Zebedee. ZEBEDEE - really?

[Bambambini]

Child at theme park the other day? What do you think? We raised our eyebrows and probably initially eye rolled. Or is Zebedee obviously giong to be a cool cat? Guess Zee has a certain ring to it.

[Edenviolet]

My ds1 was Zebulon for the first few days but everyone was so bloody rude as I was hormonal and upset that we changed it and used Zebulon as his middle name

[Pogmella]

Yeah Portia is from the merchant of Venice. One of the few cool women in Shakespearean lit (ie, not dead or mad by the end...)

[ThroughThickAndThin01]

I like it. Zeb is great.

[DeeDee40]

Had a fluffy zebra called zebedee as a child!

[bumbleymummy]

I think it's cute :)

[hazeyjane]

I know 2 Zebedees (a bit younger than me, it's not that weird is it? They both go by Zeb.

[BuildYourOwnSnowman]

Isn't it Portia?

[ASettlerOfCatan]

I hope the mercedes, porshe, toyota is a troll. I know mercedes is fairly well known but porshe and toyota?

Do you reakon its cars the kids were conceived in? Maybe it wasn't a good time between porshe and toyota...

[BiscuitMillionaire]

'Why does anyone care what other people call their children?'
Because you imagine a child suffering their whole life with a silly name like Toyota. They're named after a car! Yes I know Mercedes is a real name.
I'm not saying Zebedee is a silly name, btw.

[BiscuitMillionaire]

It's not 'pearl-clutching', it's light-hearted, fgs!

[Capricorn76]

I don't get the pearl clutching either. There's no such thing as a 'proper' name. All names are made up and people attach rubbish to them such as 'it means God's wingman' or something.

A name made up 2000 years ago doesn't beat a name made up last year.

[2tired2bewitty]

Do you think all of the people on this thread who know vicars with sons called Zebedee actually all know the same vicar?

[BuildYourOwnSnowman]

I know one. Goes by zeb but mum calls him by long form very loudly and in every sentence.

The parents are both 'wannabe' cool - they are very nice on their own but when in a group with contrasting 'cool' people they he really nervous trying to agree with both and totally contradicting themselves!

I don't mind the name though. There is another boy called Ziggy. I find that weirder but he totally suits it - he has hair like sideshow bob!!

[sanfairyanne]

i had no idea this was an actual name!
will always be magic roundabout to me

[SideOrderofChips]

i lie. apologies www.behindthename.com/name/ambrose]

[SideOrderofChips]

Ambrose is a normal irish name is it not?

[PinkSquash]

If I had to choose either Zebedee or Nevaeh for my child, I would go for Zeb every time.

[yumscrumfatbum]

My DD has a Zebedee in her class, his Dad is a Vicar so I'm assuming it's a biblical reference rather than a TV show

[Patapouf]

Also I'm in my mid twenties and I grew up watching the magic roundabout so his parents won't be too young to remember!

[Patapouf]

There was a girl in my class called Zippy.
Zebedee is better.

[littlejohnnydory]

I've heard far worse names and I'd rather be called Zebedee than Dave or John. Zeb is quite nice really!

[DisappointedOne]

Isn't it Zebediah in the bible.....?

[Deeperdown]

Ambrose is a proper name. it's the name of a Catholic saint from the 1500s too.