Savannah? Yay or nay?

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Dh loves the name Savannah. Although I am not pregnant with # 2 yet, we still argue over baby names as a sort of hobby.

The name Savannah for me conjures up images of gazelles galloping in Africa.

FWIW neither Dh or I are British and it is very unlikely that we will still live in the UK once our child(ren) are school age. The reason I say that is some names work in some countries and some names don't.

So what do you think of Savannah as a girls name?

"If you have a link to Savannah its cool if not is just weird a bit like Americans who have kids called Hamish you just think -WHY???"

Exactly what I think when I see little blond English girls named Layla/Laila - why?!?

Why not? It means night doesn't it? Night applies to all countries and cultures!

It means 'dark night', and is given to black haired & black eyed Arab girls for that very reason. It is very on little pale skinned, light blond haired, blue eyed English girls.

'Savannah' means 'flat grassland' and applies to all countries/cultures if you think of names that way. 'Hamish' also has a meaning that would be valid in any other country. Yet this thread seems to agree that they look funny out of the context of their own culture.

I like Savannah and know a lovely girl of that age

that didn't make sense...with that name, lol...not of that age....sigh...

but...... no girl, dark or fair is a night of any description.

Celias are not blind, Amelias have limbs, Claudias can walk, Camerons do not have crooked noses.

I still think Leila is perfect on a little English girl, blonde or whatever complexion,.

We refitted our bathroom a couple of years ago and Armitage Shanks do a range called 'Savannah'.

Sorry.

No, it's horrid and naff.

Oh fgs. Leila is not an English name, just like Savannah.

Or is it OK to steal names from other cultures as long as they are not American?

I had a friend called Sarannah, which I love

Cote lots of seemingly 'English' names originated from other cultures.

My parents raised us all in the middle east and gave us all arabic names. Sorry if that would annoy you but my dad's a historian specialising in the middle east and loved the names.

Sorry but its awful, it always makes me think of (havana) cigars

It's pronounced Savann -o (lower case o) in my supermarket.

Isabella is not an English name. I'm not sure what the point is.

Are you only allowed to use names that match your culture?!

no

All I did was agree with this:

By GreenGodess on Wed 04-Jun-08 17:06:07
If you have a link to Savannah its cool if not is just weird a bit like Americans who have kids called Hamish you just think -WHY???

If you are 'not sure what the point is', then the odds are you will never get it, so drop it.

eh, charming cote

nay