Liesha? Come tell me

[RagingHormone]

What do we think of Liesha? Lacey? Libby? Lainey? Taree? Brooke Marie?

I know, I find it so arrogant, too. We have a family member called Lisa so we can't do that although I do like the name. I'm liking Libby best at the mo. I'll have to look up the meaning.

The 'c' word aside. How can you ask for opinions on a name and then get upset when people reply? I've never understood this about the Baby Names threads.

Names like Liesha (what is that spelling?), Taree and Lainey just sound completely made up to me, and like it or not, a lot of people do think those names are...urm...a bit tacky.

They are out of my baby name book. I'm not bothered if people don't like the names, as if i care. I AM bothered when people accuse me of being a chav. I'm a lecturer for God sake. I'm not upset, I just think it's pompous and arrogant and makes it sound like that person is above other people for chosing names like Elizabeth.

I don't like the name Elizabeth but I do like the name Libby. So why on earth would I burden my child with a name I really don't like? I would never call the child Elizabeth so why have Elizabeth as it's real name? Silly.

O and I'm sure my child will never be an MP or the queen at any point in it's life, so no need for an old fashioned name.

Blimey - you seem a bit over sensitive. I don't think anybody said YOU were a chav - just that your choice of names are a bit dodgy and only then because you did actually ask people what they think.

Dodgy is fine. Chavvy/chav/chavtastic is not. I think that word should be banned from all name threads. It suggests social class rather than the like or dislike of a name.

Liesha - Lisa with a speech impediment.

Lacey - Curtains

Libby - If short for Elizabeth

Lainey - Made up name

Taree - Made up name

Brooke Marie - Chav

To be honest they are all the sort of names I would snigger at if called out in the supermarket except Libby.

people also comment that names are: posh, poncey, pretentious - i don't think saying a name is 'chav' is any different. It's modern day parlance and gets the point across and explains why a somebody doesn't like a name.

I like Brooke.
I also like Lacey.
Libby only as a nickname for either Elizabeth or Olivia.
Liesha, Lainey and Taree look made-up.
I wouldn't say that they were 'Chav' but I would assume that the parents were trying too hard to be 'different' and 'out there' and possibly lacked intelligence, sorry but it is how I would judge those names. (Like I did when I was 19 and stupid.)

(By 19 and stupid I was referring to naming DD a 'made-up' name.)

i can hear raginghormone bashing her head against the wall

Why did you ask what people think, then?@RagingHormone

Taree is a Japanese nature name. MIL's name is similar but I don't like her name, and so need to find an alternative as a middle name that will suit her.

Marie is my nana who died recently and so I want her name as middle name really.

Brooke is DPs choice and I think it sounds soft and girly.

Lacey we got from Lacey Turner and it's in the name book, as are the other names mentioned.

I just cannot see the point in labelling people from a name. It's stupid.

How about Tara?

Also, it's not that the child is labelled, but the parents are, which then reflects on the child.

RH, you asked about other Irish names, what about Aoife (ee-fee)?

Or siobhan, or niamh (I love Niamh)

Really like Thea, thanks. It's also very close to her name. I'm really chuffed you've suggested that. DP likes it, too.

Like Aoife and Naimh.

I love Leisha my little cousin has the weird spelling Laouise it's Gaelic or summit.

another nice irish name is caoimhe (pronounced kwee-vah) also i like aoife (but pronounced ee-fah not ee-fee)or one more aoibheen (pronounced a-veen).
i like laoise, libby and brooke but i dont really like the others. i would leave it at just libby not short for elizabeth if you dont like the name!

Thea is lovely. 2nd choice would be Libby.

I can't comment on the others...although I just seem to have done

yes, i personally would name a child libby not worrying about calling her elizabeth.
lovely name. so is thea.

Thea is lovely as is Thalia / Talia ?