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Nervous about the name!

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VickyHart · 25/07/2009 19:37

So DH and I have been really struggling with a name for our first baby boy due September. Friends and family have hated all the names that we have shared so far and so we are keeping this one to ourselves as we have fallen in love with it!

I'm a bit nervous to even say it out loud but am curious to test it out and I wonder what everyone thinks on here?

It's Bhodi. We'd call him Bo fo short. Our last name is a real tongue twister- quite Germanic with harsh T and K sounds so we needed something soft and short...

Thank you!

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FatFree · 27/07/2009 00:23

I prefer the Bhodi spelling too, and i think its a lovely name

GrendelsMum · 26/07/2009 15:42

I like it very much indeed - I would expect someone called Bodhi to be Asian, but I don't suppose that would ever be a problem (possibly if he became an actor?). Bodhi Toksvig, or whatever your surname is, sounds intriguingly 'citizen of the world'. In fact, I reckon a great career as a musician awaits Bodhi Toksvig.

TheChilliMooseSpeaksTheTruth · 26/07/2009 15:17

I don't think it is a good idea. Sorry.

barnsleybelle · 26/07/2009 15:14

Like Bo but not Bhodi... sorry.

pixiestix · 26/07/2009 15:02

Lovely name, go for it!

audley · 26/07/2009 14:46

I prefer the Bhodi spelling

bronze · 26/07/2009 10:10

Was going to say its a Bodhi tree that Buddha sat under

Nancy66 · 26/07/2009 00:09

I do think Bo is a very girlie name for a boy...

DebiNewberry · 25/07/2009 21:28

bodhi tree

pointydog · 25/07/2009 21:12

what is a bhodi tree?

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VickyHart · 25/07/2009 21:09

Aah, yes, I see, Bodie and Doyle. Mmm, we were definitely going more for the Bhodi tree idea. Wonder if enough time has passed for that not to be the immediate association? I know what my Dad will say now when we tell him...

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VickyHart · 25/07/2009 21:04

Oh, what's Doyle and... ? Is this the professionals reference?

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pointydog · 25/07/2009 20:14

as in Doyle and?

Jojay · 25/07/2009 20:13

Love it. Go for it

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VickyHart · 25/07/2009 20:06

Good point mumof maniacs

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mumofmaniacs · 25/07/2009 20:05

I'm not a fan of unusual names and wasn't keen when I read the OP but it only took 20 posts for it to actually grow on me!

Having not heard the name before I think that if you read Bhodi or Bodie it creates the pronounciation you are after. If I saw Bodhi written down I would want to say Bod-hi.

ILikeToMoveItMoveIt · 25/07/2009 20:01

It makes me think of The Professionals.

Quite like it though.

Lilyloo · 25/07/2009 20:00

A nice unusual name like the spelling Bodie or Bodhi better though

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VickyHart · 25/07/2009 19:58

Thanks everyone, you're all so lovely- mmmm, I'm going to find a Bodhi hater now!

Mrs Will you're welcome to pinch it, as long as your chap doesn't go to school with ours

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mrswill · 25/07/2009 19:56

am usually not a fan of unusual names, but i love it! Bow-dee, hmmm i may just pinch it...

tummytickler · 25/07/2009 19:55

Bodhi is nice.
Buddha was sitting under the Bodhi tree when he became enlightened which i think is a lovely association.

thisisyesterday · 25/07/2009 19:48

i love it and i love Bo.
I had Beau/Bo on my list for ds3, but dp didn't like it

prefer the spelling Bodie or Bodhi i think

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VickyHart · 25/07/2009 19:47

MmeJaffaB thanks, I likeyour spelling too!

Thanks chubbychipmonk

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chubbychipmonk · 25/07/2009 19:46

I like it!

MmeJaffaB · 25/07/2009 19:45

or Bodhi even [wine emotion]

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