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Honestly can I call my child Charlotte without there being huge boom in that name this year because of SATC?

32 replies

OFSTEDoutstanding · 22/06/2008 21:06

Really love the name Charlotte but don't want dd to be in a class full of Charlottes just because of the year she was born and the popularity of SATC film. I know how it feels I was in a class of 20 kids when I was at school and 4 of us had the same name!!
Am I being paranoid thinking alot of people will call their child this? I also worry how people will shorten the name as not overly keen on name being shortened called our son Ben and not Benjamin for this sole purpose!!
Also if anyone has any suggestions for a middle name to go with Charlotte or alternatively can suggest a girls name that works well with Ben I would love your suggestions, have drawn a complete blank!!

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Thomcat · 22/06/2008 21:13

No-one in DD's school shortens her name, she is Charlotte. Perhaps as a teen she may decide to shorten it herself?

Thomcat · 22/06/2008 21:11

Charlotte suddenly popular due to sex and the city! No, I don't think so.

MingMingtheWonderPet · 22/06/2008 21:09

Charlotte is quite a popular name anyway, there are 3 in my DD's pre-school class of 10 children.
Having said that it is a lovely name, and the girls at pre-school all get called Charlotte, and not Lottie or Charlie

DoubleBluff · 22/06/2008 21:08

there are loads of Charlottes anyway. 3in Ds's clas.

alarkaspree · 22/06/2008 21:08

I think there are so many already, the film won't make that much difference. Sorry. Lots of them will be known as Lotty though.

Jbck · 22/06/2008 21:07

Popular pretty name, don't think the film will make it any more so tbh.

Twelvelegs · 22/06/2008 21:07

Aren't there lots of Charlottes anyway?
A lovely timeless name though.