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Ok sensible and classic first name means i can have a whimsical second name non??

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boodleboot · 18/08/2010 10:34

Nearly at the end of this four hundred year pregnancy and i have bounced from Sheherazade to Emma to Honey to Florence/Iris/ Lily.....have finally come to my senses and our chosen girls name is definitely going to be Elizabeth....DH is thrilled as he loves this name and its a bit of a nod to my DM who has adored this name forever.....Surely this level of sensibleness means i can have a slightly kooky middle name???

I really want to call her Elizabeth Coco....

whaddya say??

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LadyMetroland · 18/08/2010 10:40

Go for it!

It'll be a talking point when she's older and all her pals have Grace, Rose or Mae as their middle names

tummytickler · 18/08/2010 10:54

I think it is fabulous - I love a crazy mn!
Sunshine is one of my personal favs BlushGrin.
DEfinattely go for it - it is beautiful!

BelligerentGhoul · 18/08/2010 11:03

Love Elizabeth and think Coco is fine as a second name, if you like it.

I like Elizabeth Wren or Elizabeth Posy even better though! Wink

zenoushka · 18/08/2010 11:46

Elizabeth Coco - i like it a lot!

zozzle · 18/08/2010 11:50

Love it

GuntherMcKilocodie · 18/08/2010 12:18

Yes it's cute, and I don't like kooky names in general.

Pfishofplight · 18/08/2010 12:29

Is Coco a real name? I don't like the idea of using a whacky name in the middle, it's embarrassing. Sorry.

SirBoobAlot · 18/08/2010 12:31

Think you would be ruining a lovely first name by using Coco as a middle name. Coco is a monkey's name.

Tillyscoutsmum · 18/08/2010 12:33

I think middle names are a brilliant way of using names that you love/mean something to you but you wouldn't have the guts to use as a first name. Elizabeth Coco sounds good to me Smile

WickedWitchSouthWest · 18/08/2010 12:39

I think it's a great idea, love coco :) if my ds was a girl we were going to have Loveday as a mn.

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mamaloco · 18/08/2010 12:42

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coco_Chanel if you want to know were "coco" comes from.

but elisabeth coco sounds nice. If you don't mind where it comes from! most people won't know the origine but will probably associate it with coco chanel.

LuluF · 18/08/2010 12:42

Love it. Go for it.

PfftTheMagicDragon · 18/08/2010 12:46

Yes I think you can - this is what we did.No-one ever asks their middle names.

Sinkingfeeling · 18/08/2010 12:48

I like Coco and I'm not a fan of kooky names usually. Didn't Courtney Cox call her daugher Coco?

AbFabT · 18/08/2010 12:59

I suggested Coco as a mn to DH, but he was having none of it. Lucky you - go for it!

boodleboot · 18/08/2010 14:53

ooh goody....i am deffo going to go for it!!

now i am getting really excited!!!

of course will prob be a blue bump now but wait til u hear what gem of a middle mame im considering for a boy......:)

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5inthebed · 18/08/2010 15:02

I love it, go for it!

What's the boys alternative?

LaDiDaDi · 18/08/2010 16:24

I think it's a great idea.

What are your boy names?

boodleboot · 18/08/2010 16:56

For boy i want George Huckleberry William....

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5inthebed · 18/08/2010 17:22

Huckleberry? Different, never heard it used before. I love William, DS1 has William as a middle name.

tummytickler · 18/08/2010 18:37

boodlebot, I love Huckleberry - alas, dh think I am mad!

Atlasive · 18/08/2010 18:44

I'm afraid I don't like Coco or Huckleberry and don't think they really fit with the traditional first names. Sorry!

changer22 · 18/08/2010 18:46

DF has a DS with Huckleberry in the middle. I fancied it as a first name.

Ours have wacky middles too but then their first names are on the more unusual side...

mathanxiety · 18/08/2010 18:55

Lovely, original without being 'yunique'. It's like yin and yang. It gives a secret wild side to Elizabeth, and Coco is stylish in a way that Chanel is not.

I love Huckleberry too.

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