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Ok so you know we asked you about biscuits and Austin Reed...

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JustineMumsnet · 21/07/2009 19:18

... well here's why. Many many Mumsnet moons ago a small thread sat on a leaf was started. That thread was titled: "If oyu name si Linda you are an admin perosn at a hospital" and, once folks had deciphered it, it went on to blossom into a Mumsnet classic.

Anyway, as we are wont to do here at MNHQ, we pounced on your ingenuity, wit and brilliance and thought (whilst stroking our beards) how can we plagiarise this idea? And lo after many months locked in the shed with nothing more than a Greggs' sausage roll and a froot shoot for company, Tech has transformed your our scheme into (we hope you'll agree) a corruscating and beautiful reality.

For no longer will you have sweat over the relative merits of Thomasina vs Sequoia for your baby girl - now you can just ask the wisdom of Mumsnet (at least you will be able to once we've all added our two pennies worth to it).

And so, without further ado, let us unveil the Mumsnet Baby Name Finder. Whether it's a Precious First Born or a soon to be Neglected Subsequent Child you're looking to name, you'll find the perfect moniker right here.

Please have a play and let your prejudices run riot!

(ps please bear in mind it's meant to be light-hearted - we don't really think any of offspring will grow up to be Hedge Fund Managers )

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whooosh · 26/07/2009 23:51

Well apparently my DD WILL be a hedge-fund manager.......suspect she may well be a hedge trimmer instead

CantSleepWontSleep · 26/07/2009 21:09

Philippa is normally spelled Philippa NOT Phillippa as you have it .

chegirl · 24/07/2009 15:49

I dont get it Please someone take pity and explain.

Perplexed to find DS1's name in the most nasty and nicest people's list though

Housemum · 24/07/2009 14:15

Hmm, not good to search up your own name to find that people knew one who was vile (unless that's what all my friends have been doing...)

Fillyjonk · 23/07/2009 22:41

It is GREAT fun

I do agree though that the "love it" / "hate it" thing should probably be taken off, its probably a bit shit seeing that lots of people hate your child's name. Its a bit strong too really, I don't think I HATE many names at all, I just think they are really dull.

EllieG · 23/07/2009 13:23

I am upset have just seen DD's name means 'bitter'.
But otherwise, loving this section and will waste much of afternoon looking like am working but actually putting in every name I know

furrycat · 23/07/2009 11:11

ingles2, it's not one I'd thought of to be honest, but I don't think I'll be able to avoid saying it now....

HelenMumsnet · 23/07/2009 10:58

ingles2 - cowpat is no more

lol at claricebeansmum's flabberghastedness

claricebeansmum · 23/07/2009 10:44

OMG!
Entered details for DS and it came out with his RL name! Am flabbergasted at MN accuracy

FrannyandZooey · 23/07/2009 10:27

the meaning of 'daniel' is showing up as "good left wing footballer"

ingles2 · 23/07/2009 10:14

Thankyou Helen... LOL furrycat.. surely no-one (other than me) is daft enough to nickname their child cowpat

furrycat · 23/07/2009 09:54

Ha, Ingles2 I think we have sons with the same name. And of COURSE their favourite biscuit is not on the list!

ThingOne · 23/07/2009 09:42

Very funny!

belgo · 23/07/2009 09:36

It's been keeping me from strangling the kids occupied all morning

foofi · 23/07/2009 08:41

What an odd list of jobs - nothing arty like dancer/musician/actor?

monkeytrousers · 23/07/2009 08:25

Barista?

Is that what I was doing scraping a living in London all those years ago, alla Maggie in Extras??

JustineMumsnet · 22/07/2009 23:01

Not a problem Edam - we do what we can...

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HelenMumsnet · 22/07/2009 23:00

lol at cowpat, ingles2 - will see what I can do to fix that for you tomorrow.

Edam: I tell you, Justine's head hasn't been out of those darn name-derivation books for WEEKS

edam · 22/07/2009 22:39

Wow, Justine, this is the ONLY online baby name thingummy that has got the derivation of my own name right. Bloody well done that woman.

(And thank you for being jolly nice about ds's name, too. )

I can always spot a badly-researched, rushed-out-to-make-money baby name directory by looking up mine... if they have just assumed it's a variant of a better-known name with some of the same letters, I know they haven't really tried!

ingles2 · 22/07/2009 22:22

Helen please please can you edit the name then? I added my son's name and then put in his nickname which is what makes it so identifiable (sorry was obviously having a stupid 5 minutes there) The nickname includes cowpat

Jux · 22/07/2009 21:28

Oh it is fab - I've been playing for 5 mins or more. I'm not going to get an early night tonight after all!

Well done and thank you for a new game.

HelenMumsnet · 22/07/2009 19:53

Ingles2, if you made any comments about names, your nickname will now have been removed.

If you added new names, your nickname will still be showing next to it.

I'm sure if/when we're planning to change that bit but, in the meantime, if you need to throw people off the scent, as it were, you could always add a few more random names in...

ingles2 · 22/07/2009 15:10

Helen, What about names we added when we weren't anonymous? I added a couple yesterday that have my name attached and I'd like it removed please. or perhaps just remove those particular names altogether?

HelenMumsnet · 22/07/2009 11:53

Oops, it's not adding a name that's now anonymous but any comments you make about a name.

HelenMumsnet · 22/07/2009 11:25

Morning!

OK, so we've fixed it so that adding names is anonymous now - so all of you who secretly named your child Tatiana-Dandelion-Blossom can come out of the woodwork.

And you should now be able to add names, even if the Search throws up nothing similar.

But we're not adding extra biscuits just yet - we'd only have another bunfight at MNHQ...

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