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Still looking for a name for dd2

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GKite · 26/07/2018 19:38

My partner loves Blair Ian
Minnie Ian
Luna

I kinda like Primrose or Penelope and think they'd both go with Ian

Rarr why is it so hard

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VeraViolet · 26/07/2018 20:02

You can't give Ian as a middle name to a girl. That's absolutely awful.

Halfblindbunny · 26/07/2018 20:06

Why is she getting Ian as a middle name?!

LorelaiVictoriaGilmore · 26/07/2018 20:07

Ian???!!?!!

HeyDolly · 26/07/2018 20:07

Is Ian your surname?

GKite · 26/07/2018 20:09

Ian to honour great grandfather who passed away as I found out I was pregnant. It won't get used all the time, except on forms and stuff

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PasstheStarmix · 26/07/2018 20:09

Please don’t call a boy ian let alone a girl

HeyDolly · 26/07/2018 20:15

What about Ina instead of Ian as a middle name?

HeyDolly · 26/07/2018 20:16

Anyway, from your list of first names I prefer Primrose & Penelope. I don’t like Minnie, Luna or Blair.

GKite · 26/07/2018 20:18

Other half says anything other than Ian is just stupid 🙄 originally I liked Iana but he can't pronounce it
He hates penelope 🤣

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scolotti · 26/07/2018 20:18

I like Penelope.

None of these names go with Ian. It's a very boring mans name. Like calling a girl Rosie Trevor, Katie Wayne or Matilda Barry.

haribosmarties · 26/07/2018 20:19

Dont use Blair if you are set on using Ian as a middle name because then she will have two very masculine sounding names which she may not like if she turns out to be into traditionally 'feminine' stuff.

I like Primrose and Luna out of your choices!

And I dont think that 'Ian' is bad as a middle name because it will read like she just has a double barrelled surname. We have several members of our family with the middle name 'Blacker' both male and female, to commemorate that side of the family.

Petalflowers · 26/07/2018 20:20

Blair is a boysname for me.

Maybe Iona instead of Ian?

Coolhotsummer · 26/07/2018 20:21

Didn’t you already have a thread on Ian as a girl’s name? Anyway it’s a daft idea.

Samewitches · 26/07/2018 20:21

I like Blair the best but not with Ian, it's too much.

ReckItWralf · 26/07/2018 20:21

Minnie means minge to some people so wouldn’t use that.
Luna is best of your choices but please for the love of God not with Ian. Iona??

Coolhotsummer · 26/07/2018 20:22

I assumed Blair Ian was your choice for a boy.

GKite · 26/07/2018 20:29

No wouldn't have Ian with Luna, hence why it's just Luna on its own but I hate luna.
I know about minnie being a name for a vagina but OH doesn't care, but our surname begins with M and I think it's ridiculous to have m&m
Yes I did already have a thread, that went dead, so made another one🤷

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ReckItWralf · 26/07/2018 20:35

What is DD1s name? Or give a similar example if you don’t want to say it.
There must be more choices out there you like apart from Blair and Minnie.

Cosmoa · 26/07/2018 20:35

Minnie Ian sounds like when someone calls their kid 'Mini Dave' cause they look like their Dad named Dave.

Just use whatever first name you want (except Minnie) cause I don't think any will go with Ian for a girl. It's nice that you want to honour a family member but it really is a very boring very male name. It's my brothers middle name and him, me and my sisters always laugh at the fact he was given that middle name. We just can't understand why my parents would have chosen it cause we don't have very common first names.

GKite · 26/07/2018 20:38

Dd is Amelia
I did think about sacking off Ian and using his birth month flower, if that makes sense? Which would be Violet but OH isn't keen
PP I see what you mean 🤣

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GKite · 26/07/2018 20:39

Happy to knock the "Ian" middle name on the head, just want a name now though. Only have 12 days left

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Cosmoa · 26/07/2018 20:40

Awwh it's a shame he doesn't want to use Violet! I'm really surprised he's okay with Ian but not a pretty name like Violet 😂 sounds like he really wanted a boy this time?!

LoveInTokyo · 26/07/2018 20:41

You really can’t give a baby girl the name Ian, even as a middle name. Blair Ian is particularly awful.

I’m sorry but have you lost your mind?

Penelope and Luna are both fine. But please, for the love of god, not Ian.

Cosmoa · 26/07/2018 20:41

Is he happy with Blair Violet? Compromise?

LoveInTokyo · 26/07/2018 20:42

What is the birth month?

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