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Name opinions

58 replies

Elizabeth19865 · Yesterday 09:01

I love the name Tabitha Wren. Honest opinions please

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Excellentsausages · Yesterday 14:07

Pretty name, flows well.

DramaAlpaca · Yesterday 14:25

I find it very twee because I associate one name with a bird and the other with cats, so two 'animal' names. I don't 'get' using Wren as a girls' name at all, and Tabitha will always be a cat name to me. Tabitha Twitchett from Beatrix Potter, and I called my first ever cat Tabitha because of that.

That said, it flows fine and it's cute if you like that sort of thing. It's just not my style but nothing wrong with it if you love it.

bluebeck · Yesterday 14:32

Tabitha is lovely. Wren just makes me think of fitted kitchens

dylexicdementor11 · Yesterday 17:38

Elizabeth19865 · Yesterday 09:01

I love the name Tabitha Wren. Honest opinions please

Lovely!

Nursemumma92 · Yesterday 21:21

I think it's a beautiful name.

pambeesleyhalpert · Yesterday 21:32

Oh it’s so pretty!

LivingTheDreamish · Today 00:06

I think it's lovely. Tabby not so much but you can try hard to resist it and always call her Tabitha at home.

plasticplate · Today 10:58

I like Tabitha. Wren is bit cutesy for my taste and a bit Beatrix Potter teamed with Tabitha.

ListenToTheAirport · Today 11:05

It's not for me but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be for you. I don't hate it, I just wouldn't use it myself. I think for two reasons, there were sisters who lived near me when I was little called Tabitha and Catherine who were inevitably known as Tabby and Catty (and who were scary girls!), and also for me it sounds like a Beatrix Potter character. But this is just me.

CloudyWithAChanceOfCustard · Today 11:27

Sounds like the name of a ‘new girl’ in one of the Mallory Towers books…or a new animal character in Winnie The Pooh 😬

Any1ForTennis · Today 11:32

Too similar to Tabitha Webb handbags and nn will inevitably be Tabby which is basically giving your kid a popular cat name.

Each to their own though but not one I would choose.

TheGardenPond · Today 11:37

Not too common or rare, interesting enough without being wacky. Shortening options that suit different ages- Tabby, Tabs. It’s good.

timoteigirl · Today 13:30

Wren seems to be a common middle name here in recent years. I personally don't like Tabitha as to me it sounds harsh with those consonants. Are you touched by the miracle healing story? You should choose whatever name you like and not choose based on what strangers tell you.

Calliopespa · Today 14:57

It's nice OP.

Nothing wrong with Beatrix Potter vibes - some great names there that people don't avoid because of some charming children's books: Peter, Benjamin, Cecily, Samuel, Jemima. And it isn't as if you are calling her Flopsy.

I guess the one observation might be because Wren is a bird name it could sound a bit like a Wren called Tabitha ( Tabitha Wren and Peter Rabbit).

BUT I don't actually think that matters when it is only a middle name. I wouldn't suggest hyphenating Tabitha-Wren!

Tryagain26 · Today 14:58

I think it's nice. Nothing offensive or horrible about it. And the important thing is you and your partner like it .

Calliopespa · Today 14:58

ListenToTheAirport · Today 11:05

It's not for me but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be for you. I don't hate it, I just wouldn't use it myself. I think for two reasons, there were sisters who lived near me when I was little called Tabitha and Catherine who were inevitably known as Tabby and Catty (and who were scary girls!), and also for me it sounds like a Beatrix Potter character. But this is just me.

Tabby and Catty is actually hilarious.

Tabitha Catherine or Tabitha Cate probably not good choices OP!

wafflesmgee · Today 14:59

I like it

Calliopespa · Today 14:59

Tryagain26 · Today 14:58

I think it's nice. Nothing offensive or horrible about it. And the important thing is you and your partner like it .

Agreed.

And when you see them two together, it is normally in the context of a full name, eg Tabitha Wren Henderson so the Beatrix Potter thing drops away.

Tryagain26 · Today 15:05

viques · Yesterday 10:56

It is a bit dinky doo. Sweet for a tiny baby in a cradle. Not so much for a teen with acne or a forty year old high court judge.

Why?I know a 50 year old Tabitha in a serious job, it suits her. Wren would be a middle name and might not be used much but I think it's pretty and pairs well with Tabitha.
Btw the Tabitha i know has never been known as Tabby she is either Tabs or Tabitha

AII41 · Today 16:19

I love it.

You won't find a name that everyone likes.

ImpossibleThursday · Today 16:24

Personally I prefer Talitha to Tabitha and Tally/Talia are nicer shortenings than Tabby too

Tabitha to me is a cat and Wren is a bird.

Rivertrudge · Today 16:31

Sorry, not keen on either of them. I know some people like Wren as a name but I don’t, to me it’s like calling a baby Sparrow or Starling.

Calliopespa · Today 17:06

Rivertrudge · Today 16:31

Sorry, not keen on either of them. I know some people like Wren as a name but I don’t, to me it’s like calling a baby Sparrow or Starling.

Sparrow is actually cute!

permanently · Today 17:07

Absolutely gorgeous OP X

Rivertrudge · Today 17:08

Calliopespa · Today 17:06

Sparrow is actually cute!

Dear oh dear.