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When the PILs insist the new baby is named after one of them ....

28 replies

ghosty · 24/11/2008 07:32

This was relayed to me by a mum at school. Playground gossip, pure and simple, but it's perfect for MN.
So the family in question are Aussies and the parents came from Greece in the '60s. The Greek tradition is that babies' first names are after the grandparents. They don't know if the baby is a boy or a girl. If the baby is a boy he will be called Peter (easy peasy). If the baby is a girl she has to be called .... Antigone
(the way the mum pronounced it it rhymed with Antipathy )

WWYD? the mum is in turmoil ...

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BellaBear · 24/11/2008 07:39

Tiggy for short? Annie?

sleepycat · 24/11/2008 07:39

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RubySlippers · 24/11/2008 07:38

use it as a middle name