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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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finallychangedmyusername · 04/03/2021 22:35

I'm lost... Phyllida? Grin

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LadyGAgain · 04/03/2021 22:50

GrinGrinGrin
It's a male name but has a female version of it too.

LadyGAgain · 04/03/2021 22:50

Which sounds almost the same (if that helps)

Ellmau · 05/03/2021 21:15

Leslie?

LadyGAgain · 06/03/2021 06:30

No.
Though he is known for being Trigger Happy....

Ladywillpower · 06/03/2021 06:58

Dominic?

LadyGAgain · 06/03/2021 22:11

You've got it!

You could go west, perhaps to a castle! Or maybe abroad, or to Kalokairi. We are all linked by one name.
(Dominic - West, Cummings, Raab, Cooper, Trigger happy

Ladywillpower · 07/03/2021 10:38

My name means a flower in another language.
I have played a genteel lady but may criticise your fashion sense.

Ellmau · 07/03/2021 11:27

Marguerite?

Ladywillpower · 08/03/2021 01:50

Not Marguerite. Different flower & different language.

finallychangedmyusername · 12/03/2021 18:25

Susannah?

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Ladywillpower · 13/03/2021 08:12

Yes!
Susannah = Lily in Hebrew
Susannah Harker played Jane Bennett in Pride & Prejudice.
Susannah Constantine along with Trinny Woodall gave fashion advice.

finallychangedmyusername · 15/03/2021 09:14

Thanks @Ladywillpower! I suddenly have a brainwave about Susannah being Hebrew for lily.

Here's another!

This Arthurian lady may prefer to go by either a name associated with sorcery or royalty, or a questioning musician or dance music DJ.

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LadyGAgain · 16/03/2021 13:29

Annie?

finallychangedmyusername · 16/03/2021 19:26

Ah, almost there! Annie is one the names she may go by (i.e. a possible nickname).

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LadyGAgain · 16/03/2021 19:47

Annwen? Or Ann?

finallychangedmyusername · 17/03/2021 15:15

Not Anwen, nor Ann. You're close though!

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finallychangedmyusername · 22/03/2021 11:01

The nickname associated with either sorcery or royalty, is traditionally a boy's name.

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Ellmau · 22/03/2021 17:47

Morgan?

finallychangedmyusername · 22/03/2021 19:42

Not Morgan sorry. Anwen/Anne is closest guess so far!

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LadyGAgain · 26/03/2021 06:59

I've been coming back to this daily and have not had a brainwave!

finallychangedmyusername · 26/03/2021 20:45

She is much loved.

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finallychangedmyusername · 27/03/2021 08:23

And she's Welsh.

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Ellmau · 27/03/2021 08:55

Gwenan?

finallychangedmyusername · 27/03/2021 18:08

Nope sorry!

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