Can I get away with this?

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DD1 has a normal first name, X Gardiner. I'm 12 weeks pregnant and if it's a girl, we like Holly....but then it would be Holly Gardiner :S

Will anyone notice? It was an unintentional joke, but we like the name now! I wouldn't want her to get bullied at school or anything, what do you think? And any middle name suggestions? Thanks :)

I have a little Holly and would have used the name with your surname :)

HMMM Savoy Cabbage - my son had a Holly Wood at his school.

My friend wanted Sophie for her daughter and her husband wanted Natalie but I then pointed out their surname West! Nat West!

I definitely think Holly Gardiner is a great name and agree with a "y"

What about Hayley?

I can see a problem and I’m a very deep thinker with names.
Holly Beth Gardiner
Holly Louise Gardiner
Holly Paige Gardiner
Holly Ray Gardiner
Holly Frances Gardiner
Holly Jo Gardiner

It's fine. Holly is a lovely name and I don't think most people would notice. As PP said, it's not the same as Rose Gardiner.

I like it!

It’s lovely.

It's fine. Rose Gardiner is a bit silly, as "rose garden" is a thing. There's no such thing as a holly garden.

Holly is a nice name.

Holly Gardiner, yes. Holly Bush or Holly Plant or Holly Berry, no. Hang, that's a thought, Halle Gardiner?

Because it's Gardiner with an "i", I don't even hear or see "gardener" at all tbh.

Think it's fine.

Iona Macintosh 🤣🤣🤣

I like Holly think it’s nice. She’ll get called ‘olly where I live. But please by all that you hold dear don’t call her Hilda !

Molly Gardiner?

Sounds very pretty - I wouldn’t hesitate to use it.

I think it’s absolutely fine. I didn’t even realise what you meant until I read further down the thread.

@milienhaus I think Hilda was just a joke...

Middle name wouldn't help unless you are hyphenating as one doesn't call people first and middle name all the time.

Holly is a lovely name but with your surname it is borderline mean.

I love it