Alabama

[EllenDegenerate]

I really like it.
DP is unsure.

Opinions?

Is the immediate association most people will have not a logical reason to avoid it?

Well I love it OP!!

You want to call your child something "ironic"? A bit of gentle Tuesday night entertainment at least.

It could be shortened to Al.
Would probably become Alla (really??) or Ali, or Bami or Bamma, or , in school, wham or wham bam.

Blu - all of which are pretty hideous.

I just think of Alabama Shakes.
That has huge micky taking potential...

Not really Blu, the whole Georgia line of reasoning kind of negated that point for me.

I'm with Mrsfluff I love it.

Horses for courses this naming business isn't it?

Personally I perceive Harriet as tantamount to emotional abuse, but I'd probably never be so rude as to tell a person who was planning to name their child Hartiet that I thought so.

In any case thanks for all the opinions, I have a good few months left to settle on a name if I do choose Alabama I'll be sure to announce it on here for your delectation

Harriet isn't the kind of name children get bullied for though, is it?

I don't know buttered, I don't know any Harriet's. I'd ask my children but I like to think that it wouldn't occur to them to bully a child, for their name or otherwise,

How many Alabamas do you know?

Are they all bullied because their name is Alabama?

I don't know any Alabamas.

I do know children who have been bullied for having weird names though.

Honestly, I think if you are going to give your child a strange name, at least make it something which is easy to shorten to something more "normal" sounding, in case they hate it.

honestly i think a child has an equal chance of hating their popular name as they do of hating a more unusual moniker.

That's what middle names are for.

What do you think of Alabama Jayden?

Your reasoning around Georgia is most illogical. Georgia as a feminine form of George predates the state of Georgia. Ergo it is a "proper" name in its own right.

Me and my brothers have ridiculous names but we've never been bullied because of them so you never know!

If you think of George rather than the state when you hear 'Georgia' then fair enough but I don't.

Georgina is the feminine variant of George as far as I have always been aware.

Girls have been named Alabama for over a century and so it is a name in its own right, if less popular (common) than other notable choices.

You are clearly trying to be provocative Ellen. It's early in the week so I don't think people will have much appetite or patience to play along...

Barefoot I hope you are right and this is a wind up.

God me too, buttered...

I can assure you that any perceived provocation is unintentional.

(Apart from the Jayden bit, I was taking the piss there, I shan't deny it)

Even Jayden is better than Alabama, IMO.

In all honesty I think Alabama Lavinia has a nice ring to it,

Alabama Magdalene

Alabama Josephine

Something along those lines.

Two syllable surname beginning with L

Josephine Alabama then. Please.

I don't like Josephine enough to be a first name I don't think

I'm also considering Lavinia and Magdalene as well as Leonora and Marielle/a

Alabama is currently my favourite though.

Other DC are Eden Sylvie Reuben and Delilah.

Any other suggestions?

Alabama Jayden? For a girl?

Now, now people we've had much, much worse names on MN.

I still haven't recovered from the apparently serious thread proposing 'Huckleberry'. Quite a few people liked it too if memory serves.

Ellen if you and your DH love it go for it, you could start a theme if you have any more DC, these are my favourites:

Washington
Tennessee
Virginia
Carolina
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Indiana

My DD1 goes to school with an Indiana, nn Indi,

I quite like it although probably wouldn't choose it.