Girls name - Truly...

[blossomstar]

Just wondered what peoples thoughts are on a baby girls name - Truly. I absolutely love it but husband isn't convinced... xxx

It's a name in the same way Pussy (Galore) or Christmas ('only comes once a year' Jones) is a name - to be a punchline in a film script for a character. It's not something you'd foist on an actual human being. Who would have to spend her whole life going, 'ha ha yes, as in Scrumptious, I know, pregnancy hormones, I guess.'

There have been about 45 of them registered in the past 10 years.

I love it ❤️

Absolutely not. It's utterly ridiculous. Twee and just awful.

I now have Truly Scrumptious stuck in my head and probably will have for the rest of the day.

Only ever seen it on sister wives, an American show about polygamy.

What a shame! It is pretty, but yes, the scrumptious Chitty bang bang thing. If you like the meaning and not just the sound, there is Verity.
I also know a girl 'Perry' (short for Persephone - Greek family connections) which has a similar vibe. Ruby, Sylvie, Tilly?

It's not a name. Stop trying to make it into one. Sounds ridiculous

Try Verily instead.

Kardashian

😂😂😂😂😂 Christ almighty. Absolutely no chance I'll be mentioning DD1 name 😂😂😂😂😂

This is what people don't factor in. They name a baby, not a person with a future.

Madly?
Deeply?

It's bloody ridiculous actually. You'll end up calling them Tru/True anyway, so just name them that to begin with.
If you like the "T" how about Trinity, Teresa, Tessa, Tyler?

Nevaeh?

I actually knew a Truly Scrumptious. Poor girl was bullied.

I quite like it, but then I’ve known quite a few people from other countries like SA where names like this are pretty common so maybe I’m just a bit more conditioned to it. Nigeria had a prime minister called Goodluck. 🤷‍♀️

Absolutely shite

Does she have sisters called Mildly, Excessively, Slightly and Moderately? The problem is, OP, it might sound nice but it means something. Objectively the word 'Chlamydia' sounds nice (rhymes with the lovely name Lydia) but you wouldn't call a person it! Also, what if she grows up to be old-fashioned and wants to taker her spouse's surname, and spouse's surname is something like Smellie or Thicke??

If you like the meaning of it, go for Verity. If it's the sounds you like, go for Trudy or Ruby or Julie or Lucy or even make up a name like Loulie - but steer clear of Goolie.

I used to care for a little girl named Lucky. Also knew a little girl named Gold. I’m aware in Thailand it’s also usual for children to have nicknames which are just random words like Pepsi or Bank.

The difference is those names are the norm in those cultures. Truly isn’t really a commonly used name here, and it does have odd associations.

Do you like it because of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, or did you hear the name somewhere else first?

PS someone said Verity means the same, but the direct equivalent would be to name your child Veritably 😂

I think it's fine. One of the children in the tv show Sister Wives is called Truly.

One of the children in the tv show Sister Wives is called Truly.

I'm not sure that's a recommendation.

Yours truly,
Truly

It reminds me of an estate agents (I think) called Wright-Manley. I imagined a testosterone-filled office.