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Brother for Nirvana and Jude

263 replies

Zoomer122 · 07/06/2022 18:05

We are looking for a brother name to go with older sister Nirvana and older brother Jude.
I am in love with both dc’s names,Nirvana was initially named after the band that me and dp both really love but when we looked into the meaning it just settled it for us, and with Jude we got inspiration from the beetle song

these are some names that we like but can’t use:
Hendrix-we didn’t love the nn options and we weren’t quite feeling it
Fender-we loved the connection to Fender amps and guitars but it didn’t feel like a complete name for us
Bowie- dp top choice right now with possible longer name Boden but we already have a Beau in our family who often gets called Bowie
Blues-family don’t feel like it’s a proper name to use
Indie-my top choice and I’m trying to convince dp
Fox-this is my second choice but don’t like the nickname possibly of foxy

We are quite settled on the middle name options either Michael or Beesley after my late grandfather

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SmiledWtherisingsun · 12/06/2022 06:43

How about Bodhi op?

BusterGroove · 11/06/2022 22:36

I always think of Indy as the male spelling and Indie as the female. I disagree with a PP that it’s a female name only! Indy Michael is lovely.

teaandtoastwithmarmite · 11/06/2022 19:51

Jon
Bon
Jovi
Axl
Rose
Led
Zeppelin

Allmyarseandpeggymartin · 11/06/2022 18:52

Meat Loaf?

teaandtoastwithmarmite · 11/06/2022 13:05

Nirvana? Are you being serious?

Paigeworkerx · 11/06/2022 13:00

Elwood (blues brothers)
Zeppelin
Ozzy
Elton

drumandthebase · 11/06/2022 12:53

@Rickrollme

Grin
WimpoleHat · 11/06/2022 12:30

I find conforming foe the sake of a quiet life ridiculous. If what you want to do isn't illegal and doesn't harm anyone l, just get on with it.

I completely agree with this. But - equally - I find not confirming for the sake of it to be equally ridiculous. And (at least in my opinion) giving a child a name that will cause confusion/sniggers/questions at least once a day for the rest of his life is harmful to a child. At the very least, it’s probably going to be bloody irritating for him. (And yes, changing your name is possible. But it’s not as easy as changing your hairstyle - it’s a legal process and you’ll need to disclose “previous names” for the rest of your life. I know a chap who changed his name. Worked in a senior role in finance and was forever having to answer questions about it as it flagged up concerns about fraud.)

ZarquonsSandals · 11/06/2022 10:16

I'm not sure all the squabbling over semantics is helping OP, anyway.

ZarquonsSandals · 11/06/2022 10:15

Oldfilmsareshit · 11/06/2022 09:56

@ZarquonsSandals not sure what kind of world you live in that you consider having purple hair ‘edgy’ 😂

I don't. I was referring to wording in an earlier post.

Oldfilmsareshit · 11/06/2022 09:56

@ZarquonsSandals not sure what kind of world you live in that you consider having purple hair ‘edgy’ 😂

xmasaries · 11/06/2022 06:59

Love the names of your two already!

And I really like Indie - probably even prefer Indigo.
Also like Axel.

SirChenjins · 10/06/2022 23:10

ZarquonsSandals · 10/06/2022 19:58

I'm not edgy but I find conforming foe the sake of a quiet life ridiculous. If what you want to do isn't illegal and doesn't harm anyone l, just get on with it.
Foe example, my having purple hair doesn't stop me being competent in many disciplines, all relative to office work, but apparently people don't think PA'S should have purple hair.
Not sure how that's edgy.

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Where did I say anything about conformity? I just laughed at that post about the sign. Did you mean to quote me or the other poster?

ZarquonsSandals · 10/06/2022 23:10

WhatIvedone · 10/06/2022 22:35

@ZarquonsSandals you dyed your own hair purple. That’s your choice. I note op isn’t changing her name to nirvana indie and her Dh name to beezley - it’s the poor kids who are getting saddled with these names with no say in the matter while their parents no doubt have names that don’t set them back.

Thats the issue.

But the view on names is a personal opinion. There are few restrictions on what names may legally be given. My point was about societal norms. We don't know what OP's name is. It could be Pixie Euphemia Smetherington Gaylord for all we know.
Back in the day my grandparents would have had friends and colleagues named Gertrude, Alma, Archibald, Leopold, etc.
There is nothing stopping you using any name you wish once you're old enough to express that preference.

WhatIvedone · 10/06/2022 22:35

@ZarquonsSandals you dyed your own hair purple. That’s your choice. I note op isn’t changing her name to nirvana indie and her Dh name to beezley - it’s the poor kids who are getting saddled with these names with no say in the matter while their parents no doubt have names that don’t set them back.

Thats the issue.

ZarquonsSandals · 10/06/2022 19:58

SirChenjins · 09/06/2022 19:28

Can’t you just settle for a ‘you don’t have to be crazy to live here but it helps’ sign to signify just how edgy you are

GrinGrin

I'm not edgy but I find conforming foe the sake of a quiet life ridiculous. If what you want to do isn't illegal and doesn't harm anyone l, just get on with it.
Foe example, my having purple hair doesn't stop me being competent in many disciplines, all relative to office work, but apparently people don't think PA'S should have purple hair.
Not sure how that's edgy.

latetothefisting · 10/06/2022 09:24

Zoomer122 · 07/06/2022 19:09

Me and dh have been discussing more after some of the reply’s and here are some of our more “normal” name choices
Florian
Jaxon
Hayes
Brooks
Banks
sören

Yes definitely, all of these are better than your original suggestions.

While both indie and dakota are nice they sound very feminine names, not gender neutral at all, and I'm afraid your ds would be teased a lot for them.

Bluevelvetsofa · 10/06/2022 09:10

Of course it doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks about a child’s name, except- OP asked. If you make a request for opinions, you have to accept that you won’t like some of them.

Iceicebaby123 · 10/06/2022 02:12

Wow what a load of horrible women commenting on here.
you have gorgeous baby names and sod what anyone else thinks xx

SirChenjins · 09/06/2022 19:28

Can’t you just settle for a ‘you don’t have to be crazy to live here but it helps’ sign to signify just how edgy you are

GrinGrin

Oldfilmsareshit · 09/06/2022 19:25

ZarquonsSandals · 09/06/2022 08:38

@internetpersonme perhaps OP doesn't care? I find society's norms quite stifling about a number of things.

Can’t you just settle for a ‘you don’t have to be crazy to live here but it helps’ sign to signify just how edgy you are?

debwong · 09/06/2022 16:01

Bonabee · 08/06/2022 08:25

I quite like 50 cent

But if you are in the UK then 50 pence would be more appropriate.

But a pound is worth more than a dollar, so the correct name would be About Thirty-Five Pence.

Mixidoo · 09/06/2022 12:23

Wolf

ZarquonsSandals · 09/06/2022 08:38

@internetpersonme perhaps OP doesn't care? I find society's norms quite stifling about a number of things.

internetpersonme · 09/06/2022 06:54

ChagSameachDoreen · 09/06/2022 00:14

They're all so try-hard.

They are just not societies norm.