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what would you have called your dc if brave enough or if different gender?

147 replies

cheesesarnie · 26/08/2009 23:19

dd was going to be james.ds1 was going to be daisy,ds2 was going to be ruby willow or maggie if opposite sex.
names i like and either kind of wish id been brave enough to use or if i could have ten more children would be-
kitty
tallulah
olivia
pearl
iris

felix
joseph
taylor
seb
teddy
oliver

i will get lots of cats i thinkor fish?

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CreepyFunbags · 23/07/2010 12:04

Fimbo, I love Ailsa. It is my friend's sister's name and I've always thought it was lovely. DH thought we couldn't have it because we aren't Scottish. Poo.

wisteria12 · 23/07/2010 11:54

I got the strange names I wanted - we have Atticus, Algernon and Celeste with Cuthbert on the way.

drivinmecrazy · 23/07/2010 11:39

Kismett (as in fate and destiny) Loved it. Would have shortened to Kizzy for everyday usage. Am determined the next pet to come into the family will have the name instead

PaulineCampbellJones · 23/07/2010 11:36

Oisin or Seamus if I had a DS

nappyaddict · 23/07/2010 11:30

Betsy
Caroline

nappyaddict · 23/07/2010 11:28

Nate

nappyaddict · 23/07/2010 11:27

Lila
Lillith
Elspeth
Rosanna
Melanie
Gabriella
Kitty
Saskia
Opal
Kimberley
Claire
Adela
Coral/Coralie
Penelope
Patricia
Davina
Maria
Marcia
Audrey
Cassandra
Valerie
Seraphina
Jes samy
Henrietta
Harrietta
Lauretta
Tiger
Theodora

Felix
Eli
Casper/Caspar
Leonardo
Frederick
Dexter
Theodore
Tiger/Tige/Tigue
Rex

NiallOfTheNineHostages · 26/04/2010 17:23

SusieC, I had a doll called Jezebel when I was little. I thought it was beautiful!
And all my relatives let me use it and no-one enlightened me!

JazzDalek · 26/04/2010 00:15

Oooh, and Ivor. I only thought of this one after we had already named ds. I love it and it really would have suited him!

SusieCarmichael · 26/04/2010 00:14

isis ... i probably would have used but dp said definitely no!

i've said it before and i'll say it again i wish lolita didn't have the negative feelings surrounding it because i love it. same with jezabelle

JazzDalek · 26/04/2010 00:10

For girls I love:

Juliet
Mireille
Clementine
May
Martha

And for boys:

Leif
Arthur
Donovan
Tor
Keir

Florencemaman · 24/04/2010 21:52

I love your names (apart from Kestrel ), Zapostrophe. You have good taste! Hope you get a chance to use them.

SarfEasticated · 24/04/2010 20:19

I loved
Christian for a boy

Tacita for a girl

mrstimlovejoy · 24/04/2010 20:17

bidi my cousins called raymond really suits him
dd was going to be florence but didn't seem to suit her so went completely the other way and chose unusual name
other names i like are
boy - laird
ezra
josiah
noel
girl - avril
victoria
celia
daisy

chipmonkey · 24/04/2010 20:15

For the boys
Sebastian, ( vetoed by dh)
Sam for ds1 but I decided he didn't look like a Sam!

For a girl( never had any)
Ella-Rose
Lauren/Laura
Grace
Amy
Rose
Annie-Rose
Lyrica
Rose of Sharon ( would never actually dare!)
Galadriel
Pippin
Arwen

bidibidi · 24/04/2010 19:37

I desperately wanted Raymond for DS2. DH hated it.
I can't believe that people call it a boring old man's name -- how can you get cooler than Ray Charles?

CrankyTwanky · 24/04/2010 19:28

I just knew with my first two what sex they would be.
Thought I would with ds2 so we'd chosen Celeste or possibly Mirabelle.

DinahRod · 24/04/2010 18:52

Names I secretly like/would have made unfortunate initials:
Tallulah
Susannah
Meredith
Arthur
Albie/Albert

DD should have been Hebe but dh said it gave him the Hebe Jeebies.

Had Charlotte/Lottie on standby for ages but not going to get the chance to use it this time.

Icanseethesea · 24/04/2010 18:45

Edith, definitely. Still love it, dh hates it

LynetteScavo · 24/04/2010 18:42

If they were the opposite sex, they would be;

Jasmine
Annastasia /Amelia (I never did decide)
Edward.

If I'd got my own way they would be;

Ross
Oscar
Ruby

If DH has his way we'd have;

James
Charlie
Charlotte

It's funny how your name tastes change, for some reason I'm really relieved I don't have a Jasmine.

bruffin · 24/04/2010 18:36

Sebastian or Tobias

Daisy or Poppy

Tryharder · 24/04/2010 18:31

I wanted to call DS2 "Sirius" after the Harry Potter character whom I love but wasn't brave enough. Also wanted to call him Xavier which is one of my all time favourite names but DH didn't like it. We eventually settled on a name that both of us liked well enough but neither of us loved.

vickyob · 24/04/2010 18:26

Clemantine, im expecting dd in July but dh just laughs at this.

janeite · 24/04/2010 18:24

Loving Atticus, Tristram, Horatio, Herminone - Zapostrophe.

notquitenormal · 24/04/2010 17:08

If I was brave enough I would have called DS Miles. It's a great name, but vile in a brummie accent I think.