Names to go with a bloody awful surname!

[SheWillBeLoved]

Okay there are worse.. but any nice, pretty, delicate names that I pick, are slightly ruined by the surname 'Savage'..

No idea what babs is yet, so open to boy or girl name suggestions! Good luck

[Tee2072]

I know someone called Ian Savage, I thought that was nice together.

[Hulababy]

I would just go ffor the pretty names, along with a nice middle name and not worry too much about the surname. Savage isn't too bad TBH. I would just avoid anything too hardsh, as the surname is a harsh sounding name as it is.

Or something traditional such as Charles, Edward, Matilda, etc.

[storkycake]

don't choose lily whatever you do.

[skidoodle]

Anne?

Claire?

Something pretty but plain maybe?

Savage is not that bad once you get used to it.it's quite common where I'm from

No chance of using your surname?

[SheWillBeLoved]

Mine is just as bad and after a lifetime of people mispronouncing it - I couldn't bring myself to do it

I know Savage is not that bad, it goes with some names. . it just sounds very harsh as Hulababy said and so doesn't flow too well with names that i've suggested.

I also know that the more traditional names are fashionable right now, but I don't quite think that I could call my child something so traditional that it almost sounds odd that such a young person is called that iykwim

[harpomarx]

Perhaps if you chose an alliterative name it would soften the surname?

so,

Serena Savage
Sally Savage
Susie Savage
Rosie Savage

Sean Savage

etc etc

though personally I don't think it's a bad surname at all, quite dashing in fact!

[Beauregard]

Freddie?
William?

[SnowballsintheSky]

I was expecting your name to be Arsewipe or something

[mooseloose]

I don't think its a problem name at all. I would have thought most names would go with it. If it were my name i don't think I would be worried...

[SheWillBeLoved]

You think so Harpo? I just think it sounds so mean and "grrr"..

I've always liked Evie or Gracie for a girl, and Elliot for a boy but when I say them out loud, it just doesn't fit?

[controlfreakyhohohohohohoho]

i knew a lovely siobahn savage.... agree re the aliteration idea....

siobahn
sheila
samuel
sarah
sally
simon

..... you get the idea....

[skidoodle]

no, not sally savage. For some reason that has me LOL

and not fred savage either

[SheWillBeLoved]

I feel awful now I know it's not a terrible name, I know of worse, it's just terrible to me as it's ruining the names i've had on my "childrens name list" that i've had since I was 15

[Anna8888]

Savage is a great surname - it has personality .

So you need a name with lots of personality to carry it off. Don't go for something in the top 100.

I would go for something long - Cassandra?

[controlfreakyhohohohohohoho]

well you really should have thought of that before you agreed to change your name.....

[harpomarx]

ok, sally savage not great... now I'm LOLing too. Smacks of porn name....

maybe ditch the alliteration thing!

[chequersandroastedchestnuts]

Clara Savage?

[skidoodle]

actually not sure why I said no fred savage. I was thinking of fred off corrie, but he's elliot

[MrsGokWan]

Randall?

[pooka]

Lucy Savage?

Could you do a hyacinth and call yourself "sav-ahge" like a posh gar-ahge?

Or change names to Sauvage.

I can think of far worse names. But do agree that it sounds a little bit grr.

[LiberalIdleOlogy]

Go for as many syllables as you can. People are then likely to have lost interest before reaching the surname (which is really not so bad by the way).

[wastingmyeducation]

I think Elliot Savage is nice. Dr. Elliot Savage, yeah that has a nice ring to it!

[chequersandroastedchestnuts]

Isn't Fred Savage the little guy off the Wonder Years?

[chequersandroastedchestnuts]

Fred Savage

[SheWillBeLoved]

Controlfreaky - I haven't changed my name, we aren't married yet. I'd just like my child to have it's fathers surname.

Pooka - i've joked about doing a Hyacinth only to be met with DP's unamused glare