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Can I call my child Duckie?

313 replies

magicstar2020 · 04/10/2024 18:41

I really love it.
Is it the pregnancy hormones? Or is it as great as I think it is?

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Shyfrog · 04/10/2024 19:18

Your baby wont be a baby forever they will grow up and become an adult so no

IDontLoveTheWayYouLie · 04/10/2024 19:17

Go for it if you live in a pond

AIright · 04/10/2024 19:16

Why do you hate your baby???

boulevardofbrokendreamss · 04/10/2024 19:15

Is this a typo for Dulcie (perfectly fine name)? Duckie? No.

forgotmyusername1 · 04/10/2024 19:15

Maybe Darcie or Dougie with that nickname. Actually name... no

LoopyLentil · 04/10/2024 19:13

Heybearu · 04/10/2024 18:43

Oh god Dora duck!!!! Not dick

Made my day

Catterbat · 04/10/2024 19:10

I don’t think you’re supposed to take acid while you’re pregnant.

Sethera · 04/10/2024 19:10

Darkfloods · 04/10/2024 19:07

About 15 years ago I met children called Birdie and Pebble (different families) and thought why would you do that to a person. Birdie was about 2 and her mum did say she was starting g to regret the name.
I also say no to Duckie.

Edited

Inspired by The Flintstones, maybe?

persisted · 04/10/2024 19:09

Jemima for Puddleduck? Goosey Gander?

Darkfloods · 04/10/2024 19:07

About 15 years ago I met children called Birdie and Pebble (different families) and thought why would you do that to a person. Birdie was about 2 and her mum did say she was starting g to regret the name.
I also say no to Duckie.

PersephoneAgrees · 04/10/2024 19:06

Call your baby Drake, it's a boy duck, or Hen(rietta) if it's a girl duck. Then he or she can be called Duckie for short and you won't be bestowing a lifetime of misery and pisstaking on the poor little sod.

OlderGlaswegianLivingInDevon · 04/10/2024 19:04

Hopefully the Registrar wouldn't permit it when it comes time to register the birth.

HighPrecisionGhosts · 04/10/2024 19:03

ABSOLUTELY, she'll be called Fuckie Duckie in her teens and thank you everyday.

FormerlyPathologicallyHappy · 04/10/2024 19:03

If you want them them to get the shit kicked out of them at school then yes it’s a fab name.

SaturdayMorningRun · 04/10/2024 19:02

No. It's way too popular. 🦆

OtherS · 04/10/2024 19:01

MagentaRavioli · 04/10/2024 18:50

It depends. If you’re a Mummy mallard for example, I expect it’d go down well with the wider family but tbh I think when Duckie goes to school she might find seven more in the class. If you’re a Mummy swan then that’s just plain confusing as a given name and it has ugly duckling connotations so please don’t inflict it on your cygnet. I think if you’re a more exotic avian species of Mummy you could probably get away with it by describing it as a foreign name.

For all mammals apart from a duck-billed platypus (Duckie and Billie are fine here) I would choose something more species-relevant.

🤣🤣🤣

menopausalmare · 04/10/2024 19:01

No

okydokethen · 04/10/2024 19:01

How about Dulcie?

HarpyBirthday · 04/10/2024 19:01

Nah. What about Vera - ? Dafne?

Mind you I do know a little Bunny

mynewhouse · 04/10/2024 18:58

No. Ducks are evil. Well, the male ones are.

Melonjuice · 04/10/2024 18:57

You cannot be serious 😾

Ursulla · 04/10/2024 18:57

Of course you can.

It would be different if you were an actual duck. That would be confusing. Too many other ducks!

But, you're a person, so it's fine.

purplecorkheart · 04/10/2024 18:57

Sorry it would be an awful nickname. As an actual name it would be cruel.

BlackLantern · 04/10/2024 18:56

You misspelled Dulcie right?

Sethera · 04/10/2024 18:56

Only if this is an accurate picture of you and your lil' family😀

family duck GIF
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