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Guessing Game V

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finallychangedmyusername · 26/12/2020 11:10

Guessing game V!

Merry twixmas! Xmas Grin

We have reached thread 5(!) of the baby names Guessing Game.

This was the (brilliant) brain child of @scotstar back in March 2018. Smile

All are welcome, rules of this game are pretty straightforward - someone describes a name. Whoever solves the clues is then in charge of describing the next name. Simple! Make the clues as fiendish or straightforward as you like. Grin

Previous threads are here:

1:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/baby_names/3189874-guessing-game

2:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/baby_names/3207745-Guessing-game-II

3:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/baby_names/3262724-Guessing-game-III

4: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/baby_names/3575967-Guessing-game-IV?pg=1

Names described so far just as an FYI (it's fine to repeat them, just for info):

Andrew, Serafina, Eli, Verity, Juliet, Agatha, Phoebe, Frances, Rebecca, Thomas, Cecilia, Leonard, Bianca, Donald, Peter, Niamh, Lucifer, Demelza, Nevaeh, Alexander, Christopher, Miranda, William, Robert, Jack, Jude, Rachel, Margaret, Basil, Hyacinth, Aurora, Jessamine, Nicola, Kerry, Susan, Seren, Julia, Meredith, Bernard, Arthur, Ross, Blanche, Amy, Alicia, Stephen/Steven, Talitha/Tabitha, Ruth, Noah, Rowan, Lucille, Kit, Alice, Lydia, Beatrice, Mary, Jennifer, Keith, Aurelia, Aram, Oliver, Anouk, Heidi, Seth, Rose, Herbert, Sadie, Florence, Niall, Primrose, Ellis, Jordi, Hannah, Hermione, Johnny, Angelina, Frieda, Adam, Gandalf, Poppy, Hazel, Jane, Afton, Susan, Roxanne, Barbara, Stewart/Stuart, Philomena, Isaac, Rufus, Elsa, Morris/Maurice, Ken, Iona, Mark, Roger, Wilfred, Darren, Geraldine, Pascal, Harriet, Russell, Alfred, Nora, Scott, Enid, Jonathan, Nelly, Arlo, Pearl, Beverley, Dana, Toby, Clifford, Cecilia, Lisa, Tallulah, Liam, Declan, Kenneth, George, Rayna, Kezia, Annika, Chantilly, Quinn, Sally, Cornelius, Darcy/Darcie, Peter, Nina, Gabrielle, Marcus, Bruce, Rod, Joshua, Luke, Eve, Belle, Sabrina, Ariadne, David, Martin, Theresa, Breda, Nicodemus, Samuel, Hector, Shiloh, Phryne, Gordon, Cora, Gregory, Aurora, Meghan, Dermot, Paige, Urban, Carter, Ludovic, Harvey, Kristin, Laurence, Cecil, Richard, Penelope, Deborah, Felicity, Melanie, Owen/Owain, Caroline/Carrie, Abigail, Esmeralda, Christabel, Aneurin, Earl, Christine, Clare/Clair/Claire, Jeremy, Tina, Aria, Byron, Patrick, Casper, Imogen, Victoria, Percy, Jean, Sterling, Belinda, Jared, Yael/Jael, Sarah, Scarlett, Zoe, Elspeth, Holly, Gene, Ruth, Sylvester, Erwin, Gladys, Bethany, Fabian, Damian, Helen, Autumn, Venus, Hayley, Ferdinand, Michael, Portia, Katy, Linus, Timothy, Viola, Jacob, Holly, Donna, Ivy, Kevin, Clarence, Nicholas/Nick, Howard, Natalie, Naomi, Max, Calliope, Aaron, Yolanda, Adelaide, Edie, Oscar, Olivia, Charlotte, Morag, Sebastian, Stacey/Stacie, Matthew/Matt, Cameron, Theresa, Jeremy, Simon, Edward, Stanley, Flora, Daisy, Polly, Asher, Douglas, Solomon, Dan/Daniel, Louise, Regan, Viola, Petra, Rupert, Dougal, Geoffrey, Tamar, Hector, Julian, Austin, Cheryl/Sheryl, Emily, Bobby, Felicity, Joel, Gavin, Elliot/Elliott, Berengaria, Neville, Honey, Edmund, Benjamin, Kirsty, Thomasina, Lucy, Bryn, Niamh/Neve, Balonz, Hermione, Jessica, Marilyn, Alexandra, Sandy, Tom, Annabel/Annabelle, Nina, Humphrey, Boris, Dominic, Rowena, Malcolm, Roger, Sebastian, Graham, Morgan, Adam, Kelly, Rodney, Monica, Winifred, Tristan, Tuppence, Brandon, Alison, Joy, Kristen, Eliza, Ellen, Belle, Clementine, Vita, Judith/Judy, Robin/Robyn, Sibyl/Sybil, Amy, Beatrice, Phoebe, Aloysius, Vera, Coronata, Leona, Adrian, Michael, Orlando, Diana, Melusine, Nicole, Marianne, Jonah, Lila, Quentin, Terry, Ernest, Fiona, Lara, Martha, Karen, Lionel, Violet, Blair, Madelief, Colin, Charles, Iris, Joe, Ariadne, Isis, Tiger/Tyger, Monty, Manuel, Vivienne, Enid, Jasper...

