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Urban myth debunked?!

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yolofish · 21/08/2018 13:16

I really, honestly, cross my heart and hope (not) to die came across this today: young mum, one little boy walking the other in a buggy. Walking boy was having a tantrum and mum was trying to calm him down. During their convo I heard both boys's names: Reggie and Ronnie!! (as in Kray...). Beautiful kids, lovely mum doing her best, but honestly Reggie and Ronnie?

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WeeDangerousSpike · 22/08/2018 10:37

Thanks! Am familiar with the sex pistols and have heard of Sid vicious, but never heard of Nancy.

As I said I'm mid 30s but the mid 20 Yr olds I work with have often never heard of important events I remember from my own childhood!

PopeyeandOliveOil · 22/08/2018 10:40

my daughter is called Nevaeh pronounced neeva.. didnt realise this was a bad thing Shock

1happyhippie · 22/08/2018 10:41

I know a neaveh. Not sure of the spelling though. Didn't realise it was considered a myth?
I know siblings called Fred and rose. They go by Freddie and Rosie. Their mum liked the names regardless of the people associated with them, and went with it. Born in the last 10 years.
I actually like the name Myra. I wouldn't use it though as its too connected with hindley.
But I know plenty of Ian's. And I don't automatically think of Ian Huntley!

ElizabethMainwaring · 22/08/2018 10:44

Or Ian Brady...

BarbaraofSevillle · 22/08/2018 10:48

Ian's a much more common name though. Most people will know or have heard of far more Ians than Myras. Same for Peter.

Ask people to name a famous Peter or a Famous Ian, or think of what their relatives are called an most people will be able to think of several options.

Most people won't know or have heard of any other Myras than Myra Hindley.

ElizabethMainwaring · 22/08/2018 10:53

I agree Barbara. The reason that I mentioned Brady was because the pp recalled Huntley rather than Brady, even during a discussion about Hindley.

BellBookandCandle · 22/08/2018 10:55

@MissLingoss - good point! Didn't think of them being public records.

8misskitty8 · 22/08/2018 11:26

I used to teach siblings called Rosie and Jim. They were both born after the show started to air on t.v.

DrCoconut · 22/08/2018 12:42

I heard a child called Ariana the other day. First time I've heard it other than Grande.

ScrambledSmegs · 22/08/2018 13:06

A while back I had a client called Gordon Bennett. My decade younger colleague had absolutely no idea why I found it mildly amusing.

I suppose the collective memories that make certain names recognisable fade over time,

peachgreen · 22/08/2018 13:13

My mum taught a Ronnie and Reggie Clay.

HolyMountain · 22/08/2018 13:15

I worked in a Nursery with brothers called Reggie and Ronnie, the most angelic little boys too Grin.

LuckyDiamond · 22/08/2018 13:18

There is definitely a Pocahontas in Glasgow, saw the birth certificate about 12 years ago in a previous benefits job! Can’t remember if surname was McGinty but was in West of city.*

My MIL worked in a primary school in West Glasgow and there was a Pocahontas. MIL died in 2006 so it was before then.

Teddy1970 · 22/08/2018 13:18

Back in the the early 80's there were boy/girl twins called Charles and Diana...

DobbyLovesSocks · 22/08/2018 13:41

@ScrambledSmegs my maiden name is Bennett so my nickname throughout school was Gordon Confused
I work in an admin office now in a hospital and when I see referral letters some of the names make me chuckle and when my (somewhat) younger than me colleagues ask why I'm chuckling I have to explain and majority of the time they have no clue who I am referring too. I'm mid 30's

ShowOfHands · 22/08/2018 14:09

I've never heard of Nevaeh pronounced Neeva. The ones I know and the ones I've heard mentioned here and irl are all nuhVAYuh. It's not a bad thing if you like it.

AsAProfessionalFekko · 22/08/2018 14:14

Maybe that is what they are called when they are being difficult/naughty/loud.

I'm sure someone will be on here to tell of hearing of a London teenage boy called Tallulah (that will actually be DS having a diva strop or melodrama 'OK Tallulah no more drama classes for you...').

TwoBlueShoes · 22/08/2018 14:24

I knew a brother and sister called Bonnie and Clyde. They were grown up and loved their names. They thought they were so cool.

I agree with the PP that said the Krays are probably seen as cool gangsters these days.

captainproton · 22/08/2018 14:28

Our boys middle names are Ronald and Reginald, both named after grandfathers on each side. We weren't brave enough to give them this as first names. There sister has Reenie as her middle name, again after my grandma. We do refer to the boys as Ronnie and reggie sometimes. There paternal grandfather is proper cockney although no gangster connections.

AsAProfessionalFekko · 22/08/2018 14:58

Did anyone else get a pop up ad on here for a college that starts 'Tallulah...' something about exams....?

It mag be a coincidence but still...

ElizabethMainwaring · 22/08/2018 20:24

'Bonnie and Clyde'... they were 'grown up'... really...

Doboopedoo · 22/08/2018 22:27

Luckydiamond, Drumchapel by any chance? I definitely had Pocahontas’ birth cert in my hands between 2003-2005 when I worked there!

And as some who deals with FOI, it should have been exempt from disclosure as otherwise publicly available (section 25 of the Scottish act?) I’ll get my geeky coat.... Grin

LuckyDiamond · 23/08/2018 13:27

It probably was Drumchapel, that rings a bell. I’m not from the area so couldn’t say 100% but the dates tie in.

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