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was at drs today and a little boy was called spike

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bumpsoon · 13/05/2009 15:30

and i thought it was really nice and it went really well with his surname .Although one of the old gents waiting then went on to reminisce for a while about his best mate in the army who had been called spike

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SoupDragon · 13/05/2009 15:31

Except his best-mate-in-the-army would have had the nickname Spike.

nickschick · 13/05/2009 15:33

I love that name

sockmonster · 13/05/2009 15:35

At least it wasn't a little girl named Spike, that would be really wrong.

Then again.....

Harimad · 13/05/2009 15:36

I like it. Gotta wonder if they're fans of Buffy tho'..

mrswoolf · 13/05/2009 16:03

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screamingabdab · 13/05/2009 16:08

There's a Spike in DS1s class. He is the sweetest, gentlest boy, so somehow I don't hate it any more.

I guess he's named after Spike Lee (is that a nickname?)

StarlightMcKenzie · 13/05/2009 16:11

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sparklycheerymummy · 13/05/2009 16:12

my dd used to have twins in her class called spike and pixie!!!!

morningpaper · 13/05/2009 16:17

Spike Milligan? Was that his real nam,e?

Tillyscoutsmum · 13/05/2009 16:20

I know a Spike...

unfortunately, his surname is actually Lee

DiamondHead · 13/05/2009 16:23

Terence Alan Patrick Seán Milligan according to Wiki.

chegirl · 13/05/2009 16:26

I know a Spike and he is wuverly (thats sappy for lovely).

I like it but then I lean towards unusual names. (you know the ones that get
AHHHH chav alert on MNs )

spenthen · 14/05/2009 19:54

I once had to dance at a wedding with a man called Spike. He had hard skin on his hands, and he smelled funny.

So that put me off.

browntrout · 14/05/2009 20:09

always reminds me of the slightly pathetic one from hi-de-hi (mind you, that description could apply to most of the cast...)

randomname · 14/05/2009 20:33

DS2 was nearly Spike but one appeared at nursery and threw a spanner in the works! who would have thought that was likely!

violethill · 17/05/2009 11:04

Yuck! Horrible!

Doctor surgery is obviously the place to hear awful names - I was there last week and there was a little boy called Coby

lynniep · 19/05/2009 17:31

I have a friend with a boy called Storm and another called Xander...

fucksticks · 19/05/2009 17:34

I love the name Spike. Very nice

diedandgonetodevon · 19/05/2009 17:37

Violet- Coby is usually a nn for Jacob.

Kayzr · 19/05/2009 17:39

Love Spike.

TheCrackFox · 19/05/2009 17:44

I love the name Spike.

singersgirl · 19/05/2009 17:49

Isn't Spike the dog in Tom and Jerry? I know Spike's been a nickname for a long time, but I find it kind of an odd choice as a given name for a child. What's nice about spikes? Sharp, pointy things, bad tempers, metal fences and security arrangements, dangerous substances being put into drinks without people knowing...I don't get any warm fuzzies.

fruitstick · 19/05/2009 17:52

I like it but not as a proper name. I love unusual names but I think the acid test has to be..... if you called it in the park and people expected a dog to come bounding over - avoid!

Thunderduck · 19/05/2009 20:45

I think it's awful.

BalloonSlayer · 20/05/2009 11:41

I make this post every time the name Spike is mentioned: it was a nickname for someone tall and thin (ie they look like a spike). That's how Spike Milligan got his nickname in the army - and also no doubt the gentleman in the waiting group's friend got his the same way. And the guy from Hi-Di-Hi was probably intended to have got his the same way.