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Holliday for a girl

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hokeycakey · 28/04/2013 07:15

I am pregnant with dc4, saw an article about Holliday Grainger in a magazine the other day and thought she had a lovely name, what do you all think is it cheesy and naff or nice?

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vess · 01/05/2013 19:15

Unusual but not in a nice way, and doesn't go with the siblings' names.

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BreastmilkCrucifiesAFabLatte · 01/05/2013 15:37

I think it's lovely. However, you will need to teach her to be extra resilient to the inevitable teasing...

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Weegiemum · 01/05/2013 15:34

... and the staff room. Sorry.

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Weegiemum · 01/05/2013 15:33

Wasn't Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffanys a rather high class hooker? Won't raise an eyebrow amongst her peers .

Speaking as a teacher, it would certainly generate a bit of joking in the classroom!

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TooExtraImmatureCheddar · 01/05/2013 15:28

I am singing Holiday by Madonna in my head right now...but actually I do like it.

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GinAndaDashOfLime · 01/05/2013 13:15

Just imagining when she's 17 and other kids sing "We're all coming on Holliday" ... I wouldn't do it to my dd, sorry

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TheSlug · 01/05/2013 13:08

I think it's beautiful! and in fact I think I might steal it (adds to list of baby names for potential future child...)

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Seminyak · 01/05/2013 07:19

I adore Holliday. V glamourous and much prefer 2 Ls, otherwise it's just like a vacation. Funnily enough, when I read Holliday, capital H and 2 Ls, the word 'holiday' doesn't even cross my mind. It's like 'witch' and 'which', totally different words.

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hokeycakey · 30/04/2013 19:34

loving the range of opinions on here!

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ExRatty · 30/04/2013 19:33

brilliant, do it

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hokeycakey · 30/04/2013 19:33

Sorry what? I didn't google it to try and justify it I noticed an actress had the name and was just providing a link to who she was for the previous poster

And have you never heard of Hunter S Thompson? It's really not a terrible name and I have met a few people with it I don't understand why anyone would get so upset about other people's name choices

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SoupDragon · 30/04/2013 19:32

Truly awful.

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wiltingfast · 30/04/2013 19:26

Think it's an awful idea, sorry!

What next, "the shops"?

If you have to google it to find justification for it you KNOW it's a bad idea!

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YouDontWinFriendsWithSalad · 30/04/2013 17:55

Love it!

And the 'not a president's name' comment is ridiculous. Anyone can be a president. Is Barack a president's name? How about Goodluck? Ulysses?

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squoosh · 30/04/2013 14:43

What you and I may see as 'awful names' will just be 'names' 30 years from now. I don't like the name Hunter but I've heard of a few of them in recent times and don't find it all that noteworthy.

People truly won't bat an eyelid at most 'unusual' names.

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DomesticCEO · 30/04/2013 14:35

There's a massive difference between going for something traditional and some of the awful names kids get given nowadays.

I was in the park the other day and a dad there was calling for his son, called Hunter. I could almost hear the dad cringing as he said it.

Funnily enough the friends I have with more unusual names have all given their children more traditional ones!

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hokeycakey · 30/04/2013 13:59

Thanks rhubarbgarden!

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Rhubarbgarden · 30/04/2013 13:53

I may not like Holliday but I love your other children's names. Especially Anouk.

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hokeycakey · 30/04/2013 13:43

But a lot of very successful people have quirky or unusual names, I don't think choosing your kids names has to be a moral issue, unless you're thinking of shithead or something....

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squoosh · 30/04/2013 13:43

And it's very naive not to reaslise that these days the naming pool is vast and wide. It's inevitable that there will be future politicians, teachers, doctors, plumbers with all kinds of weird and wonderful names.

I just can't understand people who bristle at anything at bit more left field than Peter and Susan.

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DomesticCEO · 30/04/2013 13:41

Bearing not nearing!

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DomesticCEO · 30/04/2013 13:40

Equally it's very naive to think people don't judge people on their names.

It's been proven time and again that they do so it is worth nearing this in mind when saddling children with names that you think are cool and hip.

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squoosh · 30/04/2013 13:38

I hate all that chat about 'prime minister' names. It's nonsense.

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MerryMarigold · 30/04/2013 13:37

I think it depends. If your other dc are George, Alice and Jane then Holliday probably not. If they have kind of quirky, cute names then go for it. I know sibs called Walter and Sunny and I don't think they go together at all. It's almost like their parents have typecast them from birth.

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squoosh · 30/04/2013 13:34

Despite my better judgement I actually quite like it! Go for it.

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