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Hallelujah

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LolaTheShowgirl · 16/01/2009 01:11

But it would always be Halle (Pr. hal-lay ... like Halle Berry) for short.

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PenelopePitstops · 16/01/2009 01:15

no no no no no

gigglewitch · 16/01/2009 01:16

you joking

nappyaddict · 16/01/2009 01:23

Strangely I was thinking only if you mostly use Halle before I opened up the thread.

twentypence · 16/01/2009 03:13

There are a chorus of reasons why not.

Largely that if she graduated university they will use her full name and it will sound like a miracle she passed her exams.

Why not just call her Halle

savoycabbage · 16/01/2009 03:24

I like it.

littleoldme · 16/01/2009 04:42

No - wrong and bad.

seeker · 16/01/2009 06:00

No you don't, savoycabbage. You only think you do!

kayzr · 16/01/2009 06:45

No sorry.

Bicnod · 16/01/2009 07:09

Haha - my friend says she will call her first born daughter Hallelujah - Lelu (pronounced lay-loo) for short. I thought she was the only person crazy enough to consider it

seeker · 16/01/2009 08:41

Dd and I were looking things up for her history homework and we found some amazing Puritan names. I offer for your consiteration "Wrestling-with-the-Devil", "Praise-God" and "Flee-Fornication"

Nancy66 · 16/01/2009 08:41

What about 'praisethelord' - Prazzie for short?

seeker · 16/01/2009 08:59

Actually, Fi-Fi would be a sweet abbreviation for "Flee-Fornication"

moonincancer · 16/01/2009 10:17

its not a name

herbietea · 16/01/2009 10:19

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rubyslippers · 16/01/2009 10:19

nooooooooooooooooooooo

piratecat · 16/01/2009 10:21

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

no

mollyroger · 16/01/2009 10:33

Halibut has a nice ring to it.

Helle for short. Or Butt....

mollyroger · 16/01/2009 10:34

sorry, Halle

mollyroger · 16/01/2009 10:43

Or Halitosis?

PuppyMonkey · 16/01/2009 10:46

Surely it could be shortened to Lulu?

Heated · 16/01/2009 10:47

My father employs someone with dds called Hallelujah and Hosannah, called Halle and Anna by everyone except their father

eidsvold · 16/01/2009 10:56

so why call her hallelujah if you never intend to call the child that. Just call her Halle and be done with it

LadyLiffey · 16/01/2009 15:33

it reminds me of what you hear at the bus stop when the bus finally turns up. Somebody always mutters Hallelujah.

silverfairy · 16/01/2009 18:04

Halle is better.
I've heard of a Hosanna!

ilovelovemydog · 16/01/2009 18:09

It's wrong on so many levels.

  1. People will think she was named after the X Factor song (Leonard Cohen)

  2. People will think you are muttering, Hallelujah all the time and believe you are a slightly deranged religious person, when calling out for your DD.

Halle is better.