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Eartha

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Hatewaybuloo · 25/05/2018 22:00

What about the name Eartha for a girl due this autumn?
Surname begins with C, middle name possibly Annie

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Hatewaybuloo · 26/05/2018 14:27

Yes valid point about the ‘ergh’ sound!

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blinkineckmum · 26/05/2018 13:53

No

InkSnail · 26/05/2018 11:38

I don't like the ur sound at the start of Eartha, Ursula etc. Too similar to the sound people make if they don't like something,

daisypond · 26/05/2018 10:33

I rather like it. But I wasn't aware of the "shit" association, though.

Cosmoa · 26/05/2018 09:25

I'm in the north and have never heard of the rhyming slang!

MarthasGinYard · 26/05/2018 09:20

We have an 'Eartha alert' at work on board.

Means one of the pax has had a huge dump and it hasn't flushed.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 26/05/2018 09:09

If you're going to ask for peoples' opinions you might want to remover that huge back of potatoes off your shoulder first.
Do I dare say I think it's awful

Imchlibob · 26/05/2018 06:27

Too similar to Bertha for my taste. I wouldn't.

eurochick · 26/05/2018 05:47

Horrible name. Plus the rhyming slang associations.

EmmaGrundyForPM · 26/05/2018 04:46

I quite like it. I do associate it with Eartha Kitt but have never been aware of the cockney rhyming slang for shit. So I guess it would depend on where you live and if people there tend to use the slang version.

NameChangedForThisQ · 26/05/2018 04:38

I like it

Cosmoa · 26/05/2018 04:10

I think it's beautiful!

I had some really nasty comments for my short lists so I stopped asking.. And the name I chose has been incredibly loved and wowed people!

I almost used Honua as a middle name which means Earth in Hawaii Smile

SexyManatee · 26/05/2018 00:37

I actually really like it. I'm a bit surprised in myself!

Joeybee · 26/05/2018 00:35

Definitely not. Eartha Kit is cockney rhyming slang for sh*t.
Also it's just a very ugly name.

Jj2431 · 25/05/2018 23:41

Don't see that as an actual name but love Martha which is similar ish?

Totem543 · 25/05/2018 22:56

I love it... going against the grain though!

MarthaArthur · 25/05/2018 22:51

Eartha Willow is a name i would call my imaginary child

MarthaArthur · 25/05/2018 22:50

I love love love it

ChocAuVin · 25/05/2018 22:49

I love it.

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Hatewaybuloo · 25/05/2018 22:46

Yeah thanks as mentioned I’m aware of the slang for shit now. It seems like some people comment just to be nasty.

Starlighter, not specifically looking for autumnal names but there are some nice suggestions there thanks

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Starlighter · 25/05/2018 22:39

Not keen at all, sorry!

If you want an autumnal name, what about these:

Ivy
Fern
Hazel
Willow
Sienna
Aster

TaggieRR · 25/05/2018 22:38

Earths Kitt = shit

Moonkissedlegs · 25/05/2018 22:37

Eartha Kitt is cockney rhyming slang for shit.

Plus its a horrible name.

It's a no from me.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 25/05/2018 22:34

No, sorry.

redherring4 · 25/05/2018 22:33

Eartha Kitt (going for an Eartha) = a shit

Not one I'd choose!

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