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its so not fair

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f1nut · 13/05/2008 14:35

we had just decided to name our baby (if a girl) poppy, i love the name and my other 3 kids love it, anyways a week after making that decision dp remembered his bi**h ex has a dog called poppy.
its so not fair,

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pootleflump · 14/05/2008 22:43

Poppy is number 1 on my list if I'm having a girl, forget the dog and go for it.

hedgepig · 14/05/2008 22:31

Poppy is lovely go for it, it is not like it his his ex-s name,
now that would be a whole different kettle of fish!

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TheProvincialLady · 13/05/2008 17:15

Oh dear Lord, now I completely understand why you wouldn't give a child the same name. Poppy was one of our potential names for my DC2 if it is a girl - but after this, no way

Chequers · 13/05/2008 17:10

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f1nut · 13/05/2008 17:10

quite the opisit actually, 54 year old indian lady

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Twinkie1 · 13/05/2008 17:08

God deffo would kill it it sounds vile - was your DP the boyfriend of Paris Hilton or something???

NotABanana · 13/05/2008 17:05

My daughter was 6 months old before I realised both her names were the same as two children I had nannied for.

Name her Poppy and be done.

notjustmom · 13/05/2008 17:04

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belgo · 13/05/2008 17:04

pmsl at pink knitted cardigan!

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f1nut · 13/05/2008 17:03

notjustmom no comment

TheProvincialLady lol

its one of them mini dogs , it lives in her handbag, has bows on its ears and wears a baby girls pink knitted cardi and wot a yappy darn thing it is, dp says no way, choose another name, i do like it though,
its sooooo not fair, oh sh*t theres me whining again....

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PuppyMonkey · 13/05/2008 16:41

My dd is named the same as a friend's cat...

whinegums · 13/05/2008 16:38

f1nut, the name both me and DP like for our boy is also the name of a friend's dog! We won't decide finally until he's born anyway, but if I get any grief then it's goodbye to the dog (and the friend). [manic laugh smiley].

What's wrong with a bit of frivolity btw? Are the baby names threads all meant to be deadly serious??!!

belgo · 13/05/2008 16:30

f1nut - this thread makes me smile - it's so trivial but I understand why you think it's not fair!

hatrick · 13/05/2008 16:29

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pagwatch · 13/05/2008 16:27

We called our dog Angus. friend called their boy Angus. Neither of us minds.
Call her poppy. Its nice

notjustmom · 13/05/2008 16:27

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unknownrebelbang · 13/05/2008 16:25

Love the name Poppy.

Chequers · 13/05/2008 16:25

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Nancy66 · 13/05/2008 16:23

Yes, but this is a section dedicated to children's names - not third world disasters.

notjustmom · 13/05/2008 16:01

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Nancy66 · 13/05/2008 15:50

Unless this woman and her dog are still in your life then i can't see that it matters. Poppy is a lovely name.

TheProvincialLady · 13/05/2008 15:48

Oh PM I love the idea of naming a dd after an ex's dog, in honour of said hound!

JudgeNutmeg · 13/05/2008 15:47

My boy children share names with my dh's last two girlfriends. Idiot.

Number 37 on the list of things you don't want to hear from yout MIL.

DiscoDizzy · 13/05/2008 15:46

Wahey a name thread where I actually like the name. We were going to call DD1 Poppy but then I think Gail Porter and then someone else stole it. I can understand the OP's reservations TBH.