Loveday

[knitpicker]

For a girl. What are your thoughts? Old English in origin.

Good Lord, no.
(Or perhaps Goodlord could be a brother to Loveday.)

I like it. But then I'm Cornish so sounds normal to me!

Oh yikes, please don't call your poor daughter that! She'll be bullied relentlessly. I know it's wrong to bully, but kids can be very mean indeed.

I generally love literary names, but this one's a no from me, sorry!

Why would she be bullied?

The youngest member of my family knew the (wholly unfamiliar to the U.K.) names of countless foreign football players before they started Reception. So they were hardly likely to turn a hair over the names of their schoolmates.

Isn’t this ‘they’ll be bullied’ retort rather outdated now?

I quite like it.

And to PP, yes Loveday Morgan from one of the Ruth Rendell Wexford books.

Sweet :) but then I love pretty much all things Cornish!

Isn’t this ‘they’ll be bullied’ retort rather outdated now

I'm afraid kids are still kids. It'll be "LoveGAY" or "LoveLAY" or "LovePAY" or similar. I hate to say this, but kid can be really awful

Wonderful name for an Antique Dealer.

Very Cornish
I love it

I feel as if I should like it but I'm sorry OP I really dont. Can't put my finger on why.

I love it! I know a Jemima Loveday (middle name) and I think it’s fabulous.

Horrid.

Nope, not keen but it seems to be popular in Cornwall so if you live there then it’s fine.
Where I grew up, it would be a huge no.

I think it's lovely. Meg And Mog is dedicated 'to Loveday' and I always think what a cool romantic name it is.

I can imagine when she says "Loveday" most people will say "no, I meant what's your forename not surname".
Unless you live in Cornwall, then go for it!

Hideous

I agree with pp that it sounds like a surname, not a fan personally.