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Love as a first name

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Daisychained8 · 20/02/2023 07:36

Can you tell I’ve been re-watching You?

Every time I watch this show I am surprised by how much I love the character’s name - Love.

My children are Tabitha and Reuben so I don’t think I could ever use Love as a sibling name. It would sound too odd alongside such normal biblical names, plus I don’t think I’d have the courage anyway!

But is it me, or is it actually quite a nice name? (I do have a tendency to get obsessed with the names of whatever show I’m watching.

Last week, I watched The Haunting of Hill House and decided I was going to name my daughter Theodora or Eleanore. So I’ll probably have a new name obsession when I watch the next shop!)

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Twizbe · 20/02/2023 07:48

I wouldn't use Love, just because I'm from a part of the country that uses Luv as a general form of address.

I have however called my daughter Cerys which means beloved ...

piedbeauty · 20/02/2023 07:59

I wouldn't use Love - too much potential for jokes/misunderstandings/teasing.

But I loved Cara for our DD's name - means 'beloved'.

JustGotToKeepOnKeepingOn · 20/02/2023 08:08

Not a good idea. Keep watching some more shows so you can be swayed by something else 😊

DisplayPurposesOnly · 20/02/2023 08:19

Loveday is a fabulous name (for a girl)

NewUserName2023 · 20/02/2023 08:24

Loveday

RiaOverTheRainbow · 20/02/2023 08:27

Have you seen Blackadder? I don't think Captain Darling would recommend it!

SoupDragon · 20/02/2023 08:34

Just awful IMO. (As is Loveday).

iamnottoofatiamjusttooshort · 20/02/2023 08:35

I have a horse called Love

She's a total bitch and should really be called Devil

BertHandsome · 20/02/2023 08:36

Unless your surname is Monster I don’t think it works.

fatherfintanstack · 20/02/2023 08:37

I know a 50-something man called this (Ghanaian) and think it's beautiful! It's uncommon, yes, but a short simple sound so actually doesn't feel unusual as a name once you hear it.

Kranke · 20/02/2023 08:37

My friend’s middle name is Loveday. I really like it and so does she!

Findyourneutralspace · 20/02/2023 08:38

I call everyone Love, or Lovey, so call your baby whatever you like and adopt a Northern accent. Be reet 👍🏻

Santasoorplooms · 20/02/2023 08:38

Thando is a lovely name from Zimbabwe that means love.

WinterFoxes · 20/02/2023 08:39

Twizbe · 20/02/2023 07:48

I wouldn't use Love, just because I'm from a part of the country that uses Luv as a general form of address.

I have however called my daughter Cerys which means beloved ...

I didn't know that's wahat it meant. I LOVE that name.

EyesOnThePies · 20/02/2023 08:44

Ugh.

Imagine being the target for sleazy ‘flirty’ jokes all your life from teen onwards.

PuppyMonkey · 20/02/2023 08:47

It reminds me of Coronation Street when Deirdre always called her daughter TracyLuv.

I just don’t think it works in the UK when love and my love are used so widely.

LulooLemon · 20/02/2023 09:30

No to Love as a name.
How about Willow, Brooke, Amber, Joy, Dawn?

ThePixiesTookIt · 20/02/2023 10:19

It is nice but I much prefer the Welsh "Cariad" as a name.

Judgyjudgy · 20/02/2023 10:20

I really like it

oakleaffy · 20/02/2023 10:23

No way!
”Alright, Luv!”
”Luvvy Dovey”
So much potential for embarrassment as an older child/adult.

oakleaffy · 20/02/2023 10:25

EyesOnThePies · 20/02/2023 08:44

Ugh.

Imagine being the target for sleazy ‘flirty’ jokes all your life from teen onwards.

Exactly.
A sleazeball’s dream name.

userno777 · 20/02/2023 10:25

Don't be daft

Workyticket · 20/02/2023 10:27

I have a student named Loveth. Beautiful name - and she's a fabulous person!

Tillow4ever · 20/02/2023 10:28

BertHandsome · 20/02/2023 08:36

Unless your surname is Monster I don’t think it works.

This just reminded me... years ago there was a guy who worked for the company I worked for (huge global business) called Dick Monster. Our internal phone book listed by surname first, so his listing was "Monster Dick".

Please take care when naming your children 😂

KirstenBlest · 20/02/2023 12:09

Cariad is awful as a name. It doesn't just mean love, it also means girlfriend or boyfriend , so it's like calling a child Girlfriend.

If you want to call your child Love, go ahead but give her a proper name on the birth certificate.