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

218 replies

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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Psammead · 14/01/2013 13:10

These are all a bit hoity-toity for my tastes.

I prefer a nice, down to earth Marge.

marchwillsoonbehere · 14/01/2013 13:09

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?

RightsaidFreud · 14/01/2013 13:08

There have to be some siblings out there called sam and ella.

FuriousRox · 14/01/2013 13:08

Sausagecasserole, nn sassy cassy, has a certain ring to it.

What about Halloumi and Emmental for twins?

oopslateagain · 14/01/2013 13:06

I rather like Umami, Tahini or Vegusto, but DH says they sound foreign. Sad

I think he'd like something a bit more traditional, so to irritate him I'll probably go with a2.

FloatyBeatie · 14/01/2013 13:05

(As it is I only have sons. E. Coli and Streptococcus.)

FloatyBeatie · 14/01/2013 13:02

If I had daughters I would call them Salmonella and Listeria. Beautiful names from my fridge.

LouiseFisher · 14/01/2013 13:02

I do like the name 'Cravendale' if i ever have another child, I will use this approach to naming :)

TheHouseofMirth · 14/01/2013 12:59

DS1 would have been Quinoa he been a girl but I'm glad we didn't use it as it's terribly common now.

atthewelles · 14/01/2013 12:30

Sorry, but I think Brie is getting very common now. .
I like the 'old lady chic' names like Cheddar, Stilton and Wensley-Dale

aufaniae · 14/01/2013 12:30

I saw a guy on Pet Rescue once proudly announcing he was going to call his two new rescue kittens Charlie & Stella Shock

Guess it went over the heads of the younger viewers!

aufaniae · 14/01/2013 12:28

When Footballers' wives was popular, there were three spellings of Chardonnay in the top 50 girls' names.

That means lots of girls were not only called Chardonnay, but incorrectly spelt too. Poor things!

JustFabulous · 14/01/2013 12:27

I am considering Salami.

megandraper · 14/01/2013 12:23

Peppa (branded kiddie yoghurts here)
Pepanino - little mini sausages, but has a nice Italian feel
Honey
Lettice (lettuce)
Activia (the kind of name that could benefit from a few random capital letters or apostrophes)

HelenMumsnet · 14/01/2013 12:22

Hello. This thread was actually started by an invader from another forum but it's so funny, we're going to leave it... Grin

bonceaswell · 14/01/2013 12:20

I am eyeing the 'Black Farmers Daughter' sausages in my fridge but sadly neither of these descriptions are the slightest bit accurate when it comes to my DD.

TalkativeJim · 14/01/2013 12:17

Loved Brie all through my pregnancy, but it turned out to be twins so they are Port & Salut.

atthewelles · 14/01/2013 12:14

There's a Chorizo and a Kale at DD's nursery.

Tortoiseonthehalfshell · 14/01/2013 12:12

We like to think of ourselves as a bit hip, a bit trendy, so we do hope that little Pesto will fit in well at his new school. Of course his big sister Sangiovese will help, as will the twins, Phil & Delphia.

CaseyShraeger · 14/01/2013 12:12

Chipolata, Chip for short. Or do you think she'd be teased at school because Chip in the ORT books is a boy?

bananaramma · 14/01/2013 12:11

How about Clover?

atthewelles · 14/01/2013 12:10

My friend called her twins Ginger and Lettuce. Gorgeous names.

Longdistance · 14/01/2013 12:09

Harvey's is a dairy, and juice company here in Western Australia.

bonceaswell · 14/01/2013 12:08

Turkey breast and Lazy Garlic - my two darling daughters

atthewelles · 14/01/2013 12:07

Gosh, good thinking bonceaswell. Her father wouldn't be at all happy with that. Maybe we should go with Tartare, although that sounds a bit french and DH has already rejected Mayonnaise as being a bit pretentious. However, Salad-Cream wouldn't really go with our surname.