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Jayden

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LBNM19 · 31/05/2014 21:52

Finding it really hard to pick a boys name, I've got a little boy called Louie and thinking of Jayden for this one could be shortend to J or middle name will be Joseph as that's my dads name so Jayden Joseph could also be JJ. Honest opinions please :)

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FidelineandFumblin · 01/06/2014 16:55

TallulahdoestheHulainHawaii was IIRC a forename registered for an Australian (?) child a few years back Alis. A judge made an order that it should be changed.

I'm not sure if that case inspired MrsDV or if hers is a seperate genuine example or... Confused

Deverethemuzzler · 01/06/2014 17:29

Who says wave a magic wand? Confused right back at cha.

Why should we bow to the snobbery of fuckwits and chose names they approve of? Because that is what you are advocating.

FidelineandFumblin · 01/06/2014 17:48

Blimey DV people can name their babies what they like but when asked my opinion I will answer as above because the world IS full of snobbery and it is not going to get any easier to carve a career and earn a living.

When I meet a child called Destiny or Giles I don't have any negative thought about them, a fleeting thought that I hope it never hampers them probably crosses my mind though. So sue me.

WandaDoff · 01/06/2014 18:12

I know several Jaydens/Jadens, a Brayden, a Kayden & a Caeden.

They are all little boys who are no different to the little boys I know with more conventional or posh names.
They like being noisy, running about, toilet humour & pretending things are weapons regardless of what their names are.

As long as the parents like the name they chose & it isn't so awful that the child will get bullied for it, then I couldn't give a flying fuck what it is.

I do think its fucking awful that people judge little children for the name they have though.

expatinscotland · 01/06/2014 18:16

I am not keen on it, but my children have ethnic names.

Is Lettice a form of Laeticia? That is a common name in Latina culture.

expatinscotland · 01/06/2014 18:18

The Queen's grandson, Princess Ann's son, married an Autumn and their elder daughter is Savannah.

manicinsomniac · 01/06/2014 18:20

Lettice is a very old English name expat - 16th and 17th century old I think! I didn't think it was every used any more.

usualsuspectt · 01/06/2014 18:38

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expatinscotland · 01/06/2014 18:41

I'd never be able to refrain from calling such a person Laeticia, the Spanish way.

FidelineandFumblin · 01/06/2014 18:44

Good grief Wanda very keen to stereotype boys aren't you?

manicinsomniac · 01/06/2014 18:47

really usual ? Wow. Oh well, I guess it's no different to calling your child Cherry or something. Rather interesting choice though!

Deverethemuzzler · 01/06/2014 18:56

Its pronounced Let-eeece though isn't it?

FidelineandFumblin · 01/06/2014 18:59

Let isss

usualsuspectt · 01/06/2014 19:00

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FidelineandFumblin · 01/06/2014 19:01

Actually Lettice is a beautiful name but another one thick with pigeon-holing connotation.

TessOfTheFurbyvilles · 01/06/2014 19:02

The Biblical name Jadon is NOT pronounced Jay-don, it's JAH-don (as the Hebrew form Yadon is YAH-don).

Do not mix Jadon up with the Frankename that is Jayden.

FidelineandFumblin · 01/06/2014 19:03

Frankename

Now it's really going to kick off. Well done Tess

Deverethemuzzler · 01/06/2014 19:04

Why
do
people
feel
the
need
to
be
so
fucking
rude?

enderwoman · 01/06/2014 19:05

I have a teenage son called Jack who is called Jay (maybe he would spell it J?) by his friends. Jay is half of Jayden so I wonder if some people judge me when I call him J in public?

Maryz · 01/06/2014 19:05

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MoominAndMiniMoom · 01/06/2014 19:05

I like Jayden Blush I like all the '-ayden' names actually.

FidelineandFumblin · 01/06/2014 19:07

at Beetroot

TessOfTheFurbyvilles · 01/06/2014 19:08

That's what it is.

It just means a name that starts with one of the popular prefixes right now (Jay/Kay/Cay/Bray/whatever), and ends up with one of the popular suffixes (ton/son/den/lyn), so lots of different names can be created. Hence a Frankename, something that is "put together".

You can't get offended if that's what it is!

usualsuspectt · 01/06/2014 19:10

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FidelineandFumblin · 01/06/2014 19:11

Tess You're being a bit rude actually.

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