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    #752
    LordSutch
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    Jinxi wrote: »
    Our non-bump is called Alex. We decided it ages ago. If its a girl we might shorten it to Lexie, but I love the name Alex for a girl, or a boy.

    Your non-bump meaning you're not pregnant ??

    I know of three Alex's and they are all boys, but there again I know friends who named their little girl Jaimie, and most interestingly of all, I heard a chap being interviewed on RTE the other day, and his first name was Tracy!


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    #753
    Jinxi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 429 ✭✭Jinxi


    Non-bump as in only a few weeks pregnant.
    Tracey fro a boy. I have heard of it before but I bet growing up he had one hard childhood. IMHO that borders on abuse. I read somewhere in NZ the government stepped in to stop parents naming their kids weird names. like Bus Stop 62:rolleyes:


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    #754
    January
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    Tallulah Does The Hula From Hawaii!


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    #755
    ElleEm
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    Jinxi wrote: »
    I read somewhere in NZ the government stepped in to stop parents naming their kids weird names. like Bus Stop 62:rolleyes:

    I think Sweden have a similar rule in that you have to name your child a traditional Swedish name, (or Islandic, Norwegian or wherever the rule is, I forget!).


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    #756
    January
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,865 ✭✭✭✭January


    ElleEm wrote: »
    I think Sweden have a similar rule in that you have to name your child a traditional Swedish name, (or Islandic, Norwegian or wherever the rule is, I forget!).

    Apparently Portugal have the same rule...


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    #757
    Gumbo
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    January wrote: »
    Apparently Portugal have the same rule...

    Ronaldo it is then :D


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    #758
    Mrs Fox
    Registered Users Posts: 2,292 ✭✭✭Mrs Fox


    I'm due in April, it'll be a surprise -- Finn for a boy, still arguing over a girl's name. I suggested Mia, but OH said it sounds like a strangled cat with a hiccup in between. Ideally I want something short and simple. He then suggested Ava, but I can't grasp to it just yet, perhaps the overpopularity.


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    #759
    Virgo2011
    Registered Users Posts: 16 ✭Virgo2011


    I'm finding it very hard to pick a boy name.

    My shortlist of shortlisted names are ...

    Darragh
    Liam
    Jamie
    Luke
    Jacob

    Its such a hard choice, this is the name i will have to listen to day in day out haha


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    #760
    MadPatrick
    Registered Users Posts: 304 ✭✭MadPatrick


    The wife wants to call our girl Lola, it's a nice name, but media references are less than encouraging. Drag queen,and showgirl. There's also a movie called The Loved Ones where the character Lola comes across quiet badly.


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    #761
    Squiggler
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    MadPatrick wrote: »
    The wife wants to call our girl Lola, it's a nice name, but media references are less than encouraging. Drag queen,and showgirl. There's also a movie called The Loved Ones where the character Lola comes across quiet badly.

    It's also not far off Lolita


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    #762
    Jinxi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 429 ✭✭Jinxi


    I don't know if the generation of your daughter would remember the song Lola and the tranny conotations.
    But I would personally not take the chance. I know 3 lolas...a dog and 2 horses...that kinda says alot


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    #763
    The Cool
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    Yeah, my cat is called Lola.


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    #764
    Pretty_Pistol
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    I know a lady called Lola. Her real name is Eloise. You could pick a name like Louise or Charlotte and make Lola a nickname from it.


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    #765
    lollypop23
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭lollypop23


    I love the name Lola, I think it's very girly. Very early days for me but cannot be too early to start discussing names. My favourites are:

    Boy:
    Jack
    Sean
    Alex
    Tadhg
    Fionn
    Odhran

    Girl:
    Ella
    Erin (although OH keeps saying Baby Hotcup)
    Lucy, maybe Lucie - kind of different
    Sophie
    Carley

    OH insists on calling a boy Clinton and a girl 'Mary' because he's not bothered to think.


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    #766
    Das Kitty
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 17,231 Mod ✭✭✭✭Das Kitty


    Clinton! Really? All I think of is Stacey and Clinton from What not to Wear (yes yes, nearly a year on maternity leave). Or ole Bill.

    I really like your names, we have similar taste!


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    January
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    I know a Clinton... he's weird... drinks Linden Village cider from the bottle and wears two mobile phones on lanyards around his neck... he has a tree house apparently... he's the same age as me...


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    #768
    RightlyRandom
    Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭RightlyRandom


    For me i love the names Caitlinn along with Ava and Abigail/Abi. I know a girl named Claire Ellen always found it to be a lovely name. Friend has a baby named Brooke although she's stuck for a second name to suit, always throwing suggestions her way but nothing seems to fit.

