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[dazdon]

Noah is probably easier for the au pair to pronounce.

 

[urmston]

I wish normal names would come back.

When I was at school boys were called David, Andrew, Peter etc, and girls had names like Susan, Jane and Anne.

Then the middle classes went all pretentious and silly with names like Joshua, Alfie, Emma, Isobel and Poppy while the lower orders went all chavvy with names like Brandon, Connor, Demi-Lee and Kayleigh.

 

[dazdon]

All of my children have traditional biblical names.

It's the kindest thing to do and avoids the age/name related scenario.

 

[alfabianchi]

I wish normal names would come back.

When I was at school boys were called David, Andrew, Peter etc, and girls had names like Susan, Jane and Anne.

Then the middle classes went all pretentious and silly with names like Joshua, Alfie, Emma, Isobel and Poppy while the lower orders went all chavvy with names like Brandon, Connor, Demi-Lee and Kayleigh.

There's no such thing as an abnormal name, just cycles of popularity.

For instance, the name Milo might sound off the wall to some, but the name dates back to Roman times. It pre-dates the names that you think are 'normal'

 

[Lavinda Past]

Noah is probably easier for the au pair to pronounce.

I've never heard of an au pair saying 'no'.... They do say 'ah', but only in the extended form 'aaaaaaaahhh'

Well... in my dreams that is.

 

[dronefromsector7g]

Reuben

OP probably won't take any advice from a dumb tattooed person like myself though.

 

[Lavinda Past]

All of my children have traditional biblical names.

It's the kindest thing to do and avoids the age/name related scenario.

I suspect young Pontius Dazdon may get a bit of a ribbing...

 

[nijinsky's fetlocks]

I wish normal names would come back.

What, like fucking urmston?
Are you sure you've thought this one through?

 

[dazdon]

Noah is probably easier for the au pair to pronounce.

I've never heard of an au pair saying 'no'.... They do say 'ah', but only in the extended form 'aaaaaaaahhh'

Well... in my dreams that is.

Are you sure you're thinking of au pairs m8 ;-)

 

[waterloo blue]

I wish normal names would come back.

What, like fucking urmston?
Are you sure you've thought this one through?

You sound like one of those troublesome lower orders Fetters.