Here's one I haven't seen on the baby name threads before...

[Janni]

Gulliver.

The actors Helen M'Crory and Damian Lewis have chosen this name for their second child.

Hmm, I always think what it will be shortened to - Gully

That's cool for an actor's child at private school. Not so for a civilian.

One of the girls my sister worked with, had a Gulliver.

Gullivers Kingdom

Gulv
Liver
Guppy
Livvi
Other possible nicknames. Lots of potential.

you can't call a child LIVER!!!

what about ishmail

ikebod

i like columbus

there was a film called Fern Gully, wasn't there? yes, loads of possibilities for nicknames

There's nothing inherently wrong with the name, it's just that the only Gulliver most people will ever have heard of will be the one who went to Lilliput. He'll be forever getting ribbed about that, won't he?

I've never met one.. each to their own I suppose

Gulls liver
Lillets
I could just go on and on.

I didn't mean this thread

"I've got a pain in my gulliver".
Words immortalised by Bart Simpson in cockney street urchin guise.

(Hi JRocks - I know. Revive it if you like!)

Thought about Inoni after watching University Challenge last night - pretty name for a little girl!

a lovely name for a pet. but a baby?

still, it's got to be better than bluebell madonna!

This is the second child who is currently six months old, right? Just the way you phrase the OP makes it aound like she's currently pregnant or just had the baby.

Damien Lewis is an Old Etonian with the middle name of Watcyn; I suspect he moves in the sort of circles where one can carry off a name like Gulliver with aplomb .

It's quite nice, actually, although I wouldn't do it myself (keep thinking of Tiger Tiger aka The Stars My Destination).

Ah yes, Watcyn Lewis (Damien's Dad) was my old boss! Charming ol' guy. I think he forgot he was 70 odd on occassion!

I like Gulliver a lot. It's Manon I'm not at all keen on.

OT a little, but doesn't Helen McCrory look like a posh version of Martine McCutcheon.

I've always liked it.

Yes, not a newborn. Their first child (daughter)is called Manon

yes but in Gulliver's travels, Gulliver was his surname

You're right, branflake, I'd forgotten that It's coming back to me now - his first name was Lemuel, I think.