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A good girls name that isn't a name!

251 replies

littlejo67 · 09/02/2022 23:42

What would be a good girls name that isn't a real name?
I will go first... What about courgette...

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Velvian · 10/02/2022 07:10

Beret
Fedora
Nutella
Cannelloni
Farfalle
Vienetta.

newbiename · 10/02/2022 07:11

@Welldarn

Pebble
I knew a Pebbles. She changed it as an adult.
NinaDefoe · 10/02/2022 07:21

I’ve taught a Kenya, Melody and Lillet (not quite Lillette).

StorminaBcup · 10/02/2022 07:22

Soufflé

Gelpennen · 10/02/2022 07:22

Aioli

MichelleScarn · 10/02/2022 07:27

@WineGetsMeThroughIt

Nivea - like the cream
That's going to be in my head now when I hear the "Neveah.... its heaven spelled backwards" I'll be "Nivea-like the cream?!" Grin
NinaDefoe · 10/02/2022 07:27

Floret(te) is common in France

Plethora
Serendipity
Delicacy
Panacea
Silhouette

PickledOnionSandwich · 10/02/2022 07:33

Womble. Then you could sing ‘remember you’re a Womble’ whenever she’s naughty. Especially embarrassing in the teenage years I reckon 😂

OhWhatFuckeryIsThisNow · 10/02/2022 07:34

Defenestratia.

godmum56 · 10/02/2022 07:35

Petrichor

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 10/02/2022 07:35

Aspirin
Canesten (actually probably better for a boy)
Crankcase (nn Cranky)
Overall
Plughole
Poop
Spanner

godmum56 · 10/02/2022 07:36

@newbiename

"I knew a Pebbles. She changed it as an adult."

Did she have a brother called Bam Bam?

FireMeetGasoline · 10/02/2022 07:41

Sustentaculum tali

lonelyplanetmum · 10/02/2022 07:42

Hernia and Latrine

AleynEivlys · 10/02/2022 07:43

Ellipsis and Ampersand. 😂

SleepyRoo · 10/02/2022 07:47

Cava
Safari
Delineate

Borka · 10/02/2022 07:47

Windolene
Violin

IKeptYouLikeAnOath · 10/02/2022 07:48

Aspartame
Biscotti
Celery
Cumulus

PurpleFadesToGreen · 10/02/2022 07:52

Could have been Oisin, irish boys name, sounds similar to ocean in pronunciation.

Marimaur · 10/02/2022 07:56

Microwavé (nn mimi)

Pronounced MeeCrohWeVay

godmum56 · 10/02/2022 07:56

@PurpleFadesToGreen

Could have been Oisin, irish boys name, sounds similar to ocean in pronunciation.
I thought Oisin was pronounced "Washeen" accent on the "ee"?
Phrowzunn · 10/02/2022 08:03

I’ve always thought the word ‘Delicatessan’ was really pretty. Nicknames could be Del, Cat or Tessa.

DoingAway · 10/02/2022 08:04

Banana

DoingAway · 10/02/2022 08:08

Nettle, Windowsill

MintyGreenDream · 10/02/2022 08:09

Fizzy.
I actually know a girl called Mizzy (not a nickname) but it isn't the same