Different names popular in different regions?

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In our street the children are called,

Kian
Jordan
Josh
Shannon
Niamh
Declan
Jack
Aaron
Hannah
Carly

I read some of that list that was posted further down, the one with the chav names on it. I think it really does depend on the area you live in because there were a few names that were mentioned and I know children with those names. Where I stay they are not all that unusual and certainly not chav names. I'm not talking about the way out names but some fairly normal names.

dd1 is 8 and in her year at school there 4 callums and 4 Kierans, popular names at the time it seems.

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peculiarly large amount of camerons round here

and dans

Hmm, Lockets, I know your DDs - intrigued re Pruni's now though!

Am totally obsessed with names atm - still no idea what bump will be called!

I'm a big fan of theming. When in labour (on Christmas Eve ) the midwife asked what names we liked. I told her I was thinking of "Christmas" for a boy - Kit for short, and she just looked at me and said "erm ...NO"!.

horatio?

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I've always loved the names Ruby and Bow for little girls think they are lovely. I also like Scarlett! I like Franky for a little boy. What are your fav names?

I love this thread!!! (and being a 'Tracy' this is a subject dear to my heart as I got the 'Sharon & Tracy' comments at school!!!)

When I was teaching in Leeds I had a 'Keanu' and 'Shania' amongst others - wonder where the parents got the inspiration eh?

my mum is a sharon... always got that! I know a Brooklyn. Even though it is a lovely name I think. I could never call my child that!

I adore scarlett, always have done since i was a nipper, my neice is Ruby. I love Bruno for a boy, i know I called my dog it though just incase i ever had a baby boy! I loved the name Hannah when i was pg but Dp used to call an old lady in his street Hannah Banana, so that went out the window. My fave name tho (and i think for family sentimental reasons) is Margaret (i know again ), dp is scottish so the scottish short of it was Maisie but i kept thinking of a spaniel everytime i said the name so i chose Maggie, i wanted it so badly, i love that name. Its dd middle name now, dunno why we didnt choose it in the end.

Maggie is lovely. ... Dh and I have just been invited to MIL cousins birthday party. MIL is called Lesley. She also has 2 cousins called Lesley. So her mum and two of her sisters all called their children Lesley. I would go mad if my sisters had the same names for their children. Its not like they wasn't close either. Does anyone else find this strange?

Very odd. I was going to use Rose as dd3's middle name but my cousin gave birth 6 days before me and used it so I though up another one to be different (she's Philippa Lucy Jane).
Betty - waht did you call your Christmas baby. I am one and was nearly a Christine!

I just feel sorry for the
Grandparents you can imagine...
''Can Lesley stay with you tonight? which one?''
''Lesley stop being naughty'' ''I'm not'' ''No not you the other Lesley''
AARRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHH

I know a 4 yaer old boy called Fergal.

mmm santa ok.....
robyn is lovely

In Zambia,trend in some places was to name a child the name of whatever you saw immediatley after the birth. My father knew a 'Table' and a 'Chair'.

Moondog

PMSL

I was sick..so that would mean I would name my child sick! hahaha

Zambians have some great names. I know a Lovemore, a Trywell, a Progress and a Never (called that because his dad never knew him - died before he was born)

Well in the Scottish lists I didn't find either of my childrens names! Toby and Elizabeth.