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Birdie?

139 replies

Babytalkx · 21/02/2024 17:26

Is ‘birdie’ okay for a girl? I’m not too sure on the name extended e.g. birdette but I love it for a baby girl!

My mother thinks it’s a cruel name and that it could subject her to bullying?

Please help!!!!

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ArcticBells · 21/02/2024 21:03

Use birdie as a nickname but give her a proper name too , in time her physique/personality might not suit it

sovenbelle · 21/02/2024 20:58

Agree with Bridie which is actually a lovely name

OlderGlaswegianLivingInDevon · 21/02/2024 20:56

Birdie - as in what a toddler may say when s/he sees birds in the garden ?

REALLY ?!!!

Yes again I wonder if the Registrar will allow the name, hopefully it will be misunderstood and registered as Bridie.

Brightredtulips · 21/02/2024 20:53

Sorry but no. You're being very self indulgent. I work in a secondary school and know how cruel kids can be.

EdithGrantham · 21/02/2024 20:52

I love it but couldn't use it because it's too out-there and gets the reaction you've seen on this thread

Lancrelady80 · 21/02/2024 20:50

Don't do it to the poor child! Lovely as a nickname, esp if a bright-eyed, intelligent, delicate little thing, but not as a real name. You could go Bridget / Bridie or something like AmBER where the final syllable gives the lead in to the first syllable of BIRdie, iyswim.

salamithumbs · 21/02/2024 20:48

I would really hate to introduce myself as Birdie, I think it's cute as a nickname but would want a more solid name to fall back on! Robyn or Wren could work?

HemlockSoup · 21/02/2024 20:45

I've also worked in HR and I find that hard to believe. Not that you'd ever hear a tall tale on Mumsnet...

And I'd happily pick a solicitor or GP called Birdie. She's qualified in her field presumably Confused

Thedance · 21/02/2024 20:38

Before you think this is far fetched, I've worked in hr and we really did filter the hundreds of applicants by name, too silly or childlike and my boss stuck them through the shedder.

This is ridiculous and very judgemental. A name isn't the individual's fault. I don't know of any reputable company that would do this. Some companies assess applications 'blind' to make sure this sort of prejudice doesn't take place.

Ghostlight · 21/02/2024 20:34

I met a woman in a hospital in her late 90s called Birdie, I liked it, it was sweet and it suited her.
But she was very small and very very frail and she did feel almost birdlike to move. It might have a different feel on someone young and strong.

Theoldwoman · 21/02/2024 20:27

I only know of one.
Shes child number 9 out of ten on a family YouTube channel.

Jabberwonky · 21/02/2024 20:25

At best it's a nickname for Bridget, Elizabeth, Beatrice or Bertha.

At worst it's a silly name in its own right.

AnnieApple123 · 21/02/2024 20:25

Even Bridie would be better and that’s not saying much.

MarsMama17 · 21/02/2024 20:25

Really cool name in my opinion! Gives me a vintage vibe :)

IggyAce · 21/02/2024 20:25

I initially thought you’d done a typo and the name was meant to be Bridie.

Wren Or Lark with the nn birdie could work.

Roselilly36 · 21/02/2024 20:22

Just makes me think of golf, tbh.

Samzzz · 21/02/2024 20:21

I like it! Non mainstream names don’t get good feedback on here.

HuntingoftheSnark · 21/02/2024 20:18

She's a doll in Rumer Godden's The Dolls' House. I loved that book and the name suited her - she was flighty and rattled when you shook her, as she had a bead in her head. Not great for a real person though.

User373433 · 21/02/2024 20:15

I know one, a toddler. I was a bit surprised at first as I'd never come across it before, but very quickly got used to it as any other name.

Cantalever · 21/02/2024 20:13

Awful name, except as a nickname. It sounds trivial, as though she is not to be taken seriously.

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 21/02/2024 20:12

It’s not a name I would want or use. Fine as a nickname and I’ve heard it used as a nickname for Bernadette.

Cathbrownlow · 21/02/2024 20:10

I like it!

wafflingworrier · 21/02/2024 20:09

Missingmyusername · 21/02/2024 20:05

I’d name a cat Birdie. I’m not a fan sorry.

😂😂😂

WildCherryBlossom · 21/02/2024 20:09

I've known two - both were nicknames. One was originally a Bridget and not sure about the other. I quite like it as a nickname.

Theoldcuriosityshop · 21/02/2024 20:08

David and Georgia Tennant have a Birdie.