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Made up names?

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Iamnotsureaboutthisone · 29/01/2008 08:26

After lurking on the current baby name threads, I was reminded of this this morning. DH met a colleague last week who was talking about his baby daughter.

Colleague is called Richard
His wife is called Michelle

Their new baby - Richelle

It is made up isn't it?

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kindersurprise · 29/01/2008 19:39

ROFL at Danger

MrsJohnCusack · 29/01/2008 19:38

my relative here has a sone with the middle name 'Danger'

His first name is 'Zane'

Jojay · 29/01/2008 19:36

Richenda is a proper name. Female version of Richard

Hulababy · 29/01/2008 19:34

I went to school with a Rochelle actually, which no one saw as being unusual.

Hulababy · 29/01/2008 19:33

Richelle seems like a well known name in the US then.

Mumblesmummy · 29/01/2008 18:28

sparky- bork cracked me up.

When i was little, the girl next door was called Rochelle... so maybe that's where they got that hideous combination??

yetanothername · 29/01/2008 17:02

Marby was an American.

My American MiL has a man's name with an "a" added onto the end.

divamummy2 · 29/01/2008 16:48

i think crazy baby names getting trend
not surprised at marby and richelle, as there are some jaw dropping ones on that american website

Tommy · 29/01/2008 16:43

I knew of a couple who did this and their daughter was called Jowayne

chrissnow · 29/01/2008 16:38

based on parent name combining - our next one would be called Melon or Hat!

yetanothername · 29/01/2008 16:35

All this combining parent names has convinced me... I'm definitely calling the next child Lick now.

broguemum · 29/01/2008 16:30

Um... My dad convinced his little brother that his middle name was Lino not Leo. Apparently dear uncle's school books / reports etc all ended up with Lino as his middle name...

Jood · 29/01/2008 15:43

I know someone whose first son's middle names is Jake (bear with me)... the second son's middle name is...

Elwood!!!!

3andnomore · 29/01/2008 15:32

oh, lol, at the danger is my middlename thing...

and sparky, lol at the Bork suggestion...not sure it is much better then Marby, of course, lol...

Richelle...well, it's not that offensive really...almost like Rachel...

TheDuchessOfNorksBride · 29/01/2008 10:55

@ motherfunk & 'danger' as a middle name.

A friend has given me a pile of baby name books as we're having DC4 soon and are struggling. I did note that Will Smith & his wife Jada have named their children Willow and Jaden. Mmm, cosy...

MotherFunker · 29/01/2008 10:39

Richelle. God, it sounds like a 'feminine hygeine' product. 'Ladies, do you suffer from embarassing itching? No need to suffer any longer! Just one application of Richelle will banish STDS feminine itching forever!'

hana · 29/01/2008 10:38

I know a real life Richenda

there was a tv show on last night and presenter's son was called 'Bear'

niceglasses · 29/01/2008 10:38

I know a couple whose mother (on her side) suggested Kevahanna/Kevanna for their dd name. Seriously. Their two names merged. They didn't go for it thank God.

UnquietDad · 29/01/2008 10:37

And once again

it's time for this

Set yourself aside a lot of laughing time.

pelafina · 29/01/2008 10:35

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Fimbo · 29/01/2008 10:26

Ooh that's like the name of a house on my street - Richenda. Which I take to be Richard and Brenda mixed.

hertsnessex · 29/01/2008 10:26

what a strange name. loving the 'danger' thing though -- thatis hilarious!

bundle · 29/01/2008 10:24

barf @ jaminda

MamaG · 29/01/2008 10:21

ROFL at richelle