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Lake (girl)

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user11121314 · 10/08/2023 19:25

Opinions please!

Tia

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Window82 · 10/08/2023 20:46

Oh I disagree I like it, I feel like it’s a name Gwenyth and Chris would have used. Prefer it to River, Apple or Ivy etc

KirstenBlest · 10/08/2023 20:44

Yes, @Fridaytomorrow , it would be like saying River Helm Beck or something

KirstenBlest · 10/08/2023 20:42

although my first thought was Titicaca

Fridaytomorrow · 10/08/2023 20:42

KirstenBlest · 10/08/2023 20:35

@ShadowPuppets , Lake Windermere is not a name of a lake. The name is Windermere.

Is that because a mere is another name for a body of water, a shallow one if I remember correctly, so the watery bit is already in the name?

KirstenBlest · 10/08/2023 20:41

I didn't fact check it. The mere part of the word gives it away.

Victoria might be a good middle name.

BiscuitsandPuffin · 10/08/2023 20:41

Have you considered Ricki?

ShadowPuppets · 10/08/2023 20:37

ShadowPuppets · 10/08/2023 20:36

You know what, I started typing that (thank you QI!) but stopped myself in pursuit of the joke 😂 thank you for fact checking me!

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Probably should have gone with Ontario, Superior, Huron, Erie…

ShadowPuppets · 10/08/2023 20:36

KirstenBlest · 10/08/2023 20:35

@ShadowPuppets , Lake Windermere is not a name of a lake. The name is Windermere.

You know what, I started typing that (thank you QI!) but stopped myself in pursuit of the joke 😂 thank you for fact checking me!

KirstenBlest · 10/08/2023 20:35

@ShadowPuppets , Lake Windermere is not a name of a lake. The name is Windermere.

FireflyJar · 10/08/2023 20:34

user11121314 · 10/08/2023 19:25

Opinions please!

Tia

Almost as bad as Summer, Skye and Storm

Fridaytomorrow · 10/08/2023 20:33

The only Lake I’ve ever met is male, and in his 50s - 60s. As he is from Scotland I’d assumed it was a Scots name.

DH refers to Lake’s son as Pond, but only to me.

ShadowPuppets · 10/08/2023 20:29

If your surname is Windermere then go for it.

continentallentil · 10/08/2023 20:28

No, it’s not even an especially nice sounding word.

I’m not a particular fan of Autumn or Meadow, but they do at least have a pretty sound.

PurpleGreenandWhiteAreTheNewPrimaryColours · 10/08/2023 20:27

What about

Stream

Estuary

Channel

Bay

Pond

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user11121314 · 10/08/2023 20:27

Hiddenvoice · 10/08/2023 20:21

I think it’s lovely and if you like it too then great! Go with what you like and what you think works for your baby!

Thank you

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user11121314 · 10/08/2023 20:27

mathanxiety · 10/08/2023 20:24

It's no worse than Brooke.

There are nicer naturey names out there all the same imo.

It's funny the name Brooke gets a lot of bad press on MN! (Although the irony is I don't like it either)

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user11121314 · 10/08/2023 20:26

ForeverYellow · 10/08/2023 20:18

I actually like it . Very serene . I like Lake better than River .

Me too

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Brotherlove · 10/08/2023 20:25

I like it

mathanxiety · 10/08/2023 20:24

It's no worse than Brooke.

There are nicer naturey names out there all the same imo.

Hiddenvoice · 10/08/2023 20:21

I think it’s lovely and if you like it too then great! Go with what you like and what you think works for your baby!

rempy · 10/08/2023 20:21

We want Lake and River to get together and make a Puddle...

Missingmyusername · 10/08/2023 20:20

Leia ? Not a fan of Lake….

ForeverYellow · 10/08/2023 20:18

I actually like it . Very serene . I like Lake better than River .

SoupDragon · 10/08/2023 20:15

I think it's awful. I don't think it's a particularly nice sounding word.