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Let rip girls- honest opinions please

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jk1 · 16/05/2008 17:14

I like:

Nicole - aka Coco for a girl

or

Reuben for a boy

any reason I should avoid theese? My DH is not conivinced on Reuben. So told him the Mumsnet ladies would give us an honest opinion!

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belgo · 16/05/2008 17:25

Nicole and Reuben are fine (unless you can't say your 'r's). Coco is a bit too cute, but I like it.

Nancy66 · 16/05/2008 17:24

If you like Coco - what about Kiki...that's quite cute (an abbreviation of Katherine)

Nancy66 · 16/05/2008 17:23

Don't like Nicole - a bit page 3 girl.
Coco - sounds like a porn star or a breakfast cereal.

Reuben is great though.

cornsilk · 16/05/2008 17:21

Not coco! That's a cat's name. Or even a clown's.
Don't like Nicole either.
Love Reuben.

funnypeculiar · 16/05/2008 17:20

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Anna8888 · 16/05/2008 17:20

Reuben is lovely. There is a little girl in my daughter's year at school called Livia (also lovely) whose older brother is Reuben.

Nicole is boring.

funnypeculiar · 16/05/2008 17:19

I know a repellent Reuben, so that biases me against it rather - but other than him I like it. It means red iirc- which may or may not impact if you have red hair in the family?
Can't say I'm personally keen on Coco, but prefer it to Nicky/Niki/Nicki permutations

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jk1 · 16/05/2008 17:19

Hehe Coco def slightly mad but I like to have cute shortenings - love Nicole for a 30 year old lawyer but not a teeny babe! And hate Nicky or Nic!

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BoysAreLikeDogs · 16/05/2008 17:15

Both are fine.

2point4kids · 16/05/2008 17:15

Like Nicole and Reuben.. Coco is a bit odd though!

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sweetkitty · 16/05/2008 17:15

I like both of them.