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

314 replies

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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YesSirICanBoogie · 19/01/2009 20:58

When a friend of a friend was pregnant they announced their choices as Elmo for a boy and Snow for a girl.

RachePache · 19/01/2009 20:42

There's a Magic at my DS's school...

stoppinattwo · 19/01/2009 20:40

now I like liberty

kipper78 · 19/01/2009 20:35

topsey??? that just reminds me of topsy and tim books ..poor baby!

kipper78 · 19/01/2009 20:21

liberty...

missymoo2411 · 19/01/2009 20:14

topsey for a girl i just thought poor bugger

Fable · 18/01/2009 23:59

Jermaiah

kentishdelight · 18/01/2009 23:36

on the bus "awww whats his name"
"blaze, i wanted something different"
apparently its quite common in the south east

a friends friend called her little girl tilly lilly..

precious and petal

chadonnay
armarni
ronaldiniho...
sapphire
elvie

twins- fortunate(girl) and favourite(boy)

thean · 16/12/2008 11:07

Drakeo
Tysley

Becs77 · 14/12/2008 22:27

My DH works with a guy whose children are called Gypsy and Pirate - yep it's TRUE! Poor things....

ChristmasFairySantAsSLut · 13/12/2008 14:00

janeite...Ikea really...oh that is truely terrible....

noonki...dh wanted to call ES Merlin...but I said NOOOOO....he is now called Sven, which probably a lot of people wouldn't consider any better, lol!
Dh wasnted to call ms Orion...again, I said noooo to that one...he is now called Yannic....FIL's reaction was...what would you wanna give the poor Kid an Eskimo name for, rofl....

never got weird reaction for ys who is called Flynn...just that people may call him Finn instead, but well...easy mistake to make...

christmasteafortwo · 12/12/2008 23:14

I don't think, in my adult life, I have ever sniggered at anyones name...well... not until reading this thread... however we get a lot of , and when we tell people our daughter's name...!!!

janeite · 12/12/2008 22:49

PeaceLily - there is a Tequila at the school my daughters attend.

And a Destiny.

We also know of Tenessee, Atlanta, Princess, Precious, Ikea (pronounced Ika allegedly) and Tia-Maria. I kid you not.

noonki · 12/12/2008 22:36

Merlin

poor kid.

Gorionine · 12/12/2008 22:11

Sorry, I really do not know what happened

Gorionine · 12/12/2008 22:10

Braden as well?

Gorionine · 12/12/2008 22:09

Oh I remember a Brock in the eighties soap "Santa Barbara" I wonder if there wasn' a B

Gorionine · 12/12/2008 22:09

Oh I remember a Brock in the eighties soap "Santa Barbara"

mogwai · 12/12/2008 22:05

I do know somebody who has a "brock" and a "braden". Rather unusual but you sort of get used to it.

Popsy, on the other hand, will never grow on me.

Lockets · 12/12/2008 13:34

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ChristmasFairySantAsSLut · 11/12/2008 22:49

IN germany Sascha (pronounced Sasha) is more commonly known as a boys names....only once moving to the UK did I realsie that it could be a girlsname...!

Actually there is a boy in ys sons class, who is eastern european, so, it is obvioulsy a name in that culture that is totally acceptable...but he is called Gleb and I can't help but thing of Phlegm...don't know why it makes me think of Phlegm, though....it just does...

catweazle · 11/12/2008 21:44

ladyr post your children's names on here so we can all laugh then... my DD's middle name is Storm and I don't find it remotely ridiculous thank you.

What I find ridiculous is when people pick the number one name, especially when it's been the same for a number of years. A name is meant to identify you. How can it do that when there are 5 other kids in your class with the same name?

combustiblelemon · 11/12/2008 18:12

I've always thought of Sasha as a boy's name. I'd expect a Sasha to be a boy

Gemzooks · 11/12/2008 17:40

Sasha is one of the commonest boy's names in Russia, it's like being called James or Chris or something.. short for Alexander.

TLESinChristmasStockings · 11/12/2008 16:52

lol i still think sasha is an odd name for a boy....imo.