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

214 replies

MeatPeatCeat · 17/04/2023 22:57

Ryan

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MakeMineADouble81 · 19/04/2023 22:43

Liberty, I tried to get everyone to call me that when I was in primary school (nobody did !)

tobee · 19/04/2023 22:40

Elspeth
Chester

Blackcountryexile · 19/04/2023 21:44

Starr, Jocelyn and Fiona.

Mossstitch · 19/04/2023 21:37

Sebastian (I loved the TV programme Belle & Sebastian)

AllOfThemWitches · 19/04/2023 21:14

Abi or Natasha

Stormydanielss · 19/04/2023 21:08

Melissa
I wanted to be Mellisa for a while

Lovelybluesky88 · 19/04/2023 21:03

Ethan or Sebastian

multivac · 19/04/2023 21:02

Brett. My best friend and I at the time had a MASSIVE fight about who would get to use it

tallcypowder · 19/04/2023 20:43

Ruth , Laurie ane Melissa

Mittens1717 · 19/04/2023 20:42

Jennifer and Lindsay, one of them is now my daughters name

TwoBigNoisyBoys · 19/04/2023 20:40

I was OBSESSED with names when I was a child (still am to a degree) and I used to read name books all the time! I wanted Tristan for a boy (big James Herriot fan) but my girls names were always a huge great big long list …including Colinetta, for some bizarre reason 😂 (apologies to any Colinettas out there!)

I ended up with two boys, so no chance to use any of my favourite girls names, but I wasn’t allowed Tristan, even though I still loved it, as my ex husband hated it.

ConkerBonkers · 19/04/2023 20:18

Anna and Greg

Hotvimto3 · 19/04/2023 20:18

Veronica or Robyn

Maraudingmarauders · 19/04/2023 20:17

Pietro and Lillian

iknowwhatyoudid · 19/04/2023 20:16

Danny

Nowtbettertodo · 19/04/2023 20:15

Rebecca

mischlerischler · 19/04/2023 20:14

Stella
Derek Grin

workwithmeaning · 19/04/2023 20:10

Taliesin - boy

Fiona - girl

Riapia · 19/04/2023 20:07

Galina

takeyourmoneytoo · 19/04/2023 20:07

Lucy

MsJuniper · 19/04/2023 20:06

I insisted I was going to call my child after whatever day of the week they were born. If I had followed this through I would have a daughter called Wednesday and would have seemed painfully cool and ahead of the curve.

Davestwattymissus · 19/04/2023 20:06

Tallulah or Madison

caringcarer · 19/04/2023 20:06

Vanessa. The name of my best and favourite doll.

Changeforachange · 19/04/2023 19:58

Dion

cptartapp · 19/04/2023 19:54

Natalie. Still a favourite.

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