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Offline Keith Bateman

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Re: "In the future"
« Reply #18 on: Tuesday 23 November 04 15:31 GMT (UK) »

My parents chose Keith & Roy - as neither could be shortened at school.

Fine I like mine  - even now I have been informed of its Scottish origins  ;D

Only trouble with schooldays - boys had to have nic names - so if they couldn't shorten yours they came up with even worse ones  :-[

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« Reply #19 on: Tuesday 23 November 04 22:30 GMT (UK) »
Nora,
Heathcliffe is wonderful ....

So is ..... Nora

My daughter's name(s) Julie Ann, were pulled out of a hat by my 7 year old niece.  I was originally going to call her Davina.  Thank goodness I didn't, it wouldn't have suited her one little bit.

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Bates Hindley Lancs
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« Reply #20 on: Tuesday 23 November 04 22:40 GMT (UK) »
Don't you think it's amazing how children grow into the sort of stereotypes and expectations a name creates?

Like girls with strong/boyish names seem to become tomboyish, or with flowery girly names become "proper" little girls......do you think it's because parents treat them differently or one of lifes unexplainables ....... ::)
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Re: "In the future"
« Reply #21 on: Wednesday 24 November 04 10:11 GMT (UK) »
thank you su, i love the name heathcliffe,but not nora!, and also i agree with tabitha, that children do grow to be like their names, if you were making a film of wuthering heights, my son would look like the perfect heathcliffe. by the way in the book there is no e at the end, that is my little addition. regards nora T
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« Reply #22 on: Wednesday 24 November 04 10:44 GMT (UK) »
One of my Daughters was christened Lindsay but she changed it to Linzi ( i prefer that as well, just wish i'd have thought of it lol ) She was actually  named after Lindsay Wagner the Bionic Woman  lol.........it all came true!   ;D
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« Reply #23 on: Thursday 25 November 04 17:49 GMT (UK) »
I have a friend who named her daughters Rosie, Daisy, Lily and Poppy...........I think she's partial to the odd flower! ;D
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« Reply #24 on: Sunday 28 November 04 11:54 GMT (UK) »
What I have found a little odd was the trend of naming a child after the place where he or she were conceived!  I suppose it is fine if your child has the name Paris, Brooklyn, India or even China.  However, in my case it would not work so well.  To inflict my children with names such as Porthcawl or Wales would have been rather cruel, don't you think?

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« Reply #25 on: Sunday 28 November 04 12:32 GMT (UK) »
My cousin's wife started her labour in Tescos and went on to call the baby Tessa because of that !!!!  Poor mite  :o
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« Reply #26 on: Sunday 28 November 04 15:59 GMT (UK) »
our grandkids are called
Ellie leigh
Layla Lennon
Isla Lily
Now try saying it when youve had a few........
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