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Eartha

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8Iris8 · 15/11/2019 22:17

Is this a nice name? Or not?
Thanks!

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GeoffreyAndBungle · 17/11/2019 23:03

What about Etta? Love that!

Iliada · 17/11/2019 22:39

What about Tierra? Same meaning, very pretty, similar enough to the Tara/Tia end of things not to sound weird.

DramaAlpaca · 16/11/2019 22:34

Hazel is gorgeous. Eartha just... isn't. It's hideous.

BigGlasses · 16/11/2019 21:32

Eartha is nice, I didn’t know the slang either and unfortunately it would put me off. It also reminds me of a boy in my class at school whose nickname was Earth - as he showed zero potential. Not kind

ilyjccs · 16/11/2019 18:32

I love Hazel!

IfWishesWereFishes · 16/11/2019 15:20

Cordelia is gorgeous

user1493494961 · 16/11/2019 12:44

I like Cordelia, a bit different.

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8Iris8 · 16/11/2019 11:59

Gaia is lovely, but we have a close family member named Gail and it seems a bit too similar. Thank you for all of your opinions :)

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SweetAsSpice · 16/11/2019 11:30

Cordelia is lovely. Also love Gaia, gorgeous name.

NoSauce · 16/11/2019 11:28

Gaia is beautiful. I love Tabitha and Cordelia too. Hazel is pretty.

funkylittleboatrace · 16/11/2019 10:45

Reminds me of Jim Royal " good old Eartha!!!"

missmouse101 · 16/11/2019 10:29

Eartha is awful. Hazel is beautiful op!

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8Iris8 · 16/11/2019 10:27

Gosh how has this rhyming slang passed me by, it seems like it’s quite common knowledge!
Other names we like are Hazel, Tabitha and Cordelia. What do you guys think of those? :)

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Crystal87 · 16/11/2019 09:22

Horrible. My first thought was Eartha Kitt / shit.

WildCherryBlossom · 16/11/2019 09:16

I've never heard of the rhyming slang. Shame. I quite like it. How about Martha?

orangeteal · 16/11/2019 09:09

Like Bertha?

Omashu · 16/11/2019 09:05

Yeah it’s a shame that the rhyming slang has kinda ruined that name. I’d never use it but it is a nice name!

AuntieDolly · 16/11/2019 09:01

What about Gaia? It means 'earth'

IfWishesWereFishes · 16/11/2019 08:48

👍👍👍

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8Iris8 · 15/11/2019 22:57

Ah. I didn’t know about the rhyming slang. Back to the drawing board.
Thank you for your opinions everyone. I think it’s a nice name but I wouldn’t want to saddle her with a name that she would eventually hate us for haha :)

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teabagleftin · 15/11/2019 22:53

I’m going for an Eartha ... nope 👎🏻 💩

Raphael34 · 15/11/2019 22:45

Eew? Really?? Makes me think of earthworms

ilovetofu · 15/11/2019 22:45

Good for a cat too!

ilovetofu · 15/11/2019 22:44

I love it!

Notsurehowtofixit · 15/11/2019 22:40

Not.