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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jessstan1 · 05/10/2020 23:51

I don't see why you are concerned. My surname is a noun too and I've never thought about. I might have had I considered a noun for a first name but that never arose.

Most names would go with your surname, I think. Try them out and see.

PlanBea · 05/10/2020 22:47

I can also agree that a noun surname is much kinder than a verb surname!

I think as long as you avoid bird names (Robin might be a bit odd) you'll be fine!

Auto · 05/10/2020 05:21

Emily
Megan
Lauren
Sophia
Naomi
Elsie
Charlotte
Julia
Alice
Imogen
Melissa

Heh1991 · 05/10/2020 01:29

Eleanor Bird
Sophia Bird
Beatrice Bird

I think it’s actually quite a nice surname and better than a verb (like mine!) which doesn’t fit with anything! X

WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll · 04/10/2020 22:51

Lovely though it is as a name, never call your DD Iona if your surname is either a noun or could also be a third-person verb (e.g. Peters, Waites).

Tillygetsit · 04/10/2020 22:45

3 syllables sound best I think. Just pick a few you like and hit us with them!

Ikeameatballs · 04/10/2020 22:17

Not sure why I thought Smith was a colour!

Ikeameatballs · 04/10/2020 22:17

I think some surnames that are innocuous words can make for first name dilemmas.

Colours, eg Brown, Green, Smith
Nouns eg Bird
Surnames that can be first names eg Thomas
Adjectives eg Short

I actually don’t think Bird is too tricky

Lydia Bird
Daisy Bird
Marianne Bird
Chloe Bird
Felicity Bird
Molly Bird

TitianaTitsling · 04/10/2020 22:09

Geniveve?

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