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Thisbe - too far out?

63 replies

RoseApp · 07/10/2024 10:17

So is Thisbe a no way or a may be?

Also on the list for a girl (my friend decided against all previous suggestions and is now back on the hunt for something poetic)

Xanthe - I like this one
Ruri - not sure how I feel about taking names from other cultures (Japan)
Romy
Raphaelle
Signe - she would pronounce it a bit like Sidney

the stress that’s going in to this I’m so glad I only have to name my dogs 🐶

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ExquisiteSocialSkills · 07/10/2024 11:04

There are so many other, nicer names.

I did know it was a Shakespeare name but it reminds me of Hispi cabbage, the light green pointy one.

KirstenBlest · 07/10/2024 11:00

Thisbe Theverse?

murasaki · 07/10/2024 10:58

It's a character in a play within a play, A Midsummer Night's Dream. Don't do it.

LauderSyme · 07/10/2024 10:54

My first thought was "This be where dragons dwell" spoken in an olde worlde Cornish voice! Not that that would disqualify the name necessarily 😉

I think Thisbe matches current name trends pretty well and it sounds nice, with a similar vibe to Phoebe.

But people might not know whether it's Th as in thin or Th as in these, and whether it's S as in snake or S as in rise. I don't know either, to be fair.

I like Xanthe very much then Romy but not keen on the others. Also I wouldn't underestimate the challenge of naming pets!

Els1e · 07/10/2024 10:53

I like the name Thisbe but I lisp, so would probably avoid. What about Portia?

LadyDanburysHat · 07/10/2024 10:43

I love Thisbe, and Xanthe. Not sure on Signe

Gaph · 07/10/2024 10:29

If I heard someone introduced as Thisbe then I would totally think I'd misheard Frisbee.

Bbq1 · 07/10/2024 10:22

Bbq1 · 07/10/2024 10:22

Thisbe and Signe are terrible names. They sound like they are being pronounced by somebody with a lisp. They are just really imply. Thisbe makes me think of the word, 'lesbian' and Signe if a signal. Ruri is a boys name.

Really ugly, not imply.

Bbq1 · 07/10/2024 10:22

Thisbe and Signe are terrible names. They sound like they are being pronounced by somebody with a lisp. They are just really imply. Thisbe makes me think of the word, 'lesbian' and Signe if a signal. Ruri is a boys name.

Hoppinggreen · 07/10/2024 10:20

I thought "frisbee" too, sorry

MistyF · 07/10/2024 10:20

I love Thisbe. I also love Raphaelle, but may suggest Sigrid instead of Signe

PreggersWithBaby2 · 07/10/2024 10:20

I honestly thought it was a typo! Way too out there in my opinion, coming from someone who's daughter's name was used on less than 3 babies in the entire country in the year she was born! Although I'm not bad about any of the names on the list tbh.

lchops · 07/10/2024 10:19

RoseApp · 07/10/2024 10:17

So is Thisbe a no way or a may be?

Also on the list for a girl (my friend decided against all previous suggestions and is now back on the hunt for something poetic)

Xanthe - I like this one
Ruri - not sure how I feel about taking names from other cultures (Japan)
Romy
Raphaelle
Signe - she would pronounce it a bit like Sidney

the stress that’s going in to this I’m so glad I only have to name my dogs 🐶

Personally, I'd raise an eyebrow.

It sounds like Frisbee.

Sorry.