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names you would love to use but can't, for whatever reason

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dizzydixies · 28/03/2008 19:07

Ellis
Lola
Dixie and Jack

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hollyhobbie · 30/03/2008 12:33

dizzydixies - my friend just had a girl and named her Coco. I think knowing that it was 'our' name (and therefore other people had considered it) meant that she dared to use it - still all those 'Coco the clown' connotations...

I'm pleased someone used the name, but couldn't help feeling a little regretful that it wasn't 'ours' anymore (if that makes sense?)

DH always wanted to spell it Cocoa though, so it's probably a good job we got a DS!

squareheadcut · 30/03/2008 09:47

karma but sounded too hippyish in the end

alicet · 30/03/2008 09:22

Polly which I love but dh refused as it was the name of an ex and 'I couldn't call my daughter after someone I've shagged'. Fair point I guess!!! Good job we have boys...

Ben as with a surname beginning with T it becomes BenT....

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dizzydixies · 29/03/2008 22:21

hollyhobbie I love Coco too am considering it as a shortened version for Charlotte

god am apparently considering everything for this dc - should really start another thread and stop hi-jacking this one even though I started it

dotvicky tis how dd2 got her name - we'd mostly decided on it but my mum started making noises about it so that sealed the deal for dh lol

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mrsmacleod · 29/03/2008 22:21

Liv Tyler I can live with, the Tweenies - NO!

Doobydoo · 29/03/2008 22:18

dizzydixies.Maybe I amand thankyou re ds2's name.

dotvicky · 29/03/2008 22:17

Verity - I may yet win this one but at the moment DH doesn't like it because mother loves it. Heheh.

hollyhobbie · 29/03/2008 22:15

Coco - The baby I was sure would be DD2, turned out to be a surprise DS.

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dizzydixies · 29/03/2008 22:14

DoobyDoo - are you Liv tyler?!? I loved you in Lord of the rings - you're just sooooooo pretty! like your ds' name too!

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Doobydoo · 29/03/2008 22:11

Milo is also my son

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dizzydixies · 29/03/2008 21:26

mrsmacleod - you need to not be so popular

milo is liv tylers son and also one of the tweenies I think?

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Botbot · 29/03/2008 21:25

Anna - surname begins with N so doesn't sound right.

Clover - margarine issues.

mrsmacleod · 29/03/2008 21:18

Laurence, Rory, Henry, Elliot, Otis, Felix, Edith and Frida - already taken by friends and family

Curtis - DH's boss's surname

Milo - think a celeb baby has this but might still be in the running for DS2

Wolfgang or Wolf - my absolute favourite for DS1 but DH hated

Ceolas · 29/03/2008 21:16

Lots of names because DH is a teacher and they have bad associations for him. Drives me mad every time!

I love Hilary and Valerie for girls but they sound ridiculous with our surname. I tried to convince DH on account of the fact she could change her surname when she got married

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dizzydixies · 29/03/2008 21:08

now thats a whole other thread

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cazboldy · 29/03/2008 20:44

I wanted to call my ds3 Ben(jamin) after my brother and my grandad, but dh refused........

turns out he has a half brother called that, from when his dad had an affair with mil's sister !

TwilightSurfer · 29/03/2008 20:38

DD was almost Emory Kate. Considered Jane but couldn't come up with a middle name.

LyraSilvertongue · 29/03/2008 20:33

DS2 was very nearly Jesse.

Doobydoo · 29/03/2008 20:32

Bartholomew and Montgomery
and Jesse

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dizzydixies · 29/03/2008 19:33

PMSL at patience dear

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Phatmouse · 29/03/2008 19:30

Hunter - because i'm a geordie so would say Hunta and you really should be able to pronounce your own sons name.

fullamilk · 29/03/2008 19:20

Connor - our freinds stole it!
Shaun - dp hated it
Lucy - we had a boy

tyaca · 29/03/2008 19:13

patience is fave girls name but our surname is dear -- bit too michael winner

popsycal · 29/03/2008 18:39

Could not have a Jack - name of DH's parents' dog and a v famous celebrity from the past

Many names that DH has vetoed.

Also couldn;t have a 'Dick' - not that I particularly want one.....

A question actually...
Actually I will start a new thread

pickie · 29/03/2008 18:39

Evie, Eve or even Eva but DS is called Adam so that would be asking for trouble