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Thoughts on the baby girl name Alkelda

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Wilsonpicket · 28/09/2026 22:59

Baby girl Alkelda, I think it's lovely what are your thoughts

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grapesstrawberriespleass · 28/09/2026 23:01

Sorry but I hate it. Strangely makes me think of al-Qaeda?

PorcupineConcubine · 28/09/2026 23:02

grapesstrawberriespleass · 28/09/2026 23:01

Sorry but I hate it. Strangely makes me think of al-Qaeda?

I thought exactly the same… sorry OP!

Noshadealltea · 28/09/2026 23:02

PorcupineConcubine · 28/09/2026 23:02

I thought exactly the same… sorry OP!

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Yes me too!

Shloopie · 28/09/2026 23:02

Sounds like a Star Trek character

Neveranynamesleft · 28/09/2026 23:02

Odd

mynextchapter · 28/09/2026 23:02

grapesstrawberriespleass · 28/09/2026 23:01

Sorry but I hate it. Strangely makes me think of al-Qaeda?

Same. Please don’t

WhatDoRacoonsSay · 28/09/2026 23:03

It sounds like Al Queada.

Lifeispeach · 28/09/2026 23:03

Sorry I thought the same … Al-qaeda

Abracadabra274 · 28/09/2026 23:03

Pronounced very similar to Al-Qaeda?

Moveoverdarlin · 28/09/2026 23:04

It sounds exactly like al qaeda.

If you don’t know what that is then google.

mygrandchildrenrock · 28/09/2026 23:05

I’m a Scout Leader, it made me think of Akela, the Cub Leader!

MotherJessAndKittens · 28/09/2026 23:05

Also could get shortened to Alkie which would not be good.

Swizzbizz · 28/09/2026 23:05

Wind up post 🙄

2manyEnergyDrinks · 28/09/2026 23:08

Nice try

Well Done Slow Clap GIF by Harry Potter
24Dogcuddler · 28/09/2026 23:09

Made me think of Akela, a Cub Scout leader. Never heard it before in 35 years of teaching.

PashaMinaMio · 28/09/2026 23:09

Totally off piste and totally different but the name of the product we use to remove hard water build up in kettles came to mind.
Viakel!

I know, it’s nothing like it! Sorry.

Imisscoffee2021 · 28/09/2026 23:09

Just Kelda.

Besidemyselfwithworry · 28/09/2026 23:10

grapesstrawberriespleass · 28/09/2026 23:01

Sorry but I hate it. Strangely makes me think of al-Qaeda?

This with bells on it’s awful!

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Wilsonpicket · 28/09/2026 23:10

Thank you everyone, it's not a wind up post. I visited a church today on my hols with this saints name and I liked it , but clearly a none starter

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Shloopie · 28/09/2026 23:17

There's the name Kelda which seems much more useable.

Yhjan · 28/09/2026 23:19

It's like a cross between al Qaeda and alcohol/ic

it doesn't work in 2026.

ShowGirI · 28/09/2026 23:27

I prefer Jimberley if I had a to choose between the two 🤷‍♀️

User454545454546565 · 29/09/2026 00:33

Alkie for short 🙄 and terrorism jokes in the playground, why would anyone do that to their own child?!?

tsmainsqueeze · 29/09/2026 00:35

Lifeispeach · 28/09/2026 23:03

Sorry I thought the same … Al-qaeda

Me too.
It's truly awful.

SnowFrogJelly · 29/09/2026 00:40

Awful

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