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Err, MN Towers, you seem to have made a mistake in this week's Mumsnet News..

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CantSleepWithSanta · 21/12/2006 10:03

..by giving last year's top 5 girls names and claiming that they are this year's (though you haven't given them in the right order for last year either ).

You can get the correct list here , which shows that Olivia is actually the top name this year, followed by Grace, Jessica, Ruby and Emily.

Err, and now that I've previewed this post, why isn't the smiley working?

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DumbledoresFairy · 21/12/2006 11:31

It is funny how different people to react to this. Some of you seem pleased that your chosen name is on the list whereas I am absolutely horrified to see the names I chose on it. I feel positively hostile towards anyaone who chose the same name as me. How odd!

mrsratty · 21/12/2006 11:30

That's cute, my children don't have middle names as finding a first name was difficult enough for us!

FairyTaleOfNewYork · 21/12/2006 11:29

Dixie

DumbledoresFairy · 21/12/2006 11:28

No surprise to see ds2's name on every list (especially as at least 73% of you think it is chavvy ) but I am stunned to see ds1's name made it to the top 100 in three years. What is going on?

mrsratty · 21/12/2006 11:28

What's her middle name?

FairyTaleOfNewYork · 21/12/2006 11:26

dd1+2 names have droppeddown the list, unfortuntly for 2002 when dd2 wa born her name is at number 11. cant see dd3 name on any of those lists. add an a to babydragon name and that dd3. unsurprisingly her middle name is nowhere on any lists

mrsratty · 21/12/2006 11:24

Olivia is a beautiful name and I'm seriously unhappy it's at the top of the list!

DingDongDraculaOnHigh · 21/12/2006 11:23

really?!?!

9BeetrootsDancing · 21/12/2006 11:20

her middle nameis right there at the top BUT htat is why it is her middle name.

We can be safe in the thought that Noone in MN towers ever visists Macdonalds. I don't think they ahve them on the beach in Hawaii

DingDongDraculaOnHigh · 21/12/2006 11:19

Obv as a sociological experiment not to EAT

DingDongDraculaOnHigh · 21/12/2006 11:18

No nor is mine!

(my dd's middle name is beety's dd's first name)

DoesntChristmasDragOn · 21/12/2006 11:18

A member of MN TOwers visit McDonalds??? You'll be banned for suggesting they do such a thing!

9BeetrootsDancing · 21/12/2006 11:17

dd name is not on any of the lists

perhaps it might be popuar in ireland though!

DingDongDraculaOnHigh · 21/12/2006 11:16

Olivia I really hate to tell you this if your name is top it generally means that if you visit any McDonalds you will hear a chain-smoking waynetta styleee mum bellowing OLIVIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA COME AND EAT YOUR NUGGETS

DoesntChristmasDragOn · 21/12/2006 11:15

snigger

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HoHoHOliviaMumsnet · 21/12/2006 11:14

It wasn't when I was born. I was the ONLY Olivia in my school for my whole academic career! I think you'll everone wants to name their little darlings after ME!!
Please see AbbyMumsnet's post about HQ never being wrong.

DoesntChristmasDragOn · 21/12/2006 11:14

What??

DingDongDraculaOnHigh · 21/12/2006 11:13

SOUPY

DoesntChristmasDragOn · 21/12/2006 11:11

Because it's common

Snort!

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HoHoHOliviaMumsnet · 21/12/2006 11:10

Wonder why Olivia is the top name?

DingDongDraculaOnHigh · 21/12/2006 11:09

i can't believe DEMI is in there

IdrisTheRedNosedDragon · 21/12/2006 11:07

DD has been dropping a little - in the mid 40s now and was in the mid 30s.

DS remains a popular name but I am pretty sure most of his contemporaries will be known by the immediately obvious shortened version, whereas we are weird and give him his full name .

DoesntChristmasDragOn · 21/12/2006 11:01

I won't be taking her to visit the homeland of the little corner of her soul that is Welsh either.

DoesntChristmasDragOn · 21/12/2006 11:00

Hehehe - I know Not so many in Croydon though!

I can't actually find a top 10 for Wales alone anyway. Why lump it in with England??

HowTheFillyjonkStoleChristmas · 21/12/2006 10:55

(am not lol at your dd name btw, just that...um...there are rather a lot of little serens round here (cardiff)

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