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To be surprised at friends/family’s baby names

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AllyCatTown · 08/01/2023 19:03

Anyone else been surprised at what people in their lives have called their children?

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BabyFour2023 · 08/01/2023 22:11

BabyFour2023 · 08/01/2023 22:10

i thought the same. Im currently pregnant and our 3yo wants to call the baby power ranger. For a boy or girl.

When I was pregnant with DS1, DD who was 4 at the time wanted cupcake rainbow glitter for a glitter or, interestingly, George for a boy. 😂

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Oops; *for a girl.

BabyFour2023 · 08/01/2023 22:10

ToWhitToWhoo · 08/01/2023 22:09

Does the baby have a preschooler sibling, who chose the name?

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i thought the same. Im currently pregnant and our 3yo wants to call the baby power ranger. For a boy or girl.

When I was pregnant with DS1, DD who was 4 at the time wanted cupcake rainbow glitter for a glitter or, interestingly, George for a boy. 😂

Nanny0gg · 08/01/2023 22:10

Rabbitsandhabits · 08/01/2023 19:28

Tie/Tye?

Ty isn't that unusual now

ToWhitToWhoo · 08/01/2023 22:09

choccyporcupine · 08/01/2023 19:15

yes but middle name. middle name is dinosaur :’) interesting choice, though i did not comment

Does the baby have a preschooler sibling, who chose the name?

HaudYerWheeshtYaWeeBellend · 08/01/2023 22:04

Yes one of the children in the family has a ridiculous name, hes named after an item of clothing. I feel sorry for him as all the other kids in the family have normal names even his brother. When I've mentioned his name in passing to people always ask me to repeat the name.

Gene? - if so it’s been around years… and not unusual at all.

Cakecakecheese · 08/01/2023 22:03

Reugny · 08/01/2023 21:37

@purpletowelette I was told on a thread on here that it was weird to check your child's name in other languages, check initials etc and make sure it wasn't associated with a criminal.

I took initials seriously. We decided to give our son my dad's name as a middle name which begins with A and our surname begins with G. There were some first name initials I really wanted to avoid!

Starlitestarbright · 08/01/2023 22:02

I once knew two brothers Retro and a Vibe.

Mycatisanarsehole · 08/01/2023 22:01

Rolf.

I can’t get “tie me kangaroo down” out of my head when I see him.

They got quite a few mini didgeridoos as gifts when he was born. They were not amused.

Also, her FIL said, “can you tell what it is yet?” when he visited in hospital and she yelled at him to fuck off.

Notjustabrunette · 08/01/2023 21:58

I’m going for Henley for the piece of clothing name.

Cakecakecheese · 08/01/2023 21:58

Havana
Cairo

Some people were surprised that I gave my son a very traditional name and not something more unusual, I'm clearly less interesting than they thought I was 😂

a1poshpaws · 08/01/2023 21:57

LuckeyBuoy · 08/01/2023 21:56

Please tell me it didn't grow on you.

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@LuckeyBuoy 😂😂😂

a1poshpaws · 08/01/2023 21:56

cravat???

PermanentTemporary · 08/01/2023 21:56

I've recently heard of two tiny Raymonds so clearly that one is back.

Not keen on it, but I remember when my mum thought my friend calling her son Isaac was incredibly out there and couldn't believe I knew 4 baby Isaacs 😁

LuckeyBuoy · 08/01/2023 21:56

LunchBoxPolice · 08/01/2023 21:21

I know an Oak, which I wasn’t keen on at first.

Please tell me it didn't grow on you.

LakieLady · 08/01/2023 21:54

NoisyBrain · 08/01/2023 21:52

When I was at uni one of my housemates had two friends in his circle called Merlin and Jesus. I suspect Jesus was pronounced 'Hay-zooss' but I still love the mental image that duo conjured up 😂

I once had a colleague whose name was Merlin. He would have been born approx 1960.

katseyes7 · 08/01/2023 21:52

My sister in law's a teacher, and she had a 'Sharlit' in her class years ago. Not so much an unusual name as crap or inventive spelling. She said she thought they liked the sound of it, but didn't know how to spell it.

NoisyBrain · 08/01/2023 21:52

When I was at uni one of my housemates had two friends in his circle called Merlin and Jesus. I suspect Jesus was pronounced 'Hay-zooss' but I still love the mental image that duo conjured up 😂

katseyes7 · 08/01/2023 21:51

I know someone who called their daughter Chynna. (As in Chynna Phillips)
Then had to keep explaining to people that it was pronounced 'china' and not 'chinner'.

SSam1990 · 08/01/2023 21:51

‘Ocie-Mai’ …. Definitely uhh…. Unusual

Herejustforthisone · 08/01/2023 21:50

ShinyPikachu · 08/01/2023 21:48

I know a Khaleesi and a Renesmee. I find naming after characters interesting anyway but when it's such an unusual one it really stands out.

Yikes, that’s embarrassing for the parents. Bad choices.

ShinyPikachu · 08/01/2023 21:48

I know a Khaleesi and a Renesmee. I find naming after characters interesting anyway but when it's such an unusual one it really stands out.

lula103 · 08/01/2023 21:45

StarInTheHeavens · 08/01/2023 20:39

Merlin. Grin I can't help but see a hobbit man with long white beard.

My husband wanted to use Merlin- after the spitfire engine! He wasn't allowed!!

LakieLady · 08/01/2023 21:45

ScottishMum03 · 08/01/2023 21:05

@PollyAmour Im a little bit sad it wasn’t baby Crucifix to be honest 🤣🤣

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If the next one was a girl, she could have been Rosary.

YesIReallyDoLikeRootBeer · 08/01/2023 21:42

I know someone who named their daughter Bradley (but spelled Bradleigh).
I still cant wrap my head around why they would choose this for a girl.

BriteSparke · 08/01/2023 21:41

sqirrelfriends · 08/01/2023 21:06

I know of someone with twin Gemini boys who named them Castor and Pollux.

All I think is that castor oil helps you poo and Pollux sounds dangerously close to pillock.

Astronomers or big fans of the movie Face/Off?