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Original poster

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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zombiecupcakes · 17/04/2023 23:20

Shannon or Isla (thanks to Isla Fisher playing Shannon in Home and Away)

pnutter · 17/04/2023 23:19

Penny

Treasureboxkey · 17/04/2023 23:19

Michelle- I thought that it was beautiful because it had the word shell in it. Made me think of mermaids.

PurpleAirGuitar · 17/04/2023 23:19

Richard or Charlotte.

AdoraBell · 17/04/2023 23:15

Sofia

CheesusWept · 17/04/2023 23:15

Hayley or Billie-Jo. When I was a teenager I was sure if I had a girl she’d be named one of these.
I did have a girl, and she has neither of these names. Although, I still like the names.

SpringIntoChaos · 17/04/2023 23:15

Lindsay or Faye.

These were the two 'popular/pretty' girls in my class (all the boys fancied them and the girls wanted to be like them 🤦‍♀️). I was 10, shy and plain - even their names seemed glamorous to me then! 😢 🤣

BoatsAndHoes · 17/04/2023 23:12

George/Georgina (I read A LOT of The Famous Five)

hiredandsqueak · 17/04/2023 23:11

Shiloh and Cheyanne 😂

MagpieSong · 17/04/2023 23:11

Olive Esther
or
Ariadne

I adored the name Ariadne!

custardlover · 17/04/2023 23:10

Rosemarie

ronconcoke · 17/04/2023 23:10

Myra.

Before I learned about the Moors Murderers, that is....

YourWinter · 17/04/2023 23:10

Toni

Raera · 17/04/2023 23:10

Ailsa

Thighdentitycrisis · 17/04/2023 23:09

Marnie
my first real friend I chose not my parent, she moved away when we were about 5 or 6 and can still remember feeling the loss

HaggisFace · 17/04/2023 23:08

Chloe

BenCoopersSupportWren · 17/04/2023 23:08

Imogen.

DrMeredithGrey2023 · 17/04/2023 23:07

Paighton 🤢

UndercoverMam · 17/04/2023 23:07

Heather or Bracken

Howmanysleepsnow · 17/04/2023 23:06

Denise or Simone… my mum actually asked why I didn’t call Dd (born 2008!) either of these because I loved them as an 8yo..,

Lisbeth50 · 17/04/2023 23:06

Kate

NotHooray · 17/04/2023 23:06

Lily or Sam

HazeyjaneIII · 17/04/2023 23:06

Bet or Tiger.

Wedoronron · 17/04/2023 23:05

Charlie for a girl

Yoksha · 17/04/2023 23:05

Helen.