Names that would be pretty if they weren’t already other things

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My daughter and I have been talking about names that would be beautiful if they weren’t already other things (mainly sparked by me saying that MacKenzie wouldn’t be a good name because it is a surname). So far she has suggested Cathedral, Fajita and Café. I have come up with Cellardoor.

What do you think?

Clammy
Hernia
Rinse

Coriander
Lino
Trellis

Delilah is really pretty. We used to have a cat called Delilah, shortened to Deli. Lilith and Jezebel also work well with pets, if you like the way they sound but don't want to use them for children.

Pretty food names:

Samosa
Bahji
Pakora
Enchilada
Tortilla
Chimichanga
Quesadilla
Tamale
Fajita

“And they call me Willy for short”

April May June all acceptable.
January and August too
So why not September? July?

I went to college with a (very odd) girl called Faith, fine, nowt unusual, and her sisters were Hope, Charity(all very Dingle) then there was Trust,Justice,Valour(the lads) and then.........Shannon.

Laundry
Coaster
Korma
Tangerine

Tannery. I think it sounds lovely 🤣

Ashtray

Dolores- same meaning

Utility and Veranda girls
Tefal and Lino boys

Canula
Brassiere

Pulp's keyboardist is Candida Doyle and my aunt (who significantly predates Amazon) is Alexa.

The one I can't get my head around people using is Tiberius. Yes, it sounds great, but wouldn't you have a quick Google to find out what the original Tiberius was like before giving your child that name for life?!

Anaphylactic - there's the making of a good drag queen name in there for sure

Parsley
Thyme
Rosemary (ok that’s a name already)
Sage
Oregano
Marjoram
Coriander

Courgette
Aubergine
Chicory
Romaine
Gem

Brie
Halloumi
Camembert (Bertie for short)
Edam
Gouda
Chevre

Foccacia
Rye
Ficelle
Crumpet

Vanilla
Cardamom
Cinnamon
Cayenne
Sesame
Paprika

I may be peckish…

July's been used, Augustus and Noel/Noelle.

Worked in the same place as somebody called Psyche and Antigone was in my year group at school (is that near enough to Antimony for the PP, maybe?). It did cross my mind when being pestered by the ex MIL to name the future child after her father or preferably her if a girl that telling her the baby would be called Amanita Muscaria or Dimetrodon Boletus might make her go away in the hope I came to my senses after giving birth.

I taught a Sunshine a few years ago. She had a sister called Rainbow.

Ostara
Lithia
Beltane

Taffeta
Calico
Satsuma
Samphire
Sonata
Clarinet
Timpani
Patella

Yersinia, as in Yersinia Pestis.

Lithuania
Patagonia
Paella
Catheter

I've always loved the names Jezebel and Lucifer. Just as well I'm past child bearing age really.

Albania, Tirana, Tehran, Romania.

Sephora
Bliss

I found this out recently. Apparently, unsurprisingly, the fungus was named as such because the cultures are white.

I think Amylase (a protein produced in your pancreas and salivary glands) would make a beautiful girls name.