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

[binker]

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

there's nothing horrible you can say about my names though, is there??

My children have Gaelic names, with a Scottish surname. They're doomed the second they cross the border, if MN is any indication.

Good thing I'll encourage them to leave the island as soon as they're able.

Come on you lot

This is mumsnet

I could type ANY name and there would be a lot of people who wouldn't like it. Not worth getting het up about, really...

Agree expat.

And OFGS bellyup, stop being so coy and have the courage of your convictions.

I do think over use of a name can make it drop out of popularity, I wanted to call my daughter evie as its a family name but decided not to as the rest of my family and a considerable number of friends used it. Would have made it difficult at a party when you shout evie and all eyes turn. I think it will be the next sarah round here.

Eleanor (Elinor) is quite posh isn't it?

Biscuits would work quite well, with odd spelling too. We could have kids called Garybaldie, Richtee, Shortebreade, Borrbon and Jinja.

There was a little boy on Nina and the Neurons called Denim. I thought I had misheard and even put the subtitles on to check!

I like Jinja, may change my name, am eating ginger biscuit now and have ginger hair so preconceptions would be confirmed.

i think scottish names are gorgeous

Hey, why cant my mate be a good teacher? Just because more often than not a child does "suit" his or her name?
you know a child called Hugo isnt going to spit in the teacher's face and call her a "c**t" dont you?

I am over reacting of course.

However, I have taken offense that my son's name, that I consider beautiful and I chose for quite important (to me) and sentimental reasons is being described and dire, tacky and grim.

We all choose our children's names with love and care.. so this is a perfect example of why these threads are offensive.

And I don't find much offensive on Mumsnet to be honest!

I'm sure you do, in a condescending, patronising way.

I still think (as I beleive I mentioned before) that medical names are good - Salmonella is very pretty and Patella. Or even Uvula. Lovely. Would that be posh or dead common????

Soft drink names?

Fanta
Cariba
Lilt
Kokakola
Tango
Tizer

I can just see young Tizer with his crew-cut, earring and little England top.

most of the boys at school with an earring are called Tyler or Kyle dontcha know!

Its like whole car names thing though. Lots of cars with women's names like sharan. I wonder if they will make the names more popular again for children.

How about Ubongo, UD? Or Redbull?

I mean Umbongo!!!

Red bull could work could say its american indian or something.

i think i will change my sons name now..

Car names for kids, that's a good one.

Porsche
Alfa Carabo
Pininfarina
Allegro
Volvo
Xsara Picasso

"Ey up, Mrs Wiggins, is your Pininfarina playin' out tonight?"

Umbongo umbongo they drink it in the Congo

his middle name is Felix, any objections to that???