To think Barbara is a lovely name.

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A friend's daughter has just called her new daughter Barbara. A few people have wrinkled their noses, but I think it's a lovely vintage Enid Blytonish name.

AIBU?

Horrid 🤮

I don’t like it but there are many names I dislike as I am sure names I do like are disliked by others. Barbara certainly isn’t an offensive name and I cab think of many I dislike considerably more.

Ah little baby Babs.

No. It’s terrible. Sorry.

Its hideous and all of the potential nicknames are hideous too. Barbie, Babs, Barb. Grim.

Barbara is ok.

Barb is fucking awful though.

(Love Nora although prefer Norah)

I can’t bear Nora, but it’s becoming more and more popular.

I'm not a fan

I like the name Barbara. It's never done Barbie any harm.

Even the nn are awful.

@CherryPlum Deidre (deedree) is just a horrible anglicised version of the lovely Irish name Deirdre (dear-Dreh). It drives Irish people mad when they hear that awful coronation street mangling of the name.

Yeah, I would have liked another dc just so we could name it Barbara. Other dc are Norma Joan and Shelia Fanny.

Others might find them hideous but our main criteria for names was unusual, rather than anything we loved or the dc might like to be called. We think it makes us sound edgy and cool.

Yes, Barbara belongs in a bin along with Phyllis, Maureen, Pauline and Doreen.

My favourite 40s name is Daphne

I'm just trying to imagine a baby called Barbara.... and I can't without smirking

YANBU to think that. You are however incorrect. 😜

Its old fashioned. I wouldn't call a baby Barbara in this day and age.

There's a weird trend on here where people give their children names they'd despise if it were their own name. Bloody Barbara, for goodness' sake. It's dreadful.

It’s my 73 year old Ma’s name. Not sure she’s hugely fond of it, it’s of it’s time. I quite like it, but then I can’t not, can I?

I’m sure we can all agree to disagree without the vomit emoji though.

Other dc are Norma Joan and Shelia Fanny. Others might find them hideous but ... We think it makes us sound edgy and cool.

I do hope you live somewhere very 'naice' because if not they are most definitely not edgy or cool names

Yanbu, I love it. It was on our shortlist in 2003 but "Barbara" turned out to be a boy.

Makes me think of barbed wire.

My favourite 40s name is Daphne

Mine too, I love it. It would have invoked the DH veto, sadly.

It's amusing on a sausage dog.
This made me giggle!

I personally don't like it and also the baby when grown up would probably get called Babs which is even worse!