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scarlett, what do you think to this name?

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beachlover · 25/02/2008 20:29

posting for sil, btw not me !

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poshwellies · 03/03/2008 13:00

I have a dd called Scarlett shes nearly 13,her friends call her Letty sometimes but thats about it.It's a very bold name.When I named her there wasn't hardly any Scarlett's around then-seems to be getting more popular now.

madame · 03/03/2008 12:59

I think it suits a very dark haired child, I love it but my dd is fair and some how to me it wouldn't work on a fair child.

chamaeleon · 03/03/2008 12:50

my 20-something friend scarlett likes her name, but at school hated being called captain scarlett, scarlett woman and scarlett ohara. and scarlywarly but you could do similar with any name. she does seem to have come through it unscathed tho! lovely name imo

mrsstresshead · 03/03/2008 12:47

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Kindersurpise · 03/03/2008 11:12

I love it. Sounds like a independant confident child, not necessarily fiery imo.

One think I did not consider when choosing names is what it would be shortened to.

Do like little Red, or Red thought.

jiji · 03/03/2008 11:06

I love it! It is very bold, but a great name. (files it away for possible future use, if pigs fly and such like...)

mehdismummy · 03/03/2008 11:02

i have a niece called scarlet and she most certainly lives up to her name! She is five and got lovely blonde hair and big blue eyes. She is a proper little girl! Loves her ballet her mummy etc

samja · 03/03/2008 10:55

I've got a Scarlett. 22 months and a force of nature. Dark curls, green eyes. We took nearly 2 weeks to name her, tried all the names on our shortlist. Then my mum said Scarlett as I really liked it as a child and it seemed perfect. Trouble is DD2 was even more difficult to name cause we had to find something of equal weight. She is Roberta or Bobby which I'm not so sure about now...

TheFallenMadonna · 03/03/2008 10:54

I like it.

littlelapin · 03/03/2008 10:54

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branflake81 · 03/03/2008 10:49

It's OK but I think it would only suit someone with red hair. Also, how do you know if your child is going to be firey?

TattyCatty · 03/03/2008 10:32

I have a Scarlett and when we told our PILs that it was the name we were planning to use, their very first question is "what are you going to shorten it to?" Aargh! Nothing - if we had wanted a short name, we would have given her one! Nobody has attempted to shorten it yet, but then she is only just two. Never even considered any other girl's names - it's still my absolute favourite .

squinny101 · 03/03/2008 09:17

I have a Scarlett Bibi and a Honey Neve.

Scarlett is the most fiery child you have ever met. Imagined that she would have dark hair when she was born like my dp. Instead she has blonde ringlets.

Honey is a little ginger nut.

MAMAZON · 01/03/2008 13:02

my friend has a 6mo Scarlett.

she is known as Letty.

vicsta · 01/03/2008 12:57

Unfortunately, cantsleepwontsleep, its not us adults/parents who shorten it. It will be her friends & 'Scar' is just not nice

CantSleepWontSleep · 29/02/2008 22:15

It's a great name (but not with our surname).
One of dd's friends (age 2) is called this. Why are some of you obsessed with what you'd shorten it to? You don't need to shorten it - it's only 2 syllables FFS!

fizzbuzz · 29/02/2008 22:04

I teach a Scarlett, and her friends call her Scarty......or Scarlett O'Hara

hertsnessex · 29/02/2008 21:48

i love it, was always going to call my DD this, if id have had one.

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pagwatch · 29/02/2008 21:40

I love it. Wanted it for DD but we had agreed that DS1 could choose.
I wanted Scarlett Honey so I could stand on the front porch and call her with that accent.

ProfYaffle · 29/02/2008 21:37

Makes me think of Four weddings, I like it.

bluenosesaint · 29/02/2008 21:35

Love it

vicsta · 29/02/2008 21:24

No, what will you shorten it to?

Springflower · 26/02/2008 14:21

I know quite a few baby / young Scarletts so as long as you dont mind it potentially being quite popular. I love the name.

justjules · 25/02/2008 22:31

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BoysOnToast · 25/02/2008 22:28

i like scarlett.

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