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To call my baby this

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m0mmy2be · 12/09/2020 08:29

So we decided this name in September 2017. We had been trying for a baby for a while and knew this would be our girl name when we eventually fell pregnant.

Anyway, we have since found out we are having a baby girl and I am due very soon.

We decided to call her Cove.

But now I'm worrying that it's too close to Covid, especially since she will be born during the pandemic.

I'm not too worried about people liking the name personally, but more worried about whether she'll be teased in future because of its association with Covid? Am I over thinking?

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EQTONYEQ · 16/09/2020 15:14

To be honest I think it will be alright because she will only be a baby for now so by the time she's even 3 years though or going to nursery I'm sure it will already have cal m down so only people may say things to you and DH rather than anything to her probably which isn't so bad if they do

Words · 16/09/2020 15:47

What's wring with her leg? Looks swollen ?

Words · 16/09/2020 15:48

Wrong, sorry

Alipaules33 · 16/09/2020 15:54

All the best OP 💗

purplebunny2012 · 16/09/2020 19:34

@Whitbylover

I like the name Cove , I did not immediately think of Covid . Go with what you like ... there are plenty of nouns which have become names like Fern, River , Reef, Pearl , Star etc . In today’s society there is such a mixture of modern and traditional names, I really don’t think it matters.
Reef?! Nope, not a name I've heard. Another ridiculous one.
FancyAnOlive · 16/09/2020 23:29

It makes me think of cloves. Actually OP, Clover is a lovely name and has the advantage of being an actual name too and you could still call her Cove for short if you wanted to.

Mintychoc1 · 16/09/2020 23:48

Congratulations , I’m sure baby Covid is very cute.
Oops sorry I mean Cove.

TitsOutForHarambe · 17/09/2020 03:19

Congratulations , I’m sure baby Covid is very cute.
Oops sorry I mean Cove.

What a nasty, mean spirited comment to make when someone has just had a baby.

Idontlikeyoghurt · 17/09/2020 07:05

Congratulations OP.

FelicityPike · 17/09/2020 07:10

@Mintychoc1

Congratulations , I’m sure baby Covid is very cute. Oops sorry I mean Cove.
That’s just rude and ignorant! Feck sake.
Shedpaint · 17/09/2020 07:10

My mind first went to Michael Gove

And then Covid

HolyForkinShirt · 17/09/2020 07:24

@Mintychoc1

Congratulations , I’m sure baby Covid is very cute. Oops sorry I mean Cove.
No need to be spiteful.
jessstan2 · 17/09/2020 14:11

@Mintychoc1

Congratulations , I’m sure baby Covid is very cute. Oops sorry I mean Cove.
I don't think you are being unkind at all but I do not believe the op would have called her daughter, 'Cove'. It's too ridiculous and not because of Covid. As a name it usually refers to a man.

Let us hope little Cove does not end up being the manager of a sheep station in Australia or a rum cove; she may well be an old cove one day.

Meatshake · 17/09/2020 14:27

Should have double barrelled... "Cove-Ida Smith"?

Congrats on baby Cove. I actually quite like the name x

juneo63 · 17/09/2020 16:18

It's not really a very nice name! There's so many pretty girl's name's to choose from!
Yes she will get laughed at!!

AndAnotherUsername · 17/09/2020 16:47

I love it, congratulations!

It’s a lovely sounding word, with a lovely meaning, to me it evokes a quiet, peaceful, very small secluded beach, with cliffs around it and the sea lapping.

Never heard of the other connotations mentioned above, and to me it’s definitely a feminine sounding name.

Eryouwhat · 17/09/2020 20:01

Interesting.

Skyla2005 · 17/09/2020 21:05

It’s so bland sounding it’s horrible even without Covid think about the child that’s stuck with it all it’s life

jessstan2 · 18/09/2020 20:19

This thread is a wind up, nobody would seriously call their child 'Cove'.

Original poster
m0mmy2be · 18/09/2020 21:30

@jessstan2

This thread is a wind up, nobody would seriously call their child 'Cove'.
But some are allowed to call their children 'poppy' or 'willow' or 'ivy' and no one bats an eyelid?
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vodkaredbullgirl · 18/09/2020 21:34

Because they sound okay

BeaverTail · 18/09/2020 21:40

I quite like the name.

Congrats OP.

Original poster
m0mmy2be · 18/09/2020 21:41

@vodkaredbullgirl

Because they sound okay
To your ears Grinpersonal preference!
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vodkaredbullgirl · 18/09/2020 21:45

Anyway how is Covid

I mean Cove?

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m0mmy2be · 18/09/2020 21:58

@vodkaredbullgirl

Anyway how is Covid

I mean Cove?

That's getting old now Confused I don't get the need to be unkind at the expense of someone else? I mean seriously there's enough shit going on in the world, I don't think your nastiness is necessary. But I guess if you have nothing better to do and this is what keeps you happy 👍 - go ahead.
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