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No one ever seems to like the names they are given!! I am Jillian (with a J) and only get called my full name by my family! Dont like it...rather be Jill. I love slightly unusual names and have a mixture for my children. Elliot - fairly unusual up in scotland Louise - fairly standard traditional name Finlay - this is the tricky one! Finlay is a girl and her name is a traditional scottish boys name! They all suit their names perfectly! I was also one that didnt particularly like the thought of their names being shortened, but.......they are Elli, Lou and Fin (amongst other nicknames!) I think that sometimes a really unusual name sounds daft if you have a plain surname, so I'd take that into account too. Please let us know what your friend ends up deciding to call her baby!! It will be interesting to see if indeed she opts for an unusual name! Jill x

Why not look back on her family tree (if she has one or borrow yours?) There are some lovely old names that have gone out of fashion now and would by todays standards be unusual. I wish I had done this when my children were born as I wanted names that were different for them. Noone wants to be one of many do they? we all want to show how special we are and your name is the first thing people often know about us. Perhaps though some of those old names should be best left alone, thinking of the poor daughter called 'Enough' and of course names like 'Fanny' and 'Gaye' Hope this helps, Penny

i love the middle names my kids got, obviously, i wouldnt have called them by them otherwise. elouise and byron. my son has complained about byron since hes been small, only when i call him it. he shocked me recently by saying hed call his son frank or stan. i think he may have been pulling my leg as byron is after a mountain in the falklands, he once said thank god dad wasnt posted to stanley then, such a quick witted child.

hi carol..a woman after my own heart lol i love listening to what people call their children.im called cherie(pronounced sherree)like mrs blair i got cherry,sherry,sheryl,cheryl,cherry coke and hundreds more variations.My middle name is clair so i called myself that for a few years much to my parents disgust!!although neither call me cherie,i get chez or chezee.my point is i hated my name as 28 years ago it was unusual,i vowed to name my own children "normal"names but ended up with Natalia,(nat-nat,natty or nat)Mason(macey-moo,or mace) and Logan,(logie,logie-bear,or lowg)Which at the time were unusual..i gave them all normal middle names as being blessed as a clair proved helpful to me!!names i had in the past b4 i chose Natalia,include... Brogan,Nyla,karis,shayna,Tanisha,karsen,kia,kyla,Ardie,Dayna,Niela,and Harley.wish her all the best and let us know what she chooses.xx

Same subject, different sex. Just seen on the telly; a young woman in our region has just had a boy, is calling him Rooney (thought about calling him Wayne Rooney, but decided against that). No comment! Carol's friend could always find out where the little girl was conceived (viz. Brooklyn Beckham, Rome(o) Beckham)...and take it from there......mind boggling or what? Brian

HI HERES A FEW FROM MY FAMILY WITH GIRLS DARCY KENNEDY CODIE DEVON KIRBY SAVANNAH KERRIE KADYLEIGH BROGAN SHAWNA ISLA TIA TO NAME BUT THE FEW I CAN THINK OF AS DIFFERENT