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I found inspiration for choosing baby names by looking in my fridge.

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FaxMactor · 14/01/2013 11:35

Chardonnay, Champagne and Stella jumped out at me right away though they may be a little European for some.

Olive is a good old fashioned sounding name that we don't hear much these days, well not since On The Buses finished.

The cooling fruit gave us a number of really trendy names, Peaches, Mango, Apples etc but these aren't to everybody's tastes.

The one I eventually chose for my daughter was Danone, a nice healthy sounding name and funnily enough we fed her with plenty of yoghurt during her formative years.
It's a real shame she's now a bit on the fat side but your shape can't always reflect your name, though my teenage son Pizza probably wouldn't have agreed.

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WildRumpus · 14/01/2013 13:17

"invader from another forum"?

dontaskforthe99 · 14/01/2013 13:19

Bert Olly, Trex and Florette should soon be fighting their way up the name charts, seasonally Quince might make a bid for glory too.

atthewelles · 14/01/2013 13:24

There are gorgeous little twin boys on our road called Utterly and Butterly (Uttie and Buttie as nns).

WildRumpus · 14/01/2013 13:25

My fantasy twins would be Kumquat and Kiwi but i'm not sure what middle names would work with those....

atthewelles · 14/01/2013 13:26

Wildrumpus How about

Kumquat Coke
and
Kiwi Carrotjuice

comeonbishbosh · 14/01/2013 13:28

If you are after a good study biblical name you can't go far wrong with Ham.

LesBOFerables · 14/01/2013 13:29

Kumquat May, of course.

FloatyBeatie · 14/01/2013 13:30

Yes, Ham is good and solid. A lad at school has it as a middle name -- His first name is Honeyroast.

atthewelles · 14/01/2013 13:31

I love the name ham, but unfortunately our surname is sandwich so we couldn't use it.

GoldPlatedNineDoors · 14/01/2013 13:33

Kumquat May Grin Grin

My neighbours kids are Tropicana and shes just had a little Baby Bel

Psammead · 14/01/2013 13:33

Just to add a bit of culture to the proceedings.... how about Yeast?

Pasiphae · 14/01/2013 13:33

Aubergine sounds better, if you want to go French.

Anjou, Bacon and Herb for a boy.
And maybe Chablis, Arrabiata or Clafoutis for a girl.

Humous and Tzatziki for twins.

LunaticFringe · 14/01/2013 13:34

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WildRumpus · 14/01/2013 13:38

Hmmm I like Yeast but I think Candida has more of a Shakesperian feel.

atthewelles · 14/01/2013 13:39

I agree Lunatic. Names like Souffle, Raspberry-Ripple and Cheesecake sound really cute on little girls. But what if they grow up to be bank managers or solicitors??

VariousBartimaeus · 14/01/2013 13:41

If DS had been a girl he'd have been called Velouté. But we wanted something manly so called him T-Bone with a middle name Steak.

Psammead · 14/01/2013 13:42

I've got a little Yeast myself, but I was itching for another, so we're expecting Yoghurtany day now. I think it sounds soothing.

FloatyBeatie · 14/01/2013 13:43

Friend's daughter is called Naan. They were going to call her Pitta but thought everyone would assume she was a PITA.

FrustratedSycamoreIsNesting · 14/01/2013 13:43

Mouldy Brie and celeriac don't like their names too much, but 2 year old plum is happy.

meddie · 14/01/2013 13:45

papaya and pear are the twins but poor old dragon fruit feels a bit hard done by...

atthewelles · 14/01/2013 13:49

Do people think the names Beetroot, Kipper and Marmite are a bit mumsy and dated?

LeonieDeSainteVire · 14/01/2013 13:52

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WildRumpus · 14/01/2013 13:54

Marmite is actually quite sweet and retro. If she had a brother he could be Bovril - quite strong and manly...

FreePeaceSweet · 14/01/2013 13:57

We have a Mattessons we do. For short we call him Son.

BonzoDooDah · 14/01/2013 14:02

My twin boy and girl love their names: Branston and Piccalilli and they play really nicely with the French kid next-door: Béarnaise

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