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I will definitely be using these names, and thank you once again, Izzy for your insight. 

Guys, if you haven’t already, please go and follow this lovely creator. I have loved learning through her page and it’s extremely helpful if you’re writing a Peaky Blinders fanfic! 

Hello, it's me again!

I hope it's not a bother, but I am having a slight issue with my fanfiction and was wondering if you might be able to help.

In the chapter I am writing right now, there's a big family gathering at Lizzie's house. I would love to include John and Esme's children in the story, but as far as I know and, the only one whose name is apparently mentioned is Katie, who could be one of the four children from John's previous marriage.

I have tried looking up the rest of the kids' names (there are six or seven altogether) but according to the sources I've gone to, including the Peaky Blinders Wiki, none of the other children's names are mentioned.

Therefore, I would love some ideas on names!

Once again, thank you in advance. :)

I LOVE MAKING NAMES OH MY DAYSSS!!! Thank you so much for asking me this…

Romani names

👧🏻Kezia - a traditional name that came about in the 1800’s.

👧🏻Mercedes - I’ve never seen a Romani family without a Mercedes, it was going to be my name 🤣…

👧🏻Dolly

👦🏻Boonie - I think it’s is Romanian Roma but it’s definitely one I’ve seen.

👧🏻Carmen-Maria - I’m not sure why this one is popular but the amount of Carmen-Maria’s about could populate iceland.

👧🏻 Anastasiia

You could also look into the Shelby family tree, as we often repeat names!

So, one may be Charlie after Charlie Strong, one may be Birdie after Birdie Boswell, even the brothers, one could be Finn or Arthur.

For example, my name is a great grandmothers and then my two middle names are both my grandmothers. My brother is my grandads name and then a 2nd great grandad for his middle name.

There could be:

Charlie Arthur Shelby

Martha Ada Shelby

Birdie Martha Shelby / Birdie Martha Ada Shelby

Charlie Michael Shelby

OR - with them being English Romani, they often have “English” names that aren’t very English.

Esmeralda, Britannia, Naomie, Queenie, Bohemia.

Biblical names are big - Matthew is a HUGE one, Abrahama, Matthew-Michael etc etc…

Thank you for this ask, I hope it was at least semi-helpful. Have an amazing and blessed day!! 💗💗

I WASN’T EXPECTING TO CRY TODAY! 

Daddy!Tommy is literally one of my favourite subgenres of Peaky Blinders fanfics to read. He's always so sweet and loving and my whole heart just explodes. In short, I need to marry him immediately. 

Ahh, Cia!! Thank you for this lovely little gif!!! This scene between Tommy and Charlie was sweet (even with the underlying sadness of the circumstances they were placed in) - I figured why not do what I do best and spin it into some fluff?? There’s no warnings on this - it’s just a little conversation that popped into my head after I was watching the gif for a bit. Enjoy! 🥰

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“Why are you feeding him that, Thomas?” (Y/N) asks after standing straight just in time to see her husband hand her son a sprig of leaves.

“It’s nothing that’ll hurt him, love,” Tommy answered, brushing off his wife’s concern.

“You’re going to spoil his dinner with it. The food’s almost finished,” she pointed out, motioning to the pot that was hanging over the fire.

“It’s only a few mint leaves,” he stated, glancing back at Charlie just in time to see him put yet another leave into his mouth, “he’s not going to get full on it alone.” He couldn’t deny that the young boy was really enjoying eating the mint leaves.

“If he’s like his father, he will,” she couldn’t help but say, a smirk forming on her face even though she tried hard to hold it back.

Tommy said nothing in response, only letting the slightest grin form on his face as he put another leaf into his mouth. There was no way he could argue her point…what (Y/N) said most certainly wasn’t wrong.

No, I cannot ask you to simply ‘hear me out’, you will park your bootie down in that chair and listen whether you like it or not! I’m sorry in advance, but you’re gonna have to deal with a very flustered me for the next however many hours it takes me to calm down from this. 

