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What do you think of these sibset names?

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Sasparillo · 14/01/2013 09:04

Daisy & Charlie (boy)

Thanks x

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SunbathingintheRain · 14/01/2013 09:11

Nice! Personally I would go for Margaret and/or Charles on the bc. Is it twins?

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Sasparillo · 14/01/2013 09:17

No, not twins :) I really don't like the name Margaret! Sorry, no offence. Daisy is a name in its own right, as is Charlie, Charles is cute though, thanks xx

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Eskino · 14/01/2013 09:18

Not keen on 'ee sound' ending names. But thats just personal preference.

I agree Margaret (or Margot) and Charles are much nicer.

TameGaloot · 14/01/2013 09:50

Another who agrees with the other posters

Though Daisy and Charles is ok I guess.
I don't like Charlie as a proper name at all

Alisvolatpropiis · 14/01/2013 10:43

Well...they are both nicknames really OP.

Nice enough.

hellhasnofurylikeahungrywoman · 14/01/2013 10:47

I like them.

If they are to be known as Daisy or Charlie then go for that I don't get all this business about nicknames verses 'proper' names.

SashaSashays · 14/01/2013 11:21

Stick with Daisy and Charlie.

I've known plenty of Daisys,all who have been named Daisy, not Margaret.

Use the names you intend to call them on the birth certificate.

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Sasparillo · 14/01/2013 11:26

Thanks for your input everyone. I only intend to put the names I will call them by on their birth certificates, so Daisy and Charlie it will be :) You know, they're names in their own right, not just nicknames for Margaret and Charles, although they are derived from those names. Harry is a nn for Henry but also a name in its own right. I value your opinions though. I agree with the pp, I don't get the 'putting' the proper name on the birth cert and calling them something else for the rest of their lives, but hey, that's my opinion xx

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bananaramma · 14/01/2013 12:10

I really don't like the cutesy names (Daisy, Poppy, Alfie, Charlie, Alfie etc) and think they will start to sound very dated as they fall out of favour again. And I certainly wouldn't call two children such cutesy names personally.

I agree that Margaret and Charles are lovely, solid names that don't sound so overused.

tammytoby · 14/01/2013 12:23

I too would prefer Margaret and Charles. But then I'm not a fan of -ie names and agree that they've been a little overdone over the past few years.

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Sasparillo · 14/01/2013 12:27

I think it's all subjective in the end. I could not imagine having children with the names Margaret & Charles!! To me they just sound stuffy & pretentious. I obviously just like cutesy names, although they won't be in the minority when they grow up I suppose. When they're in the old folks home, there will be lots of Alfies, Harry's, lily's, Charlie's etc xx

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Sasparillo · 14/01/2013 12:31

These names have been around for lots of years. I know old, middle aged & young with these names. The sort of names which will out date are Neveah, Mackenzie, Kaiden, Jayden, etc. Trend names which will be practically unheard of in 100 years (I think so anyway) :) xx

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FranglaisMadam · 14/01/2013 12:31

You've given me food for thought because Charlie is on my boys list too, but I HATE the name Charles. My only worry is this - can you imagine the CEO of a company or the owner of a law firm as 'Charlie" which is why I fear I might be forced to put Charles on the BC. Then again, why put that name on the BC if you have no intention of ever calling them that?

I think Charlie and Daisy are both very 'safe', inoffensive names, not chavvy but not overly common in my opinion. I've only met one Charlie and I've never met a Daisy. Oh actually, my grandmother had a friend called Daisy and she was a lovely lady!

I always thought Daisy was a name in its own right, had no idea it was an abbreviation of Margaret - which I hate by the way!

FranglaisMadam · 14/01/2013 12:33

Oh and agree about Mackenzie, Kaiden, Jayden, Brayden - they make me throw up in my mouth a little...

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Sasparillo · 14/01/2013 13:21

I can actually see a CEO of a firm or doctor called Charlie to be honest.
One of our senior management (very high up in the food chain) is called Charlie (not Charles) and is a very well educated, firm but fair type of guy who is also very approachable. Like I said before, names are very subjective, and if we all lIke's the same names, we would all be called Daisy & Charlie ;) lol xx

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SashaSashays · 14/01/2013 13:27

Friends DH is a Barrister and is called Charlie, not Charles, although we all call him Chaz. The way people carry on about bc names on mn is ridiculous.

Also these names will be so popular by the time this generation grow up, a large percentage of 'professionals' will be called ie names and we will not care.

tammytoby · 14/01/2013 13:45

I don't think that the issue is the use of nickname vs full version of a name on the b.c., what many of us are saying is that we PREFER the names Margaret and Charles to Daisy and Charlie.

But thankfully we all have different tastes .

toobreathless · 14/01/2013 19:02

Don't lile either sorry, particularly dislike the double 'ie' sibset, too sickly sweet IMO.

Would much prefer Daisy & Oliver or Daisy & Ethan just for example much stronger.

Or Charlie & Ava, Charlie and Beatrice.

(other names picked randomly)

toobreathless · 14/01/2013 19:03

Don't LIKE Doh!

BikeRunSki · 14/01/2013 19:08

Being known by a derivative nickname in the business world doesn't seem to have done Johnny Boden any harm.

My mum was PA to some of the most senior men in Securicor before she/they retired. Laurie and Fred!

MidnightMasquerader · 14/01/2013 19:12

I'm really sorry to say it, but they will date to this era. It's not only the Jayden, Neveah types names that date, but also the very popular, typical-of-their-time names. And ie/ee/y ending names are very much of this era. Charlie, Harry, Alfie, Billy, Archie, Lily, Millie, Lily, Tilly, Evie, etc, etc, ad nauseum.

Names like Joanne, Karen, Claire, etc are not bad names at all, but they definitely date to their era.

They're not to my taste - to me they sound dated already. But - who cares? If you like them, that's the main thing. :)

In the interests of full disclosure - my DS has an 'y' ending nickname, but his full, BC name doesn't end in this sound. Plus, his name is on the retro baby name thread on the go at the moment, so he's really the only with his name around at the mo.

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Sasparillo · 14/01/2013 19:15

What social background would you say children with these names come from? I find it interesting to find out people's pre judgments based purely on their name x

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bogbean · 14/01/2013 19:31

My name is Daisy - and I'm nearing thirty. My name has always been complimented throughout my lifetime. I wouldn't know how to describe my social background! I am a nice person, though, and I smile a lot.

3rdnparty · 14/01/2013 19:33

Lots and lots of Daisy and Charlies here....5 Daisies in Nursery in 1school at least and 2 Charlies too... Think there's at least a pair of each in the infants! Re social background ...quite mixed area if u postcode check says c1c2d, but average cost of house 350k+ mix of media/teachers/nhs....
I do think they will date badly although the fact there are so many should get over the CEO/head of the UN thing....
Seem to go with 'girly' mums....

Alisvolatpropiis · 14/01/2013 19:38

Now? Working class
5/10/15+ years ago middle class/ upper middle class.

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