Ziggy

MWoodside · April 2015

We are not yet TTC again, but I am thinking ahead. I love the name Ziggy for a boy. My DH (and most other people in the world) loathe it. DH is open to considering it as a NN, but I can't really figure out what a full name could be aside from Zigmund, which I don't care for. Any ideas?

wassuphoes · April 2015

Girl no. Do you know what the first google result for Ziggy is?

Ziggy the comic strip. I can't post a pic right now, cause TB is acting stupid, but SRSLY. You want to name your child after the most boring long running comic strip in newspapers. Or a bisexual alien rockstar. Which is kinda awesome, but David Bowie as a namesake is too much pressure for mere mortals.

If you want to use Ziggy as a nickname, Ignatius or Sigmund. I would only use Zigmund if you have Slovakian heritage. But remember many posters on here have pointed out they went in with dedicated nicknames only to never use them because they didn't fit the kid.

bbiutmcph · April 2015

Ziggy can be a pet nickname you personally use for whatever his actual name is. Looking for a full name based of a nickname is silly not to mention Ziggy is a pretty bad nn to be searching or a longer version.

MWoodside · April 2015

Sigh. I think of Ziggy Marley first, but you confirmed my suspicion that the rest of the world doesn't. It will probably end up a pet name after all.

LoveIsOwlYouNeed · April 2015

Even Ziggy Marley's name isn't actually Ziggy. It's David; Ziggy is a pet NN his father gave him.

magsugar13 · April 2015

I think it is a really great dog name

jader124 · April 2015

magsugar13 said:
I think it is a really great dog name

Lol I had a dog named sight and he was the worst terror ever

MamaWren919 · April 2015

I think it's better left as a dog's name.

jessnjuan07 · April 2015

It's a no for me.

Sassenach1743 · April 2015

"Zig-gy playyyed guiiiiitaaarrr!!!!"

Sorry, first thought I had was Bowie. And I agree with @wassuphoes that a namesake like this would be too much.

I also agree that making up a name to fit a nickname is no go. Find a real name for your child and let any future nicknames happen organically. Save Ziggy for a pet.

HREzra · April 2015

brita722 said:
"Zig-gy playyyed guiiiiitaaarrr!!!!"

Sorry, first thought I had was Bowie. And I agree with @wassuphoes that a namesake like this would be too much.

I also agree that making up a name to fit a nickname is no go. Find a real name for your child and let any future nicknames happen organically. Save Ziggy for a pet.

Yes! Ziggy Stardust was the first thing that came to mind for me. Not that David Bowie isn't a cool namesake, buuuuut....

daniellelea1985 · April 2015

My friend's cat is named Ziggy

LizWhiz87 · April 2015

As much as I love David Bowie (and Lord knows, I love him more than some people in my family), I just can't get behind Ziggy as a name. I would pick something else and use it as a nickname.

mommabird77 · April 2015

Ziggy is definitely an animal name, not a human name.

Emilywooddesign · April 2015

Ziggy is also another name for zig zags ( you know the rolling papers)

expressobean13 · April 2015

One option would be stick with a more traditional Z name, like Zachary or Ezekiel, and then you could use Ziggy as a really informal term of endearment (like calling daugher Juno "June Bug").

mrsalvidrez · April 2015

I thought of ziggy Marley right off the bat, but I like the name. Here is the deal no matter what you name your kid everyone will associate it with something or someone. I just had a little boy and named him Stark. I knew from the get go that people would associate with iron man, but it didn't bother me so I named him Stark anyway.

27alex · April 2015

Please do not do that to your child.

jennygirlmt · April 2015

I wouldn't put Ziggy anywhere near the legit name. We call DD 2 Beanie. It happened from a few jumps down the nickname line. So it's possible something cute and fun will happen without taking away his option of a good name when he's old enough to care.

theGDpaterfamilias · April 2015

My first thought was Ziggy Ansah, star DE for the Detroit Lions. Then Ziggy (obnoxious twerp) from season 2 of The Wire.

theGDpaterfamilias · April 2015

To add: Ansah's real name is Ezekiel and the character from The Wire was actually named Chester so in both cases Ziggy is a nickname.

Maladroit · April 2015

I had a pet fish growing up that I named Ziggy. For a kid, though...nope. It'd make a cute nn for a kiddo though, just don't make their teacher, bosses, and girlfriends call them that!

MWoodside · April 2015

Emilywooddesign said:
Ziggy is also another name for zig zags ( you know the rolling papers)

I've never heard that! And, trust me, I had plenty of wayward years in high school and college.

I will keep in it mind as a pet name, but I don't think DH is going to buge on it regardless of how hard I push so it's out for now as a name or a driver for a name for a future baby.

expressobean13 · April 2015

I think Ezekiel seems like your most practical option, if you don't think you can get him to budge on the nn.

ETA: Just realized I misunderstood your last post. You could ninja the nickname in by using Ezekiel, though, since it doesn't lead to Ziggy so overtly.

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