Baby Boy Names

moomoomama27

Flora_Poste wrote: »

Surely there must be a government dept we could report these parents to? Or maybe an alarm should be triggered at the registry office for anything bordering on cruelty to children or beginning with K

They could then be given a book of baby names to reselect from and there definitely wouldn't be a Hagar or a Kai in there.

It's when they have to get a job and a life that they become embarrassed or irritated with their parents whims. Thats why Zowie Bowie is now Duncan and Dandelion Richards is now Angela.

I like it, and agree!

Oblique

Apparently Hagar is a girl's name.

LandyAndy

Flora_Poste wrote: »

Surely no-one would call a child Doon?? Or Vlad or Hagar??

Seriously?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doon_Mackichan

Well known comic actress.

Spendless

Isn't Rex a 'nickname' for King? Going back a couple of generations I bet it's not that uncommon to find Rex in families. DH's hubby is geneology and he has found in our families Tryposa (female) Golden and Herculay (male). Unusual names are not just a recent phenomenon.

LandyAndy

Spendless wrote: »

Isn't Rex a 'nickname' for King? Going back a couple of generations I bet it's not that uncommon to find Rex in families. DH's hubby is geneology and he has found in our families Tryposa (female) Golden and Herculay (male). Unusual names are not just a recent phenomenon.

Rex is the latin for king.

Unusual names aren't a new thing. I'm sure they have been ridiculed through the ages.

neverdespairgirl

There were the poor little sods who got Christened with very Puritan names from about 1560 onwards - such as, "God-be-with-thee Smith" or "Fear-God Brown", or "Bless-thee Jones"

thatgirlsam

Isambard Kingdom Brunel - I doubt his mates thought 'what a chav!'

I quite like some unusual names and I think the name maketh the man anyway

At work we have well respected Dr. Kevin (won't put his surname) - It certainly hasn't held him back!

Abbafan1972

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

There's lots of 'em - those you mentioned, plus Owain (Owen), Alun (Alan), Eoin, Glynn, Gavyn, Gwilym (William), Gruffudd (Griffith), Hywel (Hugh), Aeddan (Aiden), Awstin (Austin), Barri (Barry), Deiniol (Daniel) etc.

I have Welsh ancestors with fantastic names such as Caradoc, Angharad, Ehangwen and Blodeuwedd, but I'm not going to inflict any of them on my children!

Omg :eek: They sound like characters out of Lord of the rings or Harry Potter!

I said previously that my name was purple flower, but it's not Violet or "Vi". It starts with a "H". :rotfl:

neverdespairgirl

I think Tolkein was quite influenced by Celtic names.

Can't guess your flower, I'm no horticulturalist (-:

neverdespairgirl

Spendless wrote: »

Isn't Rex a 'nickname' for King? Going back a couple of generations I bet it's not that uncommon to find Rex in families.

Not a nickname!

"Rex" is Latin for "King", and "Regina" is Latin for "Queen".

Grab a coin (this is MSE, there should be one to hand) and it'll say on it:

D. G. REG. F. D.

Which stands for, Dei gratia regina fidei defensor, which translates as By the Grace of God, Queen, and Defender of the Faith.

The title Fidei Defensor was first granted by the Pope to Henry VIII in1520 or so, when he wrote a book against Martin Luther.