Which name for baby girl

Janepig

paulineb wrote: »

People didnt start randomly calling my mum Norma, was just the name she was always known as, as I said, was the name my gran wanted on her birth cert and my grandpa said no, but shes been known as it all her life.

My mum was known by a completely different name to the one that was on her birth certificate. Her father went and registered her with a name, then, being 1940, he went off to the war, and by the time he came back my mother was 5 and known by all and sundry as something completely different (not even a derivative of her registered name).

It used to fox me completely as a child, how this different name used to be on official letters, bank statements, cheque books, etc... but no-one ever referred to her as it in real life. When she died, her sister (my aunty) had to be shown her death certificate before she'd believe it wasn't her middle name as that is what she'd assumed literally all her life.

Jx

jellyhead

Janepig wrote: »

My mum was known by a completely different name to the one that was on her birth certificate. Her father went and registered her with a name, then, being 1940, he went off to the war, and by the time he came back my mother was 5 and known by all and sundry as something completely different (not even a derivative of her registered name).

It used to fox me completely as a child, how this different name used to be on official letters, bank statements, cheque books, etc... but no-one ever referred to her as it in real life. When she died, her sister (my aunty) had to be shown her death certificate before she'd believe it wasn't her middle name as that is what she'd assumed literally all her life.

Jx

One of my aunts has completely abandoned her name and has refused to be called Marjorie since childhood :rotfl:

Janepig

jellyhead wrote: »

One of my aunts has completely abandoned her name and has refused to be called Marjorie since childhood :rotfl:

Funnily enough, that's my mother's sister's name! Although I know her as Marjie.

Jx

Reams

Has the baby been named? I say Eloise.

Best wishes whatever you both decide.

onlyroz

paulineb wrote: »

My mums preference is to be called Norma, was my grans as well. If she didnt want to be called that, shed refer to herself as Eleanor.

Well my Eleanor has always been called Ellie. If she wants to call herself something different when she's older then that's her call...

onlyroz

Janepig wrote: »

My mum was known by a completely different name to the one that was on her birth certificate. Her father went and registered her with a name, then, being 1940, he went off to the war, and by the time he came back my mother was 5 and known by all and sundry as something completely different (not even a derivative of her registered name).
Jx

My granddad was apparently notorious for giving somebody a different name. E.g. my grandma was an Elizabeth and everybody called her Lizzy. But granddad decided that she was going to be called Betty, and so that's what she became.

dizziblonde

Janepig wrote: »

This was thrashed out pages back! I'm all for calling a child whatever you're going to call them - DS is Alex, not Alexander. All very well having Alexander as a fall back but in my experience adults tend to go for the short form more than children do. I know of no adults who are referred to as Alexander. Same with Sam, Ben, etc.. And I don't see the problem with Kate or Sally.

Admittedly though, I'm not keen on "cutesy" alternatives such as Gracie, etc....

Hope the OP plumped for Daisy. Other than it being DD's middle name (and my preferred first name for her), I know only one other Daisy locally, and the DD of one of my FB friends (who used to frequent these parts).

Jx

Long form names give you something to shout when you're REALLY mad at them for misbehaving though. If they're REALLY REALLY REALLY out of line you can break out all the middle names as well!

NYGiants

When I looked at the names I wasn't sure if you were naming a baby girl or a pet cow..

pollypenny

I hate my short name! Why the heck they couldn't have given me the full version I do not know!

shop-to-drop

NYGiants wrote: »

When I looked at the names I wasn't sure if you were naming a baby girl or a pet cow..

I think we all thought that but didn't like to mention it!