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Do I be honest what I think about this name

302 replies

Driftingthoughlife · 16/05/2019 17:21

With everything going on with DH (previous thread) I may be potentially be about to fall out with my best mate if I tell the truth
She is pregnant due in a month and she has texted me to ask what I think of the name they have chosen. I think it’s awful. She says she really values my opinion
I don’t know if I can take falling out at the moment so aibu to lie and say it’s lovely but at the same time in am thinking this poor kid has to live with this name

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Jeeperscreepers69 · 17/05/2019 18:58

A name linked to towie..... Cringe

Mintychoc1 · 17/05/2019 18:58

I would reply “it’s a very petty name, but since you asked for my honest opinion, I have to tell you that I knew a girl called nellie and at school she was teased and called smelly Nellie “

Jeeperscreepers69 · 17/05/2019 19:02

Call the baby DAVE after my kitten!! Cant go wrong with a solid name.

ferrier · 17/05/2019 19:11

Nellie is a lovely name though I'd always suggest giving a longer name and just using the nickname myself so the child has a choice when they're older.
Nasty kids will call someone names no matter what their real name is .... and can be remarkably inventive in twisting perfectly innocuous names Hmm

impossible · 17/05/2019 19:13

Just support her. Once you get to love the child you will love the name. There are plenty of names that can be used as a basis for teasing and if kids decide to tease a child there will be plenty of other ways they can do it regardless of name.

EdWinchester · 17/05/2019 19:16

I like Nellie.

-Ann bit is awful.

Curtains14 · 17/05/2019 19:16

It could be worse but yeah Nellie-Ann is a bit weird. Even Nellie on it’s own, first thing that comes to mind is Nellie the Elephant as people have said.

I really liked the name Nora when I was pregnant but then i remembered my parents would call me Nitty Nora when I had nits as a kid 😂 it was a no go!

I think you should be honest if you can but if it was me i would probably just say it was nice 🤦🏼‍♀️

crispysausagerolls · 17/05/2019 19:22

I like the idea of Suggesting Eleanor first name and Ann second name with nelly as nickname

Fromage · 17/05/2019 19:24

Not my cup of tea but it's not like she's calling the kid Fuckwart-Chavellia is it.

Where's the OP? I have a horrid feeling Nellie-Ann's mum has found this thread and lost a friend.

AdamAntsCrackpotHistory · 17/05/2019 19:44

My friend had a Nellie. She was a lovely Labrador... I kid you not.

Also, thinking about Little Nell who played Columbia in the Rocky Horror Picture Show. She was v v cool!!

Don't mind the name but it has connotations!

CloudPop · 17/05/2019 19:56

You could always go with the line of having known someone awful who was called Nellie so it's permanently tainted the name for you

Wannabeyorkshirelass · 17/05/2019 20:06

It's a nickname and would sound ridiculous on an adult. Imagine trying to be a professional with a name like Nellie-Ann?!

Maybe say to her 'I like it but only as a nickname for something like Eleanor or Helen'.

mathanxiety · 17/05/2019 20:09

Agree with EdWinchester.

Nellie isn't bad at all.

It's Ann that ruins it. Nellie with some other middle name - Grace, Rose, Miranda, Primrose, Genevieve... would be fine.

twinkledag · 17/05/2019 20:11

@Noodledoodlesandspud - both parents' names start with an S? Child is one of twins?

Purplegecko · 17/05/2019 20:12

I don't hate Nellie, I did have it shortlisted for our cat's name, but Nellie-Ann is awful

Branleuse · 17/05/2019 20:19

I love the name Nellie.

Coldandfrosty · 17/05/2019 20:20

What is it that it sounds like if revered and said fast?! I have repeated it a few times and cant get it!

alltheteainchinajustisntenough · 17/05/2019 20:23

Anally

DashOfMagic · 17/05/2019 20:26

Alien

mimimoo22 · 17/05/2019 20:27

Just ask if she will be putting something like Helen Ann on the both certificate for CV later in life.

blackteasplease · 17/05/2019 20:30

Can you suggest full name Eleanor with Nellie as a nickname?

highheelsandbobblehats · 17/05/2019 21:19

I put this question to my bestie. Would she want me to be completely honest with her. She said yes, I am her truth teller in all matters, especially when she's being a dick.

I'm not saying your friend is, for the record, I like Nellie (but dislike the Ann). Your question wasn't so much a debate on the name, but asking whether you should be honest with her or not.

Are you her truth teller?

2chillies · 17/05/2019 21:26

My suggestion to potentially odd names is for the parent and others to stand on the back step and shout the child’s name - 9/10 have a revelation and realise they have made a bonkers choice.

Sparadrap · 17/05/2019 21:45

I thought Nellies was Scouse slang for boobs Shock

Am loving Nellie-Ann as a new word for fanny Grin

Fortunately OP as soon as the baby is here and named, her name won’t seem so full of wrongness and innuendo. She will just be sweet little Nellie-Ann.

CSIblonde · 17/05/2019 22:39

Hyphens in first names are very naff. And it sounds like a heroine in a 1980's Catherine Cookson 'grim oop North' mini series. (repeats of which are on loop on the Yesterday channel).