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Penguin for a girl?

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Cereal0ffender · 11/09/2014 13:03

Or is it more of a boys name?

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LatteLoverLovesLattes · 11/09/2014 13:10

I definitely prefer Pengwin

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GerundTheBehemoth · 11/09/2014 13:10

It's OK but there are lots of nicer avian-themed names. I like Tody-tyrant for a boy, Cisticola for a girl.

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Cereal0ffender · 11/09/2014 13:10

Of course it's not a name. Why would I want to give my unique nature child an actual name?

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Lweji · 11/09/2014 13:09

Are you laughing at these children? Shock

Daddypigsgusset · 11/09/2014 13:09

Can you hypenate and stick a mai/rose/leigh on the end
Penguin-Mai

busyDays · 11/09/2014 13:08

Lol, this thread made me laugh out loud. Is penguin actually a name???

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Cereal0ffender · 11/09/2014 13:08

Oh I like pengwin

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Lweji · 11/09/2014 13:07

Albatross, Albie. Yeah, I can see it.

PinkSquash · 11/09/2014 13:07

If I had a boy I'd call him Penguino, to be different.

SirChenjin · 11/09/2014 13:07

I like it - but you could You-Neeqify it by spelling it PenGwin

Lweji · 11/09/2014 13:07

Boy's.

Now, Seal, for me would be more of a girl. Not sure what that singer was thinking.

How about Bee? Sounds good to me.

LowLevelBlinging · 11/09/2014 13:07

It's not to my taste, but if you and your hubby like it, go for it hun!

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Cereal0ffender · 11/09/2014 13:06

My BFF called her child albatross I worry that she will think I copied her

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JumpJockey · 11/09/2014 13:06

Well my DH did once have a patient called Puffin...

Daddypigsgusset · 11/09/2014 13:06

My dd is called penguin. I think it's a lovely name

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Cereal0ffender · 11/09/2014 13:05

Guinny as a diminutive

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Ilikepie · 11/09/2014 13:05

lol. Kitkat better for a girl. Penguin is a boy's name.

MargotLovedTom · 11/09/2014 13:04

Neither. It's the name of a creature or a biscuit.

PinkSquash · 11/09/2014 13:04

Its gender neutral IMO.