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has anyone ever told you their dearest newborns name and you've had to choke back a giggle?

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peacelily · 06/12/2008 22:29

prob offend some people this but can't please everyone.

For me it was when uber competitive Mum at baby massage introduced me to Hubert.

Apols to any mummies of Huberts out there

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Gorionine · 07/12/2008 14:36

Sorry Doodle, just posted the last one a bit fast. It would not be because you had something to do with it by any chance? Never in my life have I seen someone better nicknamed than her, especially as the "nicknaming" happened just hours after she was born.

for more on british names
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Piw-Y_f66G0
Just a sample

bruhaha · 07/12/2008 14:53

in my ds nursery class - cruz and jenson.

shubiedoo · 07/12/2008 15:45

I read once about a family named Tanner with a son Hunter. Hunter Tanner, aack! I suppose he could hunt animals and then tan their flesh to make coats...

SummerC · 07/12/2008 17:08

My dd's name is Anya (Anya, not Ahn-ya). What's wrong with Anya? I always thought it was a relatively common name. sigh...have I set her up for a lifetime of teasing??

Piffle · 07/12/2008 17:16

anya is a nice uncommon but pretty name
I knows lot of eastern Europeans called anya( arn ya)

BoccaDellaNativita · 07/12/2008 17:17

kerala - Yes, that's exactly what I was trying to describe! My friend was miffed that I already knew a boy with the same name as her son. Well, that's not my problem ...

whomovedmychocolate · 07/12/2008 17:20

DH's friend has named their baby Jonty. Another named their little boy Thor. It's a toss up which one I laughed more at TBH. I didn't managed to choke back a giggle. I did manage to get out 'umm that's unique' in each case though

BoccaDellaNativita · 07/12/2008 17:23

Isn't Jonty a nickname/abbreviation for Jonathan?

And there are so many Freyas (which I still like as a name) around that I think we need some Thors for balance!

pigleto · 07/12/2008 17:34

My boss is called Anya. So it can't be a new made up name. I like it myself. Is it not scandinavian?

My dn is called Ulysses on his birth certificate. He is lovely.

My db is called Jabez, which is a family name but not one I considered for my own ds.

Part of me likes new made up names because they are creative and individual. They can be a bit silly though.

bamboostalks · 07/12/2008 17:39

My friend in the states called her dd Valerie Joan after the 2 grannies, I was quite surprised as she is called Silk herself which is seriously cool.

whomovedmychocolate · 07/12/2008 18:20

Not in this case Bocca. In this case it's just Jonty .

peachygirl · 07/12/2008 18:28

We have a Lorca at swimming . A girl, after the Spanish playwright.

I'd have thought of it to be more of a boys name myself.

BoccaDellaNativita · 07/12/2008 18:30

whomovedmychocolate - Yes, that's what I was getting at (not very clearly, sorry). Calling a child Jonty is like calling him Mike or Nick. It's an abbreviation, not a real name. At least if Jonathan was on the birth certificate he'd have the option of using his full name if he disliked Jonty.

Lockets · 07/12/2008 18:33

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piscesmoon · 07/12/2008 19:05

I haven't got a DD but I think Lucy is a lovely name!

AussieLou · 07/12/2008 19:12

'INIGO come and have your babyccino'
Makes me think of the 'Princess Bride'
My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father. Prepare to die!'

WewishyouaBUMPERLICIOUS · 07/12/2008 19:20

A work colleague had a baby and another colleague was telling me the details and I said "so what did they call her?"
"Sandra"
"Oh" was all I said. It seemed like such a strange name to call a baby nowadays.

The funny thing was though, the bloke who had taken the call and relayed the information didn't have any of the details so just made up a name when he emailed the team! Bizarre! The baby is actually called Gabrielle which is lovely.

TheButterflyEffect · 08/12/2008 00:08

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snice · 08/12/2008 00:25

Isn't Aine pronounced On-ya?

UnquietDad · 08/12/2008 09:10

With a baby called Inigo I imagine the midwife at the birth calling "out-e-come".

AuntieMaggie · 08/12/2008 09:14

Cosmo... seriously...

PuppyMonkey · 08/12/2008 09:26

I saw a woman in a cafe with a Digby once. have we had a Digby yet? It made me pmsl...

PuppyMonkey · 08/12/2008 09:27

Changing the subject a bit, yesterday in the park, a man was shouting for his Rotweiller dog: "Thrust!! Over here!!"

MmeHereWeGoAWassailLindt · 08/12/2008 09:33

At a playgroup in Germany one of the mums intoduced her newborn, Siegfried. We all stuttered something about unusual and then started talking about how big he was. There was a lot of tongue-biting going on. It was a family name, the dad and grandad and great grandad were called Siegfried.

Hubert and Anja were popular names in Germany about 40 - 50 years ago. My BIL is Hubert.

belgo · 08/12/2008 09:36

My newborn ds's name appears on this list, I had to check the poster's profile to make sure I didn't know her!

I know a couple of Anyas, it's a very nice, normal name.