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Ok this is an unusual one..

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fishandlilacs · 14/07/2011 19:22

Cryda

Pronounced Cree-dah.

It's Celtic Irish /Cornish, Cryda was a saint who established churches, it means purity or strength.

Both DH and I were suprised to like it-it's a very rare thing for us to agree but were both in a bit of two minds about it, we both went oooh, when we saw it and then hmmm. So now it's on the "to think over" list

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FellatioNelson · 14/07/2011 20:07

I'm sorry I don't like it. I just think of tumble driers. What about Clodagh? That's lovely.

PaperBank · 14/07/2011 20:05

How about Columba? She was an early Cornish saint.

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fishandlilacs · 14/07/2011 19:46

Cattleprod was thinking of spelling it Creeda/Creedah. It's more commonly seen as a place name in Cornwall with the "Creed" spelling

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fishandlilacs · 14/07/2011 19:43

I'm cornish, husband is scottish-we dont live in either place anymore, being somewhere midway between. The agreement was that our PFB has a scottish name (Isla) and this one is to have a cornish name. We have it totally pegged if it's a boy, but girls name is proving more difficult.

Whats your cornish nieces name if you dont mind me being nosy?

and how I envy them, bringing up thier kids down there.

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Cattleprod · 14/07/2011 19:42

Just checked my book and there are lots of alternative spellings - maybe a different one would minimise the cry/cree confusion (and the white goods association)?

Credah
Creida
Creyda
Crieda
Creada
Creeda
Crydah
Creidah
Creydah
Criedah
Creedah

yomellamoHelly · 14/07/2011 19:41

here not her

yomellamoHelly · 14/07/2011 19:40

Where do you live? One of my brothers called his daughter a common Cornish name which is where he and his (now) wife moved 10-15 years ago. Never heard of it so had a 'moment' when sending a congrats card. Spoke to my mum and father and one of my other brothers. We'd all heard it as something slightly different. Had to ask on her for clarification / confirmation on what it was. Do love it though.

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fishandlilacs · 14/07/2011 19:40

ah hem ....cough splutter...how did you... ah hem... guess.. Grin

Disclaimer: not really

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Cattleprod · 14/07/2011 19:38

Although I suppose people might wonder if she was conceived on top of a washing machine!!!

Cattleprod · 14/07/2011 19:36

I wouldn't worry though - hasn't done Candy Stratton or Mila (Miele) Kunis any harm having a name sounding similar to a domestic appliance manufacturer!! Grin

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fishandlilacs · 14/07/2011 19:35

I really cant name my prospective daughter after white goods though can I, I may as well call her bosch.

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fishandlilacs · 14/07/2011 19:34

Porkschop-I had to google that to find out what it meant Blush

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PorkChopSter · 14/07/2011 19:33

Nominative determinism Wink

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fishandlilacs · 14/07/2011 19:31

hahah yes creda is washing machines :) Hadn't thought of that.

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fishandlilacs · 14/07/2011 19:31

Thing is I think it's a nice little girls name, but also a very strong sounding grown womans name. I imagine her to be an indian linen & birkenstocks wearing earthy no nonense type with long salt and pepper plaited hair. I like that sort of woman.

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Cattleprod · 14/07/2011 19:29

I like the sound, but isn't Creda a make of washing machine?

FoxyRevenger · 14/07/2011 19:27

Well, the sound of it is ok, but you will spend your whole lives saying 'no, it's not CRY-da, it's Cree-da'

Weird, it made me go ooh then hmm too.... Smile