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Waht do you think of Queenie?

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mrsruffallo · 01/03/2009 16:07

Any opinions?

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suwoo · 01/03/2009 16:44

Its a Liverpool and Manchester term of
endearment ie 'Alright Queen'. That would put me off I'm afraid.

MrsMattie · 01/03/2009 16:40

Love it. A real old fashioned cockney name

piscesmoon · 01/03/2009 16:39

I think Queenies used to feature a lot in 1930's books about boarding schools-they were generally good at hockey as I recall. I think it is a bit dated like the books. (I used to read everything when I was young, and worked my way through an older relation's set)

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mrsruffallo · 01/03/2009 16:39

Tht's a good idea SOH. Maybe Queenie as a nickname then

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ShowOfHands · 01/03/2009 16:28

I like. Victoria often given this as a diminutive. Suppose you could do the same with Elizabeth. Or Mary. Or...er... Freddie.

bamboostalks · 01/03/2009 16:26

I know quite a few Queenies actually, it is fairly popular in the African Caribbean community.

MmeLindt · 01/03/2009 16:20

I have a vague recollection of a book that I read a long time ago with a heroine called Queenie. Jackie Collins type of book, iirc.

Gypsy name? That is a bit strange thing to say.

Gunnerbean · 01/03/2009 16:19

Names are very personal mrsruffallow. If you like the name Queenie (which you clearly do) why ask for others' opinion on it - particularly if their opinions might offend you? Maybe MamaG does hate the name Queenie. She is perfectly entitiled to as well. Actually, I think it's perfectly horrid too.

SparkyFartDust · 01/03/2009 16:18

oh yesss unquietdad!
I love the Adrian Mole Diaries.

I do not love Queenie though- conjures up a lady with fag stained fingers and dirty net curtains.

TheDevilWearsPrimark · 01/03/2009 16:17

You're avin a larf aintcha?

also Gypsy? wtf?

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mrsruffallo · 01/03/2009 16:15

Hate is a very strong word

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CuppaTeaJanice · 01/03/2009 16:15

My first thought was Burt Baxter's late wife from Adrian Mole. With her pot of rouge.

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mrsruffallo · 01/03/2009 16:15

Gypsy name?

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MamaG · 01/03/2009 16:15

I hate it

Gunnerbean · 01/03/2009 16:14

What's happening today? This is another gypsy's name. It also smacks of the sort of whacky name a celebrity would give a child.

MmeLindt · 01/03/2009 16:13

not a good idea.

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mrsruffallo · 01/03/2009 16:13

Oh no! Look at my thread title

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UnquietDad · 01/03/2009 16:12

Makes me think of the old biddy from "Adrian Mole" - Bert Baxter's wife.

SparkyFartDust · 01/03/2009 16:09

hmmm