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Petal Blossom Rainbow...

139 replies

Fayecorgasm · 03/04/2009 10:41

is what Jools Oliver has called her new baby! Baby got a baaaad name !!

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MannyMoeAndJack · 03/04/2009 15:48

Petal = 'you awright pe'al?'
Rainbow = zippy

Blossom = quite like this, the best of the the three names IMO but then again, if they'd chosen Blossom as the main name, then the baby's initials could've been reduced to B.O.

Iklboo · 03/04/2009 14:09

Petal Blossom Rainbow Oliver????
Petal Oliver?
What's wrong with Stamen Fruit Thundercloud?

LadyOfWaffle · 03/04/2009 14:03

Petal... hmmm, at a push

Blossom... biiig push , definatly not with Petal

Rainbow is awful IMO. Why do slebs choose such bizarre names?

thell · 03/04/2009 14:02

Do you remember that American teenie sit-com of the nineties, 'Blossom' ? The girl who started the craze for those hats that fold up at the front?

MrsMerryHenry · 03/04/2009 14:00

What if the poor girl decides she wants to be a barrister? Or a judge? The Rt Hon Petal Blossom?

preggersplayspop · 03/04/2009 13:57

Didn't they change Petal's name to Janet in Eastenders?

bettany · 03/04/2009 13:55

I think Petal is a lovely name. It's really pretty.

EnterStageLeft · 03/04/2009 13:53

As a name I love it. I think it's really pretty and gives off a beautiful vibe. The names are individually lovely and go together nicely.

Having said that though, I don't think I would want to be called it.

flooziesusie · 03/04/2009 13:52

I like it - although Jamie Oliver with drop the 't' and it will sound awful...

MakemineaGandT · 03/04/2009 13:50

I was expecting an Iris or a Lily if they had another girl. Petal just too twee.

What next for the next one - perhaps Pollen or Stamen.

moshie · 03/04/2009 13:48

I thought this was one of those joke troll threads, I was looking forward to having a laugh. Horrendous!

Bettymum · 03/04/2009 13:33

I call DD Petal as a nickname. Would never have NAMED her Petal. It suits her as a nickname though, it's sweet and so is she

honeydew · 03/04/2009 13:32

I really like flower names but not 'Petal'.

It's not a name at all is it?

Great and cute I suppose for 2 year old, bloody awful for a 32 year old! Poor girl!

It's nearly but not quite as bad as 'Apple'.

These celebrities- honestly! The baby names are getting sillier by the year.

allthoseeggsaremine · 03/04/2009 13:22

That ex eastenders actress has a little girl called Blossom, the one who was with Billy....forget her name.

tummytickler · 03/04/2009 12:49

I am quite fond of the wackier nature middle names - Rainbow being one of my faves for a mn spot (along with Bluebell, Primrose, Sunshine).
Blossom is OK.
really dont like Petal, especially with Poppy and Daisy.
Would have prefered something like Fleur, Hazel, Willow or Juniper is they wanted to stick to the plant sort of theme. Petal is a bit daft. Even Blossom would have been better in the first name spot.

Thunderduck · 03/04/2009 12:42

Esme Bluebell is a beautiful name.

But Petal Blossom Rainbow is a bit much.

southeastastra · 03/04/2009 12:42

precocious in the extreme - twats

womblingfree · 03/04/2009 12:41

I prefer Rainbow to the flowery bits personally - though I wouldn't go down that rout myself.

PuppyMonkey · 03/04/2009 12:38

Thank you helsbels

helsbels4 · 03/04/2009 12:31

I quite like it but agree that the Rainbow bit is a bit too much. Their other children are Poppy and Daisy so suppose they "had" to go with something flowery.
PuppyMonkey I love the name Bluebell and happy birthday to her on Monday

phdlife · 03/04/2009 12:31

No, you're making it up! Is this a late April fool's???

allthoseeggsaremine · 03/04/2009 12:29

If i hadn't already got an animal called Blossom i might be tempted to use it as a childs name, but not with petal and rainbow!

PuppyMonkey · 03/04/2009 12:27

I quite like it, maybe not the Rainbow bit. But then I've got an Esme Bluebell, who is two on Monday so you can't be mean about her.

allthoseeggsaremine · 03/04/2009 12:27

I have two cats one called blossom and guess what...one called petal!! We used to have a fish called rainbow.

Thunderduck · 03/04/2009 12:18

It is awful. I suspect she'll be a complete tom boy.