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Anemone for a girl

39 replies

Rhubarbgarden · 30/10/2010 19:51

Barking mad or pretty?

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BelligerentGhoul · 30/10/2010 19:52

Mad, sorry! :)

Pesha · 30/10/2010 19:53

Mad!

pooka · 30/10/2010 19:54

Mad!

It's one of those words that a number of people have difficulty pronouncing. Fine because not a word one needs to use often, but as a name - no way.

HelenRosie · 30/10/2010 19:56

I'd only heard of sea anemone but upon googling discovered that it is also the name of a flower. I guess a flower name could be pretty, the sea creature less so.

Rhubarbgarden · 30/10/2010 19:59

I like flowers, my husband likes sea creatures. I thought it could be the perfect compromise Grin

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LetThereBeRock · 30/10/2010 20:00

Barking mad,and awful.

HelenRosie · 30/10/2010 20:02

Go for it then, as long as you both like it who cares what anyone else thinks?

SmacsGotABigWitchyWart · 30/10/2010 20:02

Barking (sorry!)
I agree it can be difficult for some to pronounce so a nick name would be inevitable.

OkieCokie · 30/10/2010 20:11

No, please don't

Mitchymum · 30/10/2010 20:45

Barking mad.

Just sounds like An Enemy.

Sequins · 30/10/2010 20:47

Mad, sorry!

Sequins · 30/10/2010 20:48

What about Coral? Or Annie?

PirateScaredyCat · 30/10/2010 20:49

mad as, reminds me of Finding Nemo film.

PirateScaredyCat · 30/10/2010 20:49

coral reminds me of finding nemo too, and annie just reminds me of erm... annie!

mybedsmyfriend · 30/10/2010 20:50

Agreed with pirate!

LoopyLoupGarou · 30/10/2010 20:52

No.

An enemy

Eminem

Sea urchin.

Just no. (sorry)

MrsRhettKilledTheButler · 30/10/2010 20:54

i love it but can only pronounce it if i say it s l o w l y while actually looking at the word Grin

SpringHeeledJack · 30/10/2010 20:54

it's unpronounceable by anyone under 10

(and quite a few over)

...see also Aurora

Grin
SpringHeeledJack · 30/10/2010 20:54

iirc even Nemo can't pronounce it properly the first time and he lives in one

MadAboutQuavers · 30/10/2010 20:55

Not good OP!

Unless you want her nickname to be Eminem

Or menemenemene Grin

Too much scope for piss taking

Rhubarbgarden · 30/10/2010 21:02

Thought so. Just checking. Damn.

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mathanxiety · 30/10/2010 23:34

WEminem not half as bad as 'an enema'.

mathanxiety · 30/10/2010 23:34

Ignore the stray W.

MrsvWoolf · 30/10/2010 23:55

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HelenaRose · 31/10/2010 00:01

With fronds like these...

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