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Help me name my new house

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Karbea · 25/07/2011 19:31

we have to change the name of our new house, it has an has 7 (ish) oak trees in the front garden... I'm thinking something oak or acorn related. But can't think of anything good, can you help. The next but one neighbour is little oaks.

Thanks.

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Hevian · 26/07/2011 08:00

7 Oaks (or 7ish Oaks)

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KingofHighVis · 26/07/2011 08:14

Better count them

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NorksAreMessy · 26/07/2011 08:15

Quercus (latin for oak) and sounds quirky

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Hevian · 26/07/2011 09:13

Because the neighbours call theirs Little Oaks I'd be inclined to call yours Bigger Oaks. Big Oaks sounds a bit too one-upmanship I think.

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hksi · 26/07/2011 09:29

Oakwood House??

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BettyBathroom · 26/07/2011 09:37

Think I wouldn't bother naming a new house - it's a bit naff.

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PortBlacksandIsleOfDogs · 26/07/2011 09:45

Betty - Some villages have no numbers at all....so you have to name your house.

Anything with acorn in sounds like a preschool.

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ShoutyHamster · 26/07/2011 12:11

Oaky Cokey Grin

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nakedandangry · 26/07/2011 12:37

Boak

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supadupapupascupa · 26/07/2011 12:39

The Acorns

Acorn House

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iklboo · 26/07/2011 12:41

Oakstead
Oakstand

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CarrieOakey · 26/07/2011 12:43

Thor House - apparently norse legend is that Thor sheltered under an Oak tree during a thunder storm and so having an Oak tree or acorn is said to prevent a house being struck by lightening which is why you sometimes see acorn blind pulls.

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LoopyLoopsTootyFroots · 26/07/2011 12:46

What kind of house is it? I like Oakwood House.

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CarrieOakey · 26/07/2011 12:47

The Oaks

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Karbea · 26/07/2011 15:45

It's not a new house, dh and I really don't like the current name. It's sort of georgian looking.

Thanks for suggestions, quite like The Acorns :)

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nocake · 26/07/2011 15:47

It's a bit of a palaver to change a house name. The existing name must be quite unpleasant to make it worth the effort.

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aquafunf · 26/07/2011 15:52

Oak Grove?

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Karbea · 26/07/2011 15:59

no cake it's really bad!

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Flowerista · 26/07/2011 16:01

Oakey dokey

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Shinyshoes1 · 26/07/2011 16:05

i like Oakey Cokey

or Oakey Dokey.

I you don't have either of those i'm going to pinch it for my new house.

Even if it doesn't have an oak tree Grin

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PortBlacksandIsleOfDogs · 26/07/2011 16:21

Oakrumbs

Oakrap

Oakrikey

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PortBlacksandIsleOfDogs · 26/07/2011 16:29

Are you woo? Something to do with Druids perhaps?

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OriginalPoster · 26/07/2011 16:38

Acorn Bank
Oak fields
La Maison des Chenes (French for Oak house Grin)


Must be a big garden if it can take 7oaks, we'd struggle to fit an ornamental cherry in ours.

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alliwant · 26/07/2011 16:52

Oakrap - thats genius PBID Grin

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Karbea · 26/07/2011 17:03

The trees are in the front garden, it's got quite a long drive way.

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