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Birdie?

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Babytalkx · 21/02/2024 17:26

Is ‘birdie’ okay for a girl? I’m not too sure on the name extended e.g. birdette but I love it for a baby girl!

My mother thinks it’s a cruel name and that it could subject her to bullying?

Please help!!!!

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Samzzz · 29/02/2024 15:24

I think people would get use to Birdie but Birdie Betts does not sound good! Sorry

Hoxite274764 · 29/02/2024 15:27

Just no

Daisybuttercup12345 · 06/03/2024 21:14

It's terrible!!!

oneinamillieon · 21/03/2024 21:33

i don't really like it. it's a very "granny" name and she will probably get bullied.
if you're set on birds, maybe robin or ava?

RogueFemale · 22/03/2024 02:06

Just makes me think of Peter Sellers and Birdie Num Num.

TheOriginalEmu · 22/03/2024 06:48

mitogoshi · 21/02/2024 17:57

Listen to your mum!

My advice is think about that cute baby applying for good job? Think about them being in a profession with clients and business cards ... would you choose a solicitor called Birdie? Your GP? Kee nicknames as those and give proper first names so the child has a choice when grown.

Before you think this is far fetched, I've worked in hr and we really did filter the hundreds of applicants by name, too silly or childlike and my boss stuck them through the shedder.

Why would my solicitors name matter? Or my doctor? My oncology surgeon is called Fable. It has no bearing on her skills as a surgeon.

Axx · 22/03/2024 07:47

Sounds cheep to me Grin

Parkerpenny · 22/03/2024 07:55

Birdie is the name of a really creepy character in a Lisa Jewell novel.

Birdieee · 01/04/2024 11:57

I know this is a month old, but I just wanted to say that Birdie is a popular nickname used in Scotland and Ireland for women who are called Elizabeth and Bridget. I happen to be one and have never had any hassle about my name, in fact I’m always told how much everyone loves it :-) I’m 39 btw - I’ve never met another Birdie younger than me. I say go for it.

colourfulcrochet · 01/04/2024 11:59

I used to read a parenting blog years ago where the daughter's nickname was Birdie. It was all very sweet, but it was only a nickname.

Birdieee · 01/04/2024 12:07

Birdieee · 01/04/2024 11:57

I know this is a month old, but I just wanted to say that Birdie is a popular nickname used in Scotland and Ireland for women who are called Elizabeth and Bridget. I happen to be one and have never had any hassle about my name, in fact I’m always told how much everyone loves it :-) I’m 39 btw - I’ve never met another Birdie younger than me. I say go for it.

Oh, and I’m a primary school teacher and using this name has never stopped my career. People are really stuck in their ways on here and it is not a reflection on the real world thankfully.

LemonTreeGrove · 01/04/2024 12:11

I like it as a nickname. I think Noel Fielding has a wife known as Birdie as its her surname

Evasmissingletter · 01/04/2024 12:11

I love it

Squirrelsnut · 01/04/2024 12:15

Bridie/Bridget?
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