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What name do you secretly love but would never use for your child?

788 replies

CuppaTeaJanice · 04/10/2008 21:29

For me it's Silas - it reminds me of the adventure programmes I used to watch as a kid. I think one of my first crushes must have been on a character called Silas.

I did suggest it for DS1 (vetoed by DP), but thinking about it I wouldn't want to call my son Silas and I can't really explain why.

Does anybody else have a name that they wouldn't use, but really like nonetheless...?

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suwoohoohoooooooo · 05/10/2008 20:58

For a girl, Mabel and Genevieve were vetoed in favour of Florence and DS was a boy. The names cast aside for a boy were, Seth (DH would say Seff ) Theo- same reason, Silas, (because of the horrible monk in that film) Reuben- too jewish according to DH (we live in a big jewish area and my grandad was jewish, so to DH) Sonny, Felix (the cat), Milo (the tweenies) and my absolute favourite was Wilfie after my grandad. It is also my dads middle name (wilfed) and he hated it so much through school and pretty much begged me not to call DS it. Went with Noah, which I see is on a fair few lists(he is nearly 2)

rempy · 05/10/2008 20:56

Got seriously obsessed with Hector for DS.

And then, when I called him something much more boring, with Peregrine as a middle name.

Both veto'd.

falcon · 05/10/2008 20:55

I'm a Star Wars geek, but I love the name(Anakin) mostly because I really like the way it sounds.

TheCelestialTeapot · 05/10/2008 20:54

Gaius.

DorisIsAPinkDragon · 05/10/2008 20:53

Dh wanted Balin ( suposed to be all war-y and manly like???!!!) but I vetoed

Unnecessary really as we had dd's

LynetteScavo · 05/10/2008 20:52

Anakin is cool! I think

falcon · 05/10/2008 20:50

Anakin.

And I really don't understand the problem with Gabriel. What's wrong with it?

SoMuchToBits · 05/10/2008 20:49

Janni - I have a friend called Pearl who has a twin brother called Dean! No kidding!

MillieMummy · 05/10/2008 20:39

Rafarty Tiger - I loved it and DP hated it !

NotAnOtter · 05/10/2008 20:37

i wanted angel for ds5 but dh would not

neolara · 05/10/2008 20:35

Indigo.

LynetteScavo · 05/10/2008 20:32

Calm down, pudytats!

ilovemyflipflops · 05/10/2008 20:31

puddytats after posting that many times i hope you're going to tell us what they are...

SheSellsSeashellsByTheSeashore · 05/10/2008 20:25

Brooklyn I have always liked Brooklyn for a girl. Then bloody posh spice stole it and I can never use it

Angel is another I like but DH says under no circumstances what-so-ever am I naming any of our children Angel.

Szyslak · 05/10/2008 20:25

Francis for a boy.

Szyslak · 05/10/2008 20:23

Angharad

and

Cordelia

puddytats · 05/10/2008 20:23