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Honest thoughts on Phoebe

76 replies

OffToButtonM00n · 10/02/2022 09:19

Strong contender for DD, however, I’ve recently been having some reservations as although it gets a lot of love on name forums, I’ve had quite a few crinkled noses IRL when ‘road testing’.

  1. Will it forever have the ‘kooky’ Friends association attached to it?
  1. There are a few cruel nicknames I can think of which worry me slightly like Pee-bee, Fleabee, Feeble and Phoebe-jeebies.
  1. Does it travel well if she wanted to live or study abroad?

Any Phoebe mums out there that can reassure me?! I do love it but just having a wobble.

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Scbchl · 10/02/2022 09:21

I think its lovely. It did make me instantly think of friends BUT once the person gets to know her well it will be here they think of first. I only thought of friends because I don't know any phoebes.