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In The Times BAs today. Elizabeth Ophelia Boudica Joy

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greenelizabeth · 18/06/2008 10:40

What is wrong with Elizabeth Joy. That would have been strong and beautiful.

Putting Ophelia Boudica in the middle is ludicrous imo!! Maybe ONE of them. But both??

Ophelia drowned herself. What an association. And as for Boudica, well, is any child going to live a life like Boudica?!

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cupsoftea · 18/06/2008 10:40

Perhaps names of relations?

johnso · 18/06/2008 10:43

I think that Boudica is a fantastic name for a child. If I had a daughter I prob would have named her that.
A strong warrior woman with flaming red hair!!

fryalot · 18/06/2008 10:44

I agree with Johnso - Boudicca is a fabby name for a girl

(not sure I would name a child it as a first name though)

LadyThompson · 18/06/2008 10:44

Think you're being a tad harsh, GE! They aren't names I would personally have chosen, but I quite like long names. Gonna give my kid three rather than two. Would give her more if I thought it wouldn't be a bit much (she's getting a first name, plus the name of two Great Grannies).

Twitmonster · 18/06/2008 10:46

Agree with Boudicca as a second name. I quite like all those names in 'not for me' sort of way.

If that makes sense

reethi96 · 18/06/2008 10:46

I thought that too! There do seem to be some very poncey names in The Times at the moment.

Also I have noticed that there seem to be an awful lot of people with the surname Ponsonby, I only know one Ponsonby in rl a very posh doctor, so is Ponsonby officially considered a posh surname then?

Twitmonster · 18/06/2008 10:51

Ponsonby-Smythe would be posher though.

I've always thought Penelope was quite posh.

MaryAnnSingleton · 18/06/2008 10:52

can't see what's wrong with them - they obviously mean something to the parents...Ophelia is a great name too..and besides she'll probably just be called Elizabeth or a variation on that...

PeachyWontLieToYou · 18/06/2008 10:52

at Bousdica!

each to their own I guess.....

(Peachy drowns under weight of posts saying actually I have a Boudica....)

greenelizabeth · 18/06/2008 10:52

Harsh?! Didn't say anything nasty!! Just my observation that it is a little over the top.

cupsoftea, lol, everybody has an aunt Boudica!

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LadyThompson · 18/06/2008 10:56

Hey GE, didn't say you'd been nasty and didn't think you were at all! But you had an strong reaction to four names, and I think four names are JUST ABOUT ok. Five names - pushing it maybe.

mrswoolf · 18/06/2008 10:58

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LadyThompson · 18/06/2008 11:03

Re: associations, there are tons of names with negative associations. Cassandra, Tess, um...tons [drifts off looking vague]

Swedes · 18/06/2008 11:05

Greenelizabeth - I'm with you. They are names that make you laugh up your sleeve. I suspect the maternal grandparents' names are Vi and Gary and the new baby's mum, Linda Susan, wants something a little different for her little treasure.

PeachyWontLieToYou · 18/06/2008 11:10

probably depends where you live too- back home a name like that'd get your house torched (well almost ), here it would be eyebrows raised as they are pretty
conservative but some areas it would be fine I think

hf128219 · 18/06/2008 11:16

Boudica could have been her first name - there are already hundreds listed in UK. Here are a few.

Boudica Baboushka H Hughes Murgatroyd Mar 2004 Chelmsford Essex
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Boudica Ita Leigh-Hanson Hanson Jun 2005 Kensington and Chelsea London
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Boudica Mary L Mets Mets Sep 2005 Tower Hamlets London
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Boudica Lily Moore Tuomey Jun 2005 Dacorum Hertfordshire
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Boudica Ita Radic Hanson Jun 2005 Kensington and Chelsea London
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Boudica Lily Tuomey Tuomey Jun 2005 Dacorum Hertfordshire

Kewcumber · 18/06/2008 11:20

I went to school with a Buddug (Welsh version of Boudicca)

Bluestocking · 18/06/2008 11:24

Elizabeth Ophelia Boudicca Joy
Would have preferred to have been born a boy.
Her parents, big fans of elaborate girls' names,
Would have, for a boy, simply settled for James.

Elizabeth Ophelia Boudicca Joy
Will live to appreciate her parent's ploy.
The happiest aunts (and they're usually moody)
Are rich auntie Ophie and rich auntie Boudie.

Bluestocking · 18/06/2008 11:24

That should be "parents'", for any pedants in the area.

Lizzer · 18/06/2008 11:31

Bluestocking

Herbiethecat · 18/06/2008 11:39

Like the poem

But then I also like the name. It has character.

Miyazaki · 18/06/2008 11:44

Great name

bloss · 18/06/2008 12:05

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greenelizabeth · 18/06/2008 15:36

hi128219,
where do you get that info?

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Sazisi · 18/06/2008 15:40

Personally, I love the name..it flows quite nicely!

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