accidentally ruined our boys name?

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I don't know yet what we are having but am a bit worried now about our boys name. It is Alexander and I love it but we were discussing nns and I prefer Alex to alec or Sandy and he jokingly said so not wee eck (now some of you may know that fat Eck is a nn for a certain first minister where I live) and now I am worried that we will look ridiculous if we call our baby this since we are due two days after the referendum - I had not associated it at all but now I can't stop.

can you normal people please tell me I am being daft and no one would think of it??

Yes and yes, Fatal. It's another one of these hilarious, cutting-edge witticisms that has the No camp falling over themselves with laughter. Like 'the Fish(y) Twins' - i.e. Salmond and Sturgeon. Gosh, the erudite humour.

Sorry for hijacking

I am Scottish too, and DS has Alexander as his middle name, and never once have I considered the Alex Salmond connection, and nor will anyone else, I am sure.

I'm in Scotland, and know at least four Alexanders.

I have heard the nickname "wee Eck'" from Oor Wullie, and Fat Eck for Mr. Salmond, but i never really associate them with Alexander or Alex.

Same way as I don't associate everyone called Elizabeth, Beth or Lizzie with the Queen, or anyone called Nicholas/Nick with Santa.

All names have different things and well known people attatched to them, i wouldn't worry.

For what it's worth i think it's a great name!

Scottish and it would never have occurred to me.

I'm in Scotland and know a trillion Alexanders. None of them ever remind me of Bit Slimmer Than He Used To Be Eck.

Also Scottish and have a Alexander, who is known as Alex or Sandy. There are so many Alexanders (Alexander the Great, Alexander Graham Bell, Alexander McCall Smith etc etc) that I can't imagine anyone connecting your Alexander to Mr Salmond.

P.S. Alexander is an awesome name.

Eck would make me think of Wee Eck rather than Salmond.

And in a nice way too, fondly remembering how much I enjoyed reading Oor Wullie as a kid.

I'm in Scotland and our local garage owner is Alec or Eck to everyone. Often Big Eck.
The only other Alexander I know is known as Zander.
The only person I know who is referred to as Alex, is actually an Alexandria!

I get wee Eck sometimes and I am female.