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Sable

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whatausername · 26/07/2019 15:06

For a girl. Y/N?

P.S. This was inspired by seeing the name Fable in another thread. It's not a name I'm using

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UrsulaPandress · 27/07/2019 18:04

A beautiful African antelope.

Owlbert · 27/07/2019 18:03

Not sure but think it would grow on me!

elQuintoConyo · 26/07/2019 21:26

Sable Colby for me. Stephanie Beacham, stunning woman.

I quite like the name Sable!

Sable
alessandrae83 · 26/07/2019 19:32

Nooo

Frith2013 · 26/07/2019 19:01

No. It’s what paintbrushes are made from.

Atlasta · 26/07/2019 17:36

Knew a dog called Sable.
I don't like it

Peachbubble · 26/07/2019 17:34

Nope

Footle · 26/07/2019 17:32

British shortbread is very similar to French sablé which is called that because of the gritty or sandy texture.

manicmij · 26/07/2019 17:15

Sable was a well known fur that is now very outdated and highly frowned upon unless if course you have a sable wrap mothballed in a cupboard somehere. Just keep hearing stable/fable when thinking of it as a name.

ChicCroissant · 26/07/2019 16:46

Sable Colby was my first thought too.

ZandathePanda · 26/07/2019 16:39

Colour of a dog like a German Shepherd.

feelingverylazytoday · 26/07/2019 16:36

Are you actually being serious, OP?
Sable - a character in Dynasty, or a WWE wrestler (her ring name, not her real name). Both kind of dated and a bit naff really.
Please think of another name. There are thousands of beautiful and meaningful girl's names to choose from.

GrouchyKiwi · 26/07/2019 16:34

Yum. Sablé biscuit.

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whatausername · 26/07/2019 16:16

I should add this thread wasn't to laugh at those who love or hate it. It was merely one of those fleeting thoughts one has, but for once acted upon

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whatausername · 26/07/2019 16:14

Ohhh the temptation to troll Joystir Grin alas I am more intrigued by this biscuit a few of you have mentioned. Joystir you can unclench - I just wanted to see how it'd go down. I literally saw Fable and my brain did the rhyming game et voilá my thread was born. Now, someone said shortbread?

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ElizabethMainwaring · 26/07/2019 16:13

What's so wrong with sand?

CeeCee88 · 26/07/2019 16:09

Sable means sand in French, so I wouldn't personally go down that route.

MikeUniformMike · 26/07/2019 16:04

How about Beaver?

ElizabethMainwaring · 26/07/2019 16:03

Sable Colby was a character in Dynasty. A cousin of Alexis Carrington, who was Joan Collins. Sable was played by Stephanie Beecham.
All this aside, I think that it's a beautiful name.

Courtney555 · 26/07/2019 16:00

Isn't that a type of hair paintbrush. Please don't call your child that

joystir59 · 26/07/2019 15:58

Or you could consider Saline, Salve, Sauna, Sewer, Siberia, Saliva,

joystir59 · 26/07/2019 15:56

Why not chose one of the millions of actual baby names in existence?

joystir59 · 26/07/2019 15:56

Awful

Notmydalek · 26/07/2019 15:53

My first thought is it sounds like a stripper or a drag queen name so I’m not keen. Definitely agree on the Jackie Collins bonkbuster heroine too.

mumsiedarlingrevolta · 26/07/2019 15:51

It sounds like a Jackie Collins bonkbuster heroine- very dated and think maybe someone was called Sable on Dynasty?
Def no from me!

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