I can't believe I'm resorting to asking on here, but Mrs F and I can't settle on a name for Funk Mk2 and D day is fast approaching. Hit me with your suggestions STW so that we can have a good laugh or maybe even settle on a name.
Something classy, with an apostrophe.
D’mentia, that sort of thing?
*not original, but I remember laughing at the last thread on here about this!
Louise.
D'onna.
My eldest girl is Rowan. Always happy with that choice
would that be D'onna K'ebab?
I reckon that Mavis, Maureen & Edna are due for a comeback.
or Polly Esther.
Dave
Bob
Rowan is a boys name is it not? I know a chap named Rowan. Maybe he has a girls name... unless he is a girl?
Funkette
Mine are Amelia and Charlotte.
(I'm aware Amelia is one of the most popular names at the moment - but it wasn't 10 1/2 years ago)
I wanted names that would work in whatever path they take in life, whether they end up as surgeons, tree surgeons or hairdressers.
Amelia has always been Millie to us, but can be Amelia or Amy if she chooses, Charlotte can use Charlie or Lottie if it works for her.
My sister-in-law registered her second boy as Billy, and could not understand why we suggested that William might give him more options..
Go with your heart, but try and imagine a person with that name either cutting your hair, or cutting you open..
Go with your heart, but try and imagine a person with that name either cutting your hair, or cutting you open..
I'm bald and now thinking of serial killer names.
We have a name we really like, but sadly my daughter was born with a penis and some balls, so you can’t have it, in case my potential son is born with girls bits.
The thing with these threads is they just epitomise how personal names are. You’ll get nothing new, you’ll s**** at some choices, and roll your eyes at others.
Personally I like ‘normal’ names, but not mega common, nothing too trendy that’ll ‘date’ . Ellie’s seem to be everywhere. Lily too common. Matilda’s nice. Megan. Freya.
Nothing asexual (Sam, Chris, Charlie), and definitely nothing which people will overwhelmingly assume is a boy (Rowan).
And no diminutives.
It Charles or Charlotte, not Charlie.
Charlie is what you call a Yorkshire Terrier.
The thing with these threads is they just epitomise how personal names are. You’ll get nothing new, you’ll s**** at some choices, and roll your eyes at others.
That's what I'm hoping for. A bit of light relief, a laugh and just maybe some names to add to the list.
It Charles, not Charlie.
If I were Victorian I might agree. As long as it's not a ridiculous spelling and is actually a name bring it on 😉
Juliana or Liv
Sesimilla is a nice name for a girl.
Semolina?
There seems to be an abundance of girls whose parents liked red at my kids school.
Ruby, Scarlett, Rose.
You could have a look in B&Q at the colour charts and see if you can find something suitable.
Sesimilla is a nice name for a girl
Or Mary Jane unless that's not a typo you've made.
You could have a look in B&Q at the colour charts and see if you can find something suitable.
Valspar it is!
I always liked Anastasia before the pop singer of the same name came along and ruined it.
What's your surname?
Nigella of course
Marples - so rules out anything beginning with M. Bring on the detective jokes
We chose Maisie - we were watching Game of Thrones when the wife was pregnant. Ayra was the best character that series and we joked about naming her Ayra but only Americans do that sort of thing and the idea was ghastly. We found out her real name and we both liked it immediately.
So she’s not named after anyone, we just wanted a name we didn’t know anyone who already had and we found Maisie by mistake joking about naming her after a TV character.
[quote=njee20 ]Nothing asexual (Sam, Chris, Charlie), and definitely nothing which people will overwhelmingly assume is a boy (Rowan).
You're pigeonholing your children into a gender based solely on what bits they have. Hence I suggest the following which will allow them to make their own minds up later:
Leslie
Lindsay
Francis
Robin
The name everybody apart from my mum uses for me is asexual, which can sometimes result in amusing assumptions. For added amusement, one of the woman at an activity I regularly do goes by the same name as me. It's never been a problem that I can remember though - I got enough flak from the cool kids at school, but never for my name.
Do you have an old girlfriend you are particularly fond of you could name her after.
I grew up with "that's a girls name" too aracer.
Maisie is short for Margaret, something to be aware of.....
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chip - Member
Do you have an old girlfriend you are particularly fond of you could name her after.
Or name her after someone you've come across from the telly.
Ulrika's nice.
Peggy is better.
Starts with M so it's a no anyway. We've already got a middle name as it's a family tradition on Mrs F's mums side.
But still a derivative of Margaret.
Might as well just call her Lucifer.
Julliette is what I’d like my next daughter to be called- don’t know the sex yet but find out soon, if it’s a boy... probably not that. I also have a M surname. It’s a bad one to find names that don’t sound odd too.
Sadly Mrs Lex vetoed Daphne, despite it being a homage to Tony Curtis’ character and one of the Scooby Doo team, so went with Anastasia for #2 daughter. She now gets associated with the Russian contingent at her school.
Lucinda.
Lucinda Marples.
This makes me chuckle but I can't adequately explain why?
Is Kylie no longer fashionable?
Doris then.
My daughter is callled Thomasin, nice name I think
but also liked Tess (would have been named Theresa but shortened to Tess).
Tess would have gone to hold number two, but that was a boy!
Maisie is short for Margaret, something to be aware of.....
Not in my house it isn’t! 😉
Someone once asked me “What’s Maisie short for?” I said “because she’s 3”.
Jacquie - it's died out. Less than three registered each year according to the above.
Generally;
At least two syllables
Must pass the Tesco/Sainsbury/Waitrose/Fortnum & Mason shout out loud test
Nothing that has trended from nowhere in the past ten years
Obvious spelling is helpful in the internet-age
Imogen Grace, was going to be ours. Until we had boys.
