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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 )

OP posts:
ingles2 · 21/07/2009 20:38

eeekk... nickname alert...
Helen/Geraldine, I don't want my nickname there please...
t'is fab though

aristocat · 21/07/2009 20:33

good fun

thankyou

GeraldineMumsnet · 21/07/2009 20:33

Oh, and link in useful tools box on right (and all talk pages)

shonaspurtle · 21/07/2009 20:31

[deluded]

GeraldineMumsnet · 21/07/2009 20:31

Cracking biscuit list though, eh?

PrincessToadstool · 21/07/2009 20:30

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shonaspurtle · 21/07/2009 20:30

Yeeees. At least a warning that your talk name will be up there. Not the end of the world that I've outed myself but, y'know...

HelenMumsnet · 21/07/2009 20:28

Oh, we know EVERYTHING about you all

Wallace · 21/07/2009 20:26

How did you know my children's names, HelenMumsnet?

HelenMumsnet · 21/07/2009 20:23

Ok, I will ask about the anonymity thing in the morning

FritesMenthe · 21/07/2009 20:23

Don't like the way it displays my nickname when I add some content eg Interesting xxx.

Fun though

coppertop · 21/07/2009 20:22

Eeek! Can't the comments be anonymous?

Apologies to all MNers with children/relatives/friends called Ravi.

nickytwotimes · 21/07/2009 20:21

God, I am loving this.

HelenMumsnet · 21/07/2009 20:17

Ah! Yes, I see what you mean about it saying who's added a name - sorry, I didn't know about that

Hassled · 21/07/2009 20:16

Yes, I did belatedly realise that I had effectively outed myself by adding a particular name - is there any way that particular feature could go? I mean the "added by" bit.

MinnieMummy · 21/07/2009 20:15

I only filled in the bit that says 'Sounds like a boy's name' (sorry - but like I say, family name, lost count of the number of morons people who say 'Justin' instead). Will think on the biscuit issue once I've put my food delivery away!

coppertop · 21/07/2009 20:15

Why can't I add a name? When I put a new one in it just says:

You can add a new name once you've searched for it and seen the results.

Sorry, no matching names found

MinnieMummy · 21/07/2009 20:13

Hmm, it says my name against the name I added... even logged out to see if it's still the case and it is...

HelenMumsnet · 21/07/2009 20:13

MinneMummy: did you put Justine down as a Custard Cream-eater or a Fig Roll-muncher?

wuglet · 21/07/2009 20:11

Can I just warn people....if you put comments at the top they are tagged with your MN name

mrswoolf · 21/07/2009 20:11

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HelenMumsnet · 21/07/2009 20:10

HeadFairy - they'll be a proper link up the top somewhere tomorrow soon. We're just letting you have a leetle dabble before it's properly let loose.

Wallace - yes, it's anonymous. We won't have a clue that you've put Cedric and Desdemona in... (oops)

MinnieMummy · 21/07/2009 20:08

I am a total suckup and have just added 'JustineMumsnet' to the 'Interesting Justines' list.

It's in my family, I didn't search it to be a total suck-up, would like to add...

Wallace · 21/07/2009 20:06

Like it

If you add a name does it say who contributed it? I would like to put some names in it but don't want to give away too much

Hassled · 21/07/2009 20:05

Well I could spend long happy hours here. Strange how I decide that just about every name I enter would prefer to eat Party Rings, though.