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Spaghetti0h · 2022-03-11T10:54:40+00:00

Venus, Story, Ember or Apricot? I've narrowed my name list down to these. I want something a little different to the top 20 names if possible. Middle name would be Jean. Which is your favourite in order please or what do you think? Tysm for the help x

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twinsetandpearl · 11/03/2022 12:09

Other than Amber the rest are ridiculous sorry - I'm actually cringing for you that you are even considering the other names. I'd be highly embarrassed as a child of my mother called me any other those. You are naming a child Not a stripper or a pet

ArianaDumbledore · 11/03/2022 12:09

I know a Story, I think it's a lovely name.

I don't see why the Venus Williams connection would be perceived negatively either.

Turquoisesea · 11/03/2022 12:07

I think Ember is the best from your list but I can’t help imagining someone from New Zealand saying Amber and it sounding like Ember, maybe that’s just me! The other names aren’t great. I agree that when choosing a name don’t think of it as naming a baby but how that name will be throughout their life. I have a 13 year old DD and can only imagine in the throes of teenage hormones how excruciating it would be to be called Apricot! I think Cherry that has been suggested is quite nice if you were going to go down the fruit route.

Gonnagetgoing · 11/03/2022 12:07

Also look what happened to Peaches Geldof...

I think fruit and unusual names are all very well if you're the child of a celebrity but for most children - even David Bowie's Zowie - they tend to get changed as adults.

I do know a child who was named Willow or something like that but her parents were new age hippies and in forestry. Her friends of similar ages were called Emma, etc.

Ohdoleavemealone · 11/03/2022 12:07

Ember is the only one remotely okay to name a child.
They aren't puppies! They have to grow up to be functioning members of society and you are not giving them much hope by starting with a stupid name!

loislovesstewie · 11/03/2022 12:06

I used to live in a large multi cultural city and believe me I did meet kids who had been bullied because they had unusual names. And an Elvis who was quite frankly the most appalling person I have ever met with the proverbial chip on his shoulder. Clearly I don't know how much of that was the name but from the way he announced it (sort of 'go on just say it) I don't think it added to his attraction.
And then there were the ones who took a perfectly normal name and spelt it in a unique way. But that is another story!

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Spaghetti0h · 11/03/2022 12:06

@Gonnagetgoing

Venus and the rest sorry no. They're ridiculous.

In fact, I think Venus sounds a bit silly too - Venus Williams?!

I like Venus Williams?

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Gonnagetgoing · 11/03/2022 12:05

If you're Korean I'd be tempted to use a Korean name.

I have an unusual first name, I was teased for that (and something else too).

Cherry does sound nice but maybe have another middle name and then Jean.

DockOTheBay · 11/03/2022 12:05

@Spaghetti0h

Aww I like Apricot! Is that a resounding no to that one? I didn't think it was too much different to Peaches etc

Apricot is awful. Peaches is awful too. I can't think of any fruit which would make a suitable name.

GucciBear · 11/03/2022 12:04

Story??? Why not Chapter or Paragraph? Poor dear child.

OldTinHat · 11/03/2022 12:03

No. And no, no, no. All absolutely awful!

Gonnagetgoing · 11/03/2022 12:02

Venus and the rest sorry no. They're ridiculous.

In fact, I think Venus sounds a bit silly too - Venus Williams?!

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Spaghetti0h · 11/03/2022 12:01

@ByGrabtharsHammerWhatASavings

I don't actually agree with the bullying concerns. I've spent a lot of years working in schools and have known lots of children with very unusual names have zero issue and also many children with perfectly ordinary names have those used as a source of bullying. I've known an Eleanor get called "smelly Ellie" for example, and a Matt be bullied because matt colours are more boring than shiny colours apparently! Obviously their names didn't attract the bullying, the bullies were just using anything they could think of. I've also known an Axel, an Elvis, and an Atlas who all sailed through school being super popular. Once a bully has selected a target they will definitely use the victims name to hurt them, but in my experience it's rarely the name that attracts the bullying in the first place.

