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Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

If I like Placebo Aurelius and Pomander Ashanti...

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Dovahkiin · 21/02/2014 01:34

..What other names might I like?

I'm looking for a name which has absolutely no personal or cultural significance for me or my family, which clearly denotes to other parents that I'm terribly well-educated and artistic while simultaneously suggesting that I don't care in the least what other people think.

Ladies, can you help?

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AgaPanthers · 21/02/2014 03:59

Katsu Karrie

Dovahkiin · 21/02/2014 04:08

Some great suggestions - thanks! At the moment I think we'll probably go with Yoni Perpetua Madrigal it's a girl.

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SaggyOldClothCatPuss · 21/02/2014 04:20

I'm thinking Germolene Pipistrelle for a girl.

Dirtybanana · 21/02/2014 04:20

How about

Extramuralia Horatia Puellana for a girl

and

Macaronic Plutonio Faecius for a boy?

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MarmiteChocolate · 21/02/2014 07:21

I think Labia Burqa sounds lovely for a girl Grin Grin

SaggyOldClothCatPuss · 21/02/2014 07:41

Is it wrong that I quite like Perpetua Madrigal? without the Yoni
I think as a heavily pg woman with a name list of ZERO, maybe I need to step away! Hmm Confused Grin

ohmymimi · 21/02/2014 10:08

Vortigern, Quasimodo, Tintabula and Medusa hardly raised an eyebrow when I suggested them a while back - not 'out there' enough, obviously. Must try harder

NoArmaniNoPunani · 21/02/2014 10:15

I actually know a kid called Ashanti.

Dovahkiin · 21/02/2014 10:20

SaggyOld - how pregnant are you? I give you Zero Maximilien as a freebie.
Vortigern I'm liking - maybe Caractacus has more nickname potential though?
Loving Germolene Pipistrelle! May have to buy a cat just to be able to use it.

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DoctorDonnaNoble · 21/02/2014 10:24

When at secondary school and never imagining we'd be parents we'd joke about using Marlowe names for children eg, Usumcasane (?sp it's been a while) or Xenocrates!

LineRunner · 21/02/2014 10:30

Jericho Kildare for a boy.

Panza Demanza for a girl.

ohmymimi · 21/02/2014 10:38

Caractacus, nn Cactus. Works for me.
Am quite liking Pterri Dachteil and Brontye Sawrass for twins or Knea Ander Thahl for a Nordic Noir fan.

Dovahkiin · 21/02/2014 10:40

DH just suggested Arturo Filanderer. I think it sounds strong and manly. What do you think?

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Dovahkiin · 21/02/2014 10:41

I think Sawrass is best avoided, even as a middle name :)

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DuPainDuVinDuFromage · 21/02/2014 10:43

Someone at playgroup misheard and genuinely thought DD was called Areola Shock Confused

Don't know how she said it with a straight face, she must have thought I was crazy! DD's name is perfectly normal, honestly!

How about Endocrine Superfluous (think it works best for a boy - nn Doc)?

plainjanine · 21/02/2014 10:46

How about Myra Pudenda?

TheReturnoftheSmartArse · 21/02/2014 10:47

Elephant's Breath Febreeze has a certain je ne sais quoi. Not very Greek though.

EasterHoliday · 21/02/2014 10:48

I just adore Iphegenia Pashmina. Cultured, with a hint of party girl.

ohmymimi · 21/02/2014 10:51

Sawrace?
Opera fan? Idomeneo Papageno and Semiramide Fiordiligi.

Dovahkiin · 21/02/2014 11:25

Felicia Dachshund?

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LineRunner · 21/02/2014 11:29

Sprinty Dardanelles is gaining in popularity in Chertsey, I believe.

TheOneAndOnlyAlpha · 21/02/2014 11:31

Le Creuset for a girl

Pyrex for a boy

LilacBreastedRoller · 21/02/2014 11:50

Bilirubin Ronseal for a boy. (Billy-Reuben is WAY overused.)

LilacBreastedRoller · 21/02/2014 11:51

And I think Calpollicella is a nice hybrid for a girl, totally unique.