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Original poster

Grr DP is adamant

108 replies

mummyjackson · 06/02/2010 22:09

That our son will be called Bailey!

He will. Not. Stop. Going. On about it.

He's agreed to read the responses to this thread so please fire away (hopefully not too many of you will like it!).

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MarineIguana · 06/02/2010 23:31

It's naff. But more to the point, you can't give your child a name one of you hates! Who does your DP think he is - Henry VIII?

Maybe you could use it as a middle name on condition you get to choose the first name - see what he says about that!

mathanxiety · 06/02/2010 23:30

I think what's more significant that your DH seems to think he gets to decide about this and won't listen to you. This matters more than the actual name. A little compromising goes a long way. You will both be living together after this baby is born and named, and it's a pity if the pregnancy and naming of the baby is clouded by obstinacy and relationship problems that arise from the naming process.

Bleatblurt · 06/02/2010 23:27

Yup, chavvy.

MadOldCrone · 06/02/2010 23:25

It doesn't matter if any of us likes or hates it. You have to name your baby a name BOTH of you like.

But if you're using mn votes to help you decide, well, no, I really don't like it. Daft name. Chavtastic, to be brutal.

GrumpyBlumkin · 06/02/2010 23:25

I only know dogs called Bailey I'm afraid, agree with Shodan, isn't that what middle names are for?

suwoo · 06/02/2010 23:22

Chavvy round here in Manchester. HTH

scottishmummy · 06/02/2010 23:20

bailey=cheap bawdy drink for girlies.or meeja W10 types.poncetastic name

Shodan · 06/02/2010 23:19

Have it as a middle name.

First name Old.

No really. It's a bit.....naff.

IMO.

fanjolina · 06/02/2010 23:19

It is chavtastic

thirtysomething · 06/02/2010 23:12

Have come across baby girls called Bailey.

MrsvWoolf · 06/02/2010 23:08

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mummyjackson · 06/02/2010 23:03

THANK YOU. This is brilliant. Can't wait to show him.. keep 'em cummin!

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MaryMungo · 06/02/2010 23:01

Makes me want to sing "I'm Bayleaf I'm the garrrr-dner I work from early morn"....

....but that's just me

IwishIwasmoreorganised · 06/02/2010 23:00

What breed of dog will your ds be?!

Ask your DH to think again.

wastingaway · 06/02/2010 22:54

It's a 'blah' name. Substanceless. Very effeminate too.

mathanxiety · 06/02/2010 22:53

There are thousands of nicer names. Thousands.

cyteen · 06/02/2010 22:46

It doesn't particularly offend me either way but it does sound a lot like Bayleaf, so if you do a lot of Italian cooking he might want to reconsider.

kalo12 · 06/02/2010 22:45

its common and its a girl's name,

mrschigur · 06/02/2010 22:43

Just did the sleb check.

Stella McCartney has a girl called Bailey.

Kirsty Allsop has a boy called Bay Atlas

DuelingFanjo · 06/02/2010 22:41

I've always thought it sounds more like a girls name.

mrschigur · 06/02/2010 22:39

Not good.

Doesn't some sleb have a child called Bailey? Like Davinia McColl or Kirsty Allsopp. People will think you are copying.

That or what 5inthebed said.

LaDiDaDi · 06/02/2010 22:34

No, no, no.

Heated · 06/02/2010 22:24

A friend of dh's has given his dd the name Bailey-Jane (yes, BJ)

hf128219 · 06/02/2010 22:21

I really like it. Good choice.

cece · 06/02/2010 22:16

Bailey is awful name imho. Also a girl's drink and a dogs name.