Lucinda Marples.This makes me chuckle but I can't adequately explain why?
It's now making Mrs F laugh too.
Jacquie - it's died out
Fails the supermarket shout test
Penny
Girls names I've recently seen
Candida
Pandora
Shenice
Rogue
Dolly
Brody
Viyona
Skyla-rae
Brayden
Rogan
Where do you work? Is it in America?
where was she concieved
im not sure who in 2035 is going to care whether her son is called Billy or William. I struggle to see who would care today to the extent it would affect opportunity, and he can always change it if he is so worried.My sister-in-law registered her second boy as Billy, and could not understand why we suggested that William might give him more options..
Now if I were worried about opportunity then
I'd say that's wrong ... there is still some degree of latent discrimination and a name that stops that happening on paper might just give some extra opportunities when someone is sifting cvs etc. That said my daughter got a "feminine" name.Nothing asexual (Sam, Chris, Charlie), and definitely nothing which people will overwhelmingly assume is a boy (Rowan).
Stella Rose
Connie Mae
Or just Dave...
Isla and Amelie are our two girls
Although Amelie sometimes gets Emily and Amelia
We really liked Isla but it appears to be very popular now which puts me off for some reason. Amelie is nice but middle name begins with A. So far we have:
Ariella
Evangeline
Isabella
Arabella
Tali
Talia
Talula
Orla
Autumn
Freya
Arla
Lilith
Yep, some begin with A and we appear to be hippies 🙂 Funk Jr is Eben Hendrix so we have previous for hippy names
Fun ‘see how popular your baby’s name was in 2016’ thing here...
[url= http://http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41160596 ]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41160596[/url]
It’s a shame that Chlamydia has such negative connotations - it’d make a lovely girls name and easily shortened to Clemmy.
My only advise is to think like a horrid school bully and try to eliminate any possible ‘play on words’ names - we had Isla as a girls name, but our surname is White so that was swiftly crossed off...
Here is our running list;
Darcey
Connie
Poppy
Florence
Tuppence
Jophy
Meredith
Sophia
Millie
Clemency
Primrose
Merryn
Our oldest is May, and the 6wk old squawker just to my right is called Fleur.
For a while Ursula was in the running, and I still really like it.
Our daughter is Mathilda, it works in English and Danish unlike many names.
Had a French girlfriend called Aureli once, I wouldn't recommend that name.
Adolf.
Adolf
If we were having a boy it would have been Adolf Judas, alas it was not to be
adolf judas only beaten by Donald genghis marples.
My only advise is to think like a horrid school bully
I'd cross Tuppence off your list quick then if I was you 😆
I had a great aunt Anastasia, only spoke Spanish, chewed tobacco.
Martha's due a comeback.
Constance and Penelope are nice names for people.
Connie.
Penny.
Both lovely for a budgie.
Myra
Losa
Losa is a beautiful person, that always has times for others. She presents herself very well and once you get to know her, you'll never regret meeting her. She has an amazing personality, quite bubbly. The strength within her is immense. Only a few girls are lucky to be given the name, Losa. But once they're given it, it's the perfect fit for her. Their smiles are definitely something to be witnessed. They have your back, no matter what. And they can improve one's mood instantly. The talents that are of a Losa are one of a kind. Just like her beauty and personality, her talents are unique. She's trustworthy, honest, loyal, a great listener and whole lot more
where was she concieved
Fallopian Tube is a bit out there for a name, even by today's standards.
lol at BatsvsSupes....that film was godawful 🙂
where was she concieved
Bus Shelter Marples.
I think we have a winner.
There's a nurse in work called Bongi (Sibongile to her mum) and another lady called Marvellous.
I love both of those to be honest.
🙂
Daphne .
where was she concieved
Bus Shelter Marples.I think we have a winner.
Boring in our bedroom Marples
Seriously?
Assuming you're English, you might consider:
Zoë
Freya
Natalie
Monica
Julia
If you're not English, what cultures are you and Mrs FMP able to authentically draw on?
I think California would make a nice girls name - with lots of catchy songs to sing to her. Also: easy to spell and not common.
Who wouldn’t want to sing, California knows how to party...(California love) to get their child off to sleep?
Mrs F has German and African ancestors (German gran, mum born in Namibia) and I'm the classic 400 generations of Yorkshireman. Although completely atheist we both love biblical and Hebrew names. Hence Funk Jr's name.
Funk mk2 will have Astrid as a middle name (MIL and Grans name and been in family for a long time)
I think California would make a nice girls name - with lots of catchy songs to sing to her.
Any Chili Peppers song from 96 onwards "hip dip dye hopper California"
You could have a look in B&Q at the colour charts and see if you can find something suitable.
Heliotrope? Or to make it a little more modern, Hel'Io'Trope.
Perchita?
Surely percheetah would be better?
Cheetarah
we both love biblical and Hebrew names
I met somebody with the name Obadiah once, think it’s a great name for a boy, but I’d go with either Django or Thelonious for a boy myself.
My wife and I argued for ages over boys names, thankfully we had two girls 🙂
Thelonious is a great name, as is
Obadiah.
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funkmasterp - Member
Mrs F has German and African ancestors (German gran, mum born in Namibia) and I'm the classic 400 generations of Yorkshireman.
Brunhilde Tightwad?
Parsimonious Hun?
Zena
I suggested Brunhilda and got "the pregnant frown" this is something to be feared and means a temporary sense of humour failure has occurred 🙂
Obadiah
Was on our list along with Isaac had she been a boy. It's much tougher picking a name this time around.
Ichabod
I have a nephew called Isiah
Aisha

