Meredith? honesty appreciated please.

[meglet]

I love the name, but DP isn't sure. I think Merry is cute for a girl while Meredith is more grown up, and good for stern telling off's .

yes or no?

ps. My RL name is common as muck and it drives me mad so I am trying to find less common names for my DC's.

Love it. It was on our list.

I like it

I like it too.

We have to resort to using DD's middle name when we tell her off, as her first name os just not strict enough. Merry / Meredith sorts that out!

I love it. Not Merry though, just Meredith.

I like it, and would be happy to have that name as an adult. Often names are chosen for babies/little ones rather than grown ups but I really like Meredith. DH didn't, which is why DD doesn't have that name!

You've been watching too much Grays Anatomy! I like it. It's sweet.

I think of Meradith as a sur name.

i like it

oooh, this thread is going in my favour so far. DP thinks it's too unusual, but isn't against it so maybe we will go with it.

I will tell him 'Mumsnet like it - so there ((((blows raspberrys))))'.

i love this name.

it is in national velvet too.

like it too - dd1's dance teacher is called it and she's a lovely lady too

avenanap I don't watch grays anatomy , although if we do use the name I'm sure everyone will say the same thing to us!

Love it, one of my best friends is Meredith. great name.

don't like merry though. i know a meredith who goes by Merridie as a nick name.

I don't think they will as although she's 'supposed' to be the main character she's out acted but many others in the show

its lovely

I really really like it! Was on my list! Don't worry about Grays Anatomy link...no one will know in a few years (and I am not necessarily saying that is why you have chosen it). My name was taken from a TV show and no one now remembers it.

i think it is lovely.

a friend of mine says how to test a name is to try it out with these three sentences

'can xxx come out to play'
'i think xxx is ready for her next promotion'
and
'i love you xxx'

Tesco challenge - shout it up the mile aisle in tesco and if people look at you funny then its a no no for me lol

meridith is just fine for that

dizzy don't you think it is nice to have diversity? i don't know where you live of cousre, but it does sound rather judgy.

I think its lovely to have diversity and according to the mumsnet 'judges' I have so far given my kids a common name and a chav name so I personally don't really care what people think of what others think of my choice BUT if you're too embarassed to shout a name in Tesco then you're hardly likely to want to use it for everyday

call me judgy if you like, it wasn't meant to be

I would be happy to yell it in tescos .

but surely if you give your child a name you are happy to yell it whereever?

preserving dignity at all times of course.

so would I meglet its lovely

thats what I mean, if you're happy enough to yell it then you're happy enough to use it

I've had a few thoughts and added it on to calling the girls in the park/tesco etc and thought - nope couldn't use it and moved on to another suggestion

not meant as judgy, just an example of how I narrow down choices

is it a surname? I never knew