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Venus, Story, Ember or Apricot?

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Spaghetti0h · 11/03/2022 10:54

Venus, Story, Ember or Apricot?
I've narrowed my name list down to these.
I want something a little different to the top 20 names if possible.
Middle name would be Jean.
Which is your favourite in order please or what do you think?
Tysm for the help x

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Moyny · 11/03/2022 11:20

@ChardonnaysPetDragon

it sounds like a litter of retriever puppies working in a strip bar.
I now want a short animated film about this. Venus is the raddled, experienced older mother hen (puppy) stripper, Apricot is the naive youngster just starting out, angst-ridden nerd stripper puppy Story secretly yearns to go to university, and Ember is the one with the big throaty bark who saves the club by turning it into a cabaret that takes in waifs and strays.
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Spaghetti0h · 11/03/2022 11:20

@SpinsForGin

My DS could never say Apricot.... he always says Apricock so that would be a no from me ( it's also not a name)
😂 ok I'm ruling that one out then seeing as everyone hates it.
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SpinsForGin · 11/03/2022 11:19

My DS could never say Apricot.... he always says Apricock so that would be a no from me ( it's also not a name)

Distractable · 11/03/2022 11:18

Just dropping in the fact that Ember would have her own (sad and solemn) days, so that would rather put me off that name. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ember_days

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Spaghetti0h · 11/03/2022 11:17

@thingymaboob

I know two people called Cherry. They're both Philipino
Cool. I have South Korean heritage. Love the Philippines.
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Anoisagusaris · 11/03/2022 11:16

‘Story, bud?’ is a Dublin (male working class - will be flamed for that but it’s true!) greeting. Grin

Beamur · 11/03/2022 11:16

I know an Ember. It doesn't get confused with other names and it's a lovely name.
Apricot/Peaches is a hard no from me too. But agree that Cherry is somehow ok!

Suzi888 · 11/03/2022 11:16

Ember… if I have to.

Story? Sporky storky…. So much fun to be had there.
Venus… fly trap but it’s ok
Apricot - bum fruit, Ape, Banana, Peach, Apple. It’ll be a different fruit every day!

Not a fan sorry- but different strokes etc!

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Spaghetti0h · 11/03/2022 11:15

@Tsuni

Hmm

Why not just go with Jean?

Too plain on its own?
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oohyoudevilyou · 11/03/2022 11:15

Story, Ember and Apricot, though useful nouns, don't make nice names. Venus is OK if you're a Roman goddess, but a bit much for a spotty self-concious teen from Birmingham (as a former spotty west midlands teen, I loathed the fact that my unusual-for-the-era name made me more noticeable than all the Rachels, Lisas and Nicolas and Emmas at school)

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Spaghetti0h · 11/03/2022 11:15

@Horriblewoman

Apricot is similar to peaches as a name in that it's an absolute mad suggestion.

What's wrong with Amber?!

I know a couple of baby Amber's it's getting popular again
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sorryiasked · 11/03/2022 11:15

How about Astoria nn Stori
Amber
Clementine

Tsuni · 11/03/2022 11:15
Hmm

Why not just go with Jean?

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Spaghetti0h · 11/03/2022 11:14

Not a joke no need to be rude.

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strawberry2017 · 11/03/2022 11:13

Clearly a joke post

thingymaboob · 11/03/2022 11:12

I know two people called Cherry. They're both Philipino

Horriblewoman · 11/03/2022 11:12

Apricot is similar to peaches as a name in that it's an absolute mad suggestion.

What's wrong with Amber?!

MiniTheMinx · 11/03/2022 11:12

I've met someone called Cherry.

inheritancetrack · 11/03/2022 11:12

Its a joke, right?

Pbbananabagel · 11/03/2022 11:11

Ember is lovely and can always be ‘Em’ for short.

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Spaghetti0h · 11/03/2022 11:11

@MadameFantabulosa

Cherry is much better. There was a very cool girl at my school called Cherry.

Ember will always get Emma/Amber.

Ok thank you! Adding it to my list.
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Spaghetti0h · 11/03/2022 11:11

Yes I first heard it in Eastenders

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MadameFantabulosa · 11/03/2022 11:11

Cherry is much better. There was a very cool girl at my school called Cherry.

Ember will always get Emma/Amber.

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Spaghetti0h · 11/03/2022 11:10

@thingymaboob

What about Nectarine? I hear Mango is popular these days. There's a girl called Banana in my daughters school GrinConfused
No but Clementine is a name & no one blinks at that

I quite like Cherry too.

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worriedmum2022 · 11/03/2022 11:10

@Spaghetti0h

I quite like Cherry too
Are you being serious 🧐
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