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Tell me what your name is without telling me what your name is

807 replies

BatsatHalloween · 14/10/2025 17:20

My name has a male and female variant
It was number 36 the year I was given it
It was acceptable in the 80s
It's a bit French
It's also a little bit Essex
Most people shorten it

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gingercat02 · 15/10/2025 20:47

French for light
County in Ireland
Real 70-80 vibe

StasisMom · 15/10/2025 20:45

The first Mrs de Winter.

Namechangedforthis100 · 15/10/2025 20:43

CharliesAngles · 15/10/2025 18:56

What?!
No way! 😂
That was a total stab in the dark!
It's a cool name 🙂

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I'm impressed as I was like hmm what clues can I give. Then I thought of Stacy’s Mum song and that's not my name song 😅

Creamcakeandrhinos · 15/10/2025 20:29

myavocadoisgrowing · 15/10/2025 10:20

Yep!

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My name too

Casparina · 15/10/2025 20:10

Alpacajigsaw · 15/10/2025 16:55

Mine was a song title

Lucy?

Casparina · 15/10/2025 20:10

Shortnotalwayssweet · 15/10/2025 20:02

Crocus

Saffron?

Shortnotalwayssweet · 15/10/2025 20:02

Crocus

StMichaelPenkevil · 15/10/2025 19:41

Violinist64 · 15/10/2025 10:28

My name is in a poem by Tennyson and a fairly obscure Abba song 🎵

Cassandra?

Albemarle10 · 15/10/2025 19:07

tartyflette · 15/10/2025 18:31

Vanessa?

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Already worked out by @CrostaDiPizza above!

CharliesAngles · 15/10/2025 18:56

Namechangedforthis100 · 15/10/2025 18:50

Spot on 😁

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What?!
No way! 😂
That was a total stab in the dark!
It's a cool name 🙂

Namechangedforthis100 · 15/10/2025 18:50

CharliesAngles · 15/10/2025 18:44

@Namechangedforthis100
Hmmm, I'm going to hazard a guess at Stacey/Stacy?

Spot on 😁

Goandygo · 15/10/2025 18:48

Alpacajigsaw · 15/10/2025 16:55

Mine was a song title

Jolene
Delilah

Goandygo · 15/10/2025 18:47

@Namechangedforthis100
Scarlet / Scarlette

CharliesAngles · 15/10/2025 18:44

@Namechangedforthis100
Hmmm, I'm going to hazard a guess at Stacey/Stacy?

Namechangedforthis100 · 15/10/2025 18:39

Namechangedforthis100 · 15/10/2025 03:31

Very popular in late 80s early 90s.
2 different ways to spell it however everyone spells it like there's only one way.
Something about my mum but it's not my name

Anyone? 😊

diddl · 15/10/2025 18:34

Alpacajigsaw · 15/10/2025 16:55

Mine was a song title

Ruby?

tartyflette · 15/10/2025 18:31

Albemarle10 · 15/10/2025 02:08

NC for this!
My name is not from Ancient Rome or Greece or the Bible or a saint’s name but it is the name
of a member of a famous acting family.

Vanessa?

Toastforteatonight · 15/10/2025 18:12

RightOnTheEdge · 15/10/2025 16:47

Adrianna /Adrian?

The first thought in my head was Bullwinkle 😂

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Bullwinkle 😂
Yes it's Adrienne.
Have had this shouted at me many times over the years in a Sylvester Stallone voice

CharliesAngles · 15/10/2025 17:18

@ClearlyNoIdea Hello Melissa 🙂

Alpacajigsaw · 15/10/2025 16:55

Mine was a song title

Alpacajigsaw · 15/10/2025 16:52

MusicalAnarchy · 14/10/2025 19:34

My name is very dated but I love it.

It was a very popular name.

I was named that because it’s the feminine form of my Grandfather’s name.

My name featured in the title of a song by a hugely popular ‘60’s band and also in a song by a very popular band that started in the ‘80’s.

Cecilia?

RightOnTheEdge · 15/10/2025 16:51

ExquisiteSocialSkills · 15/10/2025 11:00

Jaime

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Yes 😊👏

RightOnTheEdge · 15/10/2025 16:47

Toastforteatonight · 15/10/2025 14:17

Love this!

I'm Rocky's other half

Adrianna /Adrian?

The first thought in my head was Bullwinkle 😂

ClearlyNoIdea · 15/10/2025 16:42

Mine means "Honey Bee"
I only ever knew one other person by this name growing up and have since met once other. I am in my 50's.
There were 2 actresses with this name on tv when I was younger and there have since been 2 more quite famous ones in the past 15/20 years.

Squirrelsnut · 15/10/2025 16:35

Overthemhills · 14/10/2025 22:08

@Squirrelsnut
Charmaine?

Non

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