellent name for a black lab but not for a baby in my opinion
Yes, she's most likely going to be dark haired and have brown eyes.
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idontlikealdi · 22/05/2021 23:17

Raven is lovely. The red haired girl from Yorkshire farm is raven. Shado is just odd.

Babydust13 · 22/05/2021 23:14

I prefer Raven it's very strong

Tillygetsit · 22/05/2021 23:09

I once met a blonde blue eyed Raven and she,was delightful. Theres nothing wrong with a Gothic name and the OP shouldnt be patronised and spoken down to because it's not your cuppa.
Raven is lovely. Just Raven Octavia is enough without another name making it a bit of a mouthful. Raven Morgana is good too.

partyatthepalace · 22/05/2021 23:09

Raven is pretty naff and Shado really is beyond - both in meaning and misspelling - it just sounds like like you got some from some dodgy sci fi. It’s going to be rough on her if she doesn’t share the same taste.

If you want a gothic name all of these have associations with night or the supernatural but they also don’t scream ‘yes my mum was a goth’ from a hundred paces - there will be more obviously- Adrienne, Nova, Luna, Astra, Circe, Hestia, Jocasta, Sabrina, Lilith, Thora, Freya, Sylvia, Zelda, Amaris, Branwen, Brenna, Ciara, Leila, Livana, Morgana,

getyourfreakon · 22/05/2021 23:05

Raven is lovely. I'd go for that.

Echobelly · 22/05/2021 23:03

I like Raven, plus they are cool birds. Shado sounds a bit trashy tbh, and people would forever be pronouncing it 'Shade-oh'. Would be better to just use Shadow if you like the sound of it

Lindy2 · 22/05/2021 23:00

Well both are good names for pet dogs but I don't like them for a child.

Shado is just plain odd. Raven is marginally better but is more of a nickname for someone with very dark black hair. Any other colouring and it would seem a bit strange.

Kollamoolitumarellipawkyrollo · 22/05/2021 22:59

Shado is horrid as a name! Not a full person-a shado(w) of herself.

Raven isn’t nice but it isn’t as bad as Shado.

Phrowzunn · 22/05/2021 22:55

What has happened to you in your life OP that makes you want to do this to your beautiful baby? Do you want to talk to us about it?

Nannyamc · 22/05/2021 22:51

Love Raven could not do with the other one

NerdyBird · 22/05/2021 22:50

Are you a fan of The 100? There are characters Raven and Octavia in that show. I like Raven. Not keen on Shado at all.

LesleyA · 22/05/2021 22:49

Why start your child’s life without life and with sinister. Sky, light, love flipped fried egg is better than sinister Raven and sad shado.

TenThousandSpoons · 22/05/2021 22:49

Raven is better than Shado(w).

RubyFakeLips · 22/05/2021 22:47

Both sound very dark and Shado comes across as trying too hard to be unique and failing, as well as being a spelling fail!

I wouldn't have thought being named Shado has any good connotations? Usually a bit of a put down to call someone a shadow and Ravens are bad omens of death and lost souls. Grim.

PreferToSitInTheShade · 22/05/2021 22:47

I don't like either.

k1233 · 22/05/2021 22:45

I got Shaydo or Shahdo - certainly not Shaddo - so I'd say you'd be setting the kid up for a lifetime of mispronunciation and misspelling.

Pieceofpurplesky · 22/05/2021 22:45

Raven is lovely. Shado not so

Iwantcauliflowercheese · 22/05/2021 22:41

The eldest Owen child on My Yorkshire Farm is Raven. She has red hair. She's studying medicine and is a lovely girl. I thought OP had got this name from the programme. Shado is awful, but Raven is fine and will probably become more popular as will Clemmy.

WrongWayApricot · 22/05/2021 22:30

Shadon't (couldn't help myself, sorry).

I actually like both names, but I'm so used to shadow that the missing w bugs me even though it's not really missing. The meaning of land(?) doesn't do it for me either.

Ginger1982 · 22/05/2021 22:28

Both are terrible, sorry.