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You just had a baby, surname Dent. What do you name them?

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Fourpintsoffullfatplease · 25/02/2025 20:06

Looking for boy and girl names that go with the surname Dent 😁

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ZenNudist · 25/02/2025 20:21

Came on to say Arthur

Sgtmajormummy · 25/02/2025 20:20

Polly or Pepsi
Grin

Bungalowknees · 25/02/2025 20:20

Pepso

SheridansPortSalut · 25/02/2025 20:20

Clark.

HeCharters · 25/02/2025 20:19

Rita

Yuckyyuckyuckity · 25/02/2025 20:19

Deca
Presi
Confi

HeCharters · 25/02/2025 20:19

Pressy

Somuchgoo · 25/02/2025 20:18

BatchCookBabe · 25/02/2025 20:17

Grin
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This.
But go for (if a girl) Rowena as it sounds absolutely fine until it gets shortened. More satisfying that way.

Pebbles16 · 25/02/2025 20:18

Love the Hitchhiker's references but I would suggest
Emily Dent
Alice Dent (Alice is my favourite girl name EVER)
Michael Dent
Thomas Dent

I think two to three syllable first names go very well with a one syllable surname. My sis and I have two syllable first names to our one syllable surname. Basically not Ann Dent or Tom Dent because that's just lands like a thud.

Haveiwon · 25/02/2025 20:17

Arthur. There really is no other answer

Youcalyptus · 25/02/2025 20:17

JulietSierra · 25/02/2025 20:16

Thank you! Thought I was missing a word play thing and have been muttering ‘Arthur Dent, Arthur Dent’ over and over!

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it sort of was a weird half pun in the original idea for the radio series. Half a dent in a Ford Prefect.
sorry that is next level nerdery.

Bungalowknees · 25/02/2025 20:17

Tri

BatchCookBabe · 25/02/2025 20:17

HeCharters · 25/02/2025 20:16

Axi

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Middlepiepush · 25/02/2025 20:17

Evi

BatchCookBabe · 25/02/2025 20:17

HeCharters · 25/02/2025 20:16

Ro is brilliant.

Too busy laughing to type properly.

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Grin
BatchCookBabe · 25/02/2025 20:16

Dissi, or Deca, or Confi.

HeCharters · 25/02/2025 20:16

Axi

PlumFairies · 25/02/2025 20:16

Fourpintsoffullfatplease · 25/02/2025 20:06

Looking for boy and girl names that go with the surname Dent 😁

Oliver and Harriet

HeCharters · 25/02/2025 20:16

Ro is brilliant.

Too busy laughing to type properly.

Ponderingwindow · 25/02/2025 20:16

Also going to need a small yellow fish as a pet.

JulietSierra · 25/02/2025 20:16

Desperatelydoomscrolling · 25/02/2025 20:14

It's a Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy reference 😀

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Thank you! Thought I was missing a word play thing and have been muttering ‘Arthur Dent, Arthur Dent’ over and over!

BatchCookBabe · 25/02/2025 20:15

Bungalowknees · 25/02/2025 20:14

Stera

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BatchCookBabe · 25/02/2025 20:15

Inci.

Manchesterbythesea · 25/02/2025 20:15

JulietSierra · 25/02/2025 20:12

I feel so dense but I don’t get the Arthur joke…..

Me neither! 😂 I keep saying Arthur Dent but it’s just not registering.

Bungalowknees · 25/02/2025 20:14

Stera

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