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Oh god....I can't stop loving the name Tostig...but i can't, can I?

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minouminou · 02/07/2008 11:22

Can I?
Be as blunt as y'all like.

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serenity · 02/07/2008 14:38

If it goes with your surname then why not? It reminds me of my brothers friend Torsten (who had scandinavian roots) lovely name if it fits.

wilbur · 02/07/2008 14:32

What about Ptolomy? Seriously - is v cool, I think, if you are feeling brave, and the shortened version, Tolly, is lovely.

GooseyLoosey · 02/07/2008 14:32

No, you are right, you can't!

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minouminou · 02/07/2008 14:29

Hengist is great, but we already have similar as ds' middle name

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dittany · 02/07/2008 13:24

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sitdownpleasegeorge · 02/07/2008 13:21

Have you considered Hengist ?

A bit like Henry

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minouminou · 02/07/2008 13:09

yeah...i googled treece
also, the novel the last english king by julian rathbone features tostig, but i liked the name beforehand
oh god....stop me....i'm coming round to it again

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RosaLuxembunting · 02/07/2008 13:05

Henry Treece wrote historical children's fiction.
One of my favourites, Hounds of the King, was based on the story of Harold Godwinson and his brother Tostig.

LadyThompson · 02/07/2008 12:59

I think I have fallen in love with Inigo. It's probably a good job I am having a girl as Inigo would have gone straight in at number 1 for a boy...

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minouminou · 02/07/2008 12:48

just googled him
i got the name from history, but not a novel iyswim

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minouminou · 02/07/2008 12:45

i have to admit, rosa, i have no idea who henry treece is
it's a historical name, for me

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ListersSister · 02/07/2008 12:45

I would be worried about the 'tosser' thing too (as well as the IKEA soundalike). If you ask children, they tend to want 'normal' names. Adults tend to want more interesting names, but at least adults can decide to change them for themselves .

Your child might grow up to be a great Tostig who loves his name. Or, he could hate it forever and want to be called Sam...

RosaLuxembunting · 02/07/2008 12:44

You a Henry Treece fan by any chance?
I like it in theory but I think it would be cruel and unusual to actually inflict it on a child.

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minouminou · 02/07/2008 12:43

the patron saint of impetigo
poorly knees

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hattyyellow · 02/07/2008 12:41

I know I'd be pretty narked if I was the saint of throat complaints (minor) rather than something impressive like looking after an entire country or small children!

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minouminou · 02/07/2008 12:38

sorry, hatty, that's just made me laugh
throat complaints...saint

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hattyyellow · 02/07/2008 12:32

St Blaize - the patron saint of people afflicted with throat complaints.

During a ceremony at St Ethelredas Church in London, the sufferers? throats are blessed when touched by two candles bound together.

. Think my brother was better off with it as a middle than a first name!

snowleopard · 02/07/2008 12:29

I like Tostig. It sounds as if it's Swedish/Danish/whatever for "Toasty" - which is a good thing! Stigan even better though - really manly. being called Stig for short would be cool.

LuLuBai · 02/07/2008 12:27

nowt wrong with Inigo at all. Blaize - of glory?

But I think Tostig is OK too (although it wouldn't feature on my personal list)

Have some other names up your sleeve and see how you feel once you have given birth.

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minouminou · 02/07/2008 12:09

we've got an inigo round here somewhere

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hattyyellow · 02/07/2008 12:06

Middle names no worries. They can keep it quiet or publicise it as much as they choose. I have no idea what the middle names are of most people I know!

I know several people who chose to be known by their more unusual middle name - so the kid will always have the choice to call themselves it if they choose.

My parents gave us all fairly ordinary first names and then went crazy with middle names. My brothers have an Inigo and Blaize tucked away as middle names, which my mum wouldn't let my dad choose as first names.

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minouminou · 02/07/2008 11:53

how about as a middle name?
(ducks and runs under table).
second middle name? that won't show up on the electoral roll?

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minouminou · 02/07/2008 11:51

Thanks, MrsB.
It's one of those if the world was an ideal place names, innit?
Sigh. Tostig the springer it is, then.

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mrsbabookaloo · 02/07/2008 11:49

No, you can't. I do see why you like it. But I like Pocket and Silky and I've just had to resign myself that they are names for imaginary children and not to be inflicted on real ones.

Get a cat/dog/hamster and call it Tostig.

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minouminou · 02/07/2008 11:49

Yeah, thought about the stig thing...will anyone remember that in years to come?
The modern stig-figure ('scuse pun) is the driver from top gear.

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