Which name for baby girl

building_with_lego

fawd1 wrote: »

Honestly, I hate the idea of calling children anything "cute". My view is, what if they want to be lawyers, or surgeons when they're older. I'd have an issue with being operated on by Doctor Daisy. I always think, give them a sensible name and then nickname them whatever you like. That way if they want to be Bella they can, but if they prefer to be known as Elizabeth, or Isabella, they can too. One of my good friends did it the right way. She wanted to call her daughter Betsy, so legally named her as Elizabeth, and everyone calls her Betsy, but if she wants to have a more adult, serious name later, she has the choice.

My nephew on the other hand is called Ace. Don't do that to your kid. Please.

I know an Ace and he is, well, ace! There were raised eyebrows when he was named but I can't imagine him being called anything but Ace.

He has a brother called Ludo though :eek:

This_Year

Tiddlywinks wrote: »

I know someone who called their baby Bertie... why? Just why? They should have given the longer version of Albert or Robert thus giving him a choice for the future.

Silly, cutesie names are a self indulgence for the parents and can be life limiting for the child as others do make judgements based on names.

One of my friends has just had a baby and she's called him Albie.
Not Albert, but Albie.

This_Year

LondonDiva wrote: »

My friend's a nursery teacher and current names in her class are:

Adonis (not a Greek family)

Lets hope he's not one of life's fuglies. :rotfl:

jm2926

This_Year wrote: »

One of my friends has just had a baby and she's called him Albie.
Not Albert, but Albie.

I work with an Albie , not sure if he shortened it, but it works fine for him. Also work with a woman called by her initials which suits her way more than her given name (saw the full version on mail). Known as B.A. lol

Spendless

Do people even know their Doctors first names? I don't. I've had brain surgery. I just assummed if he was working as a neurosurgeon he was highly quaified and didn't even occur to me to ask him if his name was on my 'approved' list. Too busy being grateful that he was saving my health and potentially my life!

I recall a conversation between my Mum and a neighbour as they walked me and neighbour's daughter to school in the 1970s about how 'frivolous' our names were compared to their own (carol and Janet). When I was 10 my name went into the top 3 names, as such people from all walks of life, ones I know of include policewoman, vicar and Coroner.

lostinrates

Spendless wrote: »

Do people even know their Doctors first names? I don't. I've had brain surgery. I just assummed if he was working as a neurosurgeon he was highly quaified and didn't even occur to me to ask him if his name was on my 'approved' list. Too busy being grateful that he was saving my health and potentially my life!


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Sure I know their real names, its on their profiles. I'd rather have a recommended 'albie' working on my brain than a merely adaquate 'Albert'.

I use a mixture of first names and surnames with doctors and consultants.....as guided by them and what they want to call me.

Regarding barristers or prime ministers I bet had their not been one we might raise an eyebrow at Winston. We've had historically I am pretty sure, prime minister called Archibald, so an Archie seems a natural leap now (though my child personally would be an Archibald and abbreviated were I to want an Archie) I find it ridiculous and indicative of the mentality of the person speaking with people talk about Gideon osbourne for example. He can use what ever name he likes IMO.

sharnad

Isabella is nice

Mr_Toad

building_with_lego wrote: »

I know an Ace and he is, well, ace! There were raised eyebrows when he was named but I can't imagine him being called anything but Ace.

He has a brother called Ludo though :eek:

I know a Ludo, it's short for Ludovic

Spendless

lostinrates wrote: »

Sure I know their real names, its on their profiles. I'd rather have a recommended 'albie' working on my brain than a merely adaquate 'Albert'.

What do you mean 'profile'? I'm assumming you don't mean you check out their facebook page, ha, ha.

I make a GP appt with Dr X (no first name given) at Reception. Spendless to Dr Xs consulting room flashes up on the screen. if I need a referral, Dr does it I get a letter asking me to attend appt with Dr X (or Mr X), I attend again I'm asked to see Dr surname. At best I know their initial, but no idea if neuroscientist initial A stands for Andrew or Artichoke.

lostinrates

Spendless wrote: »

What do you mean 'profile'? I'm assumming you don't mean you check out their facebook page, ha, ha.

I make a GP appt with Dr X (no first name given) at Reception. Spendless to Dr Xs consulting room flashes up on the screen. if I need a referral, Dr does it I get a letter asking me to attend appt with Dr X (or Mr X), I attend again I'm asked to see Dr surname. At best I know their initial, but no idea if neuroscientist initial A stands for Andrew or Artichoke.

The hospital's websites normally have department pages which list the consultants. These sometimes have profiles on each consultant, if not on all NHs ones then you can google them to see if there is on any private hospital they also work through. Additionally occasionally consultants have there own web pages.

I make an active choice over most of my consultants now. I was less fussed about gastrointestinal guy, but did want a local one at a particular hospital ( private) his profile on the website was as professional as everyone else's and had some personal information that was humorous. I thought that was encouraging sign for someone who might spend some time rummaging in side me while I was awake. As it is we get on fantastically and snigger are way through appointments, and I like him very much and wish he could corrida the all my treatment instead of my GP.

I have recently started seeking a new rheumatologist. I asked for recommendations from some one I know who is a very good private GP. He gave me a short list of two he would recommend for my situation. I looked at both profiles and chose the one whose special interests most closely matched my leading problems.

My neurologist I just went with the lead consultant at local hospital and its been awful. Rheumatologist plans for me to see a neurologist he works more closely with, and that tends to happen too, that you choose a specialist, but they have other colleagues whom they prefer to refer to, and you could say no, but ultimately, if you trust and like one, then I'm happy to be guided by them. If the rheumatologist feels current neurologist is someone to refer on from I'm more than happy with that! I was hoping to make that move myself next year.

Now that the NHS offers more choice in hospital choice it makes sense to see which consultants or surgeons available might have interest on your particular condition or circumstance as well as waiting times and outcomes when choosing a place for consultation or surgery IMO.

Name of that person would be neither here nor there.