Petra?

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I have a Juno and an Annie (Anoushka on the BC) and expecting another girl.

Really struggling!

DH has suggested Petra. And I think I like it.

But it feels very unusual, so interested to hear opinions.

What do you think??

I don't think we can have an Anoushka and a Petrova!

I'm really warming to Petra. This is very helpful.

The BP dog doesn't worry me - I don't think my kids' generation or even their parents - will really know about that!

I love the name Petra. It has a very pleasing sharpness to it. I’d assume Petra would be intelligent, witty and interesting. Unusual yet established.

I like it and think it's a lovely addition to Juno and Anoushka

It’s nice, fits with your other names well, and gives a nod to the trend for -a names without being cutesy

This is my name 😁

I am 25 and rarely have the blue peter reference, I know it of course but I cant remember it ever being a problem. Most people pronounce it correct straight away and the odd time I have to spell it.

I like it. I know one - she’s German. I didn’t realise it was quite a common German name.

Oooh- @NameChangeForRealName

A real life Petra!

There's much more love for the name than I half expected. This is exciting!

A real life Petra! 😁

You and your DH have great taste 😉

I'm yet to meet another one, but they definetly exist.

The Blue Peter dog. For a whole generation.

I'd be quite pleased to be named after the BP dog. Set me up with a lifelong love of GSDs. Indiana Jones was also named after a dog (George Lucas's Husky).

@Mochudhu

I'd be quite pleased to be named after the BP dog. Set me up with a lifelong love of GSDs. Indiana Jones was also named after a dog (George Lucas's Husky).

Ha! So, "we named the dog Indiana" is actually true?! Marvellous.

The BP dog generation are not this child's peers, or even her parents' peers. They are her Grandparents' peers. Are they likely to go around making unkind comments about a child's name?

If you were proposing Goldie, I might say 'dog's name' but even then, it's a distant association, unconnected to her peers.

I really like Petra. I know a Perdita too which I think is nice but people seem to dislike. Also Portia along the same lines.

Perdita was a dog in 101 Dalmations!

Portia is the contrasting example in the 'mispronunciation', or at least 'not so nice in some accents' stakes. Imagine the cast of Eastenders shouting 'Pooorsha!'

I like it!

I have a good friend called Petra, I have always liked it, elegant .

Blue Peter dog will always be the real Petra for me.

The BP dog generation are not this child's peers, or even her parents' peers. They are her Grandparents' peers.

How young are you suggesting the OP is? I remember Petra the dog and I have a 7yo .

I really don't like it but only because I picture a very stern Russian shotputtter. Each to their own tho

Dish.

Ok I know that’s petri but literally first thing to spring to mind

@DramaAlpaca

It will always be the Blue Peter dog to me.

Same here but I suppose that response will die out eventually.

The BP dog generation are not this child's peers, or even her parents' peers. They are her Grandparents' peers.

How young are you suggesting the OP is? I remember Petra the dog and I have a 7yo confused.

My focus is not on the age of the OP. It is on the age of those who remember Petra the BP dog. I am beyond my natural child-bearing years, watched BP from as soon as I was interested and I remember Shep and Goldie but not Petra.

Petra the dog died in 1977, having been on BP from 1962. To remember her, you'd need to be at least 45. More likely, given BP's target audience, you'be be anwhere between 49 and 70.

As far as I am aware, exceptional IVF cases notwithstanding, 49-70 is not a typical age for a pregnant woman but is a typical age range for a grandparent.

Just here for the historical analysis of Petra the dog.

Petra is a lovely name, and goes extremely well with your daughters' names. Excellent choice!

Petra the dog died in 1977, having been on BP from 1962. To remember her, you'd need to be at least 45.

The handful of times I had the comment made about sharing the name with the BP dog were from people much older than me. Only 1 of my friends knew it was the BP dog as their DPs were fans of the show. No one in my school made the connection. I made the comment to my DP once (30) and he didnt know either. The majority of my generation did not watch BP and my sisters age (15) have absolutely zero idea what I'm talking about.

The most I got when younger was " ahhhh I'm petrified" which I'm suprised no one on this thread has said.

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The other poor pun that occurred to me was that, if you live in or visit the north-east, where people typically call each other 'pet' instead of love, dear etc, you might face a lot of 'All right Pet... ra?' But, it's not even witty and not really unkind, so, um, nothing really!