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I would sooner poke my eyes out with a sharp stick than name my child....

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binker · 06/06/2007 15:32

Kyle
Ellie
Jaden/Jayden
Chanelle
etc etc... and apologies if you have called your child any of the above
I put Ellie because a squillion little girls are called that.
Freya is a nice name but there are so many now - it really turns me against such names,no matter whether they are nice

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lailasmum · 06/06/2007 20:25

My great great aunt was called murphy. I have never heard that as a women's name anywhere else.

AttilaTheMum · 06/06/2007 20:25

It was rather confusing.

whomovedmychocolate · 06/06/2007 20:25

I shall call my next child GREGGS after the sausage rolls. Or Frootshoot if it's a girl

Seriously, you are never going to make any friends criticising other people's kids' names, even if they are extremely chavvy in your no so very humble opinion.

Blandmum · 06/06/2007 20:26

Two years ago I taught a class of 3 Zoes and two Jordans.

that was confusing

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Idobelieveinfairies · 06/06/2007 20:28

in my twins class there is a Jake, Jacob, Jay, James, Jade and Jasper...that must be quite confusing for the teacher. It is only a small class too. J's seemed popular for those few months in 1999!

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nightowl · 06/06/2007 20:29

cant speak for taylorsmummy but one certain poster was rather offensive, i got pissed off and went to tootle around the house for a while.

thread has taken a different turn now but there were parts of it just not nice at all.

Desiderata · 06/06/2007 20:29

Irish is supposed to be one of the most difficult languages on earth to pronounce ... but I believe that Welsh is even harder because many words don't even use nouns .. or not in any comprehensible way.

bettybobo · 06/06/2007 20:30

I know quite a few families with a Sam and Ella. which is quite good if you run it together quickly

Blandmum · 06/06/2007 20:33

Welsh words do have vowels, but it doesn't seem so to English readers because in Welsh Y is a vowel. Not all welsh letters have the same sound as they do in English, but welsh is far more phonetic than English is! As long as you know the sounds of the Welsh alphabet.

But I digress

rantinghousewife · 06/06/2007 20:34

Nightowl, I 've read some of that posters posts before, think it's a definite case of 'trip trapping across bridges' iyswim. Don't let it get to you Taylorsmummy, she/he is trying to get a rise.

Lucycat · 06/06/2007 20:36

In one class I have taught a Linsay, Lindsay, Lindsey, Lynnsey - I kid you not - report time was a nightmare!

The name was very popular in 1987!

lailasmum · 06/06/2007 20:38

My sister is lyndsey and my best friend as a child was Linzi then another friend was lindsey. Its a really popular name.

Lucycat · 06/06/2007 20:41

It was all the different spellings that got me - I would get it wrong every time if I tried to guess

Blandmum · 06/06/2007 20:42

How did yo remember whicj one was which???

at least all my Zoes were spelled the same way!

nightowl · 06/06/2007 20:44

thank you ranting housewife. i had a look at some of her previous and she seems to like a row 9 times out of 10.

its ok to dislike a name, its a matter of opinion, or else our children would all be called the same thing! i know this, have no problem with anyone not liking my son's name. but a certain poster was taking it a little beyond reasonable with her derogatory comments. that i object to. no need. very childish.

mummyto2littleprincess · 06/06/2007 20:47

im sorry but theres nothing wrong with the names
kyle, ellie ,jayden and chanelle

if your child is called Archibald then oh my god thats got to be the worst name about

someone said to taylorsmummy thats taylor is a nasty name i think its lovely

im expecting no3 and we have chosen jayden for a boy

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Desiderata · 06/06/2007 20:49

I agree with your sentiment, mummy, but there may be someone out there whose child is called Archibald.

Don't make it worse.

Idobelieveinfairies · 06/06/2007 20:50

My dd has a friend called Niamh which is irish, she alwasys gets asked about it.

DP is irish but we haven't gone with any very irish names. My mum was welsh and wanted a welsh name in the family so we chose Cerys. I love the way it is spelt.Not popular here, lots of Carys'.

niceglasses · 06/06/2007 20:51

This always always always ends in tears. When are we gonna learn? Why the hell would you want to comment on somebodys name?

Just cos its t'internet, don't throw your manners out the window.

80sMum · 06/06/2007 20:54

Inspired by Venus and Serena Williams's mum's name "Oracene," here are a few of my suggestions for those of you seeking inspiration.

Terylene
Polythene
Polyesta
Tylenol
Kerosene
Vaseline
Listerine

Might catch on

Seriously, names are a very personal choice. I received a lot of negative comments about my ds and dd's names when they were born, but both names have now become popular. Each to his (or her) own, I say,