In The Times BAs today. Elizabeth Ophelia Boudica Joy

[greenelizabeth]

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?!

Perhaps names of relations?

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!!

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)

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).

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

If that makes sense

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?

Ponsonby-Smythe would be posher though.

I've always thought Penelope was quite posh.

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...

at Bousdica!

each to their own I guess.....

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

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

cupsoftea, lol, everybody has an aunt Boudica!

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

Bluestocking

Like the poem

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

Great name

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hi128219,
where do you get that info?

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