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I was watching Ricki Lake and heard a girls name I really like...

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mumsiebumsie · 17/09/2009 13:49

... it's "Kenya", actually pronounced "Keen-ya" but I think I prefer the more obvious pronounciation.

Okay I know the inspiration is slightly trashy but putting that aside, opinions on name please!

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GetOrfMoiLand · 17/09/2009 17:50

doh - your not you're, obv

GetOrfMoiLand · 17/09/2009 17:49

Please don't name you're child after someone off Ricky Lake.

One of my gran's friends named their son after a character from 80s soap Falcon Crest. It really isn't cool

brimfull · 17/09/2009 17:47

dooneygirl-ROFL

dooneygirl · 17/09/2009 17:44

I AM American. DH's cousin does have a DD named Kenya. She could be on a Rikki Lake show entitled "I dropped out of school to have 3 children with a man who already had 5 children by 3 different women and then went on to leave me and have more children by at least 2 different women that I know of, and now I have to have my elderly parents raise my children most of the time, because I have had to work a whole lot since I never got any support from said baby maker, and now they are teenagers, I am constantly getting calls from the school as they are totally out of control and in trouble a lot of the time." If it helps, her other DD's are named Bayleigh and Kelseigh.

MadameCastafiore · 17/09/2009 15:13

Have a rest and flick through an Atlas!

MadameCastafiore · 17/09/2009 15:13

You heard it on Ricky Lake!

Do you need any further explanantion?

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mumsiebumsie · 17/09/2009 15:12

Madame embarrassing but true . Had come back from a midwife appointment where she spent what felt like 30 minutes taking my blood and it hurt like hell and I was on the sofa feeling sorry for myself at about 14:00 debating whether I should go back into work. Chose to watch Ricki Lake instead. I thought I made the right chose when I heard THE name but maybe not .

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MadameCastafiore · 17/09/2009 15:06

I had to look after the title 'I was watching Ricky Lake....'

Priceless!

ElectricElephant · 17/09/2009 15:02

rofl @ cyteen

Tidey · 17/09/2009 14:05

I'm sure there are other countries or places in Africa that sound nicer as names. Erm..

Mali
Praia
Zambia
Asmara
Victoria
and er... Chad?

cyteen · 17/09/2009 14:00

Quinoa?

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mumsiebumsie · 17/09/2009 14:00

Hulababy didn't realise that - thanks.

Okay - get impression general consensus is steer clear! I'm not really into unusual names but this one struck me as rather nice - quite girly but with a bit of weight behind it. Oh well

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Hulababy · 17/09/2009 13:54

Some people pronounce the country as K-ee-nya as well as K-e-nya.

There is a little girl, who is African, at the school Iwork at with this name. I think her promunctiation in K-e-nya though.

It is ok, although I do prefer the name India (along same lines) but I don't think I would use it personally.

Fimbo · 17/09/2009 13:53

I think Ikea would be better.

KAEKAE · 17/09/2009 13:51

Very American to me so not a name I would go for myself.

LaurieFairyCake · 17/09/2009 13:51

If in America, fine, will fit in just dandy. In Uk, not so much.

Have you considered Taiquasha?

ElectricElephant · 17/09/2009 13:51

Not sure, sounds a bit odd to me. Sorry