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Just for fun.....what do your children WISH you had called them?

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JohnnyMcGrathSaysFuckOff · 11/07/2020 22:04

All my children have fairly classic but slightly unusual names - all sound a little nineteenth century.

DD1 5yo wishes we had called her Bella-Rubee and names all characters in her games this

DD2 is fine with her name but prefers Madam Hmm

DS 2yo insists on being Bimboink

So go on..... which of your DC don't appreciate the perfect beautiful names you lovingly picked out? Grin

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Flappingflamingo · 13/07/2020 16:23

My 15yo doesn't mind his name but he asked the other day what other names I liked for him so I told him all the names I suggested that his dad (my ex) said no to, he preferred most of them to the one we compromised on 😁
My husband and I lived the name Ella when I was pregnant with our now 11yo daughter, but realised since my son was called sam, that wouldn't work 😒 we love her name and she does but still occasionally says wistfully I love the name Ella 😔
Love my 10yo daughters name, but at one stage we contemplated Leah, she sometimes says she wishes that's what her name was

formerbabe · 13/07/2020 18:18

My ds used to tell me he wished he was called Peter. We went to the park once and he met some random kids and was playing with them. When it was time to leave they shouted 'bye Peter' Grin

LiviLoggo · 14/07/2020 18:51

Daughter wishes she was called Eliah Rose - not sure why as she has never complained before!

KisstheTeapot14 · 14/07/2020 18:57

Tiger Shark/Hammerhead Jones

Sloth Jones.

No idea where Jones comes into it but hey.

Metalhead · 14/07/2020 22:07

DD1 who is 10 has gone through phases of wishing she was called Crystal (Hmm), Mia or Olivia.

DD2 has so far not expressed any desire to change her name (she’s 4).

Danniiaddy · 14/07/2020 22:23

My nephew used to want to be called Crab or Ricobox...?????

JohnnyMcGrathSaysFuckOff · 14/07/2020 22:30

Metalhead - I hear you. When DD1 is not Bella-Rubee, she is Rubee-Bella.

No offence to any parents of Bella-Rubees.....

My 2yo daughter today told me lovingly that "I think Mummy vulture" and then proceeded to call me Wulcher for the rest of the afternoon.

Bloody ingrates.

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thegreylady · 14/07/2020 22:59

My (50 year old) ds is called Guy. He always wished he was Neil or Stuart.Dd wished she was Harriet.

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