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BikeRunSki · 09/07/2009 14:15

Polaris

She was about 4.

It struck me as an odd name for a person, especially a girl, but maybe I am getting too conventional in my old age, with my Old Testament names, VW and Boden top.

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mrsradders · 09/07/2009 14:19

is polaris a holiday company/resort kind of rings a bell!!!

SoupDragon · 09/07/2009 14:20

I think it's a missile.

SoupDragon · 09/07/2009 14:21

Perhaps her mother was a Gina Ford fan.

DebiTheScot · 09/07/2009 14:21

never come across that one before and I've seen a lot of odd names (I'm a teacher)

You used to be on our due last Sept thread didn't you? How's your Sept baby doing? (sorry hijack)

Bonneville · 09/07/2009 14:37

Is it a submarine? I think its also the name of a chain of gyms.

weegiemum · 09/07/2009 14:38

Polaris was the missile defence system prior to Trident.

What a nice name for a girl

pinkmagic1 · 09/07/2009 14:39

I think its a holiday company.

Bonneville · 09/07/2009 14:41

Whatever it is its really awful. Poor poor girl.

kathyis6incheshigh · 09/07/2009 14:42

It's a star - so not entirely weird as a thing to choose - but you would have thought the missile associations would put the parents off

weegiemum · 09/07/2009 14:43

From Wiki:

The Polaris missile was a two-stage solid-fuel nuclear-armed Submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) built during the Cold War by Lockheed for the United States Navy. It was designed to be used as part of the US Navy's contribution to the United States' arsenal of nuclear weapons, replacing the Regulus cruise missile.

Its also a star, a holiday company and a type of car!

gagamama · 09/07/2009 15:00

It just made me think of the Zero 7 track, which is quite pleasant.

Brand and missile associations aside, it's not that bad.

mrswoolf · 09/07/2009 15:06

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BikeRunSki · 09/07/2009 22:08

As a teenager of the 80s, I made the nuclear missile connection. Its also another name for the North Star (or Pole Star).

Hi DebiTheScot - Sept baby was a boy, 10 days early. Undiagnosed breech - footling as well - em CS. He currently thinks he can walk, but can't, so permanently has scab on nose and bump on forehead. But he is a bonny lad, tall like his dad, blonde like me, and I love being at home with him. Back to work in Sept though.

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Pyrocanthus · 09/07/2009 22:19

It's quite a powerful name for a girl though isn't it? I wouldn't mess with her. The ultimate deterrent.

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