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itsazoohere · 09/12/2006 19:21

33 weeks pg and have been thinking for a while about the name Serendipity for a girl. Is this just cruel and hormonal? Other two DDs have fairly normal names.

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Drusilla · 09/12/2006 21:39

Not precious - think of the Gollum taunts "my precious"

olittletownofberolina · 09/12/2006 21:43

no, don't, please.

If we are ever lucky enough to have a ds2, I long to call him Emmanuel. But it is not going to happen because ds is... Samuel.

thelittlestboho · 09/12/2006 21:51

FFS!! Call YOUR child what YOU want, it's nobody else's business.

TLB.x

HumphreyCushiONtheFirstNoel · 09/12/2006 21:52

But the whole point of the thread was to ask everyone what their opinion was!

chlochlo · 09/12/2006 22:11

i know a serren and we all call her serendipity.

MossletoeAndWine · 09/12/2006 22:16

The name rings a bell... serendipity or ren as she was known was a character in Neighbours!

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itsazoohere · 09/12/2006 22:23

OMG! If the rest of you didn't say enough to put me off, the nieghbours connection certainly did. Hope am just being hormonal and touchy and doyouwant...wasn't calling dd1 precious. Will go buy baby name book asap. Still like Serendipity though!

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MossletoeAndWine · 09/12/2006 22:51

When I was picking names, I really liked Freya for a girl. Dh pointed out that most of my bras were freya and if we had a girl he didn't want her named after a bra!

Still think it's a nice name though - but we're having a boy!

Spidermama · 09/12/2006 23:01

itsazoo I live in Brighton too and my boys have erm, uncommon names. It's much more common here isn't it? You can get away with all sorts. I love reading the lists of names at, eg, M&T groups. It makes me feel better about my own choices.

Call her whatever you like. I canvassed opinion from my friends with unusual names before saddling my boys and most really loved their names and said they'd be pissed off to meet another of the same name.

Also, we don't have to hang out in playgrounds throughout life.

Mumsnet is quite uptight, NO, SORRY, I mean, er, traditional when it comes to names, as any archive search will reveal.

handlemecarefully · 09/12/2006 23:04

For a while when I was pregnant I was convinced that I wanted to call dd 'Celeste', fortunately I came to my senses....(helped by watching an episode of Jerry Springer featuring an outrageous transvestite who called shimself 'Celeste'

Think this may be your 'Celeste' and yet you'll end up settling for a perfectly normal name like Rosie or something

However picking up on Twiglett's point don't think there is anything wrong with giving a name which is also a 'thing'. I quite like the name Hope for instance.

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itsazoohere · 09/12/2006 23:15

spidermama, am intrigued! actually, live in lewes, but hope things aren't too staid here to get away with something different. my dds' are Megan and Anya-met a few M's, but only one Anya so far...

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Spidermama · 09/12/2006 23:19

Oh they're a mad bunch in Lewes itsazoo. You lot blow up your own parking meters I've heard.

Nice names. I've heard the name Anya but don't know any.

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itsazoohere · 09/12/2006 23:23

Yup, been to bonfire night? we like blowing things up, but a sad subject at mo. on a different note, got any news on RSCH maternity units closing?

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MrsTittleMouse · 09/12/2006 23:24

Hm, we know two sisters called "Chance" and "Fortune". DH and I call them "Burst Condom" and "Oops". Not to their faces of course!
But I would be v wary of calling a child a name that sounds as though they were unplanned, even if they were a wonderful accident. TMI in my opinion.

Spidermama · 09/12/2006 23:28

Yes a very sad subject. Such a shame when bonfire night passed off with no injuries then ... well ...

Really bad news about the possible, or is it probable, closure of maternity units as well.

On a brighter note though I love Lewes. I've still not made it to a fireworks night there as several people have warned me off and told me, al la Royston Vasey, 'This be a local even for local people'. Actually they've said I should come but leave the kids behind. My kids would probably divorce me if I went to a fireworks do without them so I'll bide my time.

I do remember the hoo ha over the Firle bonfire night a couple of years ago when they burnt effigies of travellers. The Guardian got hold of the story and it sent shock waves through the readership.

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itsazoohere · 09/12/2006 23:36

Hoping for a home birth, so RSCH may not affect me. Are you pg? Still wondering about sons names-if baby a boy will be Lenny after dps late father. If kids are small would reccomend finding local's house to watch/shelter in and leave buggies there. Mine march with me-youngest started at 3! much safer in procession than in crowd.

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Spidermama · 09/12/2006 23:40

I don't think I'm pg. I'm certainly not supposed to be as I already have four but between you, me and the world wide web I have a slight worry this month. Only slight. (gulp!)

Good luck with the home birth. I had home births and can really recommend them.

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itsazoohere · 09/12/2006 23:43

4! Am trying to get head round logistics of 3. Good luck, hope everything works out.

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snowydelight · 10/12/2006 14:41

If you call her serendipity it will have to be Lewes New School for you. Can you afford three sets of fees

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itsazoohere · 10/12/2006 16:26

Not sure am oraganic enough-havn't learnt to knit my own yoghurt yet, so prob wouldn't be accepted there snowy.

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