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AllyCatTown · 2023-01-08T19:03:01+00:00

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

Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Yabado · 08/01/2023 21:09

I know of someone who’s kid is called Mangolisco pretty sure that’s how she spells it - it’s a friend of a friend so I can’t really ask why /

I mean just why would you do that
mango or mangy is going to be that kids nickname for sure .

I can’t work out if it’s made up or real name but just why would you do that to a real life living breathing person 😂😂 I wouldn’t even call my dog that and he’s a complete knobhead

although I think there is football player with the same name so maybe that’s where it comes from

sianiboo · 08/01/2023 21:09

Mistake.

If names were based on accuracy, there'd be tonnes of them.

Kanaloa · 08/01/2023 21:07

With what you said about trendy friends choosing very popular run of the mill names though - I notice this a lot with people who aren’t around many small children. I work in nurseries and I’m always hearing people say they picked the name x (say Albert or Margot) because they don’t just want their child to be another Alex or Megan or Chloe or Darren. I feel like people sometimes pick names that would have been unusual when they were young without realising they’re actually very very popular nowadays!

SpottyBalloons · 08/01/2023 21:07

@sqirrelfriends It's even closer to bollocks!

SpottyBalloons · 08/01/2023 21:06

LuckeyBuoy · 08/01/2023 21:01

I thought Luckey Buoy was a bit shit, but otherwise no objections.

@LuckeyBuoy Behave 😂😂

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.

SemperIdem · 08/01/2023 21:06

A couple, not because they’re terrible names really, I’d have just expected more classic, less lightweight trendy name choices.

ScottishMum03 · 08/01/2023 21:05

PollyAmour · 08/01/2023 19:32

Cravat? Bootlace? Choker? Pendant? Crucifix? Shawl? Pashmina?

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

Kanaloa · 08/01/2023 21:04

Not really. People name their kids what they like, not what I like. Luckily I’ve had my own kids so named them the names I like. Mostly I just say ‘aww that’s a lovely name’ or ‘it really suits him/her’ and move on.

AssumingDirectControl · 08/01/2023 21:03

Bloatstoat · 08/01/2023 20:57

My cousin has called her two children names with only one letter different (think e.g. Lana and Lena) they're both ok names but it just seems weird with them both having pretty much the same name.

Yes I have a friend who has done this. Pretty names but they must really have liked them!

urrrgh46 · 08/01/2023 21:01

Yes! i was surprised when Dbil and his then wife named nephew names with number 1 and 2 popularity and ex sil then expressed surprise that his name was not unusual.

LuckeyBuoy · 08/01/2023 21:01

Runnerduck34 · 08/01/2023 20:55

Yes a friend called her child by an outlandish first name from Shakespeare- he's now a teen and goes by his normal boring middle name.
Another friend gave her DD what I would call an old lady nana name, this was 20 years ago and its now popular so I guess she was ahead of the game!

Was it Henry IV?

LuckeyBuoy · 08/01/2023 21:01

I thought Luckey Buoy was a bit shit, but otherwise no objections.

Bloatstoat · 08/01/2023 20:57

My cousin has called her two children names with only one letter different (think e.g. Lana and Lena) they're both ok names but it just seems weird with them both having pretty much the same name.

Herejustforthisone · 08/01/2023 20:56

So it’s Cape? When I heard ‘begins with C, something you wear around your neck’, I was a bit worried it was Crucifix. 😬

SpottyBalloons · 08/01/2023 20:56

@StrawberryAnnie I take it you haven't heard of Dante's Inferno!

Runnerduck34 · 08/01/2023 20:55

Yes a friend called her child by an outlandish first name from Shakespeare- he's now a teen and goes by his normal boring middle name.
Another friend gave her DD what I would call an old lady nana name, this was 20 years ago and its now popular so I guess she was ahead of the game!

Puzzles85 · 08/01/2023 20:53

A little girl called Navy. Have got used to it, but I did think it was a bit out there!

Neverknowinglysensible · 08/01/2023 20:52

Amdone123 · 08/01/2023 20:46

@RobertaFirmino , Buzby Storm ?

Darn! You got there before me. I’ll go for Busby Rain instead.

Misunderestimated · 08/01/2023 20:49

LuckyLuckyWoman · 08/01/2023 20:40

It was my first thought :)

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Douglas Adams had a character called Fenchurch in The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy - conceived in the ticket queue at Fenchurch Street Station. He was well ahead of his time.

Ticketyboots · 08/01/2023 20:49

Bananarama21 · 08/01/2023 19:14

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.

Merkin?

pollyglot · 08/01/2023 20:49

Mildred would not be my first choice...however, each to her own.

clairethewitch70 · 08/01/2023 20:48

Twins Ronnie and Reggie. First thought? They must be Kray ze😂

StrawberryAnnie · 08/01/2023 20:47

purpletowelette · 08/01/2023 20:31

@Reugny yes, I am familiar...

This family are not Italian or speak the language. They overheard it on holiday but also didn't researched it. When they announced it to all of their British family and friends, there was a very mixed response.

And I did not criticize. But when I chose my DC's name I did check the context of their names in English but also the language of our host country. Plus initials, google the full name for context as well as considering initials. I thought this was entirely normal. Clearly not.

Why would you criticise? The name Dante doesn’t have negative connotations…

As a previous poster has said, the most well known Dante was a celebrated author and poet.

AmandaMirandaPanda · 08/01/2023 20:47

I wonder if Cape is meant to be a nature name, like Bay, Innes, River, etc? I know a couple who had Cove at the top of their list for boys but didn't use it because COVID became a big thing before the baby was born.

Speaking of articles of clothing, I recently embarrassed myself by objecting to a character in a Mexican sitcom being named Poncho (not Pancho), but apparently it is a trad diminutive of Alonso.