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Name for sibling of Sequoiadendron?

341 replies

claudethelad · 25/02/2020 10:56

I'm expecting a second child and struggling with name ideas. Not sure of the gender yet but would like something unique that you don't find often. My husband is a botanist which is why we called our daughter Sequoiadendron (Sequoia for short!) and we're looking for something similar that's plant related.
Thanks in advance for the help fellow mums!! :)

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Strongmummy · 25/02/2020 23:00

Is this a joke ?

TheMistressQuickly · 25/02/2020 22:58

Cringe.

Pretentious.

Mrsmadevans · 25/02/2020 22:56

Peptostreptococcaceae or an old fave of mine Clostridium Difficile.

Hirsutefirs · 25/02/2020 22:49

Piss-the-bed is an old name for the dandelion.

Hyphenated first names could be the next craze, I reckon.

Chouxalacreme · 25/02/2020 22:49

Cannabis hashius nn Anna

Olive - nn ummmm

Cracking me up this thread !

Hirsutefirs · 25/02/2020 22:42

Little Weed, pronounced “Wee-eed.”

Nutkin123 · 25/02/2020 22:39

Definitely Balonz.

Or chrysanthemum!

simplekindoflife · 25/02/2020 22:39

@boats GrinGrin

Gazelda · 25/02/2020 22:38

My Dad worked for Barclays. They called me Banker

My mum worked as a hairdresser. They called my brother Blowdry.

simplekindoflife · 25/02/2020 22:38

My husband is a gynaecologist, we've called our two daughters Fanny and Vulva. Grin

Redshoeblueshoe · 25/02/2020 22:37

Candycane Grin

CandyCaneLeBonBon · 25/02/2020 22:31

As is 'sedum and weep'

CandyCaneLeBonBon · 25/02/2020 22:30

Sedum

SisyphusDad · 25/02/2020 22:30

From a very old Alex cartoon (probably still in the Independent at that point).
Alex and Penny are discussing names for their prospective offspring.
Alex: "The native American Indians have a great tradition of naming their child after the first thing the mother sees after the birth."
Penny: "We're not calling them 'Private Birthing Suite."

alwaysstressed · 25/02/2020 22:27

What the fuck am I reading? What is going on those aren't names!!

Tillygetsit · 25/02/2020 22:24

Agapanthus.

Whattheother2catsprefer · 25/02/2020 22:22

DH is a BT engineer, Strowger- exchange (Strowy), Telegraph-pole (Tele) and little Footway-box (Footi) all love their names.

DontCallMeShitley · 25/02/2020 22:14

Manure would be a good one for a boy, would become Man eventually.

Or just plain Cowdung, NN Shit.

RainWoman19 · 25/02/2020 21:55

Ceef - Pronounced Keith

Sarahandco · 25/02/2020 21:53

Petal

melissasummerfield · 25/02/2020 21:35

My dh is a health and safety manager so naturally we called our sons Iosh and Nebosh Wink

GameSetMatch · 25/02/2020 21:31

Cath

Imonlymoominafterall · 25/02/2020 21:28

Spudulike.

ZaZathecat · 25/02/2020 21:26
Grin
mumsiedarlingrevolta · 25/02/2020 21:23

@floffel Am now absolutely desperate to name something Eglantine.