Single hen

[Mel (& Paul)]

What about the child from the Harry Enfield slobs sketch

 

 

Spud-u-lika

 

'cos its ex-otic

[AnnieP]

Cool!

[Mel (& Paul)]

heee heee

[Popcorn]

 

or wayne/waynetta

[Mel (& Paul)]

[Popcorn]

I can't remember who it was that named their children from thier love of Shakespear...but I have been sent this link today....

 

some rather interesting options in the lists I must say

 

Shakespearian Names

 

 

Sextus Pompeius from Anthony and Cleopatra

[Mrs Frugal]

Launcelot Gobbo

 

'gob' for short

 

I taught a student a few years back Ginette and she was called Martha. I loved her name, but to add to it, she was such a lovely young girl. Makes a difference when you know someone that's lovely. I went to school with an Esther. It must be an unusual name as the next time I heard it was when I met Sheila on here, many years later, as her daaughter is an Esther too.

 

I have a sixth sense - it's going to be a boy though....you never know Kate - Darren might take a fancy to Gobbo -

 

We threw antoher name in the pot last night - Francis John

 

Errr.....Kate - I seem to have highjacked your post????? I have no idea how I did this, but it looks rather silly, as I am answering Ginette's post before she has posted, and replying to you in your own post, and your post has gone completely. People will wonder what I'm on about

[Guest]

Martha is on our list.

 

One of my daughters is called Martha and I really love it! Martha Annabelle

 

Incidentally, when she was born she went into special care and there was another Martha there as well! 2 out of 3 babies called Martha! Since then I have met several young Marthas.

 

My DD3 is an Esther and I haven't come across many of those. But I like it! Esther Catherine

 

I like Abigail too, I don't think anyone's mentioned that on this thread!

[Popcorn]

Sorry Kate & Ginette - my reply should have been here.....oh dear....I realy have got cauliflower for brains. Time for another lie down I think. I'm not even going to try to attempt to re-do the postings otherwise I might delete the whole forum

 

(it does look Like I have special powers and can reply to a post before it is posted though )

[The Dogmother]

Go and put your feet up dear.

[Mrs Frugal]

Brilliant ! That's tickled me Gina!! I'm not going to do any editing to get it to read properly as it's terrific as it is!! I can see the banner now - "Psychic Gina will answer your questions before you ask them!" !

[The Dogmother]

OK then Gina; who's going to win the world cup? I'll be off to the bookies in a tick!

[Cookie]

Martha is on our list. I'm a huge Tom Waits fan and he did the most beautiful song called Martha

 

Oh, I love the name Martha too - OH and I really wanted it for our DD but the children's surname is McCarthy and Martha McCarthy sounds just awful!

 

Loved the name Arthur for a boy, but had to reject that for the same reason!

 

Would never have had both an Arthur and a Martha though

 

Love,

Cookie. xx

[Karen & co.]

I really wanted to call my youngest Martha, I had a section for her and as she was being born, my OH said he prefered Sarah

 

(My nephew is called Arthur )

 

Karen x

[Chicken on a mission]

Has anyone suggested Verity yet?

[Popcorn]

Verity is nice Thalia...

 

 

But i do like Arther and Martha, Cookie! hee hee!!

 

We like Jack and Jill too!

 

A friend of mine always liked the name Adam. She got married to Mr Adams, so Adam Adams was a definate no no!

 

Clare - when my Grandad was alive he always got the Grand National and the World Cup spot on.....I'm tuning in now....get back to you....

[Popcorn]

I can't decide between Brazil or Italy Clare......

[The Dogmother]

Go for Italy - my 'home town'!

[AnnieP]

Well, as already mentioned about 4 pages back...Martha is my favourite name.

I once taught a girl who had an interesting spelling deviation of it: Marfa, which, strangely enough, I don't mind!

[Martin B]

Did you know a teacher is NOT aloud to talk about any of it's pupils outside the school grounds!

[Guest]

Go for Italy - my 'home town'!

Errrr.... it may have escaped your notice Clare, but Italy isn't a 'town'. You haven't gone blonde again, have you?

[Guest]

Did you know a teacher is NOT aloud to talk about any of it's pupils outside the school grounds!

 

But teachers are allowed to correct spellings and grammar and should not be referred to as 'it' (and you don't need an apostrophe in its)!

 

My daughter signs herself 'Marfa' sometimes

 

When she was little, a 5 year old friend of DD1 insisted to her mother that Rebecca's little sister was called 'Arthur'! No matter how much her mother asked about a possible brother, she remained adamant that she was called 'Arthur'!

[Popcorn]

Did you know a teacher is NOT aloud to talk about any of it's pupils outside the school grounds!

 

Martin, you'll get a detetion if you're not careful

[Hellcat]

Vivian

Thalia (Ethan seriously would have been this or Verity had he been a girl)

Verity

 

Thomas

Tristan

Sebastian

[Hellcat]

Gina, Isnt it annoying when everyone has an opinion of your choice of names! Don't tell them until its too late!

 

No one in my family apart from one brother liked Ethan. I got 'oh, thats .... unusual .... why an American name?' I had to gently inform anyone that it is in fact a biblical name.

 

and like so many others, you can see I never got my first choice of name for my children either!