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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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MeFernBradyMeFernBrady · 18/04/2023 05:34

Angie
I thought this the most beautiful name I'd ever heard and named my favourite baby doll Angie. No idea why.

SuperGinger · 18/04/2023 05:13

Andrea after a girl I admired who became an engineer when she grew up, not very common in the early eighties, apparently she is now a vicar

LittleOctopus · 18/04/2023 04:55

Harriet

junglemaze · 18/04/2023 04:52

Bethany
Tabitha
Shauna

user1492757084 · 18/04/2023 04:50

Zara and Winston

ZeldaWillTellYourFortune · 18/04/2023 04:27

Belinda

Fandabedodgy · 18/04/2023 04:22

Jenna

(From Blake's 7)

autienotnaughti · 18/04/2023 04:19

Courtney
Frances Bean (big nirvana fan)

Libmama · 18/04/2023 03:55

Aaron or Callie

VintedoreBay · 18/04/2023 03:21

Morgan for a girl (can't remember why I loved that so much).

Elliot for a boy (because my favourite film was Pete's Dragon and that was the name of the dragon).

Fridayfreddie · 18/04/2023 02:22

Kimberley

Pieceofpurplesky · 18/04/2023 02:20

Gabriella or Zach. Both from books

HerRoyalNotness · 18/04/2023 02:11

Elodie
would have used it but had a boy and then my friend used it for her DD

lonelymamof4 · 18/04/2023 02:09

Melissa George
Actress from home and away I think she played angel

46mumof6 · 18/04/2023 01:42

Scarlett or Sebastian

Rarar · 18/04/2023 01:37

Romilly, after a character in a book I loved.

elp30 · 18/04/2023 01:31

I loved the names of my classmates in 1975:

Heather
Dawn
Amber

Marco
Paul
Diego

BritInAus · 18/04/2023 01:25

Something very very 90's, like Zoe, Emma, Gemma or Leah

CallieQ · 18/04/2023 01:15

Carey and Shona

MirandaBlu · 18/04/2023 00:53

According to my parents, I wanted to name my little sister Tiara.

Later on, I was obsessed with a story about four sisters who each controlled one of the seasons: Alyssa, Allegra, Fira, and Vanora. I was going to have one of each - no boys. (I did have boy dolls called Jasper, Tobias, and Sebastian, so probably those.)

UncleHerbie · 18/04/2023 00:53

Rachel - she moved the summer we were 8. I have never forgotten her. Through a Facebook group I obtained her address but haven’t written to her as I doubt very much that she remembers me 🙁

Kanaloa · 18/04/2023 00:51

I remember loving the name Emmy. Not Emily, Emilia, Emma. Just Emmy. Now I have two girls - neither of them is called Emmy!

LighterNights · 18/04/2023 00:48

Catriona, Edwina and Richard.

Catriona is DHs ex wife's name, please don't make me use it, lol

WrenNatsworthy · 18/04/2023 00:46

Chantal.

Needmorelego · 18/04/2023 00:35

Samantha

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