And I'll post regarding the current name below!

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Ellmau · 21/01/2021 19:13

She married a king she met when she was underage, which I suppose makes her a queen.

LadyGAgain · 22/01/2021 08:05

Priscilla?

Ellmau · 22/01/2021 18:49

Yes - obviously a bit too easy ;)

Clues are to Priscilla Presley - Elvis being The KIng; and also Priscilla Queen of the Desert.

Your go!

LadyGAgain · 23/01/2021 23:14

Fab clues!

The following make sense to me but I'll struggle with more clues so perhaps I already apologise !!!

She’s french with a swapped vowel.
A true princess.
She makes a truly amazingly brilliant impact in Landan/Essex colloquial.

finallychangedmyusername · 25/01/2021 19:25

Rosalie/Rosaline?

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LadyGAgain · 25/01/2021 21:03

No! Though I love those names!

finallychangedmyusername · 27/01/2021 13:04

Me too. Grin

Estella/Estelle/Stella/Ella? I'm drawn to these. Grin

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Ellmau · 27/01/2021 15:09

Nova?

LadyGAgain · 27/01/2021 16:11

Yes @finallychangedmyusername Ella.

Elle in french (she) with a changed vowel to Ella.

CinderELLA

in the East end it's 'ella va good time etc (made sense to me at the time!!)

finallychangedmyusername · 27/01/2021 18:08

I'm currently really name-crushing on this next name: Grin

A regular whirling and twirling host; a leading lady to a group of a dozen or so thieves; a Victorian heroine in a county that exists no more. Some may consider this a nickname.

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Ellmau · 27/01/2021 18:38

Nancy?

finallychangedmyusername · 27/01/2021 18:44

Not Nancy, sorry @Ellmau

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LadyGAgain · 27/01/2021 20:16

Polly

finallychangedmyusername · 28/01/2021 08:57

Sorry @LadyGAgain, not Polly either.

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finallychangedmyusername · 28/01/2021 12:34

The leading lady's waters run deep.

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finallychangedmyusername · 29/01/2021 21:46

The thieves were on the big screen in the noughties.

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LadyGAgain · 30/01/2021 12:27

Tess or Tessa

finallychangedmyusername · 30/01/2021 13:15

Yes, @LadyGAgain!

Regular = daily + Whirling and twirling host = Strictly Come Dancing host > Tess Daly

Leading lady to Danny Ocean's Ocean's Eleven/Twelve/Thirteen (films in the 00's about thieves) > Tess Ocean (also: oceans run deep)

Victorian heroine > Tess d'Urberville > Tess of the d'Urbervilles (based in the now dissolved county of Wessex)

Tess is a possible nickname for Theresa/Teresa. (Extra clue there was the word "may" - Theresa May) Grin

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LadyGAgain · 02/02/2021 23:47

Woohoooo!! I promise to be back x

LadyGAgain · 07/02/2021 23:53

Sorry, it's been a truly awful week. Job losses etc.

An Italian Road
A Portuguese maid
An ancient politicians mother

finallychangedmyusername · 08/02/2021 19:38

Sorry to hear that @LadyGAgain. Work seems to be tough for so many people right now. Hope this thread provides some welcome relief from this horrid world. Flowers

I have a think about your latest clue... Smile

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LadyGAgain · 08/02/2021 19:48

It really does @finallychangedmyusername Grin

finallychangedmyusername · 08/02/2021 20:27

Aurelia?

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LadyGAgain · 09/02/2021 11:40

Got it in one! Over to you @finallychangedmyusername

finallychangedmyusername · 09/02/2021 13:42

It was the Love Actually clue that did it for me! Grin

Here's another:

One of many Nobel prize winners or... a bus driver, he's half as colossal as a historic kingdom, or as comfy as a couch and is reflective in nature.

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