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Lux

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TinaTraybake · 16/10/2020 16:47

When you see this name would you think it is a boys name or a girls name? Really struggling to decide on a boys name and the name Lux is one that me and DH both like but I don't know if we will use it or if it is more feminine.

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Changethetoner · 18/10/2020 12:28

Lux soap flakes - I used to use it to hand wash my woollen jumpers.

What about Lawrence? Larry, Leo, ? or Max if you love the X factor.

TinaTraybake · 18/10/2020 12:34

@Changethetoner
I actually can't stop thinking about the name Leo. I like the name Leo Seth but I don't know if that is too short of a name.

Thank you everyone for the feedback on Lux.

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that1970shouse · 18/10/2020 12:35

Lux soap flakes. Anyone remember them? They were in a cardboard box like cornflakes and you shook them under the hot tap when running a bath. Before we had liquid bubble bath.

VenusClapTrap · 18/10/2020 19:06

Leo Seth is lovely, op.

jessstan1 · 18/10/2020 19:32

@that1970shouse

Lux soap flakes. Anyone remember them? They were in a cardboard box like cornflakes and you shook them under the hot tap when running a bath. Before we had liquid bubble bath.
They smelled lovely! Very good for hand washing woollens. I never heard of putting them in a bath though You live and learn.

An odd name to call a child. How about `Palmolive? Or Palm-Olive?

borntobequiet · 18/10/2020 20:00

Lovely. A sibling for Persil and Daz.

ChaToilLeam · 18/10/2020 20:03

Leo Seth is a fab name, OP.

I’m afraid on hearing Lux I thought a) soap and b) Lux Interior, the singer from The Cramps.

midnightstar66 · 18/10/2020 20:22

I immediately thought of soap. I couldn't place it with either gender as it does not sound like a name at all to me. I'd struggle to even imagine it for a pet

Woodlandanimals · 18/10/2020 22:12

@TinaTraybake I love Leo and I really love Seth! Smile

RunningFromInsanity · 18/10/2020 22:33

Boy
I like it
So what it’s the name of soap? Alice is a type of hair accessory, Matt is a type of paint....

PJFlasks · 18/10/2020 22:37

@middleager

At my comp, they'd have been nicknamed "fucks" I'm afraid. Soapy Fucks.
This made me lol.

Don't do it OP.

PJFlasks · 18/10/2020 22:38

[quote TinaTraybake]@Changethetoner
I actually can't stop thinking about the name Leo. I like the name Leo Seth but I don't know if that is too short of a name.

Thank you everyone for the feedback on Lux.[/quote]
Leo and/or Seth are lovely!

Tillygetsit · 18/10/2020 22:44

Leo Seth is a great name.

VerbenaGirl · 18/10/2020 22:48

One of the MTV Teen Moms has a third child called Lux - that’s what I think of mostly.

Twinkletwinklelittletwat · 18/10/2020 23:04

Definitely soap

Champy87 · 20/10/2020 14:18

Leo Seth is lovely. Stick with that OP

TinaTraybake · 20/10/2020 16:07

I'm now considering Lennox, because it is similar to Lux and Leo and can be shortened to Lenny which I like. I'm just struggling to find middle names because I think Lennox Seth doesn't sound right with the x and s sounds together.

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NameChange84 · 20/10/2020 18:57

Lennox Jude?

VenusClapTrap · 20/10/2020 19:37

I prefer Leo.

jessstan1 · 20/10/2020 23:17

Lennox is nothing like Lux.

Forget the Ls and the Xs and go back to the drawing board although, like an above poster, Leo is nice.

Badgerbadger88 · 21/10/2020 08:06

My name has an x in it. And people shorten it all the time.

I’ve been relentlessly teased about it as a teenager. People usually scoff at the name when they first read it, and there are many many misspellings....

It’s a pain in the arse.

Leo is a lovely lovely name and so it Seth Halloween Smile

Piggyhoolier · 21/10/2020 08:19

Lennox Seth sounds great!

FWIW I thought Lux would more suit a boy and I quite like it. Prefer Lennox though.

Donkeeey · 21/10/2020 08:27

I'm another one the Lux = soap

Also, I can hear the school chant now...
Lux fucks ducks, na na na na nahhhhhh, haaa haa ha!

But sure about Leo, has "Leo the Lion" connotations, but Seth Lennox sounds like a rock star, actually really quite like that combo. Depends on the surname though, but he could drop that when he becomes famous...! Wink

In all seriousness though, go with what YOU like, whatever name you put on here for opinions will get good and bad reviews as everyone is different. Good luck in your decision.

Donkeeey · 21/10/2020 08:29

Not sure about Leo, not but sure... bloomin' autocorrect!

paperandfireworks · 21/10/2020 14:44

Soap.

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