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Ladies please help! What is the female version of Saul????

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Iheartpasties · 15/11/2012 00:50

I've got a beautiful squishy new baby - she has a first name, beginning with the letter B, my dh's brother is Robert Saul, but called Saul by everyone. What is the female version of Saul? Is it Sally? I'm intereste dto know if anyone has any suggestions for a middle name that tips its hat to Saul.

Ta muchly.

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HolyBrrrrrrBatman · 15/11/2012 02:10

Congratulations Grin

I don't think Sally has got anything to do with Saul.

I'm not sure there is a female version of Saul. You could go for a name associated with Saul e.g. his wife or daughters? They're all a bit 'out there' though; Ahinoam, Merab or Michal?

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CleansLate · 15/11/2012 02:12

How about Sorrell? Not the female version of Saul but similar-ish?

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Iheartpasties · 15/11/2012 02:13

thanks for you reply! i dont think there is a female version of saul either, i think i'm clutching at straws!

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legalalien · 15/11/2012 02:19

What about paula or paulina? Not because it rhymes, I'm thinking of st Paul who was originally called Saul. I think (I am
not religious but am sure i was taught this at some point)

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NapDamnYou · 15/11/2012 02:20

Saul was the original name of the Apostle Paul.

So you can have Paula, Pauline, Paulette, Paulina.

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Iheartpasties · 15/11/2012 02:20

sorrell is very pretty! i like it. thanks. i will mull that one over!

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NapDamnYou · 15/11/2012 02:29

Also Sona, which means Prayer. Saul means prayed for.

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WildEyedAndScaryAsFeck · 15/11/2012 02:37

How about Sula? I knew a little girl with the name once (pronounced Soo Luh) thought it was pretty .

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ButtonBoo · 15/11/2012 07:50

Saula?!! Or Saulina?!!

Sorry. Not v. helpful this morning am I?

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StuckInTheFensAwayFromHome · 15/11/2012 07:53

Selina might work?

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Iheartpasties · 15/11/2012 21:50

i'm loving sula, i'm definitely considering it. thanks for all suggestions :)

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BrainSurgeon · 15/11/2012 21:57

Errrr so sorry to do this to you, but just so you know Sula is a rude word in an Eastern European language (penis)

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HolyBrrrrrrBatman · 15/11/2012 22:01

Sula is also a brand of sugar free sweets.

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Iheartpasties · 16/11/2012 05:06

g'ah!!!!!!!

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okavango · 16/11/2012 15:08

I went to school with a Sari. In some versions of the bible it was the name of Abraham's wife.

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badtime · 16/11/2012 15:44

'Saula' is a real, but rare, name. There was actually a St Saula.

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LineRunner · 16/11/2012 15:46

Shaula.

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SomersetONeil · 16/11/2012 19:02

I used to work with a (young) woman called Soula - still pronounced Soo-luh. It probably looks closer to Saul, too.

Her Mum gave her the name because of some Greek connection, but I can't remember the details.

It's nice. And circum-navigates the penis thing if you're worried about Sula. Wink

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Iheartpasties · 18/11/2012 13:13

Ahh more good suggestions thank you.

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