Bombalurina

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A baby name website has just suggested the name Bombalurina to me, based on my other choices which I didn't think were particularly strange.

A quick google tells me this was the name of one of the cats in CATS.

Is this a usable name?? I guess it could be shortened to Lurina, which is quite nice. When I first saw it I was a bit boggled but it's starting to sound more pleasant.

That’s ok Penny, I’ve got tagging disabled anyway.

Meet Balonz's sibling - Bombalurina!

I like it! But you will have to feed her up, it is no a thin name.

I never knew of the Cats link. It will always remind me of sexy Timmy Mallet. When will see his like again?

Ah yeah!

Eponine, Cosette, Fantine, Theodosia, Elphaba, Galinda, Nessa-Rose or Evita not take your fancy instead?

Can’t exactly shout ‘Bomb’ through airport now can you..

What were your other choices?!

I’m interested in the random space thing too. Not in a scoffing way, honestly, but I would love that poster to come back and explain why they do it.

I might consider it if I ever get another cat. 🤣

As a name for a human child, not really.

Placemarking for punctuation explanation.

Our son named his new kitten scratchyjumpystegasaurdinosaursausagedoglongbody.
Perfect for a girl I'd say.

Ridiculous baby name.
Aggravating punctuation spacing.
This thread has it all!

Bombalurina nn Bomb?

Or should say, nn Bomb ?

Maybe the space person has English as an additional language, and in their first language you do use a space before terminal punctuation. Are there languages where that’s the case?

Just curious because it seems like an unusual error. I see a lot of idiosyncratic punctuation in my job but I haven’t come across it before.

And meanwhile, I’m STILL humming Itsy Bitsy Teeny weeny...cheers for that!!

Bring back Mallet's mallet I say - used to love that yellow hammer game.

. Bombalurina - yes, it just rolls off the tongue, there won’t be 6 others in the class, it was in a famous musical, and, um, well, it’s got lots of vowels AND consonants, oh and it sounds a bit like Thumbelina which is another much neglected name if you ask me.

Bombalurina - is that like a ballerina that bombed out the show?
As for the nn Lurina - surely that's just taking the piss!

It has to be a joke

Will they call your DD 'Bombacla...'

oh never mind 👀😁

Bomb, a sister for Ira and Isis.

Terrific name, OP. At least it's one that nobody will forget.

Without the space is correct though

Maybe in english. Not in my language and I could never get used to that being correct, even when I'm speaking in english.

Maybe the space person has English as an additional language, and in their first language you do use a space before terminal punctuation. Are there languages where that’s the case?

It would seem so. I'm French.

Rumtumtugger is obviously a male porn star name!!

Is that a wind up?Thought that was TimmyMallets alias for his 'hit' ItsyBitsyTinyWeeny..shes gonna love that

Maybe the space person has English as an additional language, and in their first language you do use a space before terminal punctuation. Are there languages where that’s the case?
It would seem so. I'm French.

Thanks for explaining that, Malyshek. I didn’t know.