Queenie! *Yay or Nay?)

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Our daughter (ETA 3+ months) I'd like to call her Queenie but my DW may have some other ideas. persuasive arguments for and against please! cheers.

I seem to be in the minority here, but I adore Queenie. Dh wont let me have it though.
Miriam is lovely too.
How about Gloria?

Oh yes, and exactly what Wabbit said.

I like it too

am ed at some of the nastiness on the name threads

Paloma, Queenie and Dolly are the top 3 on my list of girls names.

ah i do have a soft spot for paloma but DW won't stand for it.

queeny is not common! and i um under 35! and not bemused. not bemused at all... gloria is sweet.

paloma means dove in spanish? i dunno. i like the way it sounds and the general feel. must be careful while on here at work.

Isn't it short for Victoria rather than ever being a given name?

I'd go for Victoria with Queenie as a nm if I liked it that much, then you can always change your mind.

It's truly dreadful. You can't call a lovely new baby,'Queenie',well you could, but it'd be wrong.

Dolly is also terrible. Are there any other candidates?

Just found your list.

Miriam Beautiful
Clementine Awful.Why is this name so popular on MN?
Grace Lovely
Ella No
Beatrice No
Scarlet No
Sophia Nice
Shefali No
Shelly No

Oh, I like it! I have a very hip, glamorous, glorious minxy friend who goes by the nn Queenie, so those are my associations. She totally rocks the name. (Her real name is nothing regal at all, so not sure how she got Queenie).

nay to queenie!
like miriam with mimi for nn.
like dolly,could it be a nn for dorothy?(my dd is often called dolly esp by ds2,shes actually a molly).

oh and i like rita.

"Paloma, Queenie and Dolly are the top 3 on my list of girls names."

I actually think they're all lovely and make a refreshing change from all the Evies/Ellies etc these days. Yes, some people might still associate them with 'old' ladies but that perception will change as soon as they meet a young one .

Shouldn't we encourage MORE name diversity - life is much more interesting if we all have different names!

I really like Queenie.

Miriam is perfect, but if you are really devoted to 'Queenie' then how about Regina?

Regina can be pronounced either re-GEEN-a or re-JEEN-a. It means queen, of course, so Queenie could be a pet name, or she could go by Gina or Ina when she is older, if she prefers.

Argh no, NOT Regina - do you want the poor girl to go through school being called Vagina? She will, y'know.

Why? it's not pronounced Re-JY-na. There is also the French version Régine.

Can be pronounced exactly that way, PercyFilth.
I had a friend called Virginia - that's not pronounced to rhyme with Vagina either but that's what she was called throughout junior school.

You can't rule names out on the strength of nicknames that might be used. People come up with all sorts of embarrassing nicknames regardless.

I merely offered a suggestion to the OP, let him consider it.

I was once introduced to a Regina pronounced to rhyme with vagina. I nearly spat out my tea.

Miriam is gorgeous. Love it. I like Shefali too.

Yes I can, Percy, yes I can!

yay!

I also like Miriam, a lot.