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You have to name a child a name you liked growing up , what would you call the child?

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MeatPeatCeat · 17/04/2023 22:57

Ryan

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MooseBreath · 08/10/2023 22:47

Dakota or Finn.

dressedforcomfort · 08/10/2023 21:15

Stacey (it was the 80's!)

piscofrisco · 08/10/2023 12:02

Aramanita

Spacie · 08/10/2023 11:17

Justine (my best friend forever when I was 5)

Maskedpotato · 08/10/2023 11:14

My tiny tears doll was called Angela so that must have been a favourite at one point. I also liked names from book characters and Katy ( from the what Katy did series) remains a favourite name.

Mummyof287 · 08/10/2023 08:08

I still have a list in the attic of names I liked that I wrote when I was about 12 😂 I remember Courtney was on there, and I think I also liked Tiffany for awhile...Very 90s!

DD1's name isn't on there, but I know I liked it when I was younger, as I have a picture I drew of a baby with her name written underneath 🥰

HarleyLane · 25/04/2023 21:48

My dolls were Victoria, Louisa, Jessica and Donna - favourites at the time.

As a teen I went to visit an older friend at University. Her flatmate was Janelle, a French student. I thought it so beautiful and at the time ‘exotic’!

MagpieSong · 25/04/2023 12:10

saltandpepper86 · 22/04/2023 06:08

I love love love the name Ariadne

I love Arriety from the Borrowers too

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Oo yes! I don’t think my preferences changed much as I actually did go for mythological names in adulthood, which a friend from primary school found very fitting 😂🙈

dwightschrutebeets · 23/04/2023 21:59

Alice

LilyDivine · 23/04/2023 14:50

Leah or Jacob

saltandpepper86 · 22/04/2023 06:08

MagpieSong · 17/04/2023 23:11

Olive Esther
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Ariadne

I adored the name Ariadne!

I love love love the name Ariadne

I love Arriety from the Borrowers too

saltandpepper86 · 22/04/2023 06:07

Julie when I very little (6YO) and then Kennedy when I was about 11YO

for boys it was always Jack

Sleepyandconfused · 21/04/2023 07:37

Skye

Elspethelf · 21/04/2023 07:02

Every doll I had was Victoria or Elizabeth. No nicknames, my dolls were all formal

SpringLobelia · 20/04/2023 12:26

Sage or Paisley.

Then when I became devoted to the Jinny at Finmory books I wanted to be called Jinny.

Stoptheworldpls · 20/04/2023 12:24

Courtney

CloudPop · 20/04/2023 12:22

Laura

NameChangingIsMySuperPower · 20/04/2023 12:11

Lucky or Chantelle.

I thought these were the lovelies names! 🙈🤣

Ginnington · 20/04/2023 11:09

When I was really little I thought I'd have twins Gemma and Tracey.
As a teenager I wanted 5 boys and a girl, Winston, Carlton, Layton, Levi, Leroy and Francesca.

My children aren't called any of these although Francesca was a contender for DD.

Comefromaway · 20/04/2023 11:09

Louise or Carla

Olios · 20/04/2023 10:55

Skye

SVRT19674 · 20/04/2023 10:06

Hmm I liked Chantal (seriously) and Arabella, I wrote a mystery strory and called the main character that. I have a daughter and called her neither. Luckily for her.

ShortSilence · 20/04/2023 09:50

Mary

My name is unusual and I used to get teased about it so I pined for the simplest, most common name I could imagine Grin

ScruffMuffin · 19/04/2023 23:36

Vanessa or Kirsty. Really not keen now!

Francisco or Roman. I have no European connections.

Didicat · 19/04/2023 22:44

Amelia, Rebecca and Tristram

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