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The law changed. You have to name your child after a day of the week....

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00100001 · 17/09/2017 10:01

What do you pick for a girl and a boy?

Hyphenation allowed. Can choose a shortening if you want. Full name had to go on BC though Grin

I choose Tuesday for a girl, Friday for a boy.

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JaneJeffer · 17/09/2017 12:12

Any of the Irish days sound good as names.

The law changed.  You have to name your child after a day of  the week....
ImogenTubbs · 17/09/2017 12:13

I went to school with a girl called Tuesday so it's always sounded like a name to me.

Probably Thursday for a boy because of Thor connotations.

Minniemagoo · 17/09/2017 12:14

I'd go for Luan (Monday) in Irish for a girl, pronounce (Loo An) And Mairt (Tuesday), Marty for a boy.
Though they would technically be incorrect as in Irish you either say Day of Monday ie De Luain, or the Monday ie An Luan, oh and also Tuesday is missing fadas as I cant do them on the phone.

NotCornflakes · 17/09/2017 12:15

Mercredi (nn Mercy) for a girl
Thorsdag* (nn Thor) for a boy
*If this isn't Thursday in one of the Scandinavian languages, it should be!

MumBod · 17/09/2017 12:21

Sunday or Tuesday for a girl - I like those names anyway.

A boy would be harder. Not Friday, because of Friday O'Leary from the Mr Gum books. Not Sunday or Tuesday because they're girls' names in my head.

Wednesday - nope. Wednesday Adams.
Saturday - girly, probably because of the girl band.
Monday - possibly, but what a shit day to be named after.

So, Thursday, by default. But I'd call him Thurs for short.

AutumnalLeaves38 · 17/09/2017 12:30

I'm going on a song theme:

Blu-Monday (boy)

Sunday-Girl (er...girl)

AutumnalLeaves38 · 17/09/2017 12:44

^ Or am I allowed "Sundae-Girl", to stay current with spelling trends? Wink

bridgetreilly · 17/09/2017 13:44

Girl: Thursday after Thursday Next.
Boy: Friday after Thursday Next's son.

BernardsarenotalwaysSaints · 17/09/2017 13:48

Sabato (Saturday) for a boy
Rāhina (Monday) for a girl

alltouchedout · 17/09/2017 13:53

DS1 and DS2 were both born on Tuesdays. They could be Tuesday and Wtorek. DS3 was a Monday birth. He could be Poniedziałek. That'd give all the "but how will your poor poor children get through life with names that Brits find hard to spell" whingers something to really complain about.

BikeRunSki · 17/09/2017 15:16

DD has a doll called LundiMonday

daisypond · 17/09/2017 15:23

Being named after a day of the week is completely normal in some countries, such as Ghana. That's why you get names like Kwasi, (Sunday), Kofi (Friday), Kwame (Saturday), etc. I know people called all of these, and their female equivalents.

CorporalNobbyNobbs · 17/09/2017 15:23

Donna (Donnerstag)
Sam (Samstag)

MammieBear · 17/09/2017 16:59

Wednesday or Tuesday for a girl and Sunday for a boy so you can have the shortening Sunny or Monday.

17caterpillars1mouse · 17/09/2017 18:51

Tuesday for a boy and Wednesday for a girl

blackteasplease · 29/09/2017 23:53

Imagining the rule is just English

Sunday for a boy
Thursday for a girl

minipie · 29/09/2017 23:56

Friday or Sunday for a girl

Tuesday or Thursday for a boy

Apple23 · 30/09/2017 00:29

Tuesday for a girl - once knew a little girl called Tuesday Dawn.
Thursday or Sunday for a boy.

Itmustbemyage · 30/09/2017 01:17

Just to rebel a bit, what about anagrams?

Daymon for a boy
Saundy for a girl

oldlaundbooth · 30/09/2017 01:29

Hmm, not sure.

Definitely Sunday for one of them.

Maybe Jeudi for the other.

123bananas · 30/09/2017 01:44

Turei (Tuesday) girl

Taite (Thursday) boy

RedBlackberries · 30/09/2017 02:38

Tuesday for a girl. Actually really like this name and Sunday for a boy shortened to Sonny which is also a cute name. Easy!!

SantasLittleMonkeyButler · 30/09/2017 02:45

Monday for a girl.

Saturday for a boy. Or Samedi.

leghoul · 30/09/2017 03:30

Tuesday
Or Dag

MamaMotherMummy · 30/09/2017 04:01

Friday for girl
Samedi for boy