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Any towns or villages near you that would make a nice name?

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By Sun 21-Dec-08 21:20:34 Add message | Report | Contact poster
The Harlow thread got me thinking. It's not the idea of using a town as a name that I don't like, it's that it's the same two towns used. Harlow and Camden!

I'm going to start with Kinvara, a place in Galway. I think that'd make a nice name.

Anybody else?
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Wed 07-Jan-09 17:04:56
Oops - faves are blush
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Wed 07-Jan-09 17:04:32
My current faves is Helion's Bumpstead and Shingay-cum-Wendy
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Tue 06-Jan-09 16:53:27
laughing at prospect of calling my next baby Cockermouth, Egremont or Barrow in Furness!
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Tue 06-Jan-09 13:46:44
How about "Brodie" (it's in Moray in the Highlands of Scotland)and it's a small village next to a castle of the same name....
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Tue 06-Jan-09 00:08:04
I've driven through Findo Gask.

Lets see villages near me Stanley obviously already a name, Meigle, Muthill pronounced Mew-th-ill, Waterloo, Redgorton, Caputh pronounced cay-pu-th.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Mon 05-Jan-09 23:48:33
We live fairly near a place called Titsey
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Mon 05-Jan-09 22:11:15
Devon
Kent
Mallard
Marlow
Erigall
Clifden
Mead
Oran
Earl
Aspen
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sun 04-Jan-09 21:11:45
there is a place we pass on way to york called askem richard and askem bryan mmmmmmm.places near me that would make great names barnsley,rothwell,morley,tingley,pretty boring really to some on here ..
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sun 04-Jan-09 20:48:48
My village makes a lovely girls' name (alt. spelling).

Lots of bottoms round here too.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sun 04-Jan-09 20:46:05
Are they? Well Findo on its own I suppose, but then that is a bit too near Findus in pronounciation!
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