Cuthbert, Colin or Clive

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For the baby cactus ds has bought for me?
And is now insisting I name it...

Phew!

No, no, no, oh, a cactus.

Cuthbert.

I have a cactus called Colin.

Clive

Clive

Ah, but one will be lonely. Clearly you have to get two little cactus friends and use all three names.

We have one each. Ds has called his quentin. Or was it Tarquinius?

I would have said Colin. But for a cactus I think Cuthbert would do nicely

I met a toddler called Colin recently!

If it's got lots of those woolly little spines - Cuthbert.
It it's got sharp evil lances - Clive.

My cactus is called Milligan

In true mums net fashion I'm going to ignore your names and just list some random others instead. It doesn't matter that you don't like them or clearly want something beginning with C....

Derek the cactus
Peregrine (seems popular on ere)
Chlamydia..... Seems fitting AND begins with C, therefore I win and the prickly c*nt should be called chlamydia.

Ah jeez, I'm glad it's for a cactus!

Wouldn't Caracterus the Cactus work for you?

If not, then I think, of the 3 you've picked, Clive. Cuthbert is too wet (see Dennis the Menace), and Colin is also a bit wet (see H. Potter).

Quasi - I like it!

Whilst I adore Milligan, I think caractacus would suit your spikey little one best.

But, your cactus, your choice, innit hun x

Steve, thank you for correcting my Caracterus - Caractacus was the name I was aiming for but I had a brain fade half way through it! (I had Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in my head while I was typing it, maybe that's why...)

Caractactus Potts, the cactus. Perfect!

They are only baby cacti at the moment. Sharp pointy spikes.

I am liking clamydia (sp?)

How do I tell if they are boy cactus or girl cactus? Cuz clam would be a girl name?

Sir Colin Cuthbert Clive Cactus.

'Tis a fine name .

I had a cactus at work. It's name was Prick Grimes!

Noooo, those names are awful!

Confucius the Cactus, it has historical meaning and is long over due a comeback for a name.

Or Wilberforce.....

Desmond the Cactus lives at our house

Cuthbert is my least favourite baby name of all time. But if it's only for a cactus....

Was going to say that whichever you choose, he'm be the only one in his class - clearly not the case with cacti! I suggest Van Helsing - a champion spiker!