Tappers2oz Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Hubby has a relative called Devon also, didn't realise there were so many about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernbird Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Reading through another thread and someone mentioned people with strangely named dogs, like Tyson and Kong, wondering why do people give their dogs strange names ..... whats your dogs name ? Ours is a boring traditional name, no Kong or Tyson here ..... Do you think it's fair to give dogs funny names ..... Mind though some parents these days give their children strange names ..... :wink: Duke and Suzi are my 2. Both named after motorbikes!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernbird Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Parents should think about their kids future when naming them. Cody and Riley are both nice names which are normal and spelt in the correct way. Having worked in a school I have come across Jaxxon, Mavryk, Jazmyn etc etc. It's ridiculous and not fair on the child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counting Stars Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Totally agree with the spelling of names. If you are going to call a child something then spell it as it should be x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caramac Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 I love it. Lol. My youngest is Devon and I get "as in the place? " lol x oh's niece's husband is Devon too. He's from South Africa and they live in Hong Kong, so wouldn't get a custard or county reference. I think it's a lovely name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caramac Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Parents should think about their kids future when naming them. Cody and Riley are both nice names which are normal and spelt in the correct way. Having worked in a school I have come across Jaxxon, Mavryk, Jazmyn etc etc. It's ridiculous and not fair on the child. Exactly. It must get very boring having to spend your life spelling your name to everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jodipodi Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Parents should think about their kids future when naming them. Cody and Riley are both nice names which are normal and spelt in the correct way. Having worked in a school I have come across Jaxxon, Mavryk, Jazmyn etc etc. It's ridiculous and not fair on the child. I am probably one of those ridiculously unfair mothers then..:wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counting Stars Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Go on tell us lol x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whichway1 Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 my dog is Leon, named so because when we got him from the pound his name was Eeyore (totally ridiculous) so we had to think of something that sounded similar and wasn't too hard for him to relearn. I think it's a great strong name, even though he is a total dafty!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jodipodi Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 I like Leon for a name, human or canine :smile: CS My daughters name is Ricci..its pronounced 'ree-shee' as in 'Nina Ricci' the perfume or maybe Christina Ricci but she gets 'ricky' 'richy' (wtf??) and 'ri-shy'... Suppose we all pronounce those names differently.Think it's French, would never ever spell it Reeshee though....nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petals Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 So if Devon was in aus the nickname he/she would be given is sausage as Devon is a type of sausage here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jodipodi Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 So if Devon was in aus the nickname he/she would be given is sausage as Devon is a type of sausage here. Poor bairns haha x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakeboard1980 Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 I had Tess the boxer, she died last year, and Kosta, the boxer, is still with my mum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counting Stars Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 So if Devon was in aus the nickname he/she would be given is sausage as Devon is a type of sausage here. Haha well I'm sure he will have fun when we move there then! x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth 666 Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Our cavaliers had quite boring names, Bonnie, Sooty, Honey and Ted. However the local landlord has an Alsatian called Deefer. As in D-for-dog. My niece has a beagle called Benson and she didn't quite get it when I asked if he came from a testing facility and there was another in the litter called 'And Hedges'. Perversely my neighbour had a dog called Holly when she was younger and she named her daughter after the dog!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jersey2Sydney Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Our 5 year old choc lab is called Peppa - named by our then 2 year old daughter after Peppa Pig! Suits her. Our cats are Izzy and Belle after my hubby said he didn't like the name Isabelle for a child so I gave it to the cats instead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERYSTORMY Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 My little fella - in my avatar is officially called Mickey. But his normal name - that he answers to - is Woo (rhymes with who) or The Woo. Don't know how it came about. I came home from work not long after we had got him and the wife was calling him it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie ellis Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 am dug watching the noo , black lab ellie her name, lovely dug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lebourvellec Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Growing up -we had a little brown mongrel called Ricoh - no idea where his name came from but my dad was really in to cameras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernbird Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I am probably one of those ridiculously unfair mothers then..:wink: I don't mean to offend but I do think it's unfair. A child has to go through school and then the workplace with that identity and it's hard enough finding your place in the world without standing out with an unusual name or name that isn't spelt in the 'normal' way. I feel it shows a 'look at me' attitude of the parent. You can spot them a mile off in school. I obviously don't know you so my opinions are based on people I do know and are just that, my opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jodipodi Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I don't mean to offend but I do think it's unfair. A child has to go through school and then the workplace with that identity and it's hard enough finding your place in the world without standing out with an unusual name or name that isn't spelt in the 'normal' way. I feel it shows a 'look at me' attitude of the parent. You can spot them a mile off in school. I obviously don't know you so my opinions are based on people I do know and are just that, my opinions. No offence taken Northernbird, like you say you don't know me personally. Some people have strong opinions which is fair enough, I don't always like them but certainly not offended :wink: I'm not a 'look at me' person (just for the record), I am just Jodi, I don't aim to please others :smile: I named my kids because I like their names, just a reflection on our likes I guess like anything else, our clothes, our hairstyle, the wedding dress we choose etc...people often choose names on whether they like them, I wouldn't call them a name i didnt like. I'm not offended and please don't think my response was me spitting my dummy out :hug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eera Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 My dog is called Clipper, pedigree name is Jazacia Clipper Victor. His litter was named for famous aeroplanes, the Clipper Victor being the first 747 in service. There's a few Clippers getting around here now, people seem to like the name. My dad always said if you're going to name anything, stand at the back door and shout it and see if you feel like an idiot. Our last dog came from the kennels named Funky. We changed it to Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snape Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 My dog is called Raleigh and a lot of people think he's called 'Riley' lol. The kitties were called Leon and Ophelia (Phee for short). We also had 9 rats called Angus, Finch, Marley, Percival, Kingsley, Cyril, Hamish, Rupert and Seamus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 I called one of the pups we kept Eggnog, she was 8 weeks on xmas eve so it sort of suited. My own have boring names, Maisy and Rowney, but obviously we nickname them a bit. I groom and the weirdest name I've heard so far is Jemima Puddleduck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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