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Noun names

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Babybrainbazerk · 31/01/2019 22:54

Everyone I speak to thinks I’m crazy and it’s the hormones but I have always loved noun and verb names. The surname is very common and so I’ve always wanted their forename to stand out.

I love Rocket but DH has said I am mad. Other names I love are Tiger and Canon.

Please can I have any more suggestions of noun names that won’t make my DH think I’ve lost the plot

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BreakfastAtSquiffanys · 31/01/2019 22:56

Bookcase (for a boy, obviously!)
Duvet for a girl

ApolloandDaphne · 31/01/2019 22:56

Any nature name so Rowan, Willow, Hazel, Robin, Wren etc could work.

tammytoby · 31/01/2019 22:57

Mark
Rowan

TinselAngel · 31/01/2019 22:58

Kettle.

Jorgezaunders · 31/01/2019 22:58

Canon as in the canon of English Literature? Unconventional.

BreakfastAtSquiffanys · 31/01/2019 23:01

I assumed it was an ecclesiastical Canon.
I'd aim higher with Bishop.
(strewth, that actually sounds OK as a name!)

elQuintoConyo · 31/01/2019 23:01

Canon? 🤣 He'd have to have big balls to carry that off!

Fox is about as animally as I'd get, and that's just because of the delightful Mulder

How about:
Peanut
Jodhpur
Felipe-flop (that famous French footwear)
Finger.

Jorgezaunders · 31/01/2019 23:02

Some nouns:
Name
Husband
Plot
Noun
Verb

The first three can be verbs as well, if you want the name to multitask.

doomclaw · 31/01/2019 23:02

I have come across a couple of 2 year old boys called Archer recently .

Or maybe Hunter?

erja · 31/01/2019 23:05

Also love Tiger. I actually think Rocket could grow on me! Blush

What about...
Bear?
Grey?
Clay?
Pluto?
Sage?
Atlas?
Story?

Dusk?
Hazel?
Juniper?
Iris?
Raven?
Pixie?
Pepper?
Panda?
Teddy?
Penny?
Rain?
Echo?

Some of my favourites!

DianaBlythe · 31/01/2019 23:07

Well my first thought was Dick which is obviously unhelpful...

Rhod
Art
River
Winter
Layson
Bill
Don
Star

grenadezombie · 31/01/2019 23:12

Surely it's Canon the camera?

NC4Now · 31/01/2019 23:14

Ebony
Jet
Stone
Ruby
Pearl
Onyx
Topaz
Amber
Savannah
Prairie
Rain
Storm
Luna

NC4Now · 31/01/2019 23:14

Canon the Barbarian I assume...

Scandaloso · 31/01/2019 23:15

If I heard of someone called Canon Smith I'd expect to meet an elderly and bespectacled man of the cloth, not a little kid! Grin

Scandaloso · 31/01/2019 23:17

I assumed it was an ecclesiastical Canon.
I'd aim higher with Bishop.

Reese Witherspoon has a son called Deacon.

Unambitious.

BinkyBuntyFintyCunty · 31/01/2019 23:31

breakfastatsquiffanys Smile

Didyeeaye · 01/02/2019 00:15

Tiger is kinda cool. Canon is awful though and Im sure one of Jamie Oliver's kids was River Rocket or something? It's ok. I quite like nature names like Aspen, Willow etc or even colours like Cyan, Blue etc

Thegoblins · 01/02/2019 00:25

Seminarian

Ricekrispie22 · 01/02/2019 05:27

Saffron
Violet
Ruby
Pearl
River
Garnet
Skye
Willow
Melody
Oceania
Summer
Poesy
Coral
Olive
Clementine

Atlas
Jasper
Ludo
Forest
Ash
Cliff
Clay
Finch

tammytoby · 01/02/2019 07:27

Taylor
Tiler
Piper

BertrandRussell · 01/02/2019 07:36

Postulant
Novice

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 01/02/2019 08:56

Saturn
Mercury
Beech
Pine
Oak
Harbour
Meadow
Wolf
Diamond
Crystal
Opal
Rose
Daisy
Lily
Poppy
Heather
Willow
Clover
Bramble
Storm
Rain
Rainbow
Coco

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 01/02/2019 08:58

Lyric
Melody
Solar
Star

AutumnCrow · 01/02/2019 09:05

Have you considered a noun-based territorial, landscape theme?

Dominion
Outcrop
Ravine
Podsol