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Bunty

38 replies

novembernamechange · 29/11/2009 00:47

Have popped across from another board and name changed (as I think this may be an unusual one) to ask for the verdict on Bunty.

I want to use this as a full stand alone name, not short for anything.
I knew a genteel elderly lady named Bunty when I was a girl, so this has been a positive influence.

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FluffysBeenBittenByAVampire · 29/11/2009 00:57

Wasn't this the name of Tray's mum in Sex and the City? You know, the bloke that married Charlotte and couldn't perform??

IIRC, she was a battle axe! I like the name though.

spookycharlotte121 · 29/11/2009 00:59

makes me think of rabbits for some reason.

juneybabe · 29/11/2009 01:57

I used to take the girls' mag.

BettyButterknife · 29/11/2009 08:35

I've got a great auntie Bunty - I think it's a brilliant name

GibbonInARibbon · 29/11/2009 08:37

No from me sorry.

MamaLazarou · 29/11/2009 09:12

Children can be cruel and may replace the 'B' with a 'C'.

ninedragons · 29/11/2009 09:21

As soon as I saw the title, I also thought Cunty Bunty.

A little light ribbing at school can be character-building, but that's heading into years of therapy territory.

Possibly the worst name I have ever seen suggested here.

MrsMattie · 29/11/2009 09:22

Don't be silly

fluffyfudge · 29/11/2009 13:29

I like it.

overweightoptimist · 29/11/2009 14:12

Don't like it. Do you remember the comic Bunty?

LowLevelWhingeing · 29/11/2009 14:16

It sounds quite Jolly Hockey Sticks to me. Or a euphemism for front bottom.

But that's probably just me

HeiligFeierabend · 29/11/2009 20:12

It's not a name is it??? Surely not???

monkeyfacegrace · 29/11/2009 20:14

PMSL, this is a windup guys. Surely. Please?

mrsvwoolf · 29/11/2009 20:22

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choosyfloosy · 29/11/2009 20:28

Well, clearly it's coming back then. I just don't get this one. For me, the names of fondly remembered people are a fantastic thing to use as a middle name. I'm afraid I think, and have always thought, that this is an ugly word. But if you love it without reservation, use it of course.

scottishmummy · 29/11/2009 20:37

makes me think satc trey macdougal mum,a wizened lemon sucker

GrumpyYoungFogey · 29/11/2009 21:46

Association in my mind with Sarah "Bunty" Kennedy.

Could be a good or bad thing...

CuppaTeaJanice · 29/11/2009 22:02

Bunty Gunn.

From Magpie?

I met her once...

brockleybelle · 29/11/2009 22:05

ridiculous name. also sounds like someone with horsey teeth and who wears lots of tweed and wellies and is part of prince charles' 'set'.

pottycock · 29/11/2009 22:05

Don't normally get involved in these threads, but please DON'T DO IT!! Think about your dd for pete's sake.

hocuspontas · 29/11/2009 22:06

There was Bunty James on the How? programme with Fred Dineage.

Too hard sounding for me. And would imagine comparisions with the C word

StripeyKnickersSpottySocks · 29/11/2009 22:07

We used to call DD "Bunty" for a nickname when she was younger. I think she would hate it now.

CuppaTeaJanice · 29/11/2009 22:09

That's it Hocuspontas! How? - not Magpie!

She must have married a Mr Gunn. They live in the far north of Scotland (or they did 10 years ago)

mathanxiety · 29/11/2009 22:46

Neighbour's little yappy dog from long ago.

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