Tbh I don't care If I am, some parents need to get a grip

[WildThongIWannaKnowForSure]

I give you A-Jay, Charlidh, Ameiliah, Blaiyre, Boudicca, Blu-rayne, Foozy, Deztany-Rose, Madison-Bluebell

My favourite is Wyntrr. They could at least have added an h to the end though.

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My dd2 has an unusual name and there was one on that list. Dd1 also has an unusual name, it was more unusual when she was born and has got a bit more popular since then, there are a couple of different ways to spell it too. I noticed there were 7 babies with her name, spelt her way, born last year.
there was even one baby with my name! poor baby, lol

Nope, and I didn't sneer at anyone's Hindu name either. Or call anyone a Twat. Im not perfect but neither am I self righteous or racist. Not having it, won't be bullied on a thread.
I'm offski.

How "cool" will a 35 year old called AbbieGayle feel

Cooler than the 'Abbighail' in that list would, I would think...

eastegg: it's from an email that's been doing the rounds for years. snopes link here explains why it is racist.

This subject really pisses me off, mainly because I've had the face at my DS' name with people assuming he has a stupid made up spelling of a "real" name.

Why does it matter if you know the sex of a child from the name if you're a teacher - surely you'll find out the sex when you actually meet the kid?

The surname as first name thing isn't a recent trend in Scotland, it has been going on forever.

These threads make me feel a bit sad, my name is so unusual (now, not 200 years ago) that it doesn't make these lists at all. It would be nice to think that the piss taking stops once you are an adult, but apparently not.

Dd's name is VERY unusual and ds's name is also unusual.

I suspect people judge us because they're a bit along the lines of hector but I've genuinely had ds's name picked out since I was a toddler! Dd's name was dh's choice . We are definitely not aspiration all type people - I don't mean we don't have ambition just that we aren't snobby or denying out working class roots.

I feel bad thinking someone might google their kids name and this thread will come up slating it. Not nice. Am shocked at the 'I've never taught a nice Kyle / Joshua / Dylan' comments - horrible . I'm amazed anyone would even even notice this!

Aspirational!

Excuse typos!

the fact that I definitely know of someone with the name

No, you don't

You'd think FredFredGeorge, but actually...

Year 7, short hair, trousers. Masculine looking girl, feminine looking boy. I've stumbled and hedged my bets more than once

And yes, getting the boy girl seating wrong makes it obvious.

I absolutely love (but wouldn't ever dare use!):
Atlanta-Blush
Cherry-Blossom
Coco-Wren
Finlay-Mcintosh
February-Rose
Kenzie-Alexander
Ocean-Raine
Pagan-Willow

What does me stop and think about judging names on the England/Wales list is that this Scottish list specifies the names that were given to the babies that died and, as a group, some of them are so poignant and fitting -
Angel, Cinders, Hercules, Faith, Kacper, Grace, Lennon, Pip, Mercy, Zion, Nevaeh, Princess, RI Junior, Salve-Regina and Skye
It wouldn't be unusual to see judging comments about a little Cinders, Nevaeh or Salve-Regina. But now, thinking about the beautiful reasons that could be behind such a choice, it makes me ashamed.

yup surnames as names have been going on a very long time.
quite often it would be the mum's maiden name.

and if you look around graveyards, there used to be some names that you would take several double takes at these days.

aibu to now want to know what all your children are called? :) DH and i are thinking of names for the next dc and i am going to steal some of your good ideas. i am frightened of the baby naming board tho, last time i was over there i left crying!

The La-a story if like the 'Fen-mah-Lee' (Female) story that gets wheeled out on countless name threads.

Always a couple from an ethnic background misunderstanding the baby's name band and assuming that the nurse has named their baby Female.

Somebody always knows a midwife/sister/cousin that was on the ward at the time.
As if.

There's a Horrible Histories sketch about odd names in a Victorian (I think) school.

Feh-Mah-Lee

This thing about 'real' names. Wh decides what is a 'real' name and what is a fake(?) name? Surely as soon as someone is called it, it becomes a real name!

My name is completely and utterly made up. It's a derivative from another name, but did not exist until I was born and my parents called me it. If you google it, only results about me appear.

It isn't a 'real' name.

Yet when people ask me what my name is, I don't say 'I don't have one, but here is a made up word people call me and I respond to.'

My name is just as real as I am. Just as real as Benjiman, Foozy & Deztany.

You may not have heard it before, but it is real.

Why would you need a baby naming board.

Find a name you and dh love and use it don't let a judgemental prick rain on your parade after all chances are they would chose names you hate or could even be some weirdo who sits on their computer intentionally being unpleasant just because it amuses them.

I am surprised there are more Tulisas than Marys.

I must admit I do roll my eyes a bit at all of the earnest
"the name must take them from the classroom to the boardroom/courtroom/etc."

Rudy is an ace name MrsDV.

MrsDV Rudy and Asher are lovely. Defo going on my list :)

Some of the names that look illiterate aren't though.