Guest Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 There was a girl in my sons class at secondary school called Paige Turner. A bit like Lydia Teapot. what about those juornalists; Nina Nannar(sp?) sounds like a siren! and Robin Banks !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 (edited) So it is best to do a bit of research if you like the look if a name but haven't heard it pronounced. One of my pet hates too. The other thing that irritates me but is just a me thing is when a child is given the shortening of a name. Charlie for instance. Name him Charles then call him Charlie. I don't know why it annoys me but it does. (good blog entry that sums it up for me http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/andrewlay/entry/on_the_naming) ps Egluntine Nia is the welsh version of Niamh so I'm biased towards it too. Edited December 20, 2007 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Anyone seen 'Green Card'? Loved the female character's name in that, Brontë Yes - I liked that but the Hubby said only if her middle name was Saurus Lovely movie too - so romantic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 bronze wrote: The other thing that irritates me but is just a me thing is when a child is given the shortening of a name. Charlie for instance. Name him Charles then call him Charlie. My grandson's name is Frankie, but his full name is Franklin "Ooops, word censored!"ody not either of his parents ever refers to him by his full name, can't understand why they bothered Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 bronze wrote: The other thing that irritates me but is just a me thing is when a child is given the shortening of a name. Charlie for instance. Name him Charles then call him Charlie. My grandson's name is Frankie, but his full name is Franklin "Ooops, word censored!"ody not either of his parents ever refers to him by his full name, can't understand why they bothered Tessa Because when he has it on a plaque outside his surgery/office Dr Franklin ....... or Solocitor Franklin........ will look so much better than Dr Frankie..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 nothing wrong with shortening names IMO, our niece, Lucy, is known to us as Lulu and everyone else tends to call her Lu. I think it's endearing. My hubbie's name is Ian (Eo to me and E to his workmates) and when the guys he works with shout, "ay E!" he says "IOU" I remember when I was little and I couldn't understand why everyone called my dad Bill but he'd get post addressed to Mr W ......... Shelagh/Sheila is a nice name BTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 (edited) Sorry Poet I wasnt meaning shortening names was wrong. I meant I didnt like it when they were officially named as that. My ds2 is always called Jamie (or Jimbob) but his name is James. In fact I'm not even sure he even knows his name is really James. Nicknames/shortenings are fine. Edited December 20, 2007 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 bronze wrote: Because when he has it on a plaque outside his surgery/office Dr Franklin ....... or Solocitor Franklin........ will look so much better than Dr Frankie..... Dunno about that, his father is determined that he is going to play for "Ooops, word censored!"nal Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share Posted December 20, 2007 ps Egluntine Nia is the welsh version of Niamh so I'm biased towards it too. It is a beautiful name. Ageless, classless, and not in the least bit dull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 I am currently debating names to call my little one when it arrives - it is amazing how much "advice" we have received from people who I'm sure mean well but it is driving me crazy as it really is nothing to do with them. I have had the "don't give them a surname as a first name" - even though this is something that people have done for many decades. I've also had people insist that I shouldn't choose a 'modern' name - even though the majority of names they give as examples are actually variations or shortened versions of very old names I won't tell anyone what name I've chosen until Sproglet arrives as already I mentioned that I liked a certain name and the person I mentioned it to was soooo horrified that I even said I liked it I now feel like I can't even consider it (it was my great-grandma's name ) Most names will go up and down in popularity but you associate the name with the person that is called it and therefore I don't think there is such a thing as a bad name (unless they are a hideous person!). For now, if anyone wants to know, my baby is provisionally called Marmaduke or Gertrude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share Posted December 20, 2007 Most names will go up and down in popularity but you associate the name with the person that is called it and therefore I don't think there is such a thing as a bad name (unless they are a hideous person!). There hasn't been a single Myra registered in the UK since the mid sixties apparently.....so people do associate names with characteristics. My late MIL handed me a sheet of paper with a list of names on it when I was expecting my first child. She said that her and FIL had drawn up some suitable names for us to choose from. I thanked her from the bottom of my heart and asked her why there were only girls names on the list. Well she said...if it is a boy you will be calling him....(Insert FIL's name) We did give him FIL's name...but not because we were told to , as it is Him Indoors name too and I happened to like it. (it is ageless and classless) but I did make sure that she understood that the choice was entirely ours. The girls names had to be seen to be believed. Joan. Bernadette. Eileen. etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 My late MIL handed me a sheet of paper with a list of names on it when I was expecting my first child. She said that her and FIL had drawn up some suitable names for us to choose from. I thanked her from the bottom of my heart and asked her why there were only girls names on the list. Well she said...if it is a boy you will be calling him....(Insert FIL's name) We got that too & The Hubby was all for calling a son William,his traditional family name, PURELY to keep the peace I pointed out that it was my child too, & would therefore like to call him Kitchener after my Grandad - he saw my point then & we steered well clear of any names with family connections. I think its lovely that you had a family name you liked - all of ours were too awful to contemplate,especially the girls (Eunice,Phyllis,Pamela etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share Posted December 20, 2007 I would have loved to have called a boy after my dear old Dad. Unfortunately he was called Norman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Rosie would have been Sam if she was a boy. I wanted Giacomo (from my Italian family) but the ex wouldn't entertain the idea. She is Rosie Katherine Morgan T***** - none of them family names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share Posted December 20, 2007 On the subject of unimaginative naming.....Him indoors has three cousins who are brothers and they are called Sean, John and Ian. All nice enough names for chaps in their 40's....but they are all variants of the same name. I find that very odd. Would you call your three daughters Máire, Mary and Mhairi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 I worked once with an African girl called Comfort, her sisters were called Daisy and Charity... lovely names, just not sure about using them for a child of mine though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Claret wrote: I worked once with an African girl called Comfort, her sisters were called Daisy and Charity... lovely names, just not sure about using them for a child of mine though. I know what you mean The singer Cher named her daughter Chastity, which I always thought a little mean Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Yeah, a pretty enough name, but have you seen her lately? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=503426&in_page_id=1773 Doesn't quite fit somehow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 On the subject of unimaginative naming.....Him indoors has three cousins who are brothers and they are called Sean, John and Ian. they all sound quite different though. Could have been worse; John, Jean and Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 When I first moved to the UK, I used to joke that if you step in a pub and shout 'Dave, Steve, Mike, Chris and Ian', you'd be pretty sure to get most people's attention... To choose our own kids names, DH and I always found it easy to agree on girls names, we didn't have the same choices as favourites, but found compromises we both really liked... agreeing on boys' names was much tougher... he liked easy, common names, whereas I liked more uncommon, exotic ones... we had four daughters, which looking back is probably a relief, name-wise... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 I've taught Oliver Hardy and Glenn Miller! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 I've taught Oliver Hardy and Glenn Miller! oooooooo that reminds me, I worked with Glen Miller and his brother was called Glyn, how's that for unimaginative! Glen and Glyn!!! Glyn was always known as Windy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 I worked once with an African girl called Comfort, her sisters were called Daisy and Charity... My school is twinned with a school in South Africa. The head teacher and another teacher came for a visit last term. The head's name is Clever . (Appropriate for a teacher ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 I wanted Giacomo (from my Italian family) but the ex wouldn't entertain the idea. I love that name! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 . I wanted Giacomo (from my Italian family) but the ex wouldn't entertain the idea. Men! Theyre so boring Having said that I wanted Myfanwy and I can kind of understand why he rejected that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
