What is the ultimate mumsnetty baby name?

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What would you say is the peak mumsnet baby name? What would Ms ‘tinkly laugh/no is a full sentence’ call her PFB?

I think I’m correct in saying:

girl: Elspeth (always suggested, why?!)
boy: Jago

i came on to say Ottilie and Kit.
where does the Balonz thing come from? I think I missed the source of that!

Oi!

I have an Elspeth. I don’t tinkly laugh, more of a witchy cackle.

times must have changed as when I asked for opinions on here I was told it was ‘wet’

I’d say Atticus and Artemis

Rory and Martha

Thea and Rory. Suggested all the time on here.

Help!! Difficult choice of boys names: Sean, Daniel or Balonz? www.mumsnet.com/Talk/baby_names/2197937-Help-Difficult-choice-of-boys-names-Sean-Daniel-or-Balonz

Little Clementine / Clemmie and Florence 🤢🤮

Seraphina

Percy

A girl at DDs previous school was called this and they always said “our” in front of it! So… “Our Ottilie is just soooooooo committed to her homework” in reception!

Yes!!
also Harriet, daphne, Clara, Christina !

Same! Although I don't live in or anywhere near North London. (6 hours away in fact!)

Any name that is planned along with a nickname e.g. Clementine (Clemmie), Rupert (Ru-ru), Oliver (Olly). Who gives a child a name for it to have a nickname - seems very strange to me.

Caspian and Irene seem to crop up on loads of people's baby names lists, or in lists of suggestions to others.

Both hideous.

I haven’t been here long but I feel like many mumsnetters suggest their own names (without saying so) or claim that they will come back into style soon even though they’ve recently gone out of style and won’t be back for a while. Examples: Laura, Sarah, Stephanie, Amanda.

I mean they are lovely for sure just not the height of fashion.

Then they always suggest long forms and classics so that the child will have options and something proper like Katherine, Elizabeth etc.

I always find that a bit odd. If I had been called Kitty all my life I probably wouldn’t see Katherine as an option but more of a burden because it just wouldn’t feel like me.

Thank you! This completely passed me by

Arlo

@Y7drama
You're very welcome! It's a joyous read!

My little sister had a doll called Persephone, a name suggested by our mother. All I remember about her is that her head came off and you could then use her body as a water pistol (the doll I mean!)

Ha, my daughter's name has been mentioned in this thread and I've always thought it goes well with Ottilie if I'd had another! I'm not sure I'm a peak mumsnetter though!

Yep- DD’s name has shown up.

you guys are too good at this!!!

Why do people need validation of their name choices? Just don't choose a 'surname' (like Jackson, Brandon, etc) for a boy, stick to saint's names, job's a good 'un.

😐 awkward

It's got to be Imogen for a girl, the clunkiest and most unattractive name ever, followed closely by Verity, which rhymes with ferrety.

For boys, Sebastian.

Not sure about the runner up in the boy category, but it is not Luckey-Buoy.

@SaintLoy I actually know a child named Persephone in real life. She's American. Oddly her little sister has an ordinary popular name, think Sophia or Isabella.

Definitely Clementine

It's 💯 Wren or Maeve for a girl. Cassius or Lysander for a boy!