if you met someone with a baby named Bernard, what would you honestly think?

[misdee]

go on!

i can take it

I would feel very sad as I once was involved in the care of a little boy called Bernie who dies . I wouldn't be able to happily associate it with anyone else at first.

died

bernard breslaw

bernard manning
bernard matthews

now trying to think of great "bernards" out there..

ummm.

Ok, new angle. Googled "hero" and "Bernard"..
nothing worth reporting

nope. Doesn?t float my boat. sorry

WHen I was pg with dd1 we used to call my bump "Bernard" not that we ever seriously considered it for a name (especially not for a girl!)
Reminds me of that Story "Not Now Bernard"

I was on the train and there were a family of four, and the smallest was called Bernard, and I was struck by the fact that they were ALL wearing green. Matching shade. And I thought it was strange and a little bit sinister.

DD2 calls dp Bernard.

These are my thoughts.

Don't call yer baby Bernard. Tis horrid.

I would think big slobbery dog too.

Sorry, I really think its mean.

I mean that in a nice way of course

i quite like it, Bernie is cute!

Bernard - for a boy or a girl??????

!!!!!!!!

Seriously - I'd think one of the parents had a Dad named Bernanrd and he had sadly recently passed so they named the baby after him.

That could be the only reason that i can think of that anyone would call their son Bernard.

Bernard / Barry / Nigel

All the same thing going on there.
No.
They need to disappear. No-one must ever use these names again, ev er, anywhere in the world and it'll all be ok.

I love it

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how ever you say it, it ain't getting flowered up, it is never gonna be a winner.

Come on. Be serious.

Stop it.

How about Jago or Kasper or Dave. Dave is nice!

I'd think I'd been transported back to the 1920s.

I would think dear god, who decided to saddle a gorgeous little newborn with a hideous name like Bernard?

lol tc, so bernard not a favourite of yours then.

I think that when I hear Arthur (which is not all that rarely) it crops up here and there. At least Bernard is properly original and not fashionyforwardy.

all the bernards I've met are bastards
and 3 of them are relations
so I'd assume any child called Bernard was a future asshole!

misdee do you suspect a boy baby then or is there some incredible thread about misdees baby being gender identified and I've missed it?

No, not a fav sugar, but I still love you, xxxxxxxx

I'd ask you why he wasn't dressed in brown corderoy and smoking a pipe.

lol piffle no. i had a Sinead thread the other week

I don't think it quite goes with your DDs' names, Misdee - it's a bit "thud" after them. Bernie less so. Not sure if you'd mind that though - after all, they're separate people! I knew a wonderful Bernie - really lovely, gentle, kind man. And a French exchange dad called Bernard (v handsome) and, of course, the Blackadder thing, which I thought of first.