feedback for girls name

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Registered: 03-24-2008
feedback for girls name
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Fri, 04-04-2008 - 2:04am
I really like the girls name Scout. "To Kill A Mockingbird" is one of my favorite books and I just fell in love with the little girl in the story. I always thought that if I had a girl I would name her Scout but is this name too out there?
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iVillage Member
Registered: 12-31-2007
Fri, 04-04-2008 - 8:28am
I know a little girl named Scout and I think it works very well as a name. If you wanted you could use a more traditional middle name to balance out the quirkiness of Scout.
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Registered: 03-20-2008
Fri, 04-04-2008 - 9:11am
I don't think it's too out there at all. I have a friend at work who wanted her granddaughter to be named Scout. I like the strength and uniqueness of the name, yet it might be challenging for a little girl. Some of that depends on the community you live in and the names of the other children. Is there any chance she might be involved in the Girl Scouts?
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Registered: 10-21-2007
Fri, 04-04-2008 - 10:07am
I love the name Scout.

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Registered: 10-14-2005
Fri, 04-04-2008 - 10:24am

I think Scout is an absolutely adorable nickname. And since To Kill a Mockingbird is one of my all-time favorite books, I really love the literary connection. However, I do not think Scout makes a good given name. Scout is adorable on a little girl, but questionable for an adult woman. Try to picture her as an adult -- as a 23-year-old woman trying to break into a male-dominated field, a 30-year-old working mother trying to climb the corporate ladder, a 45-year-old woman being sworn in as a judge, etc. Can you imagine the first female president being named Scout? What about a Supreme Court justice? Or a Neurosurgeon?

Even in the book, Scout was not the character's given name. Her full name was Jean Louise, and she was called Scout as a nickname. If I were you, I would follow that example and give your daughter a name that is professional and refined and then call her Scout as a nickname. If you want to keep the To Kill a Mockingbird connection, there are lots of great options. Aside from the obvious Jean Louise, you could use Nell or Harper or Lee after the author.



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Registered: 12-09-2005
Fri, 04-04-2008 - 11:10am
I definitely don't think there are too many out there. I really like the name as well and love To Kill

                             
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Registered: 08-20-2001
Fri, 04-04-2008 - 11:44am
I don't think it's "out there"- didn't Demi Moore name one of her children Scout? I'm just not particularly fond of the name- I don't think it has a pretty sound when you say it out loud, and I prefer names that sound pretty, soft, and lilting- so this name really isn't my style at all. However, I do think it has a spunky quality to it, which I like.

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iVillage Member
Registered: 11-01-2005
Fri, 04-04-2008 - 12:01pm
I don't think it's too out there, but I feel like a lot more people are using it now (as well as Harper and Atticus). I think it started out really unique. Now, it is still uncommon, but less unique - especially since Demi Moore named her daughter Scout.

It's cute, though, and I do love the book and character.

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iVillage Member
Registered: 08-01-2003
Fri, 04-04-2008 - 12:32pm

only time I've ever heard it is one one of the actors has a Scout - he also has

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-04-2008
Fri, 04-04-2008 - 1:26pm
I haven't read that book so I guess I'm not so fond of that name as I might be if I had. It does sound a little strange to me, but I don't think it's a bad name. Best wishes!
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Registered: 03-20-2003
Fri, 04-04-2008 - 3:15pm

You're thinking of Bruce Willis, who was married to Demi Moore.

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