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.

[BestZebbie]

I'm a female who goes by Zebbie, short for Zebedee, 95% of the time....but that is a nickname derived from the name of a cat, who was named after the Magic Roundabout character.
No-one says 'boing' to Zebbie, although they do very occasionally try to lengthen it again to Zeborah (like 'Debbie', I guess), which unfortunately sounds like the stripy horse...

[SiobhanSharpe]

Ambrose was popular in the 30s or thereabouts, I think. Friend's cat is called Zebedee

[Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g]

Zebedee is actually an approximation to the Hebrew name Zebadiah, actually, Birds, and there was nothing whatsoever racist about what I said. I don't think a single person on this thread has said that it's a made up name, either.

A previous poster said that for her Ambrose and Zebedee were perfectly ordinary, run of the mill names. I was surprised by that. It's got nothing whatsoever to do with ethnicity, probably a lot more to do with class and personality and age. I personally have never met a person called Zebedee and I can only recall one Ambrose who would be in his mid 50s now.

[mrstweefromtweesville]

There's nothing wrong with Zebedee.

Time for bed!

[Bambambini]

OfficerVanHalen. "It's a real actual name, and no skin off your nose I assume op, so why do you care?"

I don't particularly care, i actually didn't know it was a real name. Seemed like right up there if i heard someone shout, "Bagpuss, get in for your dinner" or "Maccapacca, stop whacking your brother".

And Ambrose is not an ordinary name.

[dillite]

It should say Porshe not Porsche.

[dillite]

Ooooh, I have been waiting for a weird name thread since Easter Half term! We went to a craft activith at the half term. There was a woman with 2 daughters and a son- Mercedes, Porsche (saw the spelling on a sheet of paper) anf Toyota. O was half hoping for a Ford Focus to roll up at some point.

[RachelRagged]

lolllll

Takes me way back to being a bored teen . .Phone box round corner, had phone books in them in those days.. Yep we found a Mr Zebedee and drove the poor bloke nuts ,, ringing and saying "BOING Time for Bed" > He went ex directory in the end haha

[Birdsgottafly]

""These are perfectly ordinary, run of the mill names in my world.""

Perhaps in your area, but not "your World", unless you just discount anyone who isn't just like you and your friends/family.

[Zebedee74]

I love it...

[Birdsgottafly]

Is this going to turn into the usual Racist piss take, because posters seem to not anyone who is in anyway different to them.

Both Zebedee (Greek) and Ambrose are both legitimate names.

At least google before citing a name as "made up" or "out there".

[Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g]

John, James, Charles, David, George, Peter, Jack, Daniel, Benjamin, Sam, Thomas, William, Robert, Joshua, Henry, Harry, Jacob, Oliver, Max - these are perfectly ordinary, run of the mill names in my world.

Ambrose and Zebedee aren't.

Not that it matters.

[pot39]

It's cool, although Dylan was cooler!

[TheMoa]

debbietheduck Ambrose is a perfectly ordinary boy's name!

I'm beginning to thing I must move in weird circles.

I might be a bit amused if a child was named 'keyboard' or something, but really, Zebedee, Ambrose etc. are all perfectly ordinary, run of the mill names, surely?

[Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g]

Dylan has a lot more associations than the Magic Roundabout though! So does Florence. For me the one and only assocation Zebedee has is the Magic Roundabout. It's a very positive association, though!

[Alisvolatpropiis]

YANBU

Biblical it may be but it's in a whole different league to the usual Biblical names.

[PinkSquash]

at Time for bed, Zebedee

[PinkSquash]

I know a Zebedee, a Senna and an Ayrton.

[PercyGherkin]

When DD was in NICU, the next baby along was called Zebedee. I particularly liked that when they'd had to do something to him they would always leave him with "Time for bed, Zebedee".

[debbietheduck]

Could be worse. At least it is an actual name.

I met a two year old Ambrose at the weekend. I was startled, but I think I covered it up OK

[DonnaKebab66]

A friend of a friend named their child Zebedee. I immediately think 'Boing' too. Though Dylan and Florence are trendy without the same comparisons.. I love the name Dylan but a bit 'meh' about Florence.

[ollieplimsoles]

We went to school with a guy who's parents were obsessed with magic roundabout and his name was 'Zebdylan' his middle name was 'moon' he was the loveliest guy and never got teased. But it was a massively made it up name

[FineDamBeaver]

it's the first thing that springs into my mind.

[manicinsomniac]

Oh, I quite like it.

I know one (though, thinking about it, he might be a Zebediah) who has a sister called Zipporah.

Known as Zeb and Zip - I think it's cute!

But yes - vicar's children.

[ShadowFire]

I suppose it's been a long time since The Magic Roundabout was on TV, so his classmates will likely be completely unaware of that connection.

But it's the first thing that springs into my mind.