Top boys' and girls' names

[661-Pete]

According to a survey:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/oct/27/baby-names-children-oliver-olivia

It so happened, today one of my colleagues came in, along with missus and new-born babe. Aaaahhhhh bless! Sweetest little girl you can imagine, and good as gold, she didn't make a sound!

Name? Rhea.

It's not on the list - I looked. Nor for that matter is my first name - which is a bit more mundane.

But Rhea? Fine, a very distinguished name, the Earth-Mother of ancient mythology and all that (also one of Saturn's principal moons). But what sort of nickname is the poor mite going to pick up at school? Have doting Mum and Dad considered that?

So - anyone with a name they wish they hadn't - or know someone else so afflicted?

 

[upsidedown]

A woman at work brought her newborn in a couple of years ago, trying to project some interest I asked his name , "Henry" she said.

I suppose the difficulty with names is that the ones that sound great on an adult, like Henry, don't necessarily sound great on a kid.

 

[ianrauk]

A woman at work brought her newborn in a couple of years ago, trying to project some interest I asked his name , "Henry" she said.

I suppose the difficulty with names is that the ones that sound great on an adult, like Henry, don't necessarily sound great on a kid.

Oi, my 8 month old is called Henry.. and everyone seems to love it.. or they are too bloody polite to say otherwise.
Reaction I get is that it's nice to hear a classic old name.

 

[jimboalee]

According to a survey:
http://www.guardian....n-oliver-olivia

It so happened, today one of my colleagues came in, along with missus and new-born babe. Aaaahhhhh bless! Sweetest little girl you can imagine, and good as gold, she didn't make a sound!

Name? Rhea.

It's not on the list - I looked. Nor for that matter is my first name - which is a bit more mundane.

But Rhea? Fine, a very distinguished name, the Earth-Mother of ancient mythology and all that (also one of Saturn's principal moons). But what sort of nickname is the poor mite going to pick up at school? Have doting Mum and Dad considered that?

So - anyone with a name they wish they hadn't - or know someone else so afflicted?

That's dire.

 

[jimboalee]

Mr and Mrs Peacock in Northampton named their son Drew.

 

[661-Pete]

At least the couple I referred to, aren't Mr and Mrs Entry....

 

[upsidedown]

Ian don't get me wrong I love the name, but a year or two ago I hadn't heard the name for twenty or thirty years. I called my son George fifteen years ago when it was an old name not in common use , now it's as usual to hear a George as a Jack or Harry. My point was that proper solid adult names can be be a bit surprising on a newborn.

Paul

 

[summerdays]

I think that whilst a name does make a first impression ... on the whole you just get used to it... When my first child was born, the names of the babies we got to know varied from the common, traditional, rare and ones that I had never even heard of before (and since!!). But you just get used to the name and generally comes to fit the child.

None of my children's names appeared in the top 50 when they were named it... although they have all been creeping up the tables since.

 

[ianrauk]

Ian don't get me wrong I love the name, but a year or two ago I hadn't heard the name for twenty or thirty years. I called my son George fifteen years ago when it was an old name not in common use , now it's as usual to hear a George as a Jack or Harry. My point was that proper solid adult names can be be a bit surprising on a newborn.

Paul

This is one of the reasons we used the name, that and it's the name of my best mate...and of course he was chuffed to bits

 

[potsy]

This is one of the reasons we used the name, that and it's the name of my best mate...and of course he was chuffed to bits

That's not your mate Thierry is it pal?

 

[ianrauk]

That's not your mate Thierry is it pal?

Watchit Pots....

 

[jiggerypokery]

We made a concerted effort to look at the list of top names for the last few years just to make sure that our sproglets wouldn't be landed with summat common

So we went for Fionnlagh - Finlay (Finn/Finlay/Oi!!!!!!!) and Matilda/Tilly

Mrs JP is responsible for the gaelic spelling, I put it down to her pikey Irish roots and I've made sure that she will take responsibility for teaching the poor kid how to spell his name!

 

[Fab Foodie]

Adc the 2 spellings of M'hammed together and it would be well into the top 10 which is interesting.

 

[skudupnorth]

Well being married to an Indian girl/woman we can prety much guarentee our choice of names are not on the top hit list ! Our first born is called Jasmin (without the E ! ) which was the inbetween cultures name,second girl is called Manisha,third girl is called Priya and forth GIRL ( i'm doomed ) is called Jaya. I normally just number them now....it's easier than trying to remember their piggin names when they've annoyed me !

 

[ianrauk]

Well being married to an Indian girl/woman we can prety much guarentee our choice of names are not on the top hit list ! Our first born is called Jasmin (without the E ! ) which was the inbetween cultures name,second girl is called Manisha,third girl is called Priya and forth GIRL ( i'm doomed ) is called Jaya. I normally just number them now....it's easier than trying to remember their piggin names when they've annoyed me !

All very lovely names...