Raydon - boy or girl?

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www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1303828/Couples-shock-baby-girl-named-Raydon-registered-BOY-birth-certificate.html

Oh dear, a baby girl had been registered as a boy due to an unusual name. I do think it sounds masculine.

Raydon is a horrible name. Boy or girl.

The registrar made a mistake. Is it really worth going to the papers with the story?

If they get ridiculed inthe DM then it is their own fault for looking for the publicity.

no one compelled them.more like 5seconds of fame seekers.its in the paper innit.wondering if they can get any compensation perhaps

As I said above they are idiots.

I saw this and the name sounds more like a boys name imo.

Its a bit of a shit name though!

Actually the registrar made a mistake and wrore DD's middle name as Grave rather than Grace. I was very hormonal and sobbed as I thought it couldnt be changed, but I didnt think 'must ring the DM for 5 minutes of fame over a mistake'

You check it though, don't you? Before you get the certificate.

Its no worse than some of the awful old mens names bandied about on here

Our Registry Office is a sattalite office - they take the details and it gets sent off to the main office who send you out the certificate. They made the mistake in my case and it could be the same here.

Ah. I'd have been the same as you then. And DH would have laughed at me

Are the parents Raymond and Donna and they thought a combination of the two would be classy? I know a Mikenda - dad is Michael (Mick)and mum is Brenda - get it?

I loathe the name Ray/Raymond but Raydon really takes the biscuit.

Well, she said she "just sort of made the name up."

Well, there you go. Don't do that next time, love.

Why do they have to write 'jabs'? Why not use the proper word? Talk about dumbing down.

Raydon is pretty bad.

I didn't think there were any "aydon" names left but clearly I was wrong. Looking forward to Laydon making an appearance

Is Raydon a name from some game? I'm thinking Mortal Kombat or some such yuckiness.

There's a Target ad on US tv these days where the camera pans over a series of cubbies in a school, each one of which has a brown paper lunchbag in it, and on each bag is a variant of the name Braydon, Braiden, Braydin, Braydon F., Braydon T., etc; next shot shows a nice Target lunchbox without any Braydon reference. Very funny.

Mortal Kombat.

I can't help but think of Mortal Kombat when I hear this story either.

Wish people would quit naming kids the first mashed up train wreck name that comes into their head. Poor registrars must struggle to keep a straight face sometimes. I know I see some names arriving in school and I cringe inwardly on behalf of the lovely child labelled as such for life.

Any name ending in den or don needs serious thought, they are the Sharon and Traceys of the future