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Let rip girls- honest opinions please

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jk1 · 16/05/2008 17:14

I like:

Nicole - aka Coco for a girl

or

Reuben for a boy

any reason I should avoid theese? My DH is not conivinced on Reuben. So told him the Mumsnet ladies would give us an honest opinion!

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catok · 16/05/2008 17:48

Do you say 'Neecol' (french way) or Ni-coal?
Cornsilk: or do you say "Cocoa - drink time"?!!
Reuben is different - probably won't be another in school...I think a boy or man could live with that..

smartiejake · 16/05/2008 17:51

Don't particularly like Nicole but Nicolette is lovely.

Reuben would not be my choice of name

ShowOfHands · 16/05/2008 17:54

I know several baby Reubens. It's definitely becoming popular. I don't like Nicole at all, my first thought was 'page 3'. I like Coco though.

Tatterdemalion · 16/05/2008 17:57

Coco was that limber stripper in Fame. Please don't call her that. Nicole is OK.

Reuben is OK.

ElizabethBeresfordSW19 · 16/05/2008 17:59

I love Coco but not Nicole. I love Cordelia/Coco.

Reuben is a good name, really like that one..

ChicaLovesHerLocalGreengrocer · 16/05/2008 18:02

Not keen on Reuben, although I know it's making a come back now.

Nicole is nice, I also like Nicola.

lljkk · 16/05/2008 18:09

Coco sounds like a porn star, Reuben sounds like a twat (u did want honest opinions, right!?)

Nicole is very pretty, though.

ElizabethBeresfordSW19 · 16/05/2008 18:11

I don't think Nicole is page 3, but I think it's dated. But then, Melanie is dated and I think that's a lovely name. So dated just means knowing what you like despite the trends perhaps? Although Coco is very urban chic, but I like it.

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jk1 · 16/05/2008 18:11

Honesty fine - you can't ask for opinions here and not take the onslaught of 100's of probably hormonal women!

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ElizabethBeresfordSW19 · 16/05/2008 18:14

Reuben was on my list when I was pregnant in 2002, so it's 'out there' already. Not self-consciously different (or twatty at all imo)

Do you like Didi? that could also be short for Cordelia and is a little less deliberately cool than Coco. I am a FAN of coco though. I like it.

I also love Bibi but I think it's too close to baby. Lulu is too cutesy.

ElizabethBeresfordSW19 · 16/05/2008 18:16

Gigi is sweet. But that is a bit pole dancer. I still like it though.

Sorry to have offended any mothers of Gigis

norkmaiden · 16/05/2008 18:16

Like Reuben and Coco, but Nicole is a bit dull imo.

AHLH · 16/05/2008 18:16

The best looking man I have ever met is called Ruben (only one e in his splelling). (not DH! ).

Like Nicole as grown up name and Coco as nickname.

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jk1 · 16/05/2008 18:18

I have a Lucinda shortened to Lulu! Very cutesy and prissy and she sooooo suits it!

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loler · 16/05/2008 18:24

I like Reuben but probably wouldn't chose it myself. Only Reuben I've ever met was at Uni, he was very good looking and everyone fancied him. Haven't come across any at school or nursery yet. If he really hates the name he can call himself Ben.

Coco - love it, it's a nickname so she would be able to drop it easily at school/work. Not sure about Nicole, it's a bit 1980s (was the name I wanted for my dd when I was looking into the future at school).

Nanoon · 16/05/2008 19:19

ooo ooo DS2 is a Reuben, love it love it.

Not sure about Nicole to be honest.

WestCountryLass · 16/05/2008 20:12

Lovely names! I love Reuben but DH said no.

pootleflump · 16/05/2008 20:15

Like Nicole

Hate the name Reuben, just sounds very pretentious to me- though I know it's very popular on here for some reason.

myalias · 16/05/2008 20:16

I like Reuben and I know two adorable boys with this name. Be prepared for people to get the spelling wrong though.
Nicole is ok - Coco is not.

kerala · 16/05/2008 20:21

Like Reuben very much its on our list.

Really dont like Nicole. Nicole is page 3 and the one I know is a trophy girlfriend WAG type.

podglet · 16/05/2008 20:31

Love Reuben. Ds's godfather is a Reuben and a splendid chap.

Nicole - not sure about it but DS's nursery leader spells it Nichol which is interesting. Quite like Coco though.

oxocube · 16/05/2008 20:32

I like Reuben but then I live in Holland and its a nice and popular name. Actually, my cat is called Reuben

Nbg · 16/05/2008 20:33

Love love love Coco and Reuben.

Do not like Nicole.

brimfull · 16/05/2008 20:36

don't like Reuben.

Like Nicole,but Coco ???not sure

Janni · 16/05/2008 20:38

They're both OK. Reuben can be Ben if he doesn't like it when he's older.