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Name for sibling of Sequoiadendron?

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claudethelad · 25/02/2020 10:56

I'm expecting a second child and struggling with name ideas. Not sure of the gender yet but would like something unique that you don't find often. My husband is a botanist which is why we called our daughter Sequoiadendron (Sequoia for short!) and we're looking for something similar that's plant related.
Thanks in advance for the help fellow mums!! :)

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BarbaraofSeville · 25/02/2020 11:38

My husband is a botanist which is why we called our daughter Sequoiadendron

Because names like Rose or Lily would have made them look stupid, no?

I'd go for Venus Fly Trap, with the Fly Trap bit being silent, and probably not if your last name is Williams.

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alltakingandnogiving · 25/02/2020 11:39

Quercus robur

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CoolcoolcoolcoolcoolNoDoubt · 25/02/2020 11:39

Love the name OP! My partner is an accountant, we don't have kids yet but we've saved Depreciation and Gross Margin for our first two..

Grin

or.. Biscuit

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SirTobyBelch · 25/02/2020 11:40

Helleborus foetidus?
(Stinky for short)

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saraclara · 25/02/2020 11:40

I thought this was going to be a joke thread.

Crikey.

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FieldOfFlameAndHeather · 25/02/2020 11:40

I actually like Sequoia but the dendron is too much.

I concur.

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FieldOfFlameAndHeather · 25/02/2020 11:41

I hope she doesn’t have to write the whole thing on her school bag. It will never fit.

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GabsAlot · 25/02/2020 11:41

Reminds me of the sp n Friends when ross and rachel are thinking of names rachel likes sequioa ross doesnt

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Krong · 25/02/2020 11:41

Planty mc-flower bush

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womaninblue · 25/02/2020 11:41

Well done, you've lumbered your child with a name they're going to have to spend the rest of their lives pronouncing and explaining and spelling out to everyone they meet.

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YetAnotherSpartacus · 25/02/2020 11:43

Cannabaceae

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FieldOfFlameAndHeather · 25/02/2020 11:44

Quercus for a boy. It’s Latin for oak.

Quirky for short.

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ShesGotBetteDavisEyes · 25/02/2020 11:44

Poison ivy - it’ll make her sound like a marvel villain.
Poison oak if it’s a boy

I hope this is a joke...

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FieldOfFlameAndHeather · 25/02/2020 11:45

Fagus for boy. Latin for beech tree.

Fag for short

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Nemchen · 25/02/2020 11:46

OmG ShE wILL hAVe to SPelL tHaT oUT tO pEOplE hEr wHOle LiFE

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fruitbrewhaha · 25/02/2020 11:47

Tobacco for a boy.
Marijuana for a girl.

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PigletJohn · 25/02/2020 11:47

Herbicide.

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Whatsyourflava · 25/02/2020 11:48

People are so snobby are rude on here.

I think Sequoiadendron is a gorgeous unique name @claudethelad - I hope no one has upset you.

How about Candida for your next child? It’s a bag fungus unfortunately but still a pretty sounding name. Nickname Candy but I prefer full name Candida

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HaddawayAndShite · 25/02/2020 11:48

My husband is a botanist which is why we called our daughter Sequoiadendron
What is it you do?
Admin - Excelformulaica - Lexie for short
Medical - Neisseriagonorrhea - Nessie for short
Legal - Contralegem - Connie for short

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Whatsyourflava · 25/02/2020 11:48
  • vag fungus
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tara66 · 25/02/2020 11:50

Oak

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boats · 25/02/2020 11:50

Lovely name! My husband is a Palaeontologist - two sons named Diplodocus and Archaeopteryx-Tyrannosaurus (Dippy and T-Rex for short)

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BarbaraofSeville · 25/02/2020 11:50

Well done, you've lumbered your child with a name they're going to have to spend the rest of their lives pronouncing and explaining and spelling out to everyone they meet

Well to be fair, I have to do that and my first name is a very common (in both senses of the word) UK name with two spellings and my last name is short and the same as a fairly well known place and yet people still pronounce it differently to how I've just said to them and write it down incorrectly.

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DoesNotMixWellWithOtherPeople · 25/02/2020 11:51

Corylus Avellana for a girl

(Or you could just call her Hazel) 😄

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ChazsBrilliantAttitude · 25/02/2020 11:51

Araucaria
Quercia

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