feemcg Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 There were 6 Fiona's in my class at school - very common! When I was pregnant with Anna I had chosen Lizzie for her name and EVERYONE turned their nose up - I was really disappointed . I met a girl at the weekend who's wee boy was called Nairn which I had picked if Anna was a boy. I also love the name Rona. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 How about....Fred! Not very common, easy to say (and spell) not embarrassing either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 There is a Winifred and a Laverne in every class in Sheffield! ....or are they Winnie and Lavvie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 I was one of about nine Sarahs in my class at secondary school and I hated it. I think something just a little out of the ordinary is better. I was one of 5 in my class! My girls have got unusual names, & I much prefer them. I think that is shows a bit of imagination That said there are some gorgeous old celtic names out there too. But then Devon, whos name is an African American male name in tradition,went to secondary school to find another blonde female Devon in her tutor group Apparantly,this girls Mum was most peeved when I named my girl Devon, as her daughter was born 2 weeks before & she thought I was copying her.In fact I had seen it in a book,as a characters name & loved it - it reminded me of sunny family holidays when I was a child Cleo,my youngest,was so named after I saw 'Carry on Cleo' when I was pregnant. When she was born she had a shock of black sticky up hair & I just thought it suited her. Hubby still managed to tell everyone her name was Chloe though Both families were upset that they have not got family names,but where do family names come from I say - from someone taking that first step in naming their child something other than the usual. Personally,I would not have liked them to have been named for someone else - they are their own people with their own very pretty names Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 - you can't call a girl Lavvy in Scotland - it means toilet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 - you can't call a girl Lavvy in Scotland - it means toilet ....so it does down here as well........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 (edited) As a teacher there are certain names i would NEVER call a child! I have taught some horrors in my time and would never call a child.... Alex Dwayne Madonna - yes i did have one in my class! Andre Terri Samantha Rudy Chanelle Wayne Chrystal Can you tell from some of the names the types of school i have worked in? Edited March 13, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Its not the name Fred its the memory of the child it brings back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 I remember out of the last 10 babies I delivered as a midwife, 7 were boys and all called Lee or Liam I had visions of them all in the same class I did feel a bit mean when the proud parents all thought it was really trendy Karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 (edited) My DS1 is called Alexander! Edited March 13, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strepsy Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 I named my eldest Amy, then realised that there are millions of Amys! The others are rarer, Eve and Fay but they get fed up that they can never find their names on anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 My DS1 is called Alexander! He is probably an angel. The one i taught was an unruly beast who had no manners and wasnt willing to learn any either. Mind you his parents were just the same! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Glad I inspired you Chookie! I think Lavvie is a very pretty name reminds me of a line from Shirley Valentine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Oh I like Violet for a girls name aswell. Seems to be making a comeback Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Christain your post has just reminded me! I had a friend called Christian when i was little and his older brother Carl convinced him that slugs were bits of chocolate that moved. Christian ate a slug! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 I wouldn't go so far as to call my Alexander an angel He's a brill son, though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 I wouldn't go so far as to call my Alexander an angel He's a brill son, though I bet he has manners too and would not be described as a beast by his teacher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomaxsmith Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Jules. wrote:My DS1 is called Alexander! He is probably an angel. The one i taught was an unruly beast who had no manners and wasnt willing to learn any either. Mind you his parents were just the same! My ds2 is Alex and pretty much fits the bill of the 'unruly beast'. he starts school after Easter and they won't know what's hit them! Actually, I'm probably pretty much like that one's parents too! On the topic of names, my dh was really fed up of my insistence that we didn't have a 'top ten' name. He actually vetoed so many of my suggestions on the basis of 'too gay', 'too american' or 'too common' Not that there's anything wrong with being any or all of those 3 things! We ended up with Toby for ds1, and lo and behold there was another one in his Reception class and compromised on Alex for ds2 as neither of us hated it or loved another name enough to argue for it. Names that are really popular here are variations on Ellie and the like for girls (there are 3 Elises, 2 Ellies, a Millie, Mollie, Maddie and Madison in the preschool at the moment) and Ben, Connor, Ryan and William for boys. Good luck choosing a name - it may seem difficult but compared with the work that comes once the baby's arrived it's a doddle! Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Jules. wrote:My DS1 is called Alexander! He is probably an angel. The one i taught was an unruly beast who had no manners and wasnt willing to learn any either. Mind you his parents were just the same! My ds2 is Alex and pretty much fits the bill of the 'unruly beast'. he starts school after Easter and they won't know what's hit them! Actually, I'm probably pretty much like that one's parents too! Jo Unless your Alex swears like a trooper and kicks you when he doesnt get his own way i doubt it very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomaxsmith Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Unless your Alex swears like a trooper and kicks you when he doesnt get his own way i doubt it very much! Actually.... he definitely does the kicking (I could have written a loooong reply on the tantrums thread earlier) and also has the knack of picking up those very quiet words you say to yourself (or Daddy says to himself ) when you hit your thumb with a hammer etc - therefore everything that went wrong in his games the other day had the response 'oh, bother...' Please let him never say these things in public Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 A friend's children are called Martha, Elijah and Jemimah - lovely names! Some boys names in the toddler group at the moment are: Kian, Jackson, Harrison, Joel, Dillon, Louie, Leo, Harry, Euan, Josh, Mitchell and Austin. Oh, and my Matthew! Very tame in comparison! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 I want an Elijah! and a Gideon and an Eira and an Eleri then perhaps I would think about not having any mor e:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helly Welly Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 I wanted to call Abi, Tabitha or Madison but OH picked Abigail. We never did come up with a boys name, although in hindsight it would probably have been Alfie. I also think Sky is a nice name for a girl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 My DS was always going to be Oliver - now Ollie - never any doubt DD was going to be Imogen right up until she was born......I took one look at her and thought Charlotte. When she was very little she was called Char (as Ollie couldn't say Charlotte) and then when she went to school she informed me that she wanted to be know as Charlie.......and has been ever since My late Hubbie was called Julius........his mother had a funny moment I think. When he was a few months she had a sudden thought that he might get called Julie so from that point on he was always called by his middle name - Warren. Very handy when companies used to phone.......if they asked for Julius we knew that they were cold calling as he never used his first name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrishY Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 my grown up sons are called Timothy and Robert. Timothy has grown up to not like his name and insists on being called Tim - he was actually named after Ronnie Corbett as I loved that programme he was in called Sorry, apparantly at work the conversation goes Timothy - don't call me Timothy - Sorry when Robert was born he had a dimple in his chin and i thought ooh just like Robert mitchum and he was Robert after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
