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Give me a good red herring to through into the mix

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IntoValhalla · 20/05/2019 17:58

So my mother seems to have this weird idea that her opinion is of the utmost importance when it comes to us naming DC3 Hmm
If we refuse to share any of our potential names she gets a proper cob on, and when we do tell her of names we like she turns her nose up and them and says “eww no.” Hmm
Her opinion on the matter will not make a difference to our choice whatsoever - it will be a “this is the baby, and her name is...” situation, same as it was with DCs 1 & 2.
But someone hit me with a couple of good red herring names I can throw into the mix either to make her clutch her pearls even tighter or give her a sense of security that we are considering a very “normal”, old fashioned name.
It’s honestly as if she expects us to name this baby “Tracey” or something that was common for her generation Hmm

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Watersnail · 21/05/2019 06:48

Ozymandias
Ronseal
Adrian
Mark

Prudence
Anaesthesia
Cynthia
Anne

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 21/05/2019 09:03

A baby Tracey would be fabGrin

UnaOfStormhold · 21/05/2019 09:06

Kipper? (if it's good enough for Oxford Reading Tree...)

Mesmeri · 21/05/2019 09:14

Insomnia. So under-used, yet so pretty sounding and suits so many babies ...

Leleophants · 21/05/2019 11:21

Georgina

Millicent

IntoValhalla · 21/05/2019 12:03

Baby Anaesthesia Grin I love it Grin

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JellySlice · 21/05/2019 16:16

Kipper? (if it's good enough for Oxford Reading Tree...)

Ridiculous name. Totally unsuitable for a girl. Valhalla's baby will be called Biff, of course.

WinkGrin

timeisnotaline · 21/05/2019 16:21

Mesmeri Grin

whatausername · 21/05/2019 16:54

Oswald
Santiago
Antonino
Bernadette
Tulip
Chiffon

BellMcEnd · 21/05/2019 16:58

Gaylord (Remember Meet The Parents?)

Beyoncé-Rae

Chastity

Congratulations (as in on your pregnancy, not as a name) Grin

IntoValhalla · 21/05/2019 19:27

BellMcEnd Dh and I actually watched Meet The Fockers the other day and it had him in stitches as he had never seen it belfre!
I love the opening scene with the European Lady in labour and the husband says “I NAME BABY FOR YOU!”....then sees his name tag Grin

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CadburysTastesVileNow · 21/05/2019 19:30

Marjorie
Gladys
Gertrude

(Yup, all in my family)

EdtheBear · 21/05/2019 21:59

Wendy
Mary
Susan
Amanda
Gwenodine

Are we allow to ask what names you are actually thinking about?

MsMustDoBetter · 21/05/2019 22:02

Donna
Darrel

Antonin · 21/05/2019 22:33

Gertruda
Florabella
Doona

FawnDrench · 21/05/2019 22:53

Persephone and Aloysius
Esmeralda and Ulysses
Wayne and Colleen

OhMsBeliever · 22/05/2019 00:09

I always said my last was going to be Englebert or Ermintrude.

ILs reacted in horror when they thought I said Rupert was on our list - I'd actually said Reuben.

elephantmarch · 23/05/2019 21:37

Rogan josh

MrsD28 · 28/05/2019 20:53

Sharon (Shazza for short)
Beryl
Carlotta
Chardonnay-Destiny

ladybee28 · 28/05/2019 20:56

Thelch.

LouiseMiltonSpatula · 28/05/2019 20:56

Outrageous: Lettice
Normal / boring: Hannah

NameChange30 · 28/05/2019 20:59

We drove our families crazy by giving them clues Grin

Slapdasherie · 28/05/2019 21:02

I used Hector to see the fear in my MIL’s eyes.

IntoValhalla · 28/05/2019 21:02

So I’ve thrown one into the mix that I know she hates and she’s fuming Grin
While their are some stunning girl’s names that hail from my parent’s native country that we are genuinely considering, Bronisława is not one of those names Grin She thinks I’ve truly lost the plot.

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Hippopotas · 28/05/2019 21:07

Hubertina