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woopsidaisy · 18/02/2012 19:45

What do you think of the name Bosco?
I love this name,and have met a couple of guys called Bosco. I always think "I Love that name!"
But do people generally like it or will they think I am mental? Am I subjecting my child to a life time of slagging??!
I actually live in the North now, where the TV show wasn't as big...what do you think?

I should point out that I don't even know if DC3 is a boy yet! But I think it might be...

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bobbledunk · 28/02/2012 18:26

I know a Bosco, it's a nickname not a real name though. I am old enough to have grown up with the puppet but nobody of your son's generation will know anything about that. I quite like it actually. Go for itGrin

SayBoo · 28/02/2012 18:31

I know a Bosco, Irish, about 60 - its his 6actual^ name, btw. Its quite cool, I think. Smile

madaboutmadmen · 28/02/2012 20:37

I'm not Irish but Bosco makes me think of ice cream as one of the flavours you always see in Italy is 'Frutti di Bosco' Fruits of the Forest. The fact that it means forest in another language is quite nice I suppose.

Itsnoteasybeing2 · 28/02/2012 20:50

I'd go for the middle name option, am also Irish, so to me it'd be the equivalent to calling him worzel :)

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