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Carrow/Caro/Carro

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Oneandabean · 17/10/2020 18:29

So while wandering home from work today exhausted and aching the name Carrow came into my head.
I’m not 100% on it but just wondering if anyone knows if this is an actual name or have the past two weeks of working every day frazzled my brain.
How would you spell it and do you think more girl or boy?
P.S please be nice, I think I’ve gone beyond baby brain and it’s now just mush.

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PatMustardsBigTool · 18/10/2020 08:33

Carl / Karl?

user1493494961 · 18/10/2020 07:45

It's baby brain.

TheVanguardSix · 18/10/2020 07:41

As an American, it makes me think of Caro corn syrup and Carrow's, a chain of coffee shops in my home state of California
All that said, I lived in a flat in Chelsea and my next-door neighbour was Caroline, or Caro, as we all called her. And not once did I think of corn syrup or coffee shops when using the name in a 'real life' context.

Caroline/Carolina is a lovely name. You could go with that and use the diminutive Caro.

FippertyGibbett · 18/10/2020 07:39

Carrow Road the football stadium.

MandalaYogaTapestry · 18/10/2020 07:37

My immediate associations are carrot and crow. Not keen sorry

Fifthtimelucky · 18/10/2020 07:07

I would also think of the HP death eaters. And they were particularly stupid thuggish death eaters too, which would definitely put me off.

Caroline, on the other hand, is a lovely name and Caro would work well as a shortened version.

WizWoz · 17/10/2020 23:14

There’s a singer called Caro Emerald. So I’d assume it was a girls name based on that.

SeanCailleach · 17/10/2020 23:13

It sounds like the number four in Irish, and there is a place called "Carra Rua".
What do you think of Yarrow ?

Ladderofyears · 17/10/2020 22:53

I know a number of Carolines who get called Caro.
I would think of the death eaters immediately if I saw a name spelt Carrow.

AuntieStella · 17/10/2020 20:08

Whoops I got my death eaters in a twist - sorry!

Norwich is one of those football clubs that people do seem to know about, so I would still be a bit cautious, especially if you ever have dreams of moving to Norfolk/East Anglia. It's not just about what would bother you as an individual,, it's what's generally known

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Oneandabean · 17/10/2020 19:59

@biteysaurus it seems we’re in the minority 😂

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Oneandabean · 17/10/2020 19:58

@AuntieStella tbf it was a boys name I was thinking of, already got the girls name sorted. I have no idea about football so that wouldn’t bother me, and the carrows in Harry Potter we’re brother and sister, Carrow was their surname.

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SionnachRua · 17/10/2020 19:46

@ErrolTheDragon

Do you like Taro?

It's a root vegetable. (Never tried it)

You should! Make yourself some Bua Loi (Thai dessert). You won't regret it.
AuntieStella · 17/10/2020 19:16

Caro is nn for Caroline

Carrow is either a male death eater or Norwich City FC home ground. Not a name for a girl

MuserOwl · 17/10/2020 19:10

Carro is spanish for truck/wagon or cart.

I l8ke Caro short for caroline though.

Like caro or Cali

biteysaurus · 17/10/2020 19:08

I've never heard of it before, but I absolutely love it. Boy's name imo.

TooMinty · 17/10/2020 19:07

Hmm, struggling to think of names for a boy that are like Caro...

Arran
Struan
Rohan
Ruaridh

TheDaydreamBelievers · 17/10/2020 19:01

Theres also Cato (roman boys name)

RusholmeRuffian · 17/10/2020 19:00

I'd think of Norwich City's ground.

TheDaydreamBelievers · 17/10/2020 18:59

Carrow feels like a surname

Caro (female) short for caroline.

I like Carys / Karys for a girl

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Oneandabean · 17/10/2020 18:57

@TooMinty not a fan of any of them. Thanks though

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TooMinty · 17/10/2020 18:52

So you need a boys name? Callum? Callan? Kieran? Carey?

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Oneandabean · 17/10/2020 18:50

The first thing that came up when I searched it was that it’s Cornish origin which as I have no Cornish ties probably makes it a bit unusable.
Thanks anyway everyone 😊

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ErrolTheDragon · 17/10/2020 18:48

Do you like Taro?

It's a root vegetable. (Never tried it)

Ewanispurple · 17/10/2020 18:47

I was going to say it's a nickname for Caroline too! Do you like Taro?

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