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Moth for a girl?

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RainyWednesday · 15/05/2008 23:06

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MrsJohnCusack · 16/05/2008 01:18

well I thought Shakespeare too, even though I have a moth phobia

I LIKE the name Jethro too

Spidermama · 16/05/2008 00:05

Oh I see. Scan. Gotcha.

duchesse · 16/05/2008 00:03

And if your ultrasonographer doesn't get it wrong...

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RainyWednesday · 16/05/2008 00:01

No, 20 week (or 22+4 but who's counting? ) scan tomorrow (so hope LO's feeling cooperative/exhibitionist!)

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ButterflyMcQueen · 16/05/2008 00:01

fab rainy!!

Spidermama · 15/05/2008 23:59

Are you having an elective then?

All the very best in that case. I find boys names tricky but I have three boys all with, um, uncommon names. I would be terrified to reveal them to the MN massive.

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RainyWednesday · 15/05/2008 23:59

duchesse surely her middle name would have to be Balls?

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RainyWednesday · 15/05/2008 23:58

No Roedean here - though if it helps our kids will probably be teased for wearing secondhand clothes, not being allowed a telly and having wood-burning central heating

(and for perspective, their dad is the Jethro who's name was so roundly trashed yesterday!)

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duchesse · 15/05/2008 23:58

With "Clothes" as a middle name?

Even "Clove" would do actually.

WendyWeber · 15/05/2008 23:56

Honeysuckle Weeks has managed OK (mind you she went to Roedean...)

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RainyWednesday · 15/05/2008 23:54

Spidermama this bun is still firmly in the oven and we won't know the flavour for ooh another ten hours and ten minutes

I was thinking of putting our favourite boy's name on here but DH would rather we decide for ourselves

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Spidermama · 15/05/2008 23:53

But Butterfly did she go to school with that name? I always think that if people can get through the school bit, they'll be really glad they have an unusual name. It seems to be the school bit which people are phobic about, which is sad as school is only a small part of life in the grand scheme of things.

ButterflyMcQueen · 15/05/2008 23:48

and what is wrong with an insect name?

check out my profile - i am for real you know!

Spidermama · 15/05/2008 23:40

Quite right. I wouldn't dream of sharing names with anyone on MN. Especially when you've already named you child so it's too late.

No moth is a really cool second name and particularly lovely with the family connection. I would utterly go with that.

DefinitelyNotMARINAWheeler · 15/05/2008 23:40

I did suggest Snout for a boy way back there...although I think I meant Snug... what, not interested?

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RainyWednesday · 15/05/2008 23:38

I'm glad someone thought Shakespeare and not phobias! I was thinking of it originally as a middle name

I know a Tabitha - really don't like the name, sorry

I'm not sharing my boys' names :p (well, I was going to, but DH said no!)

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Spidermama · 15/05/2008 23:37

I agree. Great middle name and perfectly justified as a tribute to your grandmother.

I know a girl with the middle name 'Moon' and it gets used within the family. Really lovely. Suits her.

hatwoman · 15/05/2008 23:35

I know a Tabitha

ravenAK · 15/05/2008 23:34

I immediately thought as in Midsummer Night's Dream tbh.

Would make a great middle name esp. if family nickname. Probably a bit much as a first name!

DefinitelyNotMARINAWheeler · 15/05/2008 23:33

You are a very good sport RainyWednesday
And those are lovely reasons for choosing an unusual name
What are you thinking of if it is a boy, then...

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RainyWednesday · 15/05/2008 23:31

Don't worry, I'm not sure I've ever had a thread get to two pages before

I am serious-ish - I like it as a name but already have a couple of girls' names lined up so would have to have a lot of daughters before I used it (and I have an inkling this LO is a boy).

With my grandmother it was apparently short for mother.

I'm not taking people who approved of Tabitha all that seriously

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funnypeculiar · 15/05/2008 23:30

I like it as a nickname, I must say - suggestive of something rather etherial (sp), mysterious, feminine.

But I think it's a tough one as your given name (& I quite like 'unusual' names)
Sorry

Ledodgy · 15/05/2008 23:30

Butterfly is better it's the old would you rather be a butterfly for a day or a moth for a lifetime thing...

BreeVanderCampLGJ · 15/05/2008 23:29

I have a male friend who answers to the name of Goo, can't even remember why........we are soooo old.

But that is ok, because it is amongst friends. It is not on any official documents.

Spidermama · 15/05/2008 23:28

Aw sorry wednes. There's been a piss take name theme so people thought you were adding to it.

I think as a nickname (your grandmother is known by it) its probably really nice. Unusual names always seem so much more acceptable, cool, charming etc when they are established.

MNers famously have conservative tastes in names. Don't let it get to you.

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