Harper Seven Beckham!!!!!! ...dear me, no!!!

[MelinaM]

It would appear that this is the chosen name for their longer for darling daughter!!!!!

dawbs74 how old is Harper? People will realise that she was named before the Beckham kid, hopefully. I love the name Harper, mainly due to Harper Lee. Seven just odd and like someone else said, reminds me of that spooky film.

Severn I'm slightly more on board with, like the river. Not sure why, think I'm influenced by sleep-deprivation there...

sounds like a nasa space mission

I think I remember once watching an interview with the late Paula Yates - possibly with Parky where she was asked about her childrens unusual names and it was gently suggested I think that they probably deep down wished they had more ordinary names. She actually said that 'No' they all actually adored having unusual names - absolutely loved them

all i can say is - glad our 4month old was a boy, we really liked the name :)
All of our future chickens will have the girls names we didnt get to use.

Paula Yates also pointed out that once you have called your first child something silly (like Fifi Trixibelle) you can't really go with mainstream names for the next one....:)

Did anyone see Matthew Wright today? Anne Diamond was on. She suggested that the baby name was actually supposed to be a note of the time of conception or birth (half past seven) and that some hapless aide released it to the press by mistake as the name...

Oh how I wish that were really true....! :0)

Agree with Paula - of course
My dc6 has a very odd (although old english and oft used in Shakespeare) name. Meets with grunts and silences most of the time...HE -however- adores his name and proudly announces it- will not be called by any pet names - 'NO I am (odd unfashionable name!)'

I've always really liked Harper, so yes it is a shame will probably become massively popular, but am quite surprised that they didn't go with something more unique (Dave Grohl, Tiffani Thiesson, Myleene Klass, Neil Patrick Harris, Lisa Marie Presley)

Everyone's making a big deal about Seven and half past seven but it's not hyphenated, I certainly never use my middle name - at least they didn't do as Erykah Badu did and actually call the child Seven!!

it sounds like half past seven!

Isnt Harper what you use to clean the loo?

Oh hang on thats Harpic. Still........

Bit disappointed really but having seen some of the names on other threads,she seems to have got away quite lightly.......[hgrin].

I wish parents would think about the poor child who has to actually carry these wierd names around with them. If you want to call your baby after a cartoon character (Harper Seven is the Beckham boys favourite I hear) then get a dog. My son said ' it is like you calling me Sponge Bob Mummy!' Sponge Bob - excellent name for a Jack Russell Terrier but not for a child! You have to laugh.

Harper Seven is a cartoon character? You're joking?

Fanny Fru-fru would have been a better choice!

Mine.

My DD is called Quarter Twait. Time is the new fruit.

Lozario she is only 3 months old so I don't think most people will realise DH really against us changing it but I think we should maybe!

They named DD Brooklyn. I'm not surprised.

who actually really gives a shit?

I was going to call dd 5 months.coco but had an inkling it would be a beckham name so didnt,quite glad tho now as she's a red head so wouldnt have worked

just makes me think of harper collins book publisher

Harper is ok ... but Seven?! [I know why ... but think they should have done that for one of their boys]

issynoko I like your style! I'm now going to name my children : Tempa Sthree and Fivfif Teen

I think naming your dc after their place of conception makes it really special. My little Scunthorpe Railway Arches is very proud of her unique name.

But Miranda, just think how many children are going to be called Inbed. It will become the most popular name in Britain I would think