Paisley

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Do you like it? I heard it in my sons playground today and thought it was different! Or maybe I'm losing my mind..

Makes me think of the receptionist girl in Tattoo Fixers.

Two largely sympathetic articles about Paisley:

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/feb/25/uk-city-of-culture-2021-paisley-scotland

www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35640304

It's a very interesting place, though it also has lots of problems. Its name (=Scottish version of an ancient Greek word) means 'church'.

I know it's becoming popular as a personal name, but I really don't see why.

i live in paisley, its town centre has went the way of most town centres but it is a great place to live, lots of lovely people, i love it. wouldnt call my child it though

If you have ever been to Paisley you just wouldn't.

I live near Paisley. No offence to anyone who lives there, but if you'd ever been you'd laugh your head off at anyone calling their child after it.

Although I suppose it does set up Ferguzleigh-Parque as a sibling name.

@k2p2k2tog or worse, “Feegie Park” for short

Fay Paisley?

Oh I needed this thread today I’m off to search Facebook for baby Fergusleigh-Parque and her brother Possil

Bahr-Heidi?

Glasgow areas are ripe for changing into yoo-neek baby names. Why have a Hackney or a Camden when you could have a Pollock-Shawz, an I'broquez, Bearz-deyne, Newtonne-Mearnzzzz or Eeastyrreh-Hooze?

Goooricky? Or for the more discerning Bernasden?

Paisley isn’t that bad! I used to live there and it’s got some lovely bits. Not sure about it as a name though.

The withdrawal method is also referred to as "getting off at Paisley" as it's a stop before Glasgow. Just so many negative associations (I have nothing against the town) and I adore paisley pattern. Please (and I have 4 DDs with names that are considered unusual) don't.

Please go to Paisley first and also do some research on Ian Paisley.

For a child named Paisley, these will be associations growing up and they might change your mind!

I know a grown up Paisley. Not American (or Scottish!). At first I thought it sounded ridiculous but it's sort of grown on me now. It's not that bad.

I never heard that expression before lidlfix it's brilliant.
Buddy is probably a much better choice of name, although arkleston does have a certain ring to it.

Impressions that came to mind - Scottish town. Pattern. Northern Irish politician. Tattoo Fixers. If only I could disassociate some of those impressions and isolate it just to the pattern, it could be OK, but they all come together in big mass.

May have been suggested already, but going with the print theme; how about Liberty? I bloody love it! Such a great name for a girl. Would use if we were expecting a girl (if pesky dh didn’t veto).

Great idea CaptainChristmas

I love a good Liberty tana lawn

I like Paisley for a girl, and know a very lovely one.

You might have second thoughts if you’d ever visited the place.

Or met my ex sil...

It’s very American.

If you’re a Londoner it will be pronounced Piseley by lot of people.

Another Scot here to say that it doesn't work as a name in Scotland.