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Is having a house name a crap idea?

137 replies

IsabellaofFrance · 09/02/2015 12:55

We are moving in a few weeks.

I would like to give our house a name, but DF laughed and said 'oooh how snobby'.

Has anyone house got a house name?

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MimiSunshine · 10/02/2015 21:42

The reason older properties have names rather than numbers is because they weren't all built at the same time.
So Meadowview was built on a lane then a bit further down Hilltop was built a bit later on, and so on over the years as the gaps were filled in.

Same applies now to self builds etc but to add a name to a house that from the moment the foundations were laid has had a number allocated and actually expect people to use it (stick whatever plaques you like outside) is naff

SabrinaMulhollandJjones1984 · 10/02/2015 21:54

Our house has a name, and no number - as do all the houses on our (rather long) road - drives delivery drivers mad.

It's an appropriate historical name for the building though - along the lines of "Old Forge House" -but not that.

I agree that a house name lends a certain ambience to an address, people often comment on ours. I'm not that snobby honestly! Grin

DramaAlpaca · 10/02/2015 21:57

I came across one today called Sevenay, which I thought was quite nice until I saw the house number - 7A Grin

I want to give our house a name, but DH won't let me Sad

Snozwanger · 10/02/2015 22:11

I'm cringing reading this as our house has a name but there is a story to it.

DH and his old school friend had a den as kids which they named Grythebourne. They don't know where that name came from (although they were most likely stoned at the time). When DH's friend bought his first home he put up a plaque calling it Grythebourne. Unfortunately for me when we bought our first home, a 1980s semi, he bought us a plaque saying New Grythebourne. As they're life long friends I felt I couldn't say no to it going up and there it has stayed. Where we live is not at all prestigious so the neighbours must think we're a bit la-dee-dar.
I'm hoping we won't need to take it to our next house!

Only1scoop · 10/02/2015 22:13

How about Casa Bevron Smile

dougierose · 10/02/2015 22:17

After our next door neighbour's wife died, he changed the name of the house to Dunerin.

We always wondered.....

tara49 · 10/02/2015 22:31

Yuck
How Chavvie and totally uncool - don't do it.

MrsBigginsPieShop · 10/02/2015 22:45

Sorry to be an uncool chav but we gave our house a name when we moved in last year. Had it changed at the local authority, post office and land registry, all for free. We did have to keep the number though.
Some might cringe but we like it. And it is a 1930 built heap not a 1970s semi, so we're partially redeemed. Grin

UptheChimney · 10/02/2015 22:47

Only partially. 1930s is hardly old.

MrsBigginsPieShop · 10/02/2015 22:52

That's ok we don't mind. It sets off the personalised regs nicely.

UsedToBeAPaxmanFan · 10/02/2015 22:54

There's a village near us which is completely new. The developers called one of the roads in it "Quidditch Lane". Some people in thag road have given names to their houses such as "The Muggles", "The Golden Snitch" etc. Confused

They also had a competition for local school children to name the two lakes in the village. The lakes are now called "Whomping Willow Lake" and"Lake Sirius". Smile

The village I live in has quite a few houses with names rather than numbers. But they tend to be the older properties.

CatThiefKeith · 10/02/2015 22:54

Does anyone else feel like rebelliously naming their house after Tara's post?Grin

DragonMamma · 10/02/2015 22:55

We have a house name as our house was built after the others on the street

It's bloody annoying and I spend too much time explaining to people where it is as there's no numbering with it.

TheWildRumpyPumpus · 10/02/2015 23:02

We've just bought a house next to a park. You'll never guess what it's called...

It's not old but was given the name when built. All the houses on our lane have names rather than numbers.

UsernameAlreadyInUse · 10/02/2015 23:08

Parklife?

2rebecca · 10/02/2015 23:11

I don't care if your house has a name as long as it also has a number, clearly displayed so I can find it if I come to visit.

AliceLidl · 10/02/2015 23:18

Do what you want OP.

All these old houses with names were new houses with names once upon a time.

There's a house near me with a big metal sign on the wall with the owners names on it. Think 'Ken and Irene' in big swirly letters. It might not be for everybody but their post never goes next door by mistake.

InteriorsMum · 10/02/2015 23:22

Our house is called Rubery according to the plaque on the fence, have to say though never used it and didnt even know it had a name until after we moved in, have no idea what it means, will google it one day, can't believe names affect house prices Hmm

AliceLidl · 11/02/2015 10:17

Apparently Rubery is the name of a village in Bromsgrove and means "a rough hill" Interiors.

Sparklingbrook · 11/02/2015 10:38

'Village' is over egging it a bit Alice. Sad

FuckyNell · 11/02/2015 10:46

I know a house called nil desperandum.

MumSnotBU · 11/02/2015 10:49

There is a bungalow in our town called Dunwerkin.

They are probably retired, I think.

Smile
OTheHugeManatee · 11/02/2015 10:57

I'm sure I remember a poster on MN talking about a house in their area called 'Thistledome'. They'd imagined it had something to do with prickly wild plants until they spoke to the owner who explained they'd viewed it and thought 'This'll do me' and bought it Grin

Our house has a name but it's had the same one on the Land Registry since the 18th century. That said we also have a number

BuzzardBird · 11/02/2015 10:59

Rubery, a village? Grin

Sparklingbrook · 11/02/2015 11:00

Ssshhhhhh BB. Don't shatter the illusion. I am sure I have seen the thatched cottages from the dual carriageway. Wink

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