Strange baby names

I wonder if Celery was Sherilee I had one of them live near me
I too don’t like the wrongly spelt names either, my friend just has a new grandchild Jaxon this seems the latest ‘in name’ ummm
We had a Raine and a Gail in the class above me at school
Another friend has a 2 year old Flo I can only ever think of Andy Capp when I see her, another friend has a Bertie a delicate looking little boy with long hair
However I guess all babies grow into their names

I have noticed lots of names these days are what was in the past a shortened version. Looking at names in DGC's classes for example Milly, Frankie, Billy, Bobby, Alfie, Izzy, Teddy, Jamie, Charlie, Katy, Abbie, Danni, Danny, Lexi etc etc. Maybe they will choose the more 'grown up' versions as they age! Imagine 'Terri' May or 'Jez' Corbyn"!!

Lindsay is the Scottish surname but like many of the Scots names it's used as a first name, first for a boy but then for a girl.
Leslie is another.
Bruce, Cameron, Campbell, Duncan, Donald, etc are clan names still very popular here in Scotland. Although girls are more likely to be named after islands such as Skye, Rhona, Isla, Iona and even Harris and Tiree. or the Gaellic, Siobhan, Mhairi, Shona etc.
Much as I like babies to be called cute names like Bonny and Daisy, I do wonder how it will wear as they grow up.

My Dgd is Jemima, always called Mim.....but I think of her as Jim Minor ?

ps for a girl, although I did know a Lindsay (male)

Lindsey.

Definitely Lindsey, Urmstongran!!

Urmstongran another friend's GS is called Wulfric. I find it really hard to pronounce, I struggle to get my tongue round it.

There's also a Phoenix and a Zion amongst my acquaintances' GC.

Our nephews youngest boys are Teddy and Reggie.

My cousin who is a home sick Brit married to an American and living in Michigan has a three year old son they named London. Daughter is Lillibeth.

There was a "wanted" young man on Crimewatch. First name Konna

Granddaughter. Why does kindle change DGD.

My niece named her youngest son Ted, just that, not short for Edward. I'm the last school my DVD attended there was a child called Echo, I never knew whether it was a girl or a boy.

My friend has just become a grandma for the first time. To Wilf.
Hmm.

These parents who choose ‘alternative ‘ spellings - how would they like it? Imagine going through life saying ‘no, it’s Jaxon’.

That said, I really feel for anyone called Lindsay out there.
Or Lindsey.
Or Lyndsi.
Or is it Linzi?
Or maybe Linsey.
Or Linsay.
?

A friend's new GS is called Leoniades.

My son and DIL named my littlest GC after their own maternal grandfathers. Both traditional names. I thought it was lovely

My youngest granddaughter has been given the two middle names of her great grandmothers; one is a classic, but rarely used nowadays except as a middle name and the other is very dated and old fashioned, but gaining in popularity. I am really touched that my son and his wife both wanted to honour their grandmothers in this way.

Regarding Edith, my dgd is called Edee. I love it.

My neighbour’s baby is called Franklin and we are assured it will not be shortened! GS has a class mate called Lysander, which I think is rather splendid.

My new GD is called Ivy I wasn't sure at first but it suits her.
My GS are also Archie, Edward, Stanley. Wasn't sure about Stanley either but he is a little Stan

Names seem to be a funny mixture of bizarre, exotic and old fashioned mundane now.
Someone I know has DGC called Dottie and Galahad.

Celery

Was it Eleri?
I do know a Persephone
And at least one Angharad
and our Hermione has been called Hermy One

I do know a couple of Camerons

Kittyeye I remember my friend at school telling me that her mother's name was Elise and I thought that was lovely - then she confessed that it was actually Elsie but she disliked that, it made her feel old and Elise was more like a film star.

The problem is that (with luck) sweet little cherubs turn into old men and women eventually! The name has to be suitable for both. What is sweet at three or four may be very unsuitable at sixty.

I personally don’t like little cherub like babies being lumbered with old men names I don’t like old lady names either I think each generation should stick to their own I mean an Edith and Albert just don’t go with little kids in my head no disrespect to anyone with grandkids with those names because children invariable fit their names after you get used to them but I m pleased all my grandkids have fairly modern names (not the Chardonnays and Porches thankfully)

Grandma70s I think Edith is a lovely name. Not keen on Elsie though..apologies to any Elsies !

There was a boy at my DDs school called Thor . . .

Corbyn is quite a common name here in New Zealand and I doubt it has any connection to a British MP.