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Different names popular in different regions?

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meggymoo · 31/08/2005 14:35

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Carmenere · 31/08/2005 16:24

I overheard a Whitney being called by her mum in Croydon(no surprises there) the other day

CountessDracula · 31/08/2005 16:25

Ragshit???

MoggyMummy · 31/08/2005 16:25

I bet it was the same girl. about Ragshit. My mum nearly married someone called Mr Dikshit!

CountessDracula · 31/08/2005 16:26

Mind you Orla means foreskin in Hebrew so there you go

sheepgomeep · 31/08/2005 16:26

my ds went to playgroup with a little boy called Armani!

Nbg · 31/08/2005 16:28

Oh my god

There was a Coedine on that list!
Calling your child after a pain killer is just down right stupidness.

Nixz · 31/08/2005 16:29

NBQ - i saw that one - imagigine if it was twins or triplets???? Nurofen and actifed!

MoggyMummy · 31/08/2005 16:41

I love the subject of what different names mean in different laguages. For example, Lola in Hindi means a woman's nether regions and the word for throat is Kunth (pronounced Kunt) .

CD LOL at orla

meggymoo · 31/08/2005 16:46

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Nightynight · 31/08/2005 17:35

ever seen that grafitti that you get all over France "N*k la police"?

dx finds it hilarious that Nick is a name in English.

HappyMumof2 · 31/08/2005 17:47

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Nixz · 31/08/2005 17:57

Happymumof2 lmao - as long as its not Codiene or shanaya!

HappyMumof2 · 31/08/2005 18:31

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Tanzie · 31/08/2005 18:34

CD are you in Clapham?

Tanzie · 31/08/2005 18:34

Just noticed, SW London - that was a good guess!

Tanzie · 31/08/2005 18:37

I met a Shania the other day. V difficult to keep a straight face.

Tanzie · 31/08/2005 18:38

Always felt sorry for Orla Guerin.

meggymoo · 31/08/2005 19:43

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Magscat · 31/08/2005 19:49

Nbg - I was going to say the same - lots of Josh & Jack and Grace & Ella. I'm in West Yorks so maybe there is a Regional thing to this.

Also lots of Sam, Joe, Lucy, Hannah.

janeybops · 31/08/2005 19:57

in dd's class there are;

Melissa
Natalia
Sarah
Sachin
Munim
Max
Jiya
Janu
Emily
Lauren
Cameron
Robbie
Aaron x3
Rebecca
Amee
Ciara
Adit

to name but a few
Guess where we are???

Magscat · 31/08/2005 19:59

Janeybobs - London ?

cod · 31/08/2005 20:00

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janeybops · 31/08/2005 20:02

how did you guess!

cod · 31/08/2005 20:03

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Magscat · 31/08/2005 20:04

Mixture of ethnicities but all fairly middle class sounding. London's a safe bet cos such a large area though.