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Sorry if this has been done - but - Darcey ...

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fluffyraggies · 20/07/2013 12:58

... for a girl.
I like it.
DH is unsure at the mo.

What are your opinions on Darcey please?

He likes Francessca.
I think hmmmm.

I also like Tabitha.

We've chosen Leo for a boy.

Up until 2 years ago i worked in a primary school and was very in touch with which names were being chosen allot/which names were unusual. Now i'm all out of touch! Help.

We've still got 6 months - but just cannot seem agree on a girls name Confused

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absentmindeddooooodles · 20/07/2013 13:01

I love Tabitha. My dsis is a francesca and has always liked her name.

Darcey is top of my list if I ever have a girl. I'm in the sou h west and have never met one. Thing is, there was another thread where people repeatley said it was " common" I absoloutley love it, beautiful name, and like I said, never met one and my ds is at nursery.

SoftSheen · 20/07/2013 13:02

Francesca, Tabitha and Leo are all great.

Darcey is just awful...

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fluffyraggies · 20/07/2013 13:10

Lol Grin

ok ... see, i remember a thread on MN months ago on AIBU where the spelling of Darcey was being thrashed out debated, and i think it was being described as ''common'' by some MNers :(

I was surprised because if anything i'd have thought it would be considered 'ponsy'. Ballet connections - Darcy Bussel, etc.

absentminded - i think it's lovely too, and have also never met one single child or adult named Darcey ......

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fluffyraggies · 20/07/2013 13:12

More thoughts please ... :)

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absentmindeddooooodles · 20/07/2013 13:13

Fluffy my thoughts exactly....I was under the illusion it may be a bit poncey if anything! Strange. Quite interested to see how this thread turns out.....

TallulahBetty · 20/07/2013 14:25

I like it. I know a two year old Darcey.

Wereonourway · 20/07/2013 14:30

I love it. Only every known one and she was beautiful.

Personally I'd drop the 'e' though and just go for Darcy

Wishfulmakeupping · 20/07/2013 14:37

Go for Francesca beautiful name and nn frankie so cute

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fluffyraggies · 20/07/2013 14:40

tallulah - Tallulah is one of my favorites :) DH wont have it though :( Hmm

were - interesting. Without wishing to resurrect the above mentioned thread, isn't that the boy's spelling? Without the 'e' i mean.

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toni1bump · 20/07/2013 14:42

i have a rabbit called tallulah .. kinda puts me off!
darcey is beautiful x

Suzieismyname · 20/07/2013 14:42

For me Darcey is the current equivalent of Shafon and Tracey from the 70s...
Francesca is beautiful and very adaptable.

Suzieismyname · 20/07/2013 14:43

I meant Sharon...

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fluffyraggies · 20/07/2013 14:43

I am warming to Francesca. I'm just not keen on Fran. Franny?! I don't want a name with a battle attached. ''noooooo - not Fran, Fran chescaar!'' all the time Grin

Frankie is cute.

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miffybun73 · 20/07/2013 14:47

Francesca, Tabitha and Leo are all lovely.

I really don't like the name Darcey at all.

Wereonourway · 20/07/2013 14:50

Missed the post re the other thread but the girl I knew was without the e and I've honestly never known a man called Darcey.

Darcy, Melody, and honour are my fave girls names and were all contenders when pregnant but I had a ds

Wereonourway · 20/07/2013 14:51

And I like Leo as ds's name rhymes with it

EatYourCrusts · 20/07/2013 15:24

There seemed to be a Darcy or a Darcey in every class DD attended as a toddler. Sometimes two. So it is very common where we are.
I don't like the name particularly. I do think it is a bit faddy, it will date.

I don't really like Francesca or Fran or Frankie either.

Maybe we just have very different tastes!

Leo is nice and Tabitha.

chickydoo · 20/07/2013 15:31

So many Darceys around at the moment with various spellings.
A bit Meh I think. The Sharon & Tracy of today ( apologies to Sharon's & Tracy,s... My best friend is Sharon)

Abra1d · 20/07/2013 15:40

Darcy is a bit ubiquitous and not very classy. I like Francesca.

NorbertDentressangle · 20/07/2013 15:43

I'm another one who really doesn't like Darcey at all.

The other names you suggest are all OK although I don't like Fran as an abbreviation of Francesca.

Wbdn28 · 20/07/2013 16:13

Your boys name choice of Leo is very nice.

I like Darcey/Darcy and Francesca (or Frances), but dislike Tabitha.

ShowOfHands · 20/07/2013 16:20

I don't like it really but more because I don't like unisex, surname type names. I think round here it tends to be associated with a certain socioeconomic status. There are a few I know of and their siblings are Tyler (a girl), Harvey and Jayden. It's a name of a certain ilk where I live and it's the opposite of poncey.

Of course it doesn't matter a jot and dismissing a name through straightforward or inverse snobbery is ridiculous but I know it's something people consider when choosing a name.

Tabitha and Francesca are lovely.

If you like Leo, would you consider Leonie for a girl?

TheCountessOlenska · 20/07/2013 16:21

Darcey is very popular round my way - I like it but I think Francesca or Tabitha would wear better. I LOVE Tabitha but DH wouldn't have it

JambalayaCodfishPie · 20/07/2013 16:27

I work in a PRU - a unit for excluded students. We have a Darcey and a Darcie. Grin

EatYourCrusts · 20/07/2013 20:06

I love Leonie.