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DH's suggestion for a boys name- honest opinions please

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Flumpybumpy · 20/06/2008 14:22

DH has chosen Reijko (Ry-co) for a boy. we don't know the sex yet.

My choice for a girl is Scarlett.

Honest opions please, be as blunt as you like.....

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duchesse · 26/06/2008 14:06

I used to have a Japanese (girl) friend called Reiko (pronounced Ray-ko).

cyanarasamba · 26/06/2008 14:01

I saw that TV programme, Reijko made me go weak at the knees....

lastboxoftampons · 26/06/2008 13:59

So you think she shouldn't go for it if it's made up, but you wouldn't know yourself if it was...

I think you and your DH need to agree on a name. I personally don't like the way it sounds - agree with someone saying it sounds a bit like a company's name - but if you do, then go for it.

EyeballsintheSky · 26/06/2008 09:03

As he's not Scandinavian and it doesn't fit with your other DCs names, tell DH that everyone'll assume he's not the father. That should shut him up!

hayley2u · 26/06/2008 08:58

scarlett , dont really like the ry co sounds like some cereal

HollyGoHeavily · 26/06/2008 08:57

Poncetastic!

I can only agree that it sounds like an industrial product or a weird martial art. If you want something nordic, how about Sven?

kateri · 26/06/2008 08:51

-ko is a female name ending in Japanese (seriously, like, 90% of women's names end in it), so it sounds like a Japanese girls name. Would that help put him off it?

Hulababy · 25/06/2008 21:42

I don't like the name Reijko - sorry. Just not for me.

I quite like the name Scarlett, but I don;t think it is one I could use.

Raahh · 25/06/2008 19:49

i had a similar problem, in that I had picked name if baby was as girl and Dh was picking for a boy. He wanted Sumner! Imo, it is def a surname, and fortunately we had a dd, ( i was so worried going in for the scan!!!)

And the only girls names he could come up with were variants on ex-girlfriends' names. ...Men... they are very odd creatures

Scarlett is lovely, tho

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Flumpybumpy · 25/06/2008 19:42

I am so glad I am not the only one who thinks it is ridiculous. I printed off the thread and put it in his gym bag this morning so I will have to wait til I get home from work later to know his reaction!!!!

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SummerC · 22/06/2008 12:57

I pray you have a girl. Reijko? Wasn't he a boxer? That's the only other use of the name I've heard. Yikes!

champagneandroses · 22/06/2008 11:43

just remembered what it reminds me of reiki that head massage technique

BandofMothers · 22/06/2008 11:43

Just because you said you'd name a girl and he a boy doesn't mean that he can pick something you dont like, I think it should still be something you both agree on.

champagneandroses · 22/06/2008 11:40

Reijko soulds a bit odd, could you not have Rocco. I love the name Scarlett!

sweetkitty · 21/06/2008 06:50

Honestly don't like it and don't think it fits with your other names.

Expect a lot of raised eyebrows, having to spell it out and "you called him whats?"

thumbwitch · 21/06/2008 01:15

Reijko looks like some kind of Japanese martial art and sounds like a haulage company.
If your DH is English then there is absolutely no need to saddle your child with a wholly inappropriate name - people will forever be asking where he comes from or being surprised that he isn't Japanese/ Scandinavian or whatever.
Having a name that no one can spell is a royal PITA forever; and it rhymes with psycho so you can imagine what fun he will have at school...

Yurtgirl · 20/06/2008 20:26

I just googled Reijko - this thread was third in the list

Yurtgirl · 20/06/2008 20:24

Caitlin, Jake and Scarlett are lovely names

Reijko is ridiculous

LyraSilvertongue · 20/06/2008 20:21

Terrible name. And he can't saddle your poor DS with a name his own mother hates. It's not fair. Make him reconsider!

EachPeachPearMum · 20/06/2008 20:15

Ricoh make photocopiers

Blandmum · 20/06/2008 18:08

Please have a girl. your choice of boys name looks like a name for a new type of Drain cleaner

unfitmother · 20/06/2008 18:05

Let's hope it's a girl!

Romy7 · 20/06/2008 18:05

please have a girl.

ButterflyMcQueen · 20/06/2008 18:02

i like it

get down jack - 19 children get down

myfeethurt · 20/06/2008 18:00

Terrible - Scarlett on the other hand is a fantastic name