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Long name for Cuddy

163 replies

Janie8 · 25/01/2024 09:50

We're expecting our second baby and I am really keen on Cuddy as a name, which is usually a nickname for Cuthbert. We live in Northumberland so it has connection to St Cuthbert. But my husband isn't keen on Cuthbert, but only likes Cuddy if it's a nickname for something else. Any suggestions for what the birth name could be if we shorten to Cuddy?

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NotFastButFurious · 25/01/2024 11:43

Pokt · 25/01/2024 10:14

Kirkcudbright

The "cud" in Kirkcudbright is a "Coo" not a Cud though!
You can't call a child Cuddy whether it's a nickname or not!
What about Cody?

IcakethereforeIam · 25/01/2024 11:31

martha4clark · 25/01/2024 11:13

There is a Scottish surname of "McGillicuddy", but have never heard Cuddy as a first name. It does seem a bit unfair for the child.

MacGillycuddy's Reeks is a mountain range in Ireland 😀

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacGillycuddy%27sReeks

CrushingOnRubies · 25/01/2024 11:22

It's the nm for a particularly spiky/ unfriendly cat called Mr Cuddles. Please don't call your DS buddy

Funderthighs · 25/01/2024 11:18

Cuddy is the Geordie word for a donkey. Just don’t!

HillyHoney · 25/01/2024 11:17

ihavespoken · 25/01/2024 11:07

Although @catscatscurrantscurrants idea of Caedmon is a brilliant one if you are really set on the idea

Thirded. It's a great name and I've never met one (not an alive one, at least). I did know a Bede once though!

Windymcwindyson · 25/01/2024 11:15

Cudhavehadanicenamebutsadlynot..
Shorten it to Cuddy...

ApocalypseNowt · 25/01/2024 11:13

FatherJackHackettsUnderpantsHamper · 25/01/2024 10:19

If you want him to sound like a children's 'entertainer' that you wouldn't let your children within 100 miles of!

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That's the vibe I was going for Grin

martha4clark · 25/01/2024 11:13

There is a Scottish surname of "McGillicuddy", but have never heard Cuddy as a first name. It does seem a bit unfair for the child.

Onelife2024 · 25/01/2024 11:13

FatherJackHackettsUnderpantsHamper · 25/01/2024 10:16

Cody is a not-uncommon name - and would probably sound quite similar to Cuddy in a Geordie/NE accent.

Cody is a great idea. Koby is nice too.

Sorry I’m another one not keen on cuddy.

Olika · 25/01/2024 11:12

Please don't.

MrsSkylerWhite · 25/01/2024 11:09

Pokt · Today 10:14

Kirkcudbright”

Thats a place, not a name. Might just as well call the poor kid Auchtermuchty or Echelfechan .

aperolspritzbasicbitch · 25/01/2024 11:08

I mean, there's a rapper called kid cudi.

If you are set on it, maybe change the spelling and just use Cudi

ihavespoken · 25/01/2024 11:07

Although @catscatscurrantscurrants idea of Caedmon is a brilliant one if you are really set on the idea

ihavespoken · 25/01/2024 11:05

Morethantimeandmorethanlove · 25/01/2024 10:47

Please don’t use it . It means horse/ donkey in some parts of Scotland and it’s also used by rappers to mean snogging or even sex.

It means horse in NE England too 😂

Nicelynicelyjohnson · 25/01/2024 11:04

Have you read Cuddy by Benjamin Myers? It's a retelling of the story of St Cuthbert.
He's a terrific author, not sure my comment helps with your naming dilemma though!

Agapornis · 25/01/2024 11:04

As you didn't mention whether it's a boy or a girl Wink

Cudelia
Cudelyn
Cudessa
Cudanne
Cudaria
Cuthryn
Culotte

spicedlemonpie · 25/01/2024 11:01

Id re-think on that name cuddy named after cuthbert NO just no.
Poor child will be bullied for life.
Im already seeing rude names being made up.
Less rude might be 👇
Mr cuddles
Did mummy wummy call you cuddy wuddy.
Lemon curdy.
The list goes on.
How about cody/cliff / anything but cuddy.

NancyPickford · 25/01/2024 10:59

Cuddy is a horse or donkey where I come from. Plus it sounds horrible as a name for a child.

AceofPentacles · 25/01/2024 10:57

Cuddles?

Please don't do this to your son who will be full grown man one day .

AHFaemale · 25/01/2024 10:57

Cuddy is a horse in Scotland. Poor child. It's an awful awful name.

KirstenBlest · 25/01/2024 10:55

Cuddyabeloved?

RedDoughnut · 25/01/2024 10:55

Do you watch House OP?

Lisa Cuddy was a character on there. Never understood how she ran a hospital. She seemed really dopey.

Anyway, on the off chance this is genuine.
Cuddy is awful. Cows chew cud.

And Cuthbert is now a caterpillar cake.

FancyJapflack · 25/01/2024 10:54

Awful. Just dreadful but if you want to call him Cuddy just call him Cuddy. I don’t understand the obsession with pretending that the name you gave your child is a nickname. It’s like you’re saying “Oh no we wouldn’t have ACTUALLY called him Cuddy! It’s just a nickname that stuck haha!”

You don’t get people saying “We want to call our baby Paul - what could Paul be a nickname for?”

RoseMarigoldViolet · 25/01/2024 10:51

It makes me think of a cow chewing their cud. Not a nice association.