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Tell me your thoughts on Embreglia

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Aberforthsgoat · 04/06/2019 20:30

This isn’t me - this is a friend. Among her current name choice is Embreglia pronounced Embrellia. Her DH has said a staunch no so she asked me and I said I didn’t think it was a great name to be honest... so she wants me to put it to the MN jury.
I did warn her that it can be brutal Grin

Both friend and DH are British, so it’s not a name chosen from another country (as far as I am aware) but one that friend said just came to her, spelling and all, and she fell in love with it.

Do you agree with me and the DH or the friend?
(Lighthearted, it’s probably not going to end up as baby’s name but it is on the shortlist)

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theconstantinoplegardener · 04/06/2019 22:49

Another one who thought it was a medical condition (embolism?). Sorry!

BeeFarseer · 04/06/2019 22:48

It sounds like medication. 'Embreglia, for irritable stomachs'. 'When you're itchy, Embreglia emollient is there to soothe'.

No. Please, if your friend is still reading this... No. Blame it on a moment of hormonal madness, pick another name and move on.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 04/06/2019 22:44

Sounds like something you'd die of.
Also if she does decide to use it.
I'd advisor her to take out the G if she wants it pronounced Embrellia rather that Embreglia.

BumandChips · 04/06/2019 22:41

Umbrella.

HagridsBigToe · 04/06/2019 22:27

horrible. Did she chuck down scrabble letters to get that?
If she wants her kid to be sung a bastardised version of "Under my Umbrella" for life, then have at it.

DameSquashalot · 04/06/2019 22:22

Is she having you on? 😊

TinselTimes · 04/06/2019 22:22

That’s terrible. Pregnancy hormones can make people a bit crazy, maybe she should listen to her DH on this one.

Terramirabilis · 04/06/2019 22:16

It sounds like a weight loss drug, launched with great fanfare only to be quickly withdrawn six months later when users start experiencing life-threatening side effects.

"Do not take Embreglia if you are allergic to Embreglia or any of its ingredients. Do not take Embreglia if you suffer from migraine, hepatitis, diabetes or kidney disease as Embreglia may make these conditions worse..."

CloserIAm2Fine · 04/06/2019 22:13

No no no no no

Nobody will pronounce it how she wants, it’s an ugly looking and sounding word, and it’s not a name!

kaytee87 · 04/06/2019 22:08

If that is representative of your friends taste then her husband should probably choose the child's name.

RoseMartha · 04/06/2019 21:41

your friend needs to listen to her DH as he is right it is not a good choice. As others have said embryo and umbrella came to mind.

KinderSurpriseBump · 04/06/2019 21:36

Terrible. Imagine poor child being called umbrella by other children

BillywilliamV · 04/06/2019 21:31

Only if her last name is “Feet”...

mawof3soontobe · 04/06/2019 21:29

It's reminding me of a cross between an umbrella and ambrosia custard and embryo

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Aberforthsgoat · 04/06/2019 21:11

I’ve shown her the thread - she thought she would get a couple of “go for it! I like it, it’s unusual” replies at least.
She doesn’t want to show her DH the thread now Grin

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Bluerussian · 04/06/2019 21:03

Dreadful, sounds like a skin disease.

EdWinchester · 04/06/2019 21:01

Stupid, made-up and very ugly.

wizzler · 04/06/2019 21:00

Sounds like an antibiotic

Malyshek · 04/06/2019 20:59

Reminds me of a french last name, "De Broglie", pronounced "de Breuye"...

I'm not fond of made up names in general. And this one has nothing that endears it to me.

DramaAlpaca · 04/06/2019 20:54

Dear me, no. Just no.

Quintella Grin

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Aberforthsgoat · 04/06/2019 20:51

I’m laughing at some of these replies.
I googled it and only got one random entry about a YouTuber that matched!

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PrestonVsEdinburgh · 04/06/2019 20:48

It’s a universal ‘no’ OP Grin

TwitterQueen1 · 04/06/2019 20:45

It sounds like a disease of the female parts

Fedoratheexploreer · 04/06/2019 20:45

I really don’t like it. And she’d end up just being Em.

daisyboocantoo · 04/06/2019 20:44

It sounds like a gynecological disorder.