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Girls name Sepora

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Gladitsgladys · 06/07/2023 16:53

I’m due a baby girl in September. I really like the name Sepora and think it’s quite unique. DH hates it! Am I being aibu here?

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x2boys · 07/07/2023 07:15

Oysterbabe · 06/07/2023 18:40

I've never come across anyone with the name balonz, doesn't make it a good name.

Its a mums net in joke that wss never very funny and should have died a death years ago.🙄
Along with widescreen tv,s and benefits = goats

Notimeforaname · 07/07/2023 01:09

I also knew a Sephia (seff-ee-ah) or (seff-ya ) depending on your accent.

ZeldaWillTellYourFortune · 07/07/2023 01:02

HundredMilesAnHour · 06/07/2023 16:57

From the title I assumed you meant Sephora but had mistyped.

Is Sepora a made-up name? I think it's sounds awful, sorry. More like a brand of cleaning products than a girl's name.

"Can't get rid of that grease on your pans? Just use Sepora and they'll be sparkling in a flash".

Hilarious!

ZeldaWillTellYourFortune · 07/07/2023 01:02

ThatFraggle · 06/07/2023 16:54

Make me think you're a fan of the cosmetics brand Sephora. Her sister will be Maybelline.

🤣🤣🤣

EasterBreak · 07/07/2023 00:48

Makes me think of a cleaning product.

NutellaNut · 07/07/2023 00:45

Other names you could consider are Superdrugge with an accent on the last e to pronounce it ‘Superdruggay’ . Or how about Bootes with an accent on the e to pronounce it ‘Bootez’? Both very youneeek and your child will have heaps of fun explaining the spelling and pronunciation to everyone she meets for years to come.

OnePotPolly · 07/07/2023 00:17

I know two Lalage's. Both pronounce their name La-La-gay though

That sounds better than la la gee.

I'm more than willing to concede that my friend's mum didn't know
how to pronounce it properly and consequently I don't either.
Every day is a school day

I owe you :)

MavisMcMinty · 06/07/2023 22:32

Yes, because all children need a name that no-one else can pronounce or spell. Hours of fun for your child, correcting people and spelling it out over the phone for the rest of their life.

EffortlesslyInelegant · 06/07/2023 22:31

Definitely not OP. Sounds like a suppurating wound. Just no.

user6482959 · 06/07/2023 22:30

OnePotPolly · 06/07/2023 22:27

Lalage for example. Nobody has heard of it, I'll wager. It's greek but is popular in the UK . Short form Lally.

I know two Lalage's. Both pronounce their name La-La-gay though.

OnePotPolly · 06/07/2023 22:29

Pronounced La la gee

OnePotPolly · 06/07/2023 22:27

Lalage for example. Nobody has heard of it, I'll wager. It's greek but is popular in the UK . Short form Lally.

MavisMcMinty · 06/07/2023 22:27

It doesn’t sound pretty, no. Any word beginning s-e-p just makes me think of sepsis/septic - also not pretty names, before OP gets ideas.

You’ll just make your “unique” choice of name into a talking point for the rest of your child’s life. Plenty of lovely names to choose from, or invent if you must.

SlightlyJaded · 06/07/2023 22:21

Made up names are shit

I get that people sometimes want an unusual name but there are enough beautiful and underused names out there without making up naff words. It doesn't even have a pretty sound to it.

OnePotPolly · 06/07/2023 22:21

More votes for Zipporah then.

JMSA · 06/07/2023 22:19

I thought of Sephora too. Sorry!

user6482959 · 06/07/2023 22:18

I would also think it's the misspelling of the cosmetics shop Sephora. Sorry,

cushioncovers · 06/07/2023 22:17

Nope, sounds like a detergent to me.

OnePotPolly · 06/07/2023 22:10

OP, I think you can surmise from your thread that Sepora is a very unusual name.
And that it is not an attractive name, to many. That alone would put me off it.

It screams medical to some, and bacterial growth to others.
To some it might be an ointment for hives, or a disinfectant for your kitchen floor.
It really is not an attractive name.

However, some have suggested Zipporah, which I have never, ever heard before. but I really love it. It is many oceans better than Sepora.

I am assuming that the "Zipp" in Zipporah is the stressed syllable,

I love that, see? ZIPP oh rah. I love that name now.

See, my husband being Cornish, Our girls are Morwenna and Tamsin.

Even though we live in the NE. Whatever. If I'd known Zipporah existed I would have fought and won the battle.

OP. Do Zipporah. You will not regret it.

Daisybuttercup12345 · 06/07/2023 22:09

Poor child. Just don't!!!

Panteranoir · 06/07/2023 22:02

The trend for totally made up nonsense names drives me to distraction.

It's purely a reflection of the parents own ego (my DM'S was massive). No thought goes into whether it will sound good on a 50 year old and most of them sound ridiculous.

As someone with an unusual name, it's an absolute fucking pain. I spent my childhood fantasizing about changing it to jane or Kate or Emma. Something people could spell and actually pronounce.

And yes it looks like a misspelling of the make up shop too.

JayAlfredPrufrock · 06/07/2023 21:50

Your baby your choice.

Crack on.

BogRollBOGOF · 06/07/2023 21:47

BogRollBOGOF · 06/07/2023 21:42

DS likes it, but he's the kind of person that calls his cuddly toys things like Command Barrier and Yum Bum so I'm not convinced about his judgement on such matters.

He now thinks Ooglie would be a great name, so maybe best to disregard his endorsement...

BogRollBOGOF · 06/07/2023 21:42

DS likes it, but he's the kind of person that calls his cuddly toys things like Command Barrier and Yum Bum so I'm not convinced about his judgement on such matters.

Meowandthen · 06/07/2023 21:41

It’s flipping awful. As bad as Cyncere as mentioned upthread.

All this “I want my child to be yooneeque” stuff is ridiculous. Everyone is different, focus on personality, and stop giving children made up words as names.

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