What do you think

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What would you think if someone called their child Ziggy?

They were on something.

There is a Ziggy in my daughters class! There’s also Spike in yr 6. My daughter didn’t bat an eyelid!

That the parents thought they were 'alternative' but really they dress their kids in joules and shop at waitrose

That the parents fancy themselves as a bit alternative.

That they've read Big Little Lies

That they had lost the plot sorry

That it was either short for Sigmund or Isaac, or they'd gone loopy.

My son is zig or ziggy short of another traditional name.

I know one too! Kids seem much more accepting of different names than some adults on Mumsnet, it seems.

I’d think of The Wire.

If it was short for something like Ezekiel, etc, I rather like it.

I would think the parents were complete cretins and try to avoid them. I wouldn’t judge the child though.

I'd think 'poor kid'. People should remember they're naming a person, not a baby. Names like that might sound cute and quirky on a preschooler but what about when poor Ziggy is in his 30's and trying to be taken seriously at work?

I know two adults called Ziggy. Shortened versions of two different non-English names.

I like it.

That their parents watched Grange Hill in the 80s/90s.

I was at school with a Ziggy in the 1990s. It was a nickname; he was really called something ordinary like Steve, I don’t actually remember though as he was known exclusively as Ziggy. If I heard it now I’d guess the parents were Bowie fans.

I'd assume the parents were Bowie fans and wanted people to know it.

I like it as a nickname, especially for Siegfried or Sigrid. But as a stand-alone name? Not so much.

An acquaintance of mine has a son named Ziggy. I couldn't help thinking of Ziggy Marly and Ziggy Stardust in the beginning. ;-) But I got used to it. And yes, they're quite alternative/artistic people. I don't dislike it but I would use it as a nickname.

That they wanted somthing different, wouldn't care really its their choice.

I like it! Makes me think of Ziggy Marley

Middle class ‘arty’ types. Not keen myself.

I know a three year old Ziggy. I quite like it even though I chose traditional names for my kids. Ziggy lives in east London so I doubt his name will ever be an issue for him.

Ohcomeonn that made me lol

I don't mind it as a nickname but I'm not so keen on it as a first name.