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Original poster

Canyon, or similar??

83 replies

namesnames123 · 15/03/2023 18:14

I know its ridiculous but I love it.

What do you think?

Also any names in a similar vein?

ps I still love Endeavour as a name.

I know Im being ridiculous, I just cant help but love them 😅

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Rapapampam · 16/03/2023 08:49

Bunion
Chignon
Avignon
Minion

LostInTheColonies · 16/03/2023 08:44

I know:

Tarn
Heath
Tor

SunshineLollipopsAndRainbows · 16/03/2023 08:22

Canyon??! Seriously??!

Luredbyapomegranate · 16/03/2023 08:16

peaceinourtime · 16/03/2023 02:47

Nice but it looks like Crayon at first glance. Using a K will take that away. I'm not normally a fan of changing a c-word to a k but in this case, it will be for the best.

It definitely won’t

Bamaluz · 16/03/2023 08:14

Kanye

GetTheGoodLookingGuy · 16/03/2023 07:25

I have a Sims family where the eldest child is called Canyon! My naming theme was it had to be vaguely nature themed and begin with the next letter of the alphabet (the parents are called Ash and Blossom). So the younger kids are:

Devon (Dev)
Ember (Emmy/Em)
Forrest (For)
Gulliver (Gully)
Hadassah (Haddie)

EveSix · 16/03/2023 07:14

I actually like it.
Also considered Taiga for DC years ago; grew up in it, so connection to home.

WomensLandArmy · 16/03/2023 07:05

Craig, meaning 'rock'.

CurlewKate · 16/03/2023 06:44

Margarine is so pretty and feminine....

Obstackle · 16/03/2023 04:26

Cleft

lljkk · 16/03/2023 04:17

Bianchi, Shimano, Sram, Ribble, Hup, Motobecane, Oro, Boardman, Dawes, Raleigh, Isla, GT, Cervélo, Cube, Scott, Merida, Pinarello.

DarkNecessities · 16/03/2023 04:16

Endeavour sounds like a team name on The Apprentice

DarkNecessities · 16/03/2023 04:15

…… but then Isla is a popular name so 🤷‍♀️

DarkNecessities · 16/03/2023 04:15

Also makes me think of bikes

garlictwist · 16/03/2023 04:14

It's a big bicycle brand and also makes me think of vaginas for some reason. It's a no from me.

RedRobin100 · 16/03/2023 03:23

Cannon

Blip · 16/03/2023 03:11

Can-Yay

octoberfarm · 16/03/2023 03:10

Camden
Ford

AmandaMirandaPanda · 16/03/2023 03:04

peaceinourtime · 16/03/2023 02:47

Nice but it looks like Crayon at first glance. Using a K will take that away. I'm not normally a fan of changing a c-word to a k but in this case, it will be for the best.

It's Kanyon in Turkish and Hungarian - obviously a cognate for the Spanish Cañón which became the English Canyon. It's also Kanion in Polish and Kanjons in Latvian (both of which consistently pronounce an initial c as dz or ts). And it's Kanjon in Swedish and Estonian, and Kaňon in Czech, and Kanjonas in Lithuanian and Kanjoni in Finnish. It's even Kanjono in Esperanto (I had to look that one up).

Most words/names that you think of as starting with a C- but see rendered with a K- are perfectly normal in their own languages, whether anyone is "a fan" or not.

peaceinourtime · 16/03/2023 02:47

Nice but it looks like Crayon at first glance. Using a K will take that away. I'm not normally a fan of changing a c-word to a k but in this case, it will be for the best.

deltablue · 15/03/2023 22:34

Culvert
Rivulet

BrutusMcDogface · 15/03/2023 22:24

Crayon is fabulous. I’ve always loved that word! Baby Crayon. Lovely.

AcrobaticCardigan · 15/03/2023 22:22

Meadow

Yu98 · 15/03/2023 22:06

Everest
Forest
Hawk
River

Yellowsubmarineunderthesea · 15/03/2023 21:39

QuintanaRoo · 15/03/2023 18:20

Specialized

Ultegra, Trek, Tiagra, Giant

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