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What do you think of Nettle?

86 replies

marinaq · 31/08/2009 14:33

What do you think of Nettle as a girl's name? It's listed on Mumsnet's Baby Name Finder.

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kmowell · 31/08/2009 20:32

Who are you? Gwynth Paltrow...??

vanloadtovenice · 31/08/2009 20:28

It reminds me of Myrtle. Nearly choked when I first heard that, but like all of these 'now' names, they start to sound far more normal once you've heard them a couple of times.

Nettie is a very sweet shortening, too.

hercules1 · 31/08/2009 20:25

After 35 years of a rather shitty name, please don't.

Millarkie · 31/08/2009 20:25

I keep misreading the thread title as 'Nestle' so I would avoid it

MamaLazarou · 31/08/2009 20:11

It's shit.

MaggieLeo · 31/08/2009 18:43

A nettle sting is not pleasant. Bay, Clover, Heather, lots of nice ones. Nettle is nasty.

moopymoo · 31/08/2009 18:42

my cats are called Nettle and Pippin. nice for them but not a child. (ditto holly,ben, max etc )

TwoPersephone · 31/08/2009 18:39

Yup, Robin Hobb sprang to mind

mrswoolf · 31/08/2009 17:44

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diddl · 31/08/2009 15:49

Horrific!

xxxxBAMBOOxxxx · 31/08/2009 15:40

Seekers quite right

ProfYaffle · 31/08/2009 15:39
southernbelle77 · 31/08/2009 15:37

Oh no!

ProfYaffle · 31/08/2009 15:36

ggirl - I know one too, could cheerfully swing for her.

seeker · 31/08/2009 15:33

"You go for it if you like it. What's wrong with being unusual. it's hardly child abuse and why should you change your mind about something you like just because there are idiots in the worrld who might resort to bullying someone for their name!"

Because it's not you that has to go to school, college, work, and retirement home with the name. You are naming another human being - if you like the name change your own name to it, but don't make decisions like this on behalf of another person who's not here yet.

brimfull · 31/08/2009 15:16

I know someon called Nettie-she is extremely irritating.

Pielight · 31/08/2009 15:14

Clematis

I thought that was you Laurie changing your name!

FlightHattendant · 31/08/2009 15:13

I was thinking more like poisonous, clinging, highly annoying and hard to get rid of.

Oh and she attracts wasps

LaurieFairyCake · 31/08/2009 15:13

tis very weird to see someone with a similar posting name

FlightHattendant · 31/08/2009 15:12

Tidey, yes something like that...

LoveageFairyCake · 31/08/2009 15:11

I quite like Honeysuckle.

franklymydear · 31/08/2009 15:11

Poor kid having to grow up named Nettle (and not as a nickname)

nettling someone means annoying them

nettles sting

it's a cruel thing to do to a child you love because whilst a baby called nettle might be cute it will one day be going to school and then to secondary and walking in as a spotty, big teen going "hello my name's nettle" as everyone avoids laughing

Pielight · 31/08/2009 15:09

Oh Netta. I haven't heard that before, I like that.

You are working the loveage look beautifully I wonder whether it has an 'e' in it or not?

purepurple · 31/08/2009 15:09

nettie is a slang word for the bog, don't do it!

LoveageFairyCake · 31/08/2009 15:08

Works very well as a posting name, thank you!