Thank you for this x

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Spaghetti0h · 11/03/2022 12:00

Ok I loved Story because in the past I knew the most amazing Nigerian girl called Story ... I'm in a big multicultural city in the UK, no my daughter won't attend private school, but are all my choices really so out there to most young people my age?

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TheOrigRights · 11/03/2022 12:00

I know an Ember and as far as I know it's not been an issue.

ByGrabtharsHammerWhatASavings · 11/03/2022 11:59

I don't actually agree with the bullying concerns. I've spent a lot of years working in schools and have known lots of children with very unusual names have zero issue and also many children with perfectly ordinary names have those used as a source of bullying. I've known an Eleanor get called "smelly Ellie" for example, and a Matt be bullied because matt colours are more boring than shiny colours apparently! Obviously their names didn't attract the bullying, the bullies were just using anything they could think of. I've also known an Axel, an Elvis, and an Atlas who all sailed through school being super popular. Once a bully has selected a target they will definitely use the victims name to hurt them, but in my experience it's rarely the name that attracts the bullying in the first place.

Sexnotgender · 11/03/2022 11:59

If you like more unusual names, what about Autumn?

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Spaghetti0h · 11/03/2022 11:57

@badg3r

Whatever you pick, if it is a bit out there then practise introducing your kid before she is born. I met a mum once who named her daughter autumn. I like the name actually but she was obviously so uncomfortable with the name when she introduced her then three year old to me. She said something like "that's my daughter autumn but she wasn't born in autumn she was born in March, we just liked the name..." I felt really sorry for her.

I will thank you for that advice x

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Notanotherwindow · 11/03/2022 11:57

Meadow is a cows name. Cherry sounds like a stripper.

Story will get changed by deed poll the second she turns 16 after a lifetime of bullying and having the piss taken. Come on Story, time for storytime! No. Just...no.

Sexnotgender · 11/03/2022 11:57

Venus
Ember
No
No

godmum56 · 11/03/2022 11:56

could you give you "unusual" choice as a middle name and have something more mainstream for a first name? and please NOT Story.....actually not any of them.

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Spaghetti0h · 11/03/2022 11:56

@jb7445

I really don't like Venus - it doesn't sound nice to me and is a lot to live up to as a goddess!

Apricot is actually growing on me. I have a friend called Clementine which seems similar. I'm not sure how you could get a workable/nice nickname from it though...

Ember is ok. I don't like Amber either so just not my taste.

Story is lovely! I've never heard it as a name but it's really pretty.

I see you've added Cherry - I really don't like this personally, it sounds kind of dated (like Cherie) and also a bit strippery (to use some other posters' words!).

Choose Story!

Thank you for being the only person who saw what I like about Apricot! X

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MayorMargeret · 11/03/2022 11:55

Cherry Jean is perfect. You can stop randomly opening the dictionary now.

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Spaghetti0h · 11/03/2022 11:54

@NoFitStateMum

'SpiderinaWingMirror

There is an entire raft names thar fall between "not in the top 20" and those.
I think you need to apply some thought into what your child will feel about their name.
Incidentally, do you have a name that is fairly common?

My name is not common in the UK x'

Spaghetti0h your name may not be common in the UK but is it common elsewhere in the world? That's a big difference IMO. Giving names with cultural significance which may be common or relatively common in other countries is quite different. Of your list I would argue none are common anywhere.

They're v try-hard OP. I think you can find something that isn't 'common' or quite so 'out there'. But I think you want to give a v uncommon name regardless of what it is, i.e. a name or just a random noun.

My name isn't common in Korea but it has a nature meaning. I really like cute names. Maybe I should just call my daughter a Korean name & keep one of these for a nickname?

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loislovesstewie · 11/03/2022 11:54

And just remember that the term 'venereal diseases' were named after, well, Venus. Lots of scope there for ridicule.