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I can’t have Olive can I :(

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MrsB2019x · 27/09/2024 20:16

18 weeks with a baby girl.
I adore the name Olive but our surname is Brown.
Olive Brown.
It’s a bit too Dulux colour chart isn’t it :(

Any other suggestions welcome! (Or change my mind and convince me Olive Brown isn’t ridiculous 😅)

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BunnyLake · 27/09/2024 21:29

Sethera · 27/09/2024 21:15

Legend!

Someone else who knows who Olive is. 😁

Charlize43 · 27/09/2024 21:28

Lovely!

RedRobyn2021 · 27/09/2024 21:28

I like it strangely, I think it works well

MovingonupScotland · 27/09/2024 21:28

Enid
Eliza
Edith
Esther
Esme
Emmie
Clemmie
Martha

One syllable surname calls for 2* syllable first name IMO!

Pooeys · 27/09/2024 21:27

BunnyLake · 27/09/2024 21:25

I’m 63, so you’re too young. If you were my age and brought up in England (or UK) you’d know who Olive from On the Buses is.

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I am 60 and I genuinely cannot remember this program. Does it really matter though to a child born in 2025 and what was so awful about this character?🤔

Orangedoris · 27/09/2024 21:27

What about Evelyn? Evelyn Brown sounds nice I think.

twohotwaterbottles · 27/09/2024 21:26

Sethera · 27/09/2024 21:15

Legend!

😂😂

Sethera · 27/09/2024 21:25

lmhj · 27/09/2024 21:22

Same age as PP and never heard of on the bus.

I think maybe a cartoon had a wife olive? Maybe.

The WORST name I ever heard or knew of was

Ewan Kerr.

Luckily he owned it but I remember watching the chants and asking my mum what the big kids were shouting and why 🫣

Are you thinking of Olive Oyle, Popeye's significant other?

I can’t have Olive can I :(
BunnyLake · 27/09/2024 21:25

shakemyheadatyou · 27/09/2024 21:18

I’m 44, so hardly a ‘younger parent’ and I’ve never heard of On The Buses!

I don’t like olive though … love Olivia.

I’m 63, so you’re too young. If you were my age and brought up in England (or UK) you’d know who Olive from On the Buses is.

nomoneymummy · 27/09/2024 21:24

I think it's fine. If your surname was Green I'd give it a swerve.

Charlize43 · 27/09/2024 21:24

Bobby? (Short for Roberta).

Charlie (Short for Charlize or Charlotte)

Molly (sound unsinkable)...

Pooeys · 27/09/2024 21:23

Any child born now wouldn’t have even a Grandparent who remembers On the buses ..and if they do ,will the child care ? There are so many more names that are beautiful that can be associated with far worse memories!! I personally love the name Olive ,it is a beautiful name associated with nature.X

lmhj · 27/09/2024 21:22

Same age as PP and never heard of on the bus.

I think maybe a cartoon had a wife olive? Maybe.

The WORST name I ever heard or knew of was

Ewan Kerr.

Luckily he owned it but I remember watching the chants and asking my mum what the big kids were shouting and why 🫣

Singleandproud · 27/09/2024 21:21

I like Olive Brown, or Ivy Brown

PyongyangKipperbang · 27/09/2024 21:20

BeautyPageantDropout · 27/09/2024 21:17

Olive Brown is such a drab little name. With a boring surname like Brown she needs a first name with a bit more pizazz.

Now you say it, it does conjure images of quite a droopy person with a droopy name.

There is a woman who wrote a fantastic book about sex birth and motherhood throughout the ages called Petrina Brown, I like the sound of that.

shakemyheadatyou · 27/09/2024 21:18

I’m 44, so hardly a ‘younger parent’ and I’ve never heard of On The Buses!

I don’t like olive though … love Olivia.

BeautyPageantDropout · 27/09/2024 21:17

Olive Brown is such a drab little name. With a boring surname like Brown she needs a first name with a bit more pizazz.

lmhj · 27/09/2024 21:17

I think it sounds fantastic and didn't make any colour connections.

Olive green maybe.

PyongyangKipperbang · 27/09/2024 21:17

WimpoleHat · 27/09/2024 21:15

Just came on to say the same thing as @remotecontrolowls! You cannot name a child Eva Brown……

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Yeah I was thinking that! Eve would be ok but Eva....it ALWAYS be too soon.

Chateauneufdu · 27/09/2024 21:17

It's lovely, your surname isn't green😉

PyongyangKipperbang · 27/09/2024 21:16

I have an old aquaintance with a colour as her surname and named her child after a season for the first name and a plant for the second name.

So imagine Summer Rose White. It really is like a dulux paint colour and I feel so sorry for the kid.

DryBiscuit · 27/09/2024 21:16

BunnyLake · 27/09/2024 21:05

The trouble with Olive is it will always be Olive from On the Buses to certain age groups (mine) but I guess for younger parents they won’t have that association.

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Not to children in her school tho

Cheswick · 27/09/2024 21:15

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Eva Brown does sound like Eva Braun. I would avoid due to the unpleasant association.

Sethera · 27/09/2024 21:15

Legend!

I can’t have Olive can I :(
WimpoleHat · 27/09/2024 21:15

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Just came on to say the same thing as @remotecontrolowls! You cannot name a child Eva Brown……

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