Tyga for a boy's name. Yay or nay?

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Just that really. What are people's thoughts?

I'm all for uniqueness but definitely nay

Never never never x100000

A lot of people will assume he's named after the hip hop artist

@StrychnineInTheSandwiches

This will be the only time I say it but, Tiger is a better name.

^^ Agree with this

Hell no.

A very irresponsible and unfair thing to do to a child....

Tyga = tie gah / Tiger = tie grr

Not the same sound but equally shit as names.

Bet this is a windup, anyone who has ever read Baby Names on Mumsnet would know what reaction they'd get

no

Here is the definition for "taiga":

www.dictionary.com/browse/taiga

The Oxford English dictionary has a similar definition. It is pronounced tie-ga.

I think it is a quite nice possible name. It is the name for a brand of outerwear or was. In Canada.

Awful.

Like tiger?? Wtf, no..... 🙈

You are joking I am sure.

It's not April fool's day.

@SiobhanSharpe

There's a young actor called Tiger or Tyger. Believe his parents were in the business too (sort of...) Perhaps nay in the circs?

Yeah the porn business

It's an awful name. Are you young?

@Staryflight445

You names your child Mary Jane whilst knowing it’s a reference to whacky backy? Interesting…

Mary Jane is a reference to wacky backy???

It will be spelt wrong his entire life.

@mrstea301

After the DJ?

If your heart is set on it, there's a lovely Irish boys name that's pronounced Tige, it's spelt Tadhg.

Presuming she's not Irish, why would this be better?

OP are you genuinely considering naming a child this? Or just having a chat to kill some time?

I might start a thread about the name Shyte and see what people think...

First thought when I read your thread title? Deluded snob Amanda in Motherland, and her pretentious shop HyggeTygge.

I mightn't be the only one, so no...

The animal is pronounced ty-gur in many parts of the English speaking world.

The non rhotic R isn't universal.

If your inspiration is the animal, call him Tiger, and let people pronounce it tyga or tygur according to their own accent. Your child may not spend his entire life in a non rhotic area.

Not really, no.