    For a boy i love Dylan or Conor am also a big fan of Craig though. Still a long time before i'll be having kids, so until then i guess i have plenty of time to choose otherwise. :)


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    #769
    LordSutch
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    Thinking of Rachel, Amy, Ruth, or even June? for our newborn, due the end of June :)

    Any suggestions?


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    #770
    psycho-hope
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    I love my traditonal names, like sophie, and peter etc, tho there is a lady that comes into work called Rosa and im starting to love that name, tho maybe its because shes such a lovely lady that I think of Rosa's as lovely, polite people:D

    Violet is growing on me too, tho have always said my first son is going to be either Peter or have Peter as his second name after my grandad


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    #771
    psycho-hope
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    lollypop23 wrote: »
    I love the name Lola, I think it's very girly. Very early days for me but cannot be too early to start discussing names. My favourites are:

    Boy:
    Jack
    Sean
    Alex
    Tadhg
    Fionn
    Odhran

    Girl:
    Ella
    Erin (although OH keeps saying Baby Hotcup)
    Lucy, maybe Lucie - kind of different
    Sophie
    Carley

    OH insists on calling a boy Clinton and a girl 'Mary' because he's not bothered to think.

    Could be worse my OH keeps saying if we ever have kids and have a boy he wants to call him brian....OH's surname is Ryan:rolleyes:


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    #772
    liliq
    Registered Users Posts: 2,242 ✭✭✭liliq


    I keep forgetting the names I like, except for Saoirse! I've always adored the name, and thankfully daddy-to-be likes it too! :D

    I really like Emma and Katie as well. And Rebecca, but one of my doggies is called Becky. :rolleyes: (I'd be tempted to go for Emma with Rebecca as a second name but it's the exact name of a girl I work with!)

    I love Charlie for a boy, but my OH is veto-ing it :( Then again, I'm veto-ing his Malachy, so fair is fair I suppose!

    The only other boy name I can remember I like is Shane!


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    #773
    carolinespring
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    LordSutch wrote: »
    Thinking of Rachel, Amy, Ruth, or even June? for our newborn, due the end of June :)

    Any suggestions?

    June is such a lovely name. I ave a wonderful Aunt June and everytime I hear the name I smile. So pretty a name. Love Love Love it.


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    January
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    liliq wrote: »
    I keep forgetting the names I like, except for Saoirse! I've always adored the name, and thankfully daddy-to-be likes it too! :D

    I really like Emma and Katie as well. And Rebecca, but one of my doggies is called Becky. :rolleyes: (I'd be tempted to go for Emma with Rebecca as a second name but it's the exact name of a girl I work with!)

    I love Charlie for a boy, but my OH is veto-ing it :( Then again, I'm veto-ing his Malachy, so fair is fair I suppose!

    The only other boy name I can remember I like is Shane!

    Saoirse is a wonderful name :p


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    #775
    liliq
    Registered Users Posts: 2,242 ✭✭✭liliq


    January wrote: »
    Saoirse is a wonderful name :p

    Hehe... never would have thought you would have though that! :p
    It's my favourite name, definitely!


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    #776
    January
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    liliq wrote: »
    Hehe... never would have thought you would have though that! :p
    It's my favourite name, definitely!

    Haha, it's my daughters name and I have an Addison too :)


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    #777
    liliq
    Registered Users Posts: 2,242 ✭✭✭liliq


    LordSutch wrote: »
    Thinking of Rachel, Amy, Ruth, or even June? for our newborn, due the end of June :)

    Any suggestions?


    I do like Rachel and Amy!
    Wouldn't be a 100% about a June in June, but that's just me!


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    #778
    liliq
    Registered Users Posts: 2,242 ✭✭✭liliq


    January wrote: »
    Haha, it's my daughters name and I have an Addison too :)

    I've noticed from previous posts :)
    Hehe... I may end up stealing one of your daughters names! Addison is a fab name as well!
    *adds to list!* ;)


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    #779
    admiralofthefleet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    just found out yesterday that me and my fiance are expecting a baby. we are both over the moon. we have decided that we are going name the baby fintan if born a boy and aleisha if born a girl


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    #780
    lolli
    Registered Users Posts: 1,173 ✭✭✭lolli


    liliq wrote: »
    I've noticed from previous posts :)
    Hehe... I may end up stealing one of your daughters names! Addison is a fab name as well!
    *adds to list!* ;)

    Haha January robbed it from me :P We can have a Hows your Saoirse thread on boards soon. :D

    Saoirse is a fabulous name though! I love it so much.


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    #781
    John Mason
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    admiralofthefleet wrote: »
    just found out yesterday that me and my fiance are expecting a baby. we are both over the moon. we have decided that we are going name the baby fintan if born a boy and aleisha if born a girl

    congrats AOF, we need to meet up soon :)


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