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I want to call my baby Avocado

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allhailtheaubergine · 23/09/2011 12:59

Not really.

Hear me out...

Okay, I like Persimmon (nn Persi) (which is still in the running) but everyone was horrified to the point where I have a seed of doubt sown in my mind.

So... my children have taken to calling the baby Avocado, and I was idly wondering if there was a nice Latin name for Avocado or an Avocado flower or something, and it turns out that the Avocado is of the genus Persea - do you reckon it's pronounced Percy or Persee-ay?

And, if you're feeling indulgent, can you think of anything else Avocado-y that might work? (But don't just be cutting and acerbic) (unless it's also funny).

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Panzee · 02/10/2011 16:37

Is it like the Playground test? That's when you imagine shouting your chosen name across a crowded playground.

eg: :"AVOCAAAAAAAAAAAADO!" :o

vividgingerchilli · 02/10/2011 16:27

What is the "walk into room" test?!

ChippingIn · 02/10/2011 14:24

For the love of god your hormones really are playing up aren't they Grin

Avocado is better than Persimmon!! Neither of them pass the 'walk into the room test' IMO

Your poor poor DH :(

Grin
vividgingerchilli · 02/10/2011 14:12

Persimmon - will he/she be a builder when she/he grows up?!

Struggling to imagine calling the register and getting to Persimmon...or Avocado.. At least it's original!

largeginandtonic · 02/10/2011 11:32

< swoon > at Persimmon Loveday.

It makes me want a pink one to call that. Go on, do it.

My sis is pregnant, i wander if i can convince her to have a Persimmon Loveday...

ShoutyHamster · 02/10/2011 10:34

Eeek Persimmon Loveday totally goes against my suggestion for a sensible mn BUT is probably the most amazing name I've heard for ages!

My DH vetoed Loveday (grr)

twooter · 02/10/2011 08:46

If you like persimmon, how about Barrett (as an alternative home build) ?

Carmel206 · 02/10/2011 07:49

the irish word for avocado is abhcoide (avcweede) not great i grant you but possibly other languages may have better sounding translations?

seeker · 02/10/2011 07:01

Dust - as "All flesh is......."

seeker · 02/10/2011 07:00

Promise won't call her Percy then. Even if you spell it Persi.

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allhailtheaubergine · 02/10/2011 06:52

Why is Dust a Puritan name?

Hooray! 2 votes for Persimmon. Sorry to all the haters, I really think if this baby is a little girl she will be Persimmon.

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TooImmature2BDumbledore · 01/10/2011 22:49

Damn, DH has just vetoed Dust. And Loveday. If I ever write a book, the main character will be called Loveday.

Lettice?

DesertOrchid · 01/10/2011 18:14

I rather like Persimmon, I am glad that's still up there!

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allhailtheaubergine · 01/10/2011 16:57

I do like Bonniface and Loveday.

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seeker · 01/10/2011 16:46

What about reintroducing Puritan names? PraiseGod , Thankfulness, Diffidence, Dust......

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allhailtheaubergine · 01/10/2011 16:38

Yeah okay. After due consideration I take it back - Clemency does not belong with Chastity, Patience and Doormat. It is a good name, and I do know a chap called Clement.

I still think Reasonableness is a good name.

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seeker · 01/10/2011 14:46

All hail- I bet there are as many boys called Clement as girls called Clemency!

ShoutyHamster · 01/10/2011 09:16

Go with Persimmon.

Once you think about it for a bit, it is lovely. It just isn't what we're used to. Why is Persimmon any different as a word to name someone than Penelope or Jonathan?

Persi, Perri, Mimmi, Penny, Sim - all possible nicknames.

I think it's absolutely fine and that she is likely to love it, and to cover your backs give her a very normal mn. Persimmon Anna, Persimmon Lucy, Persimmon Sophia. Worst case scenario, she HATES it and uses her mn.

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allhailtheaubergine · 01/10/2011 08:18

No. Even I can see that Avocado is a silly name. Can you imagine walking into a room and saying "hi there, I'm Avocado"?

Tigerlilly is nice. But we have a close friend called something very similar so it's not on the list.

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largeginandtonic · 30/09/2011 20:23

I quite like it. Just plain old Avocado.

I will be a terrible influence as my dc have mostly bonkers names.

DD1 had a narrow escape from Tiger Lily. Dc8 is due in 8 weeks, i did have a name picked but am wavering.

RnB · 30/09/2011 20:06

I wanted to call ds1 Lupin. Pressure stopped that from happening Angry

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allhailtheaubergine · 30/09/2011 20:04

It is, but you don't get boys called Clemency. Grace is a lovely name and a wonderful attribute, but it somehow rankles that you don't get boys called Athleticism or Reasonableness.

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seeker · 30/09/2011 19:39

Clemency isn't a soppy female virtue- it's a wonderful unisex attribute.

Mind you, I speak as a woman who nearly 16 years ago thought that Grace was a charmingly old fashioned and incredibly unusual name. And who was horrified to discover that Christian friends thought that we had chosen the name because we had finally had a child after 20 years of trying! When in fact it took us 20 years to get round to it, and she arrived precisely 9 months after we first decided we might quite ike a baby!

NotADudeExactly · 30/09/2011 19:32

(Disgrace would be a bit too much, I suppose.)

NotADudeExactly · 30/09/2011 19:31

Faithless?

I'd go with it - but DH is a theist!