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Rameses?

44 replies

HeyMonkey · 09/08/2019 20:47

I'm not pregnant, but with all of the bonkers names popping up recently why hasn't Rameses reared it's head?

I've seen a Blade, a Benz and a King pop up recently, but no sign of a Rameses which is clearly far superior. Anyone want to shotgun it?

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HeyMonkey · 09/08/2019 20:48

Or Herod. No Herod fans? Sad

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Lilyrose90 · 09/08/2019 20:48

It’s a bit much IMO and I like unusual names

Wishihad · 09/08/2019 20:50

Ra isnt really a worshipped god anymore. Maybe that's why?

Fairylea · 09/08/2019 20:50

Tutankhamen might be a good un. Smile

KateUrrer · 09/08/2019 20:51

It has potential.

OtraCosaMariposa · 09/08/2019 20:52

Because the obvious shortening would be "Rammy" which in Scotland means a disturbance, fight, people causing bother.

Or just because it's a ridiculous name.

HeyMonkey · 09/08/2019 20:55

I play Ra in sentinels of the multiverse, hence it coming up.

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Iloveantiques · 09/08/2019 20:56

I had two cats called Ramses and Nefertari. It's a no from me 🤣

KateUrrer · 09/08/2019 20:56

No good having a Ned in Scotland either.

HeyMonkey · 09/08/2019 21:07

@KateUrrer Aw, little baby Thug.

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EmilyStar · 09/08/2019 21:17

It’s a great name for a potential pharaoh.
Bit much for an ordinary baby.

And as for Herod - anyone considering Herod needs to read up about his role in the nativity. The massacre of the innocents association puts me right off.

GiggleMcDimples · 09/08/2019 21:17

Shu.
Poor kid wouldn't know if he was coming or going when he gets called in from the garden.

HeyMonkey · 09/08/2019 21:27

I might hang on to Rameses for my next cat come to think of it.

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Colourfulest · 09/08/2019 21:36

I've always loves the name Ramses!

Frith2013 · 09/08/2019 22:19

The incest and early death would put me off.

MashedSpud · 09/08/2019 22:21

Rammy meant filthy or dirty (unclean) when I was growing up in Cheshire.

Wishihad · 09/08/2019 22:34

The incest and early death would put me off.

Ramese the great/the second lived about 2 to 3 times longer than the average age. Its one of the reasons believed he was a god.

SperanzaWilde · 09/08/2019 22:35

Makes a nice change from all the little Ptolemys running around.

HeyMonkey · 09/08/2019 22:53

How do you even pronounce Ptolemy?

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SperanzaWilde · 09/08/2019 23:00

The ‘P’ is silent.

PestoCaffeinisto · 09/08/2019 23:05

Rameses Revenge is a well-known ride at Chessington. I wouldn’t want my child to be named after that.

PestoCaffeinisto · 09/08/2019 23:08

Also sounds like a tummy bug

TheVanguardSix · 09/08/2019 23:09

I hear this name being said in Peter Griffin's voice, OP.

TheVanguardSix · 09/08/2019 23:10

Benz.

I'm lost for words.

SemperIdem · 10/08/2019 00:23

I’ve wondered why ancient Egyptians names haven’t found a footing in the “old/classical names” trend. Ancient Greek and Roman names have.

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