B a m b i

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Just how crazy would it be? My DH is not buying it, but I think it's such a sweet sweet name for our little girl. We are lucky to have a classic last name which almost anything goes with. Advice please? I know it's a little bit out there but I love it .....

What is it about pregnancy hormones that makes the Baby Names topic so hilarious pregnant women consider such unusual names?

Your DH is right. Listen to him.
Bambi might be "cute" for a baby girl, but she is only going to be a baby for a very short time. Don't saddle her with this name for the rest of her life.
Orla is lovely.

If my parents had given me that name I would have changed it the second I was able to. Like in the first week of primary school.

Ok, so bambi really isn't a great name. Orla is ok but I agree with it being too close to oral!
Is it just the name bambi you like or is it the disney connection?
Disney names.....
Ariel
Giselle
Jasmine
Narissa
Belle
Nala
Amelia
Alice
Aurora
Tiana
Penny
Rosie
Willow
Violet
Merriweather
Bianca
Cleo
Colette
HTH

It's Defo not the Disney connection! I like that its soft sounding. Yes I know there are lots of other soft sounding names but I just love this one. I get the point though... Back to the drawing board.

I also like Marlow. My hormones aren't helping .....

Could it be a middle name. DDs have Ariel and Chihiro as middle names - both after the cartoon characters. Neither will be used in everyday life though

Willow is soft, as pp said.

Hmm, if you like Bambi maybe you'll like Biba which doesn't have the porn/Disney connotations.

Yes!! I do like biba and have never heard that before. Thank you deadwitchproject

Use Amber with Bambi as nickname?

I love Biba, it's my list for my hypothetical second DD.

An alternative to Biba could be Bebe. It can be used on it's own, or as a nn for Beatrice?

Morgan
Cicily
Lorelei
Saffron
Monica
Racks brains for soft sounding names.......

Does anyone remember when the Beale twins were born in Eastenders, Lucy narrowly missed being named Tinkerbell?

I am sure it's just hormones, OP. What about something similar sounding? Abbie? Ember (at a push)?

My DD is Amber and was called Bambi (by her friends, not by me) for most of her childhood/teenage years; she's 24 now and a few still call her Bam.

Why? Why do that to your daughter, just choose a normal name.

I don't get this 'alternative' name business. Your child will be 60 one day and her name will be 'Bambi'!

Biba is fine if you like names like Armani or Prada.
Previous discussion here: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/baby_names/a627335-biba

Should have said that Biba recently had a collection for Asda, so it's not high-end fashion anymore. Possibly equivalent to calling twins Florence and Fred?

If not Bambi, how about?

Heidi
Bibi (nn Beatrice/Beatrix)
Bella (nn of Isabella)

As well as Bambi not the being the most formal of names, the forest fire at the start of the film was terrifying to me at the ripe old age of three. I'm not sure i have ever watched the film in full.

I would assume the parents were simple. Give her a proper name and NN her Bambi.

Word of warning, be wary of bringing your daughter for a walk in the woods. She'll be fine but it may not end quite so well for you.

It's awful. Awful.

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha fgs come on! She's going to grow up to be an actual human woman, she needs a proper name. Bambi is bloody stupid.
What about Amber? Mandy? Hannah?