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What word do you think would make a really nice baby name...

177 replies

AintOverUntilTheCatLadySings · 20/08/2020 10:02

... If it wasn't a word.

I quite like:

Chair
Bean
Zipper
Melancholy
Distemper
Parvo

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megletthesecond · 21/08/2020 00:03

Apricot
Cloud

GlitterDragon · 21/08/2020 00:12

Intrinsic
Prudent
Whimsical

RiaOverTheRainbow · 21/08/2020 00:14

Madrigal
Rubella
Heron

Mashingthecompost · 21/08/2020 00:15

I love baguette!

Agapanthus
Trinket
Score
Window
Antidote
Leather
Insolent
Eyeball
Lido
Woodwork
Beveridge
Tarry
Equity
Shadow
Sidecar
Roquefort (poss already a name!)
Gin

Mashingthecompost · 21/08/2020 00:16

@RiaOverTheRainbow
Surprised Heron isn't one already!

Mashingthecompost · 21/08/2020 00:19

oh, meant beverage. Thanks autocorrect.

HaveYouSeenMyFriendKimberley · 21/08/2020 00:24

Valley
Winner
Teal

SingingSands · 21/08/2020 00:28

Lake
Novel
Sardine

😂 God, these are funny, but I really think that they sound nice.

Graymare · 21/08/2020 00:40

Pheasant
Damask
Ocean

SingingSands · 21/08/2020 00:42

@Graymare my work colleague has a daughter called Ocean 🤭

alphajuliet123 · 21/08/2020 00:44

Brioche

Gonna use it for my next pet

Ruthietuthie · 21/08/2020 00:47

I know a woman called Frisbee. I always thought that was a great name.

Crylittlesister · 21/08/2020 01:02

So many of these depend on your own experience- I work with a lady called Nirvana, teach a child called Ocean.
Bean is the middle name of Frances, Kurt Cobain's daughter. Paisley is the smiley receptionist on the got a crap tattoo programme.

I look forward to reading Sponge on a register soon though....

MyNameHasBeenTaken · 21/08/2020 01:04

Razor
Bridge
Mirror
Jail
Aileron
Armpit
Hoodie
Huddle
Grass

WhenPushComesToShove · 21/08/2020 01:20

Illustrious
Inclement
Wizard
Deck
Sunshine
Joyous
Treasure

JustanotherTuesday · 21/08/2020 01:30

Briquette
Chastise
Amuse
Petulance
Scarper

5LeafPenguin · 21/08/2020 01:54

Harpic
Creosote
Veranda

AndNoneForGretchenWieners · 21/08/2020 01:57

Classical (i named my doll this!)
Amnesty
Allegory
Metaphor
Sparkle
Quintessential
Mandatory
Gardenia

BetterEatCheese · 21/08/2020 01:58

Bobbin

GameofChess · 21/08/2020 02:10

Salvia
Ubiquitous
Sumptuous
Galapagos
Peru
Dainty
Aromatic
Fragrant
Posthumous
Holistic
Quintessential
independent
Solo
Abode
Placid
Ruminative
Sated
Sensory
Helenistic
Portrayal
Juxtapositioning (nn Juxta)
Composed
Levitate (nn Vitty)

Mashingthecompost · 21/08/2020 07:23

@AndNoneForGretchenWieners I like Gardenia as a name. Iggy Pop has a song about Gardenia.

Backarackhams · 21/08/2020 08:02

Alsation
Dalmation
Pomeranian

oohyoudevilyou · 21/08/2020 08:05

Astra Zenica, Onomatopoeia and Intergalactic for my daughters
Lizzzard (with at least 3 Z's) and Androgen for the boys
and maybe Fluidity if i had one who is non-binary

DoTheMaccaroni · 21/08/2020 08:22

I’ve always like the Portuguese word for box/bank! It’s Caixa pronounced Kye-sha ❤️ Always thought it’d be a lovely name for a girl 😂

AndNoneForGretchenWieners · 21/08/2020 11:24

mashing it's a really pleasing flower name, i don't know why it's not used more!

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