Barbara

[bixley]

WDYT? Is it ok or laughable? What nns, (not Babs or Barbie!)

It's a bit outdated I fear... are you living in 1964?

laughable I'm afraid

You would be ahead of the game in retro chic.

All those Mabels would look very passe

What about Babette? Much cooler.

i dont know, it could be very in 20 years time, you never know. but i know barbaras in their 70s, my neighbor, friend of mil, and mother of milk lady.
sorry

lol baby Barbara.

upto you I suppose but I would say its laughable

A nickname could be RaRa!

It's just not a good name!

Barbara Bush

Barbara Cartland

Barbara Windsor

Enough said I think

Er, no.

I personally loathe the name because I have a cousin of said name who was a horror. She is 2 years younger than I am and at my 7th Birthday party because she didn't win a round of pass the parcel, she stood up and deliberately wet herself in front of all of us. Thumbs down from here I'm afraid.

NO.

Good point well made, Bar-bera.

No, no nooooo. I can't even imagine it on a baby.

I,m with northernlurker i just think Barbara Cartland!whats with everyone now liking all the old fashioned names???

It has to be said in a gruff northern accent. It's the name of the transvestite taxi driver in League of Gentlemen..... not a baby's name (although lol at 'Baby Barbara')

Dear dear, come on poeple it's so nerdy and outdated it's cool.

You can get away with it if you are, say Kate Moss? Or, Natalie Appleton?

Are you them? Or anyone a bit like them?

If you are super confident and super cool, poeple (who know you) will asssume it's cool.

What sort of job do you see a Barbabra doing?
I see a hairdressers known as Babs. Sorry

NimChimpsky

terrible - sorry

Did anyone see The Royle family at Christmas?

Ah Nantucket, Mabel is also on my list!

So is it naff by association rather than because of the sound or look of the name?

It puts me in mind of Barnaby because of the Bar start and another b in the middle, pretty similar don't you think?

Ra Ra is a nn I hadn't considered, will mull over Babette,

Thanks for all your thoughts, I'm not put off yet!!

I think it's one for the next generation to make cool, not ours

Barbara gave birth to Dubya

sorry that should have read This Barbara