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Is Octavia pretentious?

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persephoneplum · 07/10/2009 11:31

I have loved this name for a long time now and about 6 months ago, decided if I ever had a girl child, she would be called this.

I've got cold feet now and feel it might be a bit pretentious - and I have no problem with strong names,a lot of my favourites have cropped up in the other 'pretentious' thread - but I am considering if it would affect a child adversely.

Freya is my second choice and despite its extreme popularity in Britain, it doesn't even crack top 1200 in my state of Australia. Do you think this might be a better choice in terms of how a name affects a person?

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ConFuschias · 07/10/2009 12:01

Lovely name, but Skoda made it unusable imo.

mrswoolf · 07/10/2009 11:51

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PuppyMonkey · 07/10/2009 11:49

It is yes. Pretentious.

Reminds me of Octavia the Ostrich from Pipkins too.

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persephoneplum · 07/10/2009 11:47

Hehehe, no cars by that name where I live - still, if that's your association, that's that! Does it seat eight by any chance?

We're not all that posh - somewhere in the middle really. My husband comes from a posh upbringing but is definitely more of a leftie than his family.

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RatherBeOnThePiste · 07/10/2009 11:47

it is certainly a big and formal name, so is bound to be shortened, if not by you, by her mates as she gets older. I do like it though.

If you like it, then go for it

MamiBabi · 07/10/2009 11:46

Not sure it's a great idea to name a baby after a car!

dingledangle · 07/10/2009 11:44

I am afraid I am with the previous poster that an Octavia is a car.

Tidey · 07/10/2009 11:43

Personally, I prefer Freya because Octavia does sound like a very posh person's name. But for all I know, you might be very posh, in which case, go for it.

That probably didn't help did it? Sorry.

LilyBolero · 07/10/2009 11:34

I have a Skoda Octavia car.

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