𝘼 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙮 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙤𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣:

𝑻𝑶𝑴𝑴𝒀 𝑺𝑯𝑬𝑳𝑩𝒀 𝑾𝑬𝑨𝑹𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑭𝑼𝑪𝑲𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑮𝑳𝑶𝑽𝑬𝑺 !!!!!!

When he leans on his desk!! 😩😩😩

Let's be real, Polly was an absolute ICON in this series!

AND TOMMY IN THE GLASSES! I HAVE PASSED OUT!

Someone PLEASE put these two in a movie together! Please!!!!

Reblogging, boosting, saving it for later. This page is literally a lifesaver and I once again recommend you all check it out if you are writing a Peaky Blinders fanfiction like me or would like to learn more about Rroma/Romani people.

Hi! So I'm but sure if you've answered this before, I've just found your blog but find it interesting, especially since I'm trying to write stuff for Peaky blinders. I was wondering if you could tell me your take on the use of the word "gypsy" when writing. Because I know it is very controversial and a lot of people say not to use it because it's offensive. And I was just wondering if you could explain why, because I grew up in the US and am not really familiar with the culture and it wasn't really anything I grew up hearing about. So I was just wondering if your could maybe explain why people consider it a slur because I'm really am not sure. I don't want to me rude or anything it's just something I'm genuinely curious about. Because I've seen some people say they think it's offensive and some props say they think it's rude. I was also wondering your take on possibly using it in a Peaky blinders fic, because I think in the shot the Shelby's have use it a few times to describe themselves or when just they're being referenced or because I've heard it was used more in that time. And yeah. I know that was kinda ramblly and I'm not sure if it makes sense but I was just curious on your take about it. You totally don't have to answer though!!! Thanks for reading this!

Hey! I have answered this before, but I'm more than happy to answer it again so thank you so much for this question.

History lesson first:

The word "gypsy" has a few origins in relation to Rroma, so I'll go through the ones I know and work through them.

The first one I'm aware of is the idea Rroma individuals come from Egypt. Many were unsure of our origin but knew we had "strong" features and darker skin. These traits are due to us originating in South India. So the first meaning of the word I know us gypsies from Egypt, which is factually incorrect.

Another reason I'm aware of is the breakdown of the words - to gyp means to steal (or in some definitions to gamble). Throughout history, Rroma as a group were deprived of recourses. Many of us were involved in slavery in Eastern Europe for 400 years, and others were sold in the Atlantic Slave Trade to the Americas (leading to the group Afro-Romani).

If you deprive a group of people of the basic necessities to live, they're going to bargain to get them, maybe even steal. During these times in history, we were known for stealing food and fabrics from richer members of society. Therefore, gaining us the name "gypsies"

It's also important to factor in other ethnic groups that also use the name "gypsy" when in referral to themselves:

1-We have Irish Travellers, to start, who are not Rroma. Irish Travellers are from Ireland and are a whole other ethnic minority. People often confuse Irish Travellers with Rroma due to their similar nomadic lifestyle. Irish Travellers allow themselves to be called gypsies as it was a self-given title centuries ago, inspired by the Rroma definition of gypsy.

2-We also have English Travellers, who are often confused with Romanichal. In England, people are often confused with the difference between English Travellers and Romanichal - and so was I (in full admittance) when I began educating myself on the different types of travellers.

While there are marriages and cultural similarities between English Travellers and Romanichal, they're not at all genetically or historically linked. English Travellers come from Cromwellian times. The English Travellers also have their own views on the word gypsy, and doesn't have any historical nor offensive connections to them.

3-British Romany "Gypsies". British Romany Travellers are a very specific type of Rroma. British Romany Travellers have been in England since 1515 when Rroma began migrating to Europe after their migration from India. They're the descendants of Romany migrants who emigrated from India - therefore, the meaning of the word gypsy to them is in relation to the British's (is that a word?) idea of them coming from Egypt.

4-The Romanichal (Romanichal Travellers) are a Romani subgroup in England and other English-speaking countries. These are not English Travellers as they are descendants of the Rroma who once lived in India. Most Romanichal speak Angloromani - which is a mixed language that blends together both Romani vocabulary and English syntax.

