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Sibling for Polly- comprehensive musical knowledge required!

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BeanCalledPickle · 16/11/2014 21:15

Dd is Polly because we were listening to Nevermind and said 'that's her name!'

Now she will have a sibling. It's really important to us to have a name from music. Girl we are thinking Luna - last track on Smashing Pumpkins Siamese Dream. Possibly Chloe - Motherlovebone.

Our musical tastes are 90's grunge, alternative punky type stuff.

Are there any good names out there, especially for boys? Jeremy- pearl jam - isn't in the mix and is what most people suggest! Don't really want to use musicians names either, so no Kurt, Trent etc

Suggestions?!

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ThinkIveBeenHacked · 16/11/2014 22:29

Roxanne

Leonard

myrtleWilson · 16/11/2014 22:28

Oh also missed out on calling her Nico re Velvet Underground

ReinholdMessner · 16/11/2014 22:27

I'm getting quite into this now.

More Pumpkins - have you considered Lily from Mellon Collie?

Manic Street Preachers - Kevin? (Carter)

There's a Kings of Leon song called Mary.

Placebo - Nancy?!

myrtleWilson · 16/11/2014 22:23

Part of me still regrets not calling Dd 'yoshimi' from Flaming Lips fame. She was distinctly unimpressed upon hearing it!

isaacandelodiesmummy · 16/11/2014 22:21

So sorry I am Queen fan - though Polly is lovely

TiredNow · 16/11/2014 22:21

Floyd (the Barber - from "Bleach" the Nirvana album)
Frances (Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle - from "In Utero" the Nirvana album)

RandomHouseRules · 16/11/2014 22:19

Layla

TiredNow · 16/11/2014 22:16

Spencer Elden is the baby from the Nevermind album cover if that helps any?

ReinholdMessner · 16/11/2014 22:15

Or Bat for Lashes? Daniel, Pearl, Marilyn, Daphne.

ReinholdMessner · 16/11/2014 22:13

Do you like Ben Folds (with and without Five)?

Loads of names. Emaline, Kate, Zak, Sara, Fred, Steven, Kylie, Cathy, Gracie, Annie, Stan, Jane, Julianne, Alice, Jackson, Summer...

bouncingbelle · 16/11/2014 22:09

Ray - though it's hopefully not a shame about ray!!

bouncingbelle · 16/11/2014 22:08

Alison from Alison's starting to happen by the lemon heads.

Alisons's starting to happen to me!!!! Smile

SpringHeeledJack · 16/11/2014 22:04

(dear) Prudence

I know it's not your era but it alliterates naicely with Polly imo

wish I'd thought of it

LoveWillTearUsApart · 16/11/2014 21:58

Arabella - Arctic Monkeys
Helena - MCR
Matilda - alt-J

LoveWillTearUsApart · 16/11/2014 21:56

Ayla - The Maccabees
Iris - The GooGoo Dolls

Mouldypineapple · 16/11/2014 21:51

Delilah! Lots of songs with that in, may be one to your liking.

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BeanCalledPickle · 16/11/2014 21:50

DH has vetoed pearl! I guess cos Polly has a story it would seem weird to call it bob just cos we like the name bob.

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Theresadogonyourballs · 16/11/2014 21:49

I have an Eloise, courtesy of The Damned GrinGrin

findingherfeet · 16/11/2014 21:49

Cash/Jonny/June/Jackson were on my list but then I like country..

I have an unusual name, my kids have unusual (well foreign) names, I like unusual...but luna? I know a little luna, every time I hear it I think 'TIC'!! She's pre-school age but won't her peers be mean?

HRHsherlockssextoy · 16/11/2014 21:44

Why don't you give you child a name you like rather than trying to find one like this?

Pablo
Honey
Or something bloom

Black was always my fav pearl jam song
And it's funny I have an Edward, never Eddie, and I was a huge pearl jam fan.

Actually pearl is a great name
I don't like Jeremy

JimmyCorkhill · 16/11/2014 21:41

Jessie by Paw
Bob (Cousin O.) by The Gits

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BeanCalledPickle · 16/11/2014 21:40

Violet was first choice but SIL stole!

Polly doesn't start well, I give you that, but it turns out well- she was smart enough to trick her captor into thinking she enjoyed it so he let her go. Smart cookie really!

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Asleeponasunbeam · 16/11/2014 21:27

Kennedy

elotrolado · 16/11/2014 21:26

Violet?

Jude
Joe
Floyd
Earl
Griffin
Xander

JimmyCorkhill · 16/11/2014 21:25

Tyler by Toadies (Rubberneck 1994)