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Gretel?

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lemoncurdcupcake · 23/05/2026 15:02

DH has become very emotionally attached to the name, in homage to a close, late relative. His family are German originally.

It's the first name he's suggested and I desperately want to at least consider it and not be/feel dismissive. But despite my best efforts I'm not warming to it at all. To me it sounds very harsh. I don't like Greta, Gretchen, Griette etc either for the same reason.

I appreciate the kid in sound of music was cute, but that's still not selling it 😂

What do you think of it?

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KnitWitsAnonymous · 23/05/2026 15:10

Sorry, but I really don't like it

It's one of those names like Heidi and Pollyanna which immediately conjures up an image which is hard to move past

I immediately thought of Hansel & Gretel

If your DH has his heart set on it, could you use it as a second name?

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