To tell friends their baby name is a well known kids TV character?

[Sahkoora]

Friends are having their first DC soon. We were talking about names and one that they had settled on is the name of a character from a very well known kids TV show. Think Peppa Pig, Thomas the Tank Engine, Fireman Sam.

First name and surname the same, BTW.

Obviously they don't have DC so they don't watch kids TV yet. I wanted to tell them but DH said it would be really rude. Maybe in a few years this show won't be watched as much, but it's pretty popular so idk.

Who is BU?

I was hoping you knew someone who had called their child Sir Topham Hat - disappointed that it's not even someone I've heard of!

I would tell them though - it's worth at least considering that in the decision making process. We considered a lot of things, like initials, nicknames, common associations etc, but still managed to not notice that our son's full name said aloud makes a sort of sentence! I'm hoping that nobody will notice, as he won't use his middle name, but if someone had mentioned it beforehand, I'd rather have known, even if I decided I liked the name enough to go ahead anyway.

Having known a Peter Rabbit when little (yes, how on earth could his parents not have known??), you have to tell them.

Most very young dc are not aware of their friends' surnames. Nothing wrong with Freddie.

Freddie fox is a well known young actor (I think he's emilia fox's brother and Edward fox's son). I think it's rather a cool name. And a lot better than being called Pedro Pony.

Evans, Tom Thomas from fireman Sam is close...

BillnTed

When I was at school (in Wales), we had lads called David David (first and surnames) - they were usually known as 'Dai squared' (sorry, don't know how to do the mathematical thingy)

Is the dad a spiv who sells "real plastic gold"?

No idea who Freddie Fox is but if you do tell them don't say it as one poster has suggested and make it sound bad. "Watching too much tv, obsessed, etc."

Some friends of ours, surname West, called their son Nathan. He was a couple of years old when someone first called him NatWest, it has driven them mad ever since so your friends might appreciate the heads up

Well, when I was expecting DC 2, DC 1 wanted to call him Pingu

Freddie Fox sounds a bit cartoonish even if there wasn't a TV character involved. It's the alliteration. But people won't forget his name!

Ahhhh my grandad was called Freddy Fox!

Freddie fox is lovely!

I know a baby Wendy (windy) Miller

I'd imagine a Freddie Fox to look like this.

Like an idiot, I read the OP and thought it meant first name and surname the same (as each other)

All I could think of was Ra Ra.
I'd have given them the heads-up about that one, for sure.

I knew someone who did something similar and didn't realise. Like Nat Wests parents, they wished someone had given the the heads up earlier...

Slightly OT here, but Freddie Fox is also an actor

I know a Tommy zoom (first name and middle name). They named him after the program.

I know a Michael knight. He's too old for the kids programme and too young for knight rider so the other kids don't bat an eyelid but all the adults have a little smile to themselves. Bless him.