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Original poster

Words that would be lovely names if they didn’t have their meaning

177 replies

neonheart · 22/03/2025 18:53

Mine are:

Rubella
Chlorine
Brioche

Im sure there are more?

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Ddakji · 22/03/2025 19:16

I think Candida was a name - Candy was short for it.

I quite like Ulna!

Slytherfish · 22/03/2025 19:15

Isis

Hohofortherobbers · 22/03/2025 19:14

My mum definitely had an older friend Candida, known as Candy. Would have been born approx 1935.

SoOxon · 22/03/2025 19:12

Epiphany and Antebellum

SoOxon · 22/03/2025 19:11

Amygdala ! or Amy when she is a baby

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neonheart · 22/03/2025 19:09

@Differentstarts maybe pronounced Microwaveh like nigella

@BlumminFreezin yes it’s like Ruby and Ella merged together very pretty

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BlumminFreezin · 22/03/2025 19:09

Actually Ebola and Malaria are along the same lines as Rubella.

Triplet girls called Rubella, Malaria and Ebola 😍🤣

BlumminFreezin · 22/03/2025 19:07

Rubella is really pretty actually.

Although it truly does take some mental effort to disassociate the word from the meaning!

Differentstarts · 22/03/2025 19:06

Microwave, ice cube and dehumidifier would all be at the top of my list

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neonheart · 22/03/2025 19:06

Frostbite? 🤣

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FlyingTigger · 22/03/2025 19:04

Frostbite
arson
typhoon

Dangerouz · 22/03/2025 19:03

Amelia

Wish44 · 22/03/2025 19:03

Chlamydia

Theextraordinaryisintheordinary · 22/03/2025 19:03

Vagina

Seagullsandsausagerolls · 22/03/2025 19:03

Just finished reading Wicked had a bit of a giggle at Melena.

wizzbitt · 22/03/2025 19:02

Gonorrhea

Ria for short?

CremeEggsForBreakfast · 22/03/2025 19:02

Sardine

PlanetOtter · 22/03/2025 19:01

DD is convinced there’s a boy in her nursery group called Tortoise, which has grown on me (I think he’s Thomas).

GuppytheCat · 22/03/2025 19:01

Elephant has a nice sound to it, or Gazelle.

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neonheart · 22/03/2025 19:01

Tibia would be really cute for a pet!

My mum claims she went to school with a Candida?

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BlackAmericanoNoSugar · 22/03/2025 18:59

Nausea

I was going to say chlamydia but I couldn't spell it and then @WaffleParty got there first.

Berlinlover · 22/03/2025 18:59

Labia

GuppytheCat · 22/03/2025 18:59

You could have triplets, ohyesido, and call them Tibia, Fibula and Femur

Or Ulna. Has a sort of Scandi vibe.

Oneearringlost · 22/03/2025 18:59

Candida

WaffleParty · 22/03/2025 18:57

Brioche is lovely.

I’ll be naming my first born chlamydia