to want to re-name our house Squirrels Leap?

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My husband thinks I am, he says its twee! Our house is named after trees that no longer exist, and I want something nice. Am I being unreasonable? If so (and I probably am as he doesnt agree) then what can we call it?

The Old Rectory! That would be hilarious on a 1955 bungalow, not a church in sight. I've got a very good cheesey one. Manderlay. Eughghghhg. There is a house in my town name this. How disgraceful.

I sitting here laughing ... my house has a name and seriously, I can't remember it!

I'm going to have to go and look!

OH OH as I "posted" I remembered...
Fairford

it's not near a Fair or a Ford

or an RAF airbase??!

Cali is that Welsh for Panty Fanjo?

My dad's neighbour's house is called "Bellend".

I am NOT joking. He doesn't see anything wrong with it.

(Neither does my dad, but there again my dad's numberplate has the letters MUF on it which me and my brother are still sniggering about aged 38 and 40).

Favourite holiday destinations are often a popular choice of name, I have noticed.
How about Bognor. Or Skegness.

Our naff and soon-as-we-get-round-to-it to be changed house name has that derivation, Rosa (but not UK seaside)

Having read this lot, I am now thanking relevant deities for small mercies!

I bet it's Amalfi, Stealthsquiggle. Am I close?

I call my house Number 1. I saw it used somewhere else and really liked it so I changed it from number one to Number 1 and it's made so much difference to my life. I no longer feel suicidally depressed and both my children started to sleep through the night. My wife and I both got 100% raises at work and a reduction in our hours.

Oh and we won the lottery too. I thank the good Lord that I did it.

PS I'm thinking of getting one of those cast iron signs with an oak tree on it just to set it off. classy.

Wouldn't No One be even better though? Then you could say that No One's home.

You are FAR too alert for this time of night.

right country, Rosa!

My house is called Decleigh. I can't help thinking that Declan and Leigh lived here at one point. Sadly the fecking screws have rusted and I can't get the nameplate off.

I want to rename it The Beech House as I have a huuuuge old beech tree at the end of my garden and I want a beach house.

theres an old peoples residence place in Leic called Squirrels Leap it makes me think of that!

Thinking about it, Fanjo's Rest is a rather more explicit version of Dunroamin' isn't it? Perhaps Dunbreedin' is another option.

I think I shall rename the Luxembourg residence Duncleanin

And the Wormery I shall rename Havntduncleanin

Do you mean squirrels or do you mean grey vermin?

Dunspawnin

Surely a Luxembourg residence should be called Duntaxing?

Oi! Barbarian (and others on this excellent thread): I have blogged you.