There are around 400,000 Romanichal worldwide, 200,000 living in the United Kingdom, 164,000 living in the United States and the rest living in South Africa, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

5-Kale (Welsh Roma). The Kale are a group of Romani people in Wales and are often descendants of Abram Wood who was the first Rom to live in Wales in the 18th century. There are around 700-1,000 Kale members of society and speak their own version of Welsh Romani.

6-Romani (also spelt Romany or Rromani depending on where you come from). Romai people live in predominantly Europe and there are around 2-12million worldwide (shocking 10million confusion I know). The language you speak as a Romani person depends on where you live, where your ancestors lived etc as there are hundreds of Romani dialects.

NOW TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION!

The short answer to your question, which I probably should've put at the start and not the end, is please do not use the word gypsy when relating to travellers as for all "gypsy" groups there is a more specific name used in regard to them.

The word gypsy (also seen as gipsy) is rather ambiguous in dialect use as it doesn't specifically shown who you are in referral to. While some communities such as Irish and English travellers deem the word okay to use, the vast majority of the Rroma community do not.

The word gypsy in reference to the Romani community has connotations of illegality and is known as a racial slur. In 1971, the world Romani Congress unanimously voted to reject the use of the word gypsy due to the stereotypes associated.

The word gypsy was used against the Romani community during significant human parts of history - the Holocaust, the Romani slave trade and the Atlantic slave trade.

HOWEVER

It's also important to keep in regard the use of the word, are you using it to write an 1800s piece? Is your story or piece of text historically accurate, and to use the phrase "Romani People" would be historically inaccurate as that isn't what we were called then.

Are you writing a piece that highlights the issues behind the word, where you aren't calling Romani people it, but instead highlighting the wrong in it.

Are you taking from a place in the early 1900s where Romani people called themselves Romani gypsies because that was the official documentation name given to us.

In summary:

Please don't go about calling Romani people gypsies unless in a historically accurate context.

I spent 20 minutes typing on this post, so thank you so much! I may have to open a window and I'm sweating like a dog in heat and need a break. You definitely gave me a lot of talking points (lol oops), but thank you for that also. All in all, I hope your answer is somewhere in this mess. 💗 May you have a blessed day!

Izzy 💓

Should I start posting my fanfic tomorrow??

Chapter one has been posted!!!

It's on my new writing blog!

OOOH! Thank you for tagging me!

Here's the last line of my fanfic! I remained where I was for just a few moments, drying what could have been rain or what could have been tears from my eyes and then following him inside.

Last Line Tag Game

Thanks for the tag Cia!! 🥰 @holacia3 — I’m sorry it took a bit for me to get to this!

Here’s the last line from a John Shelby blurb I’m writing at the moment … it doesn’t have a title (but I’m hoping one’ll come to me before it’s finished)

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(Y/N) was not one to be messed with when she was hot about something, and he hadn’t seen her this worked up in a long time.

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Tagging (no pressure): @peakyltd @call-sign-shark @brummiereader @evita-shelby @forgottenpeakywriter @gypsy-girl-08 @the-fangirl-diaries

Friendly reminder that these images exist.

I think he broke my ovaries!

Never gonna miss an opportunity to reblog this handsome man!

PEAKY BLINDERS [2013-2022] | 1.06 - 6.06

SO HAPPY FOR MY MAN!!!

A Peaky Blinders Movie When??

Them: How many times have you watched this episode? 😶🤨🧐

Me: Yes. 😶😏🤭🤫

GIF CREDIT: @thesoldiersminute

Another beautiful collection of Tommy Shelby gifs to stare at and procrastinate to! 🤌

Peaky Blinders Thomas Shelby + rolled up sleeves /requested by anon

HOLY FREAKING GUACAMOLE!!! WHAT THE HECK!?!?!

His looks? Stunning? His voice? Hot. His moral compass? Questionable. Don't bother telling me who he is, I probably know who you're thinking about and honestly? Same.

YOOO CILLIAN MURPHY IS RETURNING TO THE PEAKY BLINDERS SERIES!!!