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has anyone ever told you their dearest newborns name and you've had to choke back a giggle?

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peacelily · 06/12/2008 22:29

prob offend some people this but can't please everyone.

For me it was when uber competitive Mum at baby massage introduced me to Hubert.

Apols to any mummies of Huberts out there

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Lockets · 06/12/2008 23:20

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Megglevache · 06/12/2008 23:20

Oh I like most of the names on these lists.

I like Lockets' sons name too.

Hubert rocks especially said with a Frech accent and Hector/Victor too.

I heard a Coco the other day and the mum was such a smuggoid I couldn't resist and said "Oh just like Jo Whiley's and Courtney Coxes baby name isn't it?"

Oh I was given a dirty look. [meh]

JumpingJellyfish · 06/12/2008 23:19

My good friend named her baby a perfectly acceptable first and second name, however when combined with their surname the initials spell "ZAG". Not sure they had thought of this but can imagine when their DD is older her school mates might have fun with it!

EsmeWeatherwax · 06/12/2008 23:18

Lol. Since I'm in Scotland it tends to be Freya McCludgie or similar. Extensively used by role-players and the Dungeons and Dragons fraternity in my experience.

andlipsticktoo · 06/12/2008 23:18

Mimi, Kiki, Fifi - they're all awful!

I quite like unusual names but some are just a no no! Sailor was possibly the worst girl's name I've heard recently.

Bluestocking · 06/12/2008 23:12

Ah yes, Esme. Have you met my friends Freya Sidebottom and Freya Higgins?

eggnoggins · 06/12/2008 23:11

I know it's a good old fashioned name, and i even considered it myself for a few seconds, but on hearing in a playground recently, 'INIGO come and have your babyccino' i winced big time. usual apologies...

StephanieByng · 06/12/2008 23:11

A friend heard a little girl being called in from the park - "Liaison! Come 'ere!"

I have to say that babies called Roger and Barabara IS just hysterical - I really really can't stop laughing at the thought. It's Monty Python-esque!

katiepotatie · 06/12/2008 23:07

I heard a woman shout for Jubilee, I was looking for a dog to come running, but no it was a little girl !

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peacelily · 06/12/2008 23:07

Friend of dhs has a son Kingsley, originally called felix (which I love) but 2 weeks after birth decided Kingsley would be a better choice!!?!

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littleboyblue · 06/12/2008 23:04

Don't laugh, but when I was pg with ds, I wanted to call him Ford. Thank god for my dp!!

imaginaryfriend · 06/12/2008 23:03

A lovely friend called her ds Wolf. I didn't want to laugh I just didn't know what to say.

EsmeWeatherwax · 06/12/2008 23:00

Anya was a Buffy character, so that would probably have made me laugh.

Its not the name Freya itself, I mean, for a Norse goddess its a great name, but it sounds really odd to me with a lot of surnames. I always think its overcompensating.

MrsMattie · 06/12/2008 23:00

lmao@Chorton!

Blade. Poor kid. The mum was really nice and seemed normal, but was obviously barking

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peacelily · 06/12/2008 22:59

A (really lovely) lady who lives in the street behind us has a daughter called Missy which I had to repeat several times to make sure I'd got it right.

Mums name is Barbara it's an ok name but just not very baby like.

But then Tilly/Milly/Molly etc etc are all cute but not v adult like I suppose but that's a whole other thread....

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BoccaDellaNativita · 06/12/2008 22:59

For me, it's not the names themselves, it's when the proud parents announce the name, thinking they've been totally original, and then glare at you when you say 'oh yes we know a very cute Hubert'. I stumbled into that one recently.

Lockets · 06/12/2008 22:58

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littleboyblue · 06/12/2008 22:58

Anya? Like in Buffy the Vampire Slayer

herbietea · 06/12/2008 22:57

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andlipsticktoo · 06/12/2008 22:56

dying to know what your ds's name is Lockets.

andlipsticktoo · 06/12/2008 22:55

Mimi made me wince.

tearinghairout · 06/12/2008 22:55

This morning a yummy mummy with a very loud voice shouted right next to my ear "Anya, not too far darling"

I really wanted to say, "Anya? Isn't that a potato?"

Lockets · 06/12/2008 22:54

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littleboyblue · 06/12/2008 22:53

My mum's name's Barbara! Although she is in her late 50's, not 5 weeks
I met a baby the other day called Marshall. It's not strange I just wonder what part of someone thinks oh doesn't he look like a Marshall

Heated · 06/12/2008 22:49

Zebedee did it for me