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Original poster

You have to name a child a name you liked growing up , what would you call the child?

214 replies

MeatPeatCeat · 17/04/2023 22:57

Ryan

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Raera · 17/04/2023 23:10

Ailsa

YourWinter · 17/04/2023 23:10

Toni

ronconcoke · 17/04/2023 23:10

Myra.

Before I learned about the Moors Murderers, that is....

custardlover · 17/04/2023 23:10

Rosemarie

MagpieSong · 17/04/2023 23:11

Olive Esther
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Ariadne

I adored the name Ariadne!

hiredandsqueak · 17/04/2023 23:11

Shiloh and Cheyanne 😂

BoatsAndHoes · 17/04/2023 23:12

George/Georgina (I read A LOT of The Famous Five)

SpringIntoChaos · 17/04/2023 23:15

Lindsay or Faye.

These were the two 'popular/pretty' girls in my class (all the boys fancied them and the girls wanted to be like them 🤦‍♀️). I was 10, shy and plain - even their names seemed glamorous to me then! 😢 🤣

CheesusWept · 17/04/2023 23:15

Hayley or Billie-Jo. When I was a teenager I was sure if I had a girl she’d be named one of these.
I did have a girl, and she has neither of these names. Although, I still like the names.

AdoraBell · 17/04/2023 23:15

Sofia

PurpleAirGuitar · 17/04/2023 23:19

Richard or Charlotte.

Treasureboxkey · 17/04/2023 23:19

Michelle- I thought that it was beautiful because it had the word shell in it. Made me think of mermaids.

pnutter · 17/04/2023 23:19

Penny

zombiecupcakes · 17/04/2023 23:20

Shannon or Isla (thanks to Isla Fisher playing Shannon in Home and Away)

Cattenberg · 17/04/2023 23:30

Antonia. There was a girl at my primary school called Antonia [+ rare, pretty surname]. I admired her because she was older than me, she was kind and I loved her name. I also thought she was a beautiful girl. With hindsight, I can see that she wasn’t conventionally good looking, but such was the power of her name and character.

Imgladispentitwithyou · 17/04/2023 23:32

Erica

SheisMammyof2 · 17/04/2023 23:33

Leah

TulipTuesday · 17/04/2023 23:34

Scarlett

Coffeeandbourbons · 17/04/2023 23:35

Michaela

IdisagreeMrHochhauser · 17/04/2023 23:35

Kerry

I was certain I would have a child I would call Kerry. Then I fell for a Kerry who didn't feel the same way towards me. Then I couldn't get pregnant.

So this is a depressing post.

fairycupcakes · 17/04/2023 23:36

Nala & Malachi

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 17/04/2023 23:36

Saffric Curan for a boy. No idea where I got these names from, but I loved them to bits when I was about fourteen!

Lizzy1980 · 17/04/2023 23:36

Julie, it seemed so glamorous compared to my name which I hated growing up, but have learned to like - Elizabeth

CuteCillian · 17/04/2023 23:39

Jemima and Constantine

SherbertLemons · 17/04/2023 23:41

Megan