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Original poster

oh dear lord! how's this for vanity

89 replies

fattiemumma · 01/04/2009 12:03

just came across a child i thought was named Christian. nice name thinks i.

until i seer the spelling.

Krisjan.

what an unusual spelling i think, maybe it is some regional spelling and the parents are foreign or something. so i ask mum where the name comes from.

"oh its from my husband kris and myself Janet. we made it up" all proud like.

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RachieB · 02/04/2009 16:40

Lenaise just reminds me of mayonnaise! lol

Grumpyoldcaaaaaaaa · 02/04/2009 16:40

I would be Davol or Carid. DH would be either Michie or Julael. Sweet!

My DDs would be Robabel and Isbert.

piratecat · 02/04/2009 16:36

tmmj, casa bevron sprung to mind here too!!!

RoRoMommy · 02/04/2009 16:35

I'd Donianna, or Dianold. With mum's second husband I'd have been Dick.

GossipMonger · 02/04/2009 16:29

I know a Lenaise (after parents Len and
Mavis)

and she called her dd

Lenita after Lenaise and Peter!

tis so bleurgh!

My boys would be

Luanna and Joca

Mumcentreplus · 02/04/2009 16:26

I know I'm lazy..

Mumcentreplus · 02/04/2009 16:25

My 2 DDs would be Karry and Haren..sweet huh?..

BeehiveBaby · 02/04/2009 16:18

Elijon....sounds almost plausible

ingles2 · 02/04/2009 16:06

and my child would be
Wilvan

ingles2 · 02/04/2009 16:05

OMG... I'd be Bared

willowthewispa · 02/04/2009 16:02

I would have been Livid

My children would be Christel and Rapher.

ceebie · 02/04/2009 15:58

purpleduck your brother would presumably be called Dim?!

chegirl · 01/04/2009 22:36

When I was younger I worked in a reggae club (where I met OH). There were a lot of young guys called Junior. They called themselves Junior because they were named after their dads. Their dads being born in the 30- 40s were called things like Ceecil, Huburt, Cyril etc.

Didnt really go with the cool bad bwoy image .

My OH has a very posh sounding unsual old English name. Bless him. He has been known by a short version of his surname all his working life.

purpleduck · 01/04/2009 22:23
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purpleduck · 01/04/2009 22:23

My parents are Jim and Delores...

J'Lores...?

hmmm

J'Lores...Kinda has a ring

ItsMargotBeauregarde · 01/04/2009 22:14

it's bad but I've heard worse.

chegirl · 01/04/2009 20:14

That telly blonde who used to be on Emerdale was called Malandra because her Dad was Malcom (snork) and her mum Sandra.

I have a little boy. He is fab (of course ) He has quite a lot of problems due to his birth mother's lack of care (ie he almost starved to death) We know her, unfortunately she is related to us. Anyhoo. She had another child a couple of years ago. Guess what? She named her EXACTLY after herself. Say her name is Hannah Louise Emma Carly - Jo(it isnt, I am not that vengful indiscrete ). The baby is also called Hannah Louise Emma Carly-Jo

Ahh sweet.

Leannabanana · 01/04/2009 20:02

ha ha crack up....mine would be Davlea....sounds like a portable toilet....

Nancy66 · 01/04/2009 17:00

or you can always just give them your name and stick a royal title at the front: Eg Michael jackson and Prince Michael.

Shambolic · 01/04/2009 15:57

Nigel/Nigella anyone?

nickytwotimes · 01/04/2009 15:24

Hmm, I can hazard a guess.

duchesse · 01/04/2009 15:24

Arguably though my brother Criter got the wrong combination...

duchesse · 01/04/2009 15:23

Yeah, well, my real life name is Pestine. What's wrong with it?

thumbbunny · 01/04/2009 15:20

George Foreman always wins the vanity contest though - all his sons are also called George.

If my parents had done this, I would have been Bryeen or Mauran - eep. DH would have been Joy or Kahn. Both our names are too short and similar to do this so DS would have got off lightly!

MrsY · 01/04/2009 15:20

nickytwotimes A friend of mine at primary school lived in ^Lorlisa Cottage*...

Why?

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