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I found inspiration for choosing baby names by looking in my fridge.

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FaxMactor · 14/01/2013 11:35

Chardonnay, Champagne and Stella jumped out at me right away though they may be a little European for some.

Olive is a good old fashioned sounding name that we don't hear much these days, well not since On The Buses finished.

The cooling fruit gave us a number of really trendy names, Peaches, Mango, Apples etc but these aren't to everybody's tastes.

The one I eventually chose for my daughter was Danone, a nice healthy sounding name and funnily enough we fed her with plenty of yoghurt during her formative years.
It's a real shame she's now a bit on the fat side but your shape can't always reflect your name, though my teenage son Pizza probably wouldn't have agreed.

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FloatyBeatie · 14/01/2013 13:43

Friend's daughter is called Naan. They were going to call her Pitta but thought everyone would assume she was a PITA.

Psammead · 14/01/2013 13:42

I've got a little Yeast myself, but I was itching for another, so we're expecting Yoghurtany day now. I think it sounds soothing.

VariousBartimaeus · 14/01/2013 13:41

If DS had been a girl he'd have been called Velouté. But we wanted something manly so called him T-Bone with a middle name Steak.

atthewelles · 14/01/2013 13:39

I agree Lunatic. Names like Souffle, Raspberry-Ripple and Cheesecake sound really cute on little girls. But what if they grow up to be bank managers or solicitors??

WildRumpus · 14/01/2013 13:38

Hmmm I like Yeast but I think Candida has more of a Shakesperian feel.

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Pasiphae · 14/01/2013 13:33

Aubergine sounds better, if you want to go French.

Anjou, Bacon and Herb for a boy.
And maybe Chablis, Arrabiata or Clafoutis for a girl.

Humous and Tzatziki for twins.

Psammead · 14/01/2013 13:33

Just to add a bit of culture to the proceedings.... how about Yeast?

GoldPlatedNineDoors · 14/01/2013 13:33

Kumquat May Grin Grin

My neighbours kids are Tropicana and shes just had a little Baby Bel

atthewelles · 14/01/2013 13:31

I love the name ham, but unfortunately our surname is sandwich so we couldn't use it.

FloatyBeatie · 14/01/2013 13:30

Yes, Ham is good and solid. A lad at school has it as a middle name -- His first name is Honeyroast.

LesBOFerables · 14/01/2013 13:29

Kumquat May, of course.

comeonbishbosh · 14/01/2013 13:28

If you are after a good study biblical name you can't go far wrong with Ham.

atthewelles · 14/01/2013 13:26

Wildrumpus How about

Kumquat Coke
and
Kiwi Carrotjuice

WildRumpus · 14/01/2013 13:25

My fantasy twins would be Kumquat and Kiwi but i'm not sure what middle names would work with those....

atthewelles · 14/01/2013 13:24

There are gorgeous little twin boys on our road called Utterly and Butterly (Uttie and Buttie as nns).

dontaskforthe99 · 14/01/2013 13:19

Bert Olly, Trex and Florette should soon be fighting their way up the name charts, seasonally Quince might make a bid for glory too.

WildRumpus · 14/01/2013 13:17

"invader from another forum"?

CheungFun · 14/01/2013 13:16

I think this threads great :o

CheungFun · 14/01/2013 13:15

Just had a check, and what do you all think of Pork for a boy? It has a masculine sound and I like one syllable names so that people won't shorten the name.

If I have a girl one day, I think the name Courgette is growing on me, sounds kind of French...?

GoldPlatedNineDoors · 14/01/2013 13:15

Im going to name the next one Salsa Verde is she is a She, and Perinaise if a He.

RightsaidFreud · 14/01/2013 13:14

I too would like to know what an invader from another forum is. What forum did they come from? Should we take them to our leader?

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HelenMumsnet · 14/01/2013 13:14

@marchwillsoonbehere

What do mean by an invader from another forum Helen? Is this an MN rule I am missing, viz thou shalt not contribute to any other forum?

No, posting on other forums is allowed (if you really have to Smile) but not coming from other forums in a (more or less) planned way in order to troll/cause trouble/have a larf at MNers.

jetstar · 14/01/2013 13:13

We're thinking Maggi & Victoria (Plum)

Abbicob · 14/01/2013 13:11

I have gone for Teriyaki - I know not quite main stream but has a certain ring to it. Better than Noodles sat right next to it.