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Bambi for a girl?

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shuz1980 · 06/06/2021 20:47

What do you think of Bambi for a girls name?

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Luckyelephant1 · 08/06/2021 21:34

It's a cute nickname or pet name but not as a first name.

Geamhradh · 08/06/2021 13:54

Etymology is apparently Arabic.
It could, at a large push, in Italian, be used as a diminutive of bambola (doll) though a) that's usually bambolina and b) why would you want to.
Your Italian grandparents have presumably told you it's really not a girls' name in Italy.

figarofigarofiiiiigaro · 07/06/2021 19:04

My friend has a Bambi.
It actually suits her well & is just her name to everyone now.
She is tall and slender with big brown eyes. But honestly we've known her for so long we don't even think about the deer 🤷🏽‍♀️

Monsteraobliqua · 07/06/2021 18:57

Come on, OP. People will associate it with the small, cute Disney creature. For a large child, or one with weight issues
there is a good chance school bullies (and even in adult life) will be relentless. I don't normally leap to 'don't use that name, there's a chance bullies will think that it sounds like 'arse' or whatever', but for Bambi, I think it'd be really unfair.

VenusClapTrap · 07/06/2021 18:40

One of the women murdered at White House Farm was nicknamed Bambi. Another negative association.

Topseyt · 07/06/2021 18:16

Dreadful. No!

3CCC · 07/06/2021 18:03

@roadwarrior

Please don't call her Bambi, there are so many other beautiful Italian names that don't carry so much baggage.
I read that as Bambi is an Italian baggage/ luggage company

Other suggestions could be Samsonite, Kipling, Etc

KirstenBlest · 07/06/2021 17:49

@shuz1980, did you get the name Bambi from an online Italian baby names list or do you know italian women called Bambi? Baby name sites ofyen have dodgy entries

Bambi y Lola is a spanish company and was named after the founder''s dogs.if that's where you got it. Not sure if the dogs were/are female.

So it is maybe a girl's name and definitely a male baby deer's name and a dog's name.

mewkins · 07/06/2021 16:28

A distant relative of mine is called this. She is in her 70s now. A lifetime of amusement Grin

Randomo · 07/06/2021 16:26

I now understand why some countries have an approved names list

IBelieveInAThingCalledScience · 07/06/2021 16:23

That's not what a baby girl is called in Italy though.

Please don't do it, it's awful.

CirqueDeMorgue · 07/06/2021 16:20

@CandyLeBonBon

Bambi was a boy and his mum died.
This is a great synopsis 🤣
miltonj · 07/06/2021 16:19

It's gorgeous, very cute. But living in England I probably wouldn't x

roadwarrior · 07/06/2021 13:06

Please don't call her Bambi, there are so many other beautiful Italian names that don't carry so much baggage.

grapewine · 07/06/2021 12:35

You definitely run the risk of people not taking her seriously. I'd not saddle a kid with that name. Girls grow up to be women. It's not cute for an adult woman.

JulesM73 · 07/06/2021 12:33

Just no, that is a terrible name for a baby and one which will be even worse on an adult.

WaterBottle123 · 07/06/2021 12:30

Pls give your daughter a strong, empowering name, not one that reminds ppl of baby deers and strippers.

RuthW · 07/06/2021 12:15

Just no.

antsy · 07/06/2021 12:11

I would always avoid baby names that conjure up a certain physical appearance. It is sod's law that a child would look nothing like their name.
It would be like calling a boy Rambo.

junemoon01 · 07/06/2021 11:23

No. What if she has a limp or wants to be a Dr?

AnotherSunrise · 07/06/2021 11:09

No way! 😆

hazandduck · 07/06/2021 00:05

@QueSeraSarah 🤣 Bambi goes crazy ape bonkers with his drill and sex!

OP, going against the grain. I love it. My friend very nearly used it, Nala was also on her list. She did end up calling her Bambi as a nickname and it suits her so much; beautiful green eyes, dark hair and skin, a gorgeous child.

Gooseysgirl · 07/06/2021 00:04

No way

Torvean · 07/06/2021 00:03

Don't do it. She will be bullied in school. Then imagine filling out job applications when she's older?

midsomermurderess · 07/06/2021 00:01

Hello bambinos comes to mind.