Swan for baby girl

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The name Swan for a baby girl AIBU

@CafeMochaVodkaValiumLate

I really like it :)

We all have unusual names in my family (my son is an animal name and I'm a fruit) and funnily enough, children don't tend to give a shit what you're called. It's the parents who seem to struggle with something out of the ordinary.

Giraffe and Banana?

How about Mary or Anna or Jane - something unusual?

It’s used in France for boys and girls. It’s not common but certainly not unheard of.

I'm a fruit 😂
Peaches? Or Plum. Both beyond hideous.

@sadmummy12345

Why? It's an animal not a humans name

Fox, Bear, Robin, Wren, Jay, Kitty, Leo, Paloma, Tiger….

@GreyhoundG1rl I was guessing the fruit was Cherry or Clementine but really hoping for Gooseberry

@GreyhoundG1rl so bizarre to be that people think taking the piss out of peoples names is ok. Like I don't like greyhounds, you clearly do. Do I care? No.

@LuluJakey1 exactly the same. Lulu and Jake are (to me) unbelievable boring and shit names. Especially Jake. Each to their own.

[quote CafeMochaVodkaValiumLate]@LuluJakey1 exactly the same. Lulu and Jake are (to me) unbelievable boring and shit names. Especially Jake. Each to their own.[/quote]
But they are not my names or my DCs names.

@LuluJakey1 you're being pedantic but okay.

Swan is beautiful op, it sounds elegant.

Lots of the crazy-name and the basic-name parents judge each other but the kids couldn't care less.

Boring stuff coming up:

Swan was not uncommon in Scotland where it was used for both boys and girls. The female form, first recorded in 1620, is likely a modern Scots form of the mediaeval name Swannoc, meaning 'sleeping'. Súanach and Suannoch are Scottish Gaelic forms. It fell out of regular use around 1820, but has had occasional use into the 21st century.

For boys, it derives from the Norse Svein meaning 'swain' or 'boy servant' and was in use from the 1720s till the 1960s, although not very common.

Not a daft choice by any means, but it seems that the uninitiated may mock!

[quote CafeMochaVodkaValiumLate]@GreyhoundG1rl so bizarre to be that people think taking the piss out of peoples names is ok. Like I don't like greyhounds, you clearly do. Do I care? No.[/quote]
You didn't say what your name was? .
If it is Peaches or Plum, my deepest commiserations...

Sounds ok to me. Loads of other animal and bird names are in use (Fox, Wolf, Bear, Robin, Wren etc.) so why not? Swanne is used in France and has the same sound.

If you want a name.to signify swans, Odette, pet name dotty, is the heroine of swan lake.
Swan itself will never be a name. Be kind to your kid and don't call them swan. They'll get hissy fit jokes.

I have heard of Swannie but not Swan.
I quite like it.

@GreyhoundG1rl so you want me to tell you my name so you can take the piss out of it back at ya.

[quote CafeMochaVodkaValiumLate]@GreyhoundG1rl so you want me to tell you my name so you can take the piss out of it back at ya.[/quote]
You must have misunderstood my post. I was not asking you to tell me your name! Why would I do that? 😂

Oh also, young children often struggle with a 'S-consonant' sound, so will say Shwan for a few years.

A certain Bond actor (with a name not a million miles from 'Shwan') got to 90 and never quite managed it.

I've got that annoying song going around in my head now - the one that goes 's'wonderful' (swan-derful?!) and then starts banging on randomly about chips.

I like it. But I think it is 50/50 whether the name will stay as swan or morph into shaun.

Although I agree that Swan is a hideous name... I see it as no worse than River, Forest, Scout, Sailor and Fox, all of which seem to be accepted as perfectly fine names on here.

Oh give over op!

@CafeMochaVodkaValiumLate

I really like it :)

We all have unusual names in my family (my son is an animal name and I'm a fruit) and funnily enough, children don't tend to give a shit what you're called. It's the parents who seem to struggle with something out of the ordinary.

You're Princess Consuela Banana hammock aren't you?

It's not even a nice name for a swim.

Sorry, I meant a swan!