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

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MeatPeatCeat · 17/04/2023 22:57

Ryan

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WeDoNotTalktoPennilynLott · 17/04/2023 23:49

Sasha. Whenever I played secretaries with my friend I was always Sasha

foxlover47 · 17/04/2023 23:51

Evie

BonnieGlasses · 17/04/2023 23:52

Summer

ImpunityJane · 17/04/2023 23:53

Amy

MaMisled · 17/04/2023 23:54

Kelly

Youdoyoubabe · 17/04/2023 23:55

Laura

ImSoShiney · 17/04/2023 23:56

My favourite dolls were Polly and Lucy. My twins.

Mañanarama · 17/04/2023 23:56

This is easy because I recently found a list that I wrote in the early 80’s when I was about ten:

Dannii
Bekkii
Sammii

All with hearts over the i’s. Obviously.

DancedByTheLightOfTheMoon · 18/04/2023 00:01

Tammy- lee, she was American and only came to our school for a short while in the late 70's, l thought back then her name was really cool.

HernamewasNOLA · 18/04/2023 00:05

Misty
Forrest

Daffodilmorning · 18/04/2023 00:08

Tiger-Lily. I thought it was the best name ever.

YouWithoutEnd · 18/04/2023 00:16

Jessica

ohsuzannah · 18/04/2023 00:23

Belinda, also the name of my doll!

Underminer · 18/04/2023 00:25

For the longest time I was going to have Emily Ciara Niamh for a girl. I have no idea where I got that combo from, and Reuben for a boy.

Needmorelego · 18/04/2023 00:35

Samantha

WrenNatsworthy · 18/04/2023 00:46

Chantal.

LighterNights · 18/04/2023 00:48

Catriona, Edwina and Richard.

Catriona is DHs ex wife's name, please don't make me use it, lol

Kanaloa · 18/04/2023 00:51

I remember loving the name Emmy. Not Emily, Emilia, Emma. Just Emmy. Now I have two girls - neither of them is called Emmy!

UncleHerbie · 18/04/2023 00:53

Rachel - she moved the summer we were 8. I have never forgotten her. Through a Facebook group I obtained her address but haven’t written to her as I doubt very much that she remembers me 🙁

MirandaBlu · 18/04/2023 00:53

According to my parents, I wanted to name my little sister Tiara.

Later on, I was obsessed with a story about four sisters who each controlled one of the seasons: Alyssa, Allegra, Fira, and Vanora. I was going to have one of each - no boys. (I did have boy dolls called Jasper, Tobias, and Sebastian, so probably those.)

CallieQ · 18/04/2023 01:15

Carey and Shona

BritInAus · 18/04/2023 01:25

Something very very 90's, like Zoe, Emma, Gemma or Leah

elp30 · 18/04/2023 01:31

I loved the names of my classmates in 1975:

Heather
Dawn
Amber

Marco
Paul
Diego

Rarar · 18/04/2023 01:37

Romilly, after a character in a book I loved.

46mumof6 · 18/04/2023 01:42

Scarlett or Sebastian