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When your surname is a noun....

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theresaplaceforus · 04/10/2020 22:07

Does anyone else have this problem?
My surname is a noun...don’t want to actually write it out but it’s the general name for a winged animal.
I need a beautiful girls name and I do feel having a noun as a surname makes life quite difficult.

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emilybrontescorsett · 07/10/2020 22:56

I think it is harder. Don't pick a name that starts with the letter A. Also make sure it isn't daft. Lots of parents don't seem to think before naming their child.

aToadOnTheWhole · 07/10/2020 12:50

@wishing3

In exactly that situation, OP! Considered ‘Robin’ then said the full name together and realise sounds like theft of a —— ( insert our surname/noun)!

I had this exact train of thought

nightmare!

1940s · 07/10/2020 08:51

I thought crane as the surname....

BertieBotts · 07/10/2020 08:48

It's not that hard IME. We have a noun and I just avoided anything that is an adjective.

We actually considered Robin! I didn't think about robbing! Our noun is a very cheap and boring one that nobody would bother to rob :o

MyNameForToday1980 · 07/10/2020 08:45

I know two little girls and one little boy (not related to each other) with that noun surname, and they both have three syllable names: Jessica, Evelyn (pron ev-er-lyn), and Timothy.

Dollywilde · 07/10/2020 08:44

If it makes you feel any better, our surname sounds like ‘ it’ (like Tillet, Turnet etc) and literally all name combinations sound like an instruction - ‘Clara, Walk It’ for Clara Walkett for example. Have just had to embrace it (Embracett? )

I think most names work with your surname and actually sounds really pretty - just need to avoid the obvious avian or adjective ones people mention above

BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz · 07/10/2020 08:41

Francesca

Peter

MooseBreath · 07/10/2020 08:36

My surname is a noun. It is a household object, but misspelled. Colour names (Scarlett, Ruby, Violet) object names (Matt, Rod, Daisy), and adjective names (Lacey, Paisley) all sounded spectacularly stupid.

MimiDaisy11 · 06/10/2020 21:39

I think lots of names go. As long as you don't choose a name that could be an adjective(Violet Bird), noun (Love Bird) or could sound like a sentence "I own a bird" Iona Bird. Most names don't meet those criteria.

Though thanks to this thread I never realised Iona could sound like "I own a". So that rules it out, as Iona Johnson for a little girl sounds really dodgy now

ErrolTheDragon · 06/10/2020 19:40

Or Dragon.

JayeAshe · 06/10/2020 19:34

OP's surname could be Batt ...

JMG1234 · 06/10/2020 19:31

I also thought Pegasus, not Bird....doh!

Our surname is a plural noun and yes, it did rule out one name, but other than obvious sayings/phrases, I'd feel free to be imaginative.

Ellmau · 06/10/2020 19:04

Amaryllis

daisychain1620 · 06/10/2020 15:51

Lol I'm just being silly, was thinking Pterodactyl was a cool surname

Blueuggboots · 06/10/2020 15:39

it’s the general name for a winged animal
In the OP?
More likely bird than Pegasus?

daisychain1620 · 06/10/2020 15:34

It might not be bird......

DeliaOwens · 06/10/2020 15:30

I would avoid names like Violet, Lavender (purple bird anyone) and Avery (aviary bird) but Gabriella, Lydia or Judith all sound lovely with bird as a last name and will be sold adult names.

MikeUniformMike · 06/10/2020 10:58

or even Isabella.

MikeUniformMike · 06/10/2020 10:58

Most names should go ok with it. Adjective type names might not suit, so Ruby, Scarlett, Jade, Amber, Olive etc might be best avoided.
Noun bird names - I'd not go there, so not Wren, Robin, Ria, Raven or Lark
Noun names in general, I'd avoid - and I'd include Jenny, Penny and similar

You might want to avoid Isabelle A. as first and middle names.

wishing3 · 06/10/2020 09:53

In exactly that situation, OP! Considered ‘Robin’ then said the full name together and realise sounds like theft of a —— ( insert our surname/noun)!

clary · 06/10/2020 09:51

I knew a family with this surname and all their names were fine.

My friend was Daniel, he had sisters called Genevieve, Mirella, Valentina, and brothers called Gerald and Steve. All good.

A longer name is nice with a single-syllable surname IMO.

I think there are many more difficult surnames than yours Op! 😀

lottiegarbanzo · 06/10/2020 09:47

Oh and anything that sounds like 'flip the...' so Philippa.

I love how you avoided typing the name (presumably to avoid the thread being searchable by any interested party) but lots of pp have marched in typed it out for you, repeatedly, to foil your plan!

lottiegarbanzo · 06/10/2020 09:41

So long as you don't use Iona, Ophelia, an avian name or an adjective, you'll be fine

Garcellesaidwhaaat · 06/10/2020 09:38

Just don't use Wren, Robin, Crapofa or Iona and you'll be fine.

Garcellesaidwhaaat · 06/10/2020 09:27

Smith is the colour of fire, smoke & creosote.

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