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What would 16 year old you call a baby?

178 replies

macara · 11/05/2023 23:52

Steph

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mysonsmother82 · 12/05/2023 10:52

Stephanie
Olivia
Kylie

Bbq1 · 12/05/2023 10:53

MyrtleSmurf · 12/05/2023 10:49

Zoey or Rhiana (before the singer Rihanna came on the scene). I think I planned boys as well but can't remember them.
I went on to have boys!
I'm quite amused that my own name has been mentioned as something teenage MNers would have wanted to use!

I bet quite a few names of posters are cropping up. One person has mentioned my name which I didn't expect!

Newusername123456 · 12/05/2023 14:01

Jessie (boy or girl)

ThomasinaLivesHere · 12/05/2023 15:09

myveryownelectrickitten · 12/05/2023 10:07

It’s the name of the girl (played by Jamie Gertz) in The Lost Boys. Was it from there?

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No I’ve never seen that. It remains a mystery 😂

BeginningToLookALotLike · 12/05/2023 15:12

Victoria or Elizabeth. Historical fiction fan Smile

CeeJay81 · 12/05/2023 16:27

My dds name Lydia. Loved the name ever since I was about that age. Can't remember what boys names I liked back then.

SirChenjins · 12/05/2023 16:28

Kayleigh

That dates me.

electricmoccasins · 12/05/2023 16:28

Megan
Joshua

Twerpsichore · 12/05/2023 16:29

Clarissa, no doubt influenced by the Sean Bean TV adaptation.

Claysta · 12/05/2023 16:31

Lorraine ! I loved it. My daughter now (born 2011) isn’t Lorraine ….

blabbermouth12 · 12/05/2023 16:32

fyn · 12/05/2023 00:31

I suspect it would have been Effie

Skins fan? Wink

elliejjtiny · 12/05/2023 16:34

I was going to name my children after the cast of friends and neighbours.

MrsMoastyToasty · 12/05/2023 16:38

Simon (after Simon Le Bon ) .

MakesMeFeelSad · 12/05/2023 16:40

I named my son Connor

hairyunicorn · 12/05/2023 16:43

Shea

Lesina · 12/05/2023 16:45

Tehran 😳Just loved the word.

BellatrixLestrangesHeatedCurlers · 12/05/2023 16:46

9 y/o - Sally
13 - Maria
15 - Lirael
16 - Juliet
17 - Ophelia, Raven, Bella
18 - Robin

Have never really thought of boys' names...

mischlerischler · 12/05/2023 16:47

Laura
Derrick
Grin

BunsenBurnerBaby · 12/05/2023 16:48

Fun question! Jazz or Jezebel (! I liked the z), or Hermione (pre JKR I remember being a bit miffed she'd stolen one of my names), Phoebe or Naomi (liked the weird vowel combos). I also was only having girls it would appear. Neither of my girls have a z in their names, or many vowels.

Findyourneutralspace · 12/05/2023 16:49

Caitlyn

RubiesandRose · 12/05/2023 16:51

Ryan and Holly

Flamingnorahs · 12/05/2023 16:56

Sebastian or Vincent for a boy and Hazel for girl. My two sons will be delighted I didn't use any of those..!

Splinters05 · 12/05/2023 16:57

Makayla, McKenzie, Kelsey, Keeley, Jamie

Not names I'd pick now! Although I have a soft spot for Jamie.

GeraltsBathtub · 12/05/2023 17:06

BellatrixLestrangesHeatedCurlers · 12/05/2023 16:46

9 y/o - Sally
13 - Maria
15 - Lirael
16 - Juliet
17 - Ophelia, Raven, Bella
18 - Robin

Have never really thought of boys' names...

Garth Nix fan? Smile

SleazyLizzard · 12/05/2023 17:06

Ursula after Ursula le Guin and for a boy, Lucien or Harry, long before it became popular, didn't use any of them. I went for classic biblical names. If I was naming a child now I’d go for something Anglo Saxon such Boudicca or Aethelstan

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