Kids with stupid names...
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HannsG said:
I heard some uppity bint call her boy 'Minty' whilst my 3 year old son was getting his badge for swimming.
Minty for Christ sakes. The poor kid got a tongue lashing for not getting his distance badge as he was scared of jumping into the water.
Only Minty I've ever heard of was some retarded character in EastEnders ,so well done to the uppity bintMinty for Christ sakes. The poor kid got a tongue lashing for not getting his distance badge as he was scared of jumping into the water.
for that.
No I don't watch that soap.
lucido grigio said:
HannsG said:
I heard some uppity bint call her boy 'Minty' whilst my 3 year old son was getting his badge for swimming.
Minty for Christ sakes. The poor kid got a tongue lashing for not getting his distance badge as he was scared of jumping into the water.
Only Minty I've ever heard of was some retarded character in EastEnders ,so well done to the uppity bintMinty for Christ sakes. The poor kid got a tongue lashing for not getting his distance badge as he was scared of jumping into the water.
for that.
No I don't watch that soap.
Willy Nilly said:
J4CKO said:
Our 18 year old is Alfred, everyone calls him Alfie !
Good name. He can also be called Alf, which is a proper, no pissing about name. Alf would weld your lorry trailer up and do a good job while he was at it. 
Saying that, he has used my welder and was always making stuff when he was a kid, he just made seventy five quid reselling a hoody he bought on Ebay for £150, not my realm, i.e clothes but being an entrepreneur, totally behind him on that one, being called Alf is good in a sea of Jacks, Harrys and Charlies.
What, exactly, makes a name "stupid"? So fine, Alf(red) has a long history but at the end of the day it's just a convenient label, in the same way that, Ledasha could be (granted spelling it Le-a, is a step too far), dunno - much fuss over nothing very much; some of the "new names" will gain traction, most will be an annoyance for those who bear them, until they acquire nicknames and forget about it.
Shakermaker said:
Johnnytheboy said:
Mr Snrub said:
I have a shortened version as my name, my parent's reasoning being there was no point calling me the full version when everyone would just abbreviate it anyway. Seems logical to me.
Ytnom?thegreenhell said:
HTP99 said:
Brigand said:
A piece on the BBC News this morning had Primary school kids on, and one girl called Velvet read some stuff out. Velvet? 
I have a friend who has triplets, one of theirs is called Velvet.The Misses cousin has a girl called it Luna......
I think some of the new names will be the norm in 10-20 yrs sad as that is. When we named our boys I wanted normal names that could not be shortened and were not popular so we have Ted and Ray simple names but hopefully no one is going to be offended by them when seen on a CV in years to come.
I think some of the new names will be the norm in 10-20 yrs sad as that is. When we named our boys I wanted normal names that could not be shortened and were not popular so we have Ted and Ray simple names but hopefully no one is going to be offended by them when seen on a CV in years to come.
djt100 said:
The Misses cousin has a girl called it Luna......
I think some of the new names will be the norm in 10-20 yrs sad as that is. When we named our boys I wanted normal names that could not be shortened and were not popular so we have Ted and Ray simple names but hopefully no one is going to be offended by them when seen on a CV in years to come.
You chose names which couldn't be shortened, presumably because you don't approve of the practice, then chose names which are already shortened versions of proper names, thereby endorsing the practice you apparently disapprove of?I think some of the new names will be the norm in 10-20 yrs sad as that is. When we named our boys I wanted normal names that could not be shortened and were not popular so we have Ted and Ray simple names but hopefully no one is going to be offended by them when seen on a CV in years to come.
Good names, though!
Shakermaker said:
My wife, as a primary school teacher, has seen a lot of this over the years. At her previous school in west London, these were some of the names that children had:
Chanelle-Belle
Wynter-Holly
Summer-Peach
Cristianoronaldo (exactly as that, all one word)
I may well have said this up the thread yonks ago, but I have a friend who is now a Deputy Head, a card-carrying leftie Guardianista, strives for improvement in her pupils, is very much aware that all kids need to be given 'a chance to shine' yadda yadda yadda. In all seriousness she is lovely and I hope my kid gets a teacher like her at some point. Chanelle-Belle
Wynter-Holly
Summer-Peach
Cristianoronaldo (exactly as that, all one word)
Even she says "I take one look at the register for a new intake and can tell instantly which five kids are going to be annoying little t wats from their name alone"
SilverSixer said:
djt100 said:
The Misses cousin has a girl called it Luna......
I think some of the new names will be the norm in 10-20 yrs sad as that is. When we named our boys I wanted normal names that could not be shortened and were not popular so we have Ted and Ray simple names but hopefully no one is going to be offended by them when seen on a CV in years to come.
You chose names which couldn't be shortened, presumably because you don't approve of the practice, then chose names which are already shortened versions of proper names, thereby endorsing the practice you apparently disapprove of?I think some of the new names will be the norm in 10-20 yrs sad as that is. When we named our boys I wanted normal names that could not be shortened and were not popular so we have Ted and Ray simple names but hopefully no one is going to be offended by them when seen on a CV in years to come.
Good names, though!
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