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Original poster

Nivea would be rather a pretty name.....

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Lambbone · 08/10/2015 14:28

If it weren't for the fact that it is a face cream.

And Harpic would be quite a good boys' name.

Are there any other products out there that have nabbed what could be perfectly acceptable names?

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Zampa · 08/10/2015 18:56

Myopia ...

Strokethefurrywall · 08/10/2015 18:55

My mum is Lenor(e) - I love it and want it for my mythical daughter.

TheTravellingLemon · 08/10/2015 18:48

Ariel is a fairly common hebrew name.

AbbeyRoadCrossing · 08/10/2015 18:39

I know an Ariel, and that boy whose mum refused the cancer treatment that was in the news was called Neon.

Medela (breast pump) sounds nice.

iwantgin · 08/10/2015 18:30

Branston.
It's very manly.

MouldyPeach · 08/10/2015 18:28

savage the only thing with that is the difficulty picking the middle name, Minora or Majora..

anastasiakrupnik · 08/10/2015 18:25

My husband really likes Abellio.

Savagebeauty · 08/10/2015 17:24

Labia for a girl

PurpleDaisies · 08/10/2015 17:09

A real name not band!

Olay is sort of convincing as a name.

PurpleDaisies · 08/10/2015 17:08

On the face cream theme, what about Astral? That's almost a real band.

PurpleDaisies · 08/10/2015 17:08

I'm impressed with all the real life science names.

I had Amelia ruined for me when I found out in medical terms it means "without limbs". Melena is blood in poo. I don't mention this to their parents!

Scraggyspanner · 08/10/2015 15:53

I remember telling my mum I was going to call my daughter Pearlintude after her Plenitude face cream when I was younger.

I wonder if she might have been slightly upset I found her face cream more appropriate to name the potential child after rather than her grandmother!!

JaneAustinAllegro · 08/10/2015 15:49

Pashmina really should have taken off in the 90s

LisbethSalandersLaptop · 08/10/2015 15:41

Daisies I did actually meet someone called 'Zircon' but his dyslexic dad spelt it wrong on the birth cert, so he was 'Zarcon'.

LisbethSalandersLaptop · 08/10/2015 15:32

Daz or Surf would be lovely for a boy

moggle · 08/10/2015 15:31

We always joke about baby Debris... "Debris! Come 'ere!!"

hairbrushbedhair · 08/10/2015 15:29

As a drinker of tons of kefir I couldn't sadly name a child keifer and i quite like the name

Wellington would make a good name too

TheWoodenSpoonOfMischief · 08/10/2015 15:06

Ananya is a name. I know someone called Ananya.

TheLowKing · 08/10/2015 15:04

Nivea means 'snow-white (female)' in Latin. Interestin' fact. Grin

psychotropic · 08/10/2015 14:59

Nivea IS a girls name Hmm

PestoSwimissimos · 08/10/2015 14:57

I've always loved Broccoli for a girl

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Lambbone · 08/10/2015 14:56

ChessieFL

What sort of a thing is Ananya - not heard of it? Do you eat it or clear your drains with it?

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KittiesInsane · 08/10/2015 14:55

Benzene would actually be a good name for a boy, Purple!

It's one of the few things I remember from A-level organic chemistry - everyone snurking each time Aniline was mentioned. She wasn't in our year, and I hope she chose history or something instead.

InQuiteAPickle · 08/10/2015 14:54

Anadin - would be a good unisex name.

InQuiteAPickle · 08/10/2015 14:51

Well you could always go for Neveah if you like Nivea. Sounds similar but a bit classier! Wink

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