So what names DIDNT you snort at...?

[charliecat]

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Nope. Doesn't work for a girl.

I can appreciate it as a name... but would you call your first born son Valentine?!

He suggested it just after I'd said "George?" and he said "NO! God, the kid would get bullied at school with a name like George" (still don't understand that).

So in the wonderful world of my dh's brain George=bullying at school, Valentine= absolutely fine. Hmmmm

Dudley he thought would be marvellous shortened to "Dude". He was going through Big Lebowski phase

Yes good point tho my Dad wanted to call my bro Quatermass Ignatius (maybe you could use that but would have to be Quatermasse Ignatia)

How about Valentina?

Come on what is the one you have decided upon? Am DYING to know...

Oh yes, dh suggested Quercus as well, can't for the life of me remember why. Can you imagine? Especially with our surname!

I like George. It was second choice for ds. Was he thinking of Georgie-Porgie?
Dudley is just being silly.

PMSL - wouldn't quite go

You could always double barrel it - Quercus Fotherington-Peahead

no chance! I have at least 3 months to change my mind and I have no desire to have 40 mumsnetters tell me that it is a crap name!

you could sneakily email me and I promise to adore it

unless it is Dorcas

I really like George. One of my ds's would probably be George if I had a different husband.
Sigh.
Think my children have escaped lightly all things considered...

hmmmmmmmmmmm

I'll think about it CD

No-one can put me off kasper, I adore it far too much. And that's where i got the idea from a danish film producer or director or someone who emailed me at the beginning of my pregnancy and i just thought 'poh yessss, that's the one' told D and e fell for it immediatley too.

D's female cousin is called Ziggy and I have always loved the name on her. Her full name is Ziggoina (sp?). As not one single person apart from me and d has ever said anything nice about it I feel bad calling my DD Ziggy.

when I lived in Southampton one of our neighbours (v lah-di-dah)had a cat called Caspar and her high-pitched calls for him still haunt me...(sorry TC! )

That's ok, i don't mind, like I say, I just can't go off the name.

my mums cat is called Jasper and she hates the fact her future grandson might be called Kasper. Think she's praying I have a girl or change my mind.

Thomcat... is it the 'Z' you like? I think there's something rather exotic about names starting with unusual letters. I quite like Zoe for that reason. Or what about Zobeida?

hmmm no, not keen on Zoe for our family, nice name, but not for me.
No, think I just like Ziigy! I like the Zee sound, LOL, probably trying to think why too hard, i just like it!

My tummy flips right over with excitment when I think about having a son called kasper

I'm a fan of Kasper too. I also believe that children 'grow into' their names, so if you like Ziggy then go with it. People will soon get used to it.

pph - I know 2 people with Somerset as a middle name. Weirdly both have siblings with Wiltshire as a middle! I did grew up on the S/W border though.

I like Somerset as a first name. Friend of a friend has a son with it as a first name.

I used to know a very good looking Caspar. Not keen on the 'C' version ThomCat?

Loads of Z names for inspiration, TC

Friend od a friend had a son called Ziggy, think it's short for Siegfried(sp?) She says that everyone comments on what a cool name it is! But what do I know- I have a Kai AND a Zoe!!!!

Gaylord