friend having twin girls and naming them Daphne and Odette..

[ditsydoll]

Your thoughts?

They're both beautiful names.

I'd reassure your friend that you love the names she has chosen and she should ignore the negative comments. Whatever name you choose, someone won't like it.

I'd also ask M?nHQ to delete this thread.

I will be kind and say not to my taste, seeing as you have said you are showing her the thread.

I dislike them both, especially Daphne, but I don't see that it matters- someone will always hate your choice.

Why would I need to delete the thread? She doesn't use mn and if anyone recognised the names the only person that might out would be me surely.. all that is onhere is that someone, ssomewhere in the world is pregnant and thinking of naming her babies Daphne and Odette.. even if she where ever to use mn who ever uses names when posting? I really don't see the issue?

When we told fil and his wife that we were thinking of calling ds1 Oscar, they pulled faces and said "isn't that a bit....effeminate? You know...like Oscar Wilde?" and made that limp wristed motion that idiots use to depict gay men.

We just at them.

Oscar is 12 now. We cared for their opinion not a jot.

If you search Odette and daphne its currently the second item down on google.

I love Oscar, beautiful name. Everyone has their opinions I suppose, I just didn't understand such bad comments about what I thought where such beautiful unique names.

And?

I had a friend called Odette at school. I thought it was a lovely name.

I've never heard Odette before. I think Daphne is quite cute. I've met 2 Daphne's in my life and they were both lovely

And, if it doesn't bother you that her friends, family, colleagues might google the names and come across you discussing them ont'internet, that's fine

Why on earth would her friends, family or colleagues Google her baby names?
And even if they did and saw that Ud Saud that my friend was thinking of using the names and I thought they where lovely, where exactly is the harm?

Sorry for typos, I'm on my phone

I am genuinely sorry if Iv offended anyone by posting this but my friend really won't be bothered and I only had good intentions..

They are lovely names, but not very current, so people who like 'in' names might find them unusual. But then for me unusual would be a bonus.
Actually the more I think about it, the more I like them as a pair and separately.

I love Odette. Wouldn't choose Daphne.

Like Odette very much. Not so sure about Daphne...they both sound a bit like opposites of each other, Odette is smart, bright and independent, and then there's daft Daphne....... Please ignore me entirely and if this is what your friend likes go for it, the person will ultimately make the name.

Lovely names. Odette was on my list and Daphne is due a comeback. I was surprised by how I though 'ooh Daphne, that does sound nice'.

Ethics of you asking aside, I think they are lovely names.

I hope your friend's not on mumsnet!

Lovely names.

Daffy and Dodie?

I think I'd rather be Dodie.

Classic names, lovely.