Daphne, Pearl or Seraphine?

My dd is Pearl (as i mentioned earlier in the post), and i certainly did not give her the name to make me 'achingly cool' or whatever, and i dont believe that anybody does that.
she is 4 now, loves her name (except when she wishes she was named Shirley), fits with her peers without having to be identified as 'Pearl with the blonde hair' or 'Pearl H'.
What is wrong with using a nice classic name, that is underused? the same for Daphne.
Tbh, whist Seraphine is not wondeful, i would rather be called Seraphine than the horribly dull, no1 girls name in the year i was born one thata i have been lumbered with.

You have to presume that everyone calls their baby their chsosen name with the best of intentions (unless they do call them scumbag shitface) either thinking 'it's nice to have something unusual I wish I did' or 'it's nice to have something taditional with gravitas I wish I did' etc etc.

Same thibnking-'it's nice they'll thank me for this'-but a different view of what's good.

Everyone does call their baby what they want whether it's Emily or Eustacia.

Had I been a boy I would have been Colin, and I feel much the same way...

To me the only one that doesn't have "Auntie" in front of it is Seraphine, and that's because it was what someone's horse was called in a book of my childhood. (We really loved the name Gloria but couldn't get past the "Auntie" hurdle.)

I have a friend who was nearly called Pearl - she tells the tale with much hilarity at her narrow escape.

"what a ridiculous thing to say"

Quite so. Almost as ridiculous as a woman in her mid-thrities still nursing a grudge because her parents gave her a name that rhymed

I like Daphne and prefer Seraphina to Seraphine. Pearl is nice but if it's already in your group of friends I wouldn't use it.

but you haven't met the child you are naming

you are projecting your personality and your preferences onto the child even more than a parent who calls him/her an unusual name just because they like it!

Exactly how is it rubbish? The simple fact is that you are naming your child and it is them who have to live with the name. It's not to do with blending in with the school furniture, what a ridiculous thing to say, it's about taking the time to consider the child you are naming before you do it.

You shouldn't call them Arsey Poo-bum Smythe just because you like it.

that's rubbage Soupy

how do you know your child won't be an extrovert type who LIKES unusual names and the attention they command, and would resent you for calling them Jane or Jack?

yes, the child will have to live with it

the child will have to live with all sortsd of things that annoy him/her - that's life

a child's name is a parent's choice and people should choose what they feel happy with, not what they think will make it easier for the child to blend in with the school furniture

Well, I did say I had seen one or two names...

But these are not ridiculous names. And the OP knows another child called Pearl, so it's likely that they would fit in her social in-group.

"call your child whatever you like"

No you shouldn't because it is the child who has to live with it and you should name them with that in mind.

I also think you should name your child whatever you like. Well, actually, I have seen one or two names that have given me pause, but your choices aren't among them.

I also agree that it is only a matter of time before we have a government of Lolas and Zebedees.

I think I like Pearl best from your list.

agree with Babs

call your child whatever you like!

30 years from now all the barristers and newsreaders will be called Destiny and Chelsea anyway

no,
no,
no.

'if you were an employer, you'd wonder about some of these kids'.

It's the parents that choose the names vanillaice, it has nothing to do with the children, does it. I think most people kind of grow into the names they are given, like shoes.

Though not mad keen on any of these - probably Pearl if pushed.

Everyone expresses themselves wehen naming thier cgild.

Some express thier sensible no nonsnese, don't like to stick out from the crowd personality.
Some express their flamboyant, like to be individual, don't like to conform personality.

Either way it's self expresseion.

I like Pearl and Daphne and think they could both be a strong woman's name. They're not top 10 populairy names, but not far out either. Perfectly good names.

Not keen o Seraphine, but don't hate it.

Gosh your world would be a dull place Vanilla ice - all the girls named Grace and Holly and all the boys Jack and Ben presumably? yawn yawn.

None.

I like Pearl the best.

That should say

'All rise for Judge Pearl Maynard.'

'This is your Captain Seraphine Carter speaking.'

(No. I would not trust her. sounds like an air head!)

'This is Daphne Wright. News at 10. In the Gulf.'

(Daphne to me is Scoooby Scoooby Doooooo!)

'All rise for Pearl Maynard.'

(Tis OK - as long as she is 65!)

No offense to those with Pearls as it is a pretty name but I am not keen.)

Anyway those are the tests I do when I am thinking of names.

Sorry, I wouldn't saddle a child with any of these. I think it's mean to give a baby a way-out name just to make yourself appear avante-garde, impossibly stylish and achingly cool. Too many parents seem to use the naming of their child as a way of making a grand social statement about themselves - can't you just pick a straight-forward nice name that will look appropriate on their CV when they're applying for jobs in 20-odd years time? Seriously, if you were an employer, you'd wonder about some of these kids.

Fair enough if the way-out name is in your family but have a thought for the teenager/adult your adorable baby will become...

Daphne always makes me think of a weak female wilting on a chaise longe.

for a baby or a character in a novel?