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totally hypothetical buuuut...

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botherednanny · 13/09/2008 19:06

... my BF and I were discussing baby names (a little sad I know as I'm not even pregnant + prob won't be for another 3/4 years BUT STILL!) and we really like a collection of three names, but our mate has rubbished the first one - I think they've lovely and have my heart SET on them regardless for the future... so indulge me ladies + tell me what you all think!

cillian (pronounced kill-ian)
lillie
cole

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RubySlippers · 13/09/2008 19:08

lily - yes

cole - no

cillian - he is a film star? he will spend his life being called sillian ...

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botherednanny · 13/09/2008 19:12

non, lillie very specifically with an 'ie' at the end - my other half thinks this is stupid too and it should be left as 'y' however

I really like cole! thats my favourite lol

and yes, he is the film star... I thought the name was sillian until I read the correct way in a magazine and fell in love with it... but sadly, you're right!

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RubySlippers · 13/09/2008 19:14

but it is spelt Lily ...

the pedants will be on to you

janeite · 13/09/2008 19:16

Lily with an "e" is silly.

Cillian is sillier.

Cole is just horrible.

Sorry but you did ask.

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botherednanny · 13/09/2008 19:16

don't alert them goddammit!

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botherednanny · 13/09/2008 19:18

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hey, don't apologise! I wanted opinions, you are entitled to think what you like

hmmm, I feel like cole is going to be given a general bashing lol

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DonDons · 13/09/2008 19:20

actually I don't mind Cole.

Lillie should be Lily and she would forever be telling people how to spell it (Lily itself is lovely but there are alot of them around these days).

Cillian - not so much.

FairLadyRantALot · 13/09/2008 19:21

I like Cole and Lillie (but prefer the spelling Lily)....not keen on Cillian...I am sure it's some part or otehr of the human anatomy....

Blandmum · 13/09/2008 19:23

Don't like them at all.

Call him/her cole and you'll be setting them up for years of leg pulling over 'Old King'

Cue those arriving to tell us that children can tease over anything......

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botherednanny · 13/09/2008 19:24

I suspect that as I spent my whole life pronouncing and/or spelling my name I feel my children should suffer as I have lol...

fairladyrantsalot -really??
am going to research that one as I really, really like it and think that it ties in the other two names!

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FairLadyRantALot · 13/09/2008 19:59

martian...never even came to my mind...I thought more about the luscious character Cole in "Charmed"...he was a damon but a yummy one

devonsmummy · 13/09/2008 20:08

Love love love Cole
not keen on the others

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botherednanny · 13/09/2008 21:41

I'd never even thought of the old king thing either - buggery!

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yummymummy1405 · 13/09/2008 21:44

Love Lillie dd was a lillie for half an hour while i was pregnant before i decided it was too popular! Cole is lovely.

ethanchristopher · 13/09/2008 21:45

cole reminds me of christmas

and please dont call it lillie, call her lily or not at all! she will spend her whole life going "no its with an ie"

and cillian will get called sillian

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botherednanny · 13/09/2008 21:56

re lillie - I have spent 26 years correcting people on the spelling of my name so she too must suffer

I think its a bit of OCD-ness on my part, I have a bit of a thing about spelling 'y' things with an 'ie' I have no idea why, I've always been like that, it just looks right in my mind ifyswim?

yummymummy - what did your DD end up with

I really wish there was a way around the sillian thing because I really love the name!

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botherednanny · 13/09/2008 22:32

I also quite like angelina jolie's mothers name that she called her DD3 (is it 3?) - marcheline I think it's spelt? it the end of it is pretty much identical to my name though which might be a little weird...

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FairLadyRantALot · 14/09/2008 08:25

marcheline would possibly become micheline man though...don't like that at all!

BTW. why Lillie and not Lily?
How about Lillian? That is a very pretty name

Nbg · 14/09/2008 08:31

Cole was on our list for ds2.
I still quite like it.

I think Lily is very popular now but still pretty.

What about Lilith?

Majeika · 14/09/2008 08:33

ooh no...........

Silly-an

and Killian sounds horrible with the word kill in it. he will be teased at school....

Cole? sounds like a name from the Bold and the Beautiful.............

Lillie?? no - Lily.

what about sam or ned or tom or ruby or grace................?

castille · 14/09/2008 08:49

Killian is popular in France these days. I don't like it, partic spelt with a C as no one will pronounce it right.

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botherednanny · 14/09/2008 08:53

I cannot stand the name ruby, sorry.

I think its one of those names that everyone is giving to their kids atm... admittedly my views are based on a girl I loathe calling her DD ruby-rose but still!

although lily is bloody popular now isn't it? although hopefully won't be in 3/4 year...

am loving lilith and lillian thou

lillian, cillian and cole LOL maybe not. cillian would have to go methinks...

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Majeika · 14/09/2008 08:55

cillian has to go................

Imogen is lovely......................

not ruby

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botherednanny · 14/09/2008 09:00

not crazy about the name imogen actually, but it is kind of pretty I suppose... quite like 'imi' as a nickname... ooh I've just said it with my surname+it sounds very cute indeed

not sure about killian as opposed to cillian, quite like 'c' as the start of a name

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Heated · 14/09/2008 09:14

Lily definitely. There are a loads of names that have the 'ie' ending without choosing one that's going to be misspelled.

No names with 'kill' in it.

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