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Mallow

160 replies

SweetBabeofMine · 03/10/2020 22:30

Due a baby girl in November and this name keeps on popping up but I'm worried it will be a little too out there? It's a lovely flower and it seems to fit well with the middle name Kimberly. Plus it's the only name I love, the others I have shortlisted I just like.

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Collision · 03/10/2020 22:53

It’s bloody awful

Imagine being called Mallow.

TorkTorkBam · 03/10/2020 22:53

I am surprised nobody has mentioned the popular Irish mallow biscuit Kimberley.

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PersephonePromotesEquanimity · 03/10/2020 22:53

I like Mallow.

Pretty name.

WhatWouldYouDoWhatWouldJesusDo · 03/10/2020 22:49

As in Flumps ?

Good God you can't lumber your kid with flump for the rest of her days. Just no.

Call her Mellow if you must, just steer away from the confectionery aisle.

Talcott2007 · 03/10/2020 22:49

100% Marshmallow. I know it is the name of an actual flower but it just Doesnt feel like a real name for a human tbh.

What about Marlow or Mallory/Mallorie they are very similar sounding but actual names.

RunningFromInsanity · 03/10/2020 22:47

Love Mallory.

Mallory Kimberley is fine, bit of a mouthful but honestly people don’t say both first and middle names together much.

(Hate Mallow)

PlantPotting · 03/10/2020 22:46

Marley ?

Antonin · 03/10/2020 22:46

How about Malo?

1940s · 03/10/2020 22:46

Londoner here and I'd pronounce Marsh-mellow

nimbuscloud · 03/10/2020 22:45

Please do not call your child Mallow.

markzuckerbergsgreytshirt · 03/10/2020 22:45

Her baby her rules huh? #BeKind Wink

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SweetBabeofMine · 03/10/2020 22:44

I suppose that's a definite no then! Smile Although I really like Mallory! Never thought of that as an alternative, but would it work with mn Kimberly? Mallory Kimberly is a mouthful and can't change the middle name as it's an honour name.

As for the pronunciation of marshmallow, I suppose it's all down to regional accents? I've only ever had those once or twice (as a child) so I've not said the word often. Thank you for the corrections, though!

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Laaalaaaa · 03/10/2020 22:43

Poor child, will be known as Marshmallow at school.

MonkeyPuddle · 03/10/2020 22:42

No.

Cam2020 · 03/10/2020 22:41

I also thought of marshmallow. If you love it though, thst's all that matters really.

Balonder · 03/10/2020 22:39

Kimberley is a type of biscuit you can get in Ireland. They are described as mallow cakes. Chocolate kimberlies are delicious.

Mallow
Aquamarine1029 · 03/10/2020 22:38

Mallow. Marrow, marshmallow, shallow. Sorry, it's awful.

AcrobaticCardigan · 03/10/2020 22:38

Never heard of mallow being used as a name. Marshmallow is my first and only thought...

TomNookTheHustler · 03/10/2020 22:38

It reminds me of Mallow from Pokemon, cool girl with green hair Grinas PP said, Malorie/Mallory is nice.

Autumnleaves200 · 03/10/2020 22:36

I wouldn’t as a first name, but if you really love it then you could use it as a middle name

Horehound · 03/10/2020 22:35

Wtf does this mean "I'm sure the majority pronounces marshmallow with an E"

It's marsh ma low. That's how it's said. Same as mallow.

Jacoba · 03/10/2020 22:35

I think of the sweet rather than the plant, but it does have a lovely sound.
What about Malou? It’s a contraction of Marie-Louise.

PodgeBod · 03/10/2020 22:35

I immediately thought marshmallow

DownThePlath · 03/10/2020 22:35

Thought 'shallow' first and then marshmallow straight after.

DragonPie · 03/10/2020 22:34

They’ll get called marshmallow, whether you think it gets pronounced with an E or not. Don’t do that.