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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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BoccaDellaNativita · 07/12/2008 18:30

whomovedmychocolate - Yes, that's what I was getting at (not very clearly, sorry). Calling a child Jonty is like calling him Mike or Nick. It's an abbreviation, not a real name. At least if Jonathan was on the birth certificate he'd have the option of using his full name if he disliked Jonty.

peachygirl · 07/12/2008 18:28

We have a Lorca at swimming . A girl, after the Spanish playwright.

I'd have thought of it to be more of a boys name myself.

whomovedmychocolate · 07/12/2008 18:20

Not in this case Bocca. In this case it's just Jonty .

bamboostalks · 07/12/2008 17:39

My friend in the states called her dd Valerie Joan after the 2 grannies, I was quite surprised as she is called Silk herself which is seriously cool.

pigleto · 07/12/2008 17:34

My boss is called Anya. So it can't be a new made up name. I like it myself. Is it not scandinavian?

My dn is called Ulysses on his birth certificate. He is lovely.

My db is called Jabez, which is a family name but not one I considered for my own ds.

Part of me likes new made up names because they are creative and individual. They can be a bit silly though.

BoccaDellaNativita · 07/12/2008 17:23

Isn't Jonty a nickname/abbreviation for Jonathan?

And there are so many Freyas (which I still like as a name) around that I think we need some Thors for balance!

whomovedmychocolate · 07/12/2008 17:20

DH's friend has named their baby Jonty. Another named their little boy Thor. It's a toss up which one I laughed more at TBH. I didn't managed to choke back a giggle. I did manage to get out 'umm that's unique' in each case though

BoccaDellaNativita · 07/12/2008 17:17

kerala - Yes, that's exactly what I was trying to describe! My friend was miffed that I already knew a boy with the same name as her son. Well, that's not my problem ...

Piffle · 07/12/2008 17:16

anya is a nice uncommon but pretty name
I knows lot of eastern Europeans called anya( arn ya)

SummerC · 07/12/2008 17:08

My dd's name is Anya (Anya, not Ahn-ya). What's wrong with Anya? I always thought it was a relatively common name. sigh...have I set her up for a lifetime of teasing??

shubiedoo · 07/12/2008 15:45

I read once about a family named Tanner with a son Hunter. Hunter Tanner, aack! I suppose he could hunt animals and then tan their flesh to make coats...

bruhaha · 07/12/2008 14:53

in my ds nursery class - cruz and jenson.

Gorionine · 07/12/2008 14:36

Sorry Doodle, just posted the last one a bit fast. It would not be because you had something to do with it by any chance? Never in my life have I seen someone better nicknamed than her, especially as the "nicknaming" happened just hours after she was born.

for more on british names
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Piw-Y_f66G0
Just a sample

Gorionine · 07/12/2008 14:18

Thanks Doodle.

kerala · 07/12/2008 13:22

Fox for a little boy. And the mum was lovely really nice but had to rearrange my face into a "how lovely".

Algernon - surprising but actually grown on me.

The other thing that makes me laugh inwardly is people that announce a really really popular name (Jack/Grace/Tom) as if they have thought of it themselves and get cross on hearing of other children with the same name. Well dont pick the name that has been number 1 on the most popular name list for the last 10 years if that bothers you!

UnquietDad · 07/12/2008 13:10

It's time, once again, for this

The only antidote to name-related fuckwittery. Enjoy!

(Warning - will have you snorting with uncontrollable laughter.)

deckthegirlandboywithholly · 07/12/2008 12:51

I met a girl called Qteesha which was pronounced Kew-teesha. Never quite sure about that one

ToysAreLikeDogs · 07/12/2008 12:46

I know a baby boy Indiana

They call him Indy

Think someone had a thing for Harrison Ford

lou33 · 07/12/2008 12:45

i am waiting for the day i hear someone call their child chlamydia

Umlellala · 07/12/2008 12:43

Ha, our son is called Skyler (Sky) . We get a fair few but we love it. AndI'm still convinced it will be popular one day...

Piffle · 07/12/2008 12:36

no but think slebz ashlee Simpson and pete wentz could hear an entire world guffaw in unison when introduced to BRONX MOWGLI...

Ozziegirly · 07/12/2008 12:36

My hairdresser's boy is called Rocco Blaze. My mum was but I quite like it in a "not for me in a million years but if you are determined that your child should be a film star, then ok"

OrmIrian · 07/12/2008 12:35

Yes. Fraid so.

Woman at work. Went to see her at her desk and saw a photo of 2 beautiful blond angels.

"Oh they're lovely children. What are they called?"

"Trevor and Trinity" she replied without a trace of irony.

Doodle2U · 07/12/2008 12:34

Gorione - you're getting your children mixed up! DS3 !!!

Your children all have beautiful names but my fave is your youngest DD's nick-name