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Clove

45 replies

willoughwillow · 08/07/2021 23:35

Thoughts on Clove as a girls name, there is one in Hunger games, and i think Clover is used sometimes now.

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Zerogravity · 09/07/2021 07:00

If you want a herb/spice name there are plenty that actually work: Sage, Rosemary, Basil, Juniper - I even know a Pepper. Clove - no.

Dozer · 09/07/2021 07:05

Cloves (fhe spice) are v strong and most people dislike them.

The Clove in Hunger Games was a murderous queen bee!

Dozer · 09/07/2021 07:06

Well, to be fair, she was a child trying to survive in a horrible society and competition to the death.

ILoveStickers · 09/07/2021 07:31

Yes, Clove in the Hunger Games is a baddie really...

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 09/07/2021 08:07

Really don't like the idea of Clove as a first name, for either sex. It makes me think of garlic or toothache or cloven hooves.

There's an old name Clovis which was a boys' name but would work for girls nowadays. It was a Frankish (early French/German) form of Louis.

KirstenBlest · 09/07/2021 08:16

Clove Oil is used for toothache. Not the best association.

NoSquirrels · 09/07/2021 08:16

Clover- yes.
Clodagh -yes.
Clove - no.

DinosaurDiana · 09/07/2021 08:17

Clove reminds me of camel toe - so no.

StrictlyAFemaleFemale · 09/07/2021 08:17

Clover is a mouse in Brambly Hedge Smile

FindingMeno · 09/07/2021 08:18

I quite like it but it sounds like it won't stand up in use.

Doublestar · 09/07/2021 08:21

Cloven hoof
Put on your cloves (clothes)
Clove the door

This is what she'll have to put up with so I wouldn't no.

Musmerian · 09/07/2021 08:21

Clover is the sister in The What Katy Did books! Cute and quirky. Clove is not great.

Buttons294749 · 09/07/2021 08:24

I almost used clover as I love what Katy did so much but was out off by the butter

miltonj · 09/07/2021 08:32

Don't like clove at all. Not keen on clover. 'We all love clover, all over this land'?. I know all names have some kind of association but clove if garlic is a very obvious one.

How about Cleo or Chloe?

Chilldonaldchill · 09/07/2021 08:38

I absolutely love Clover (from What Katy Did) but don't like Clove as the given name.

PattyPan · 09/07/2021 11:33

Clove is not a name, it’s an ingredient in mulled wine Grin
I have met a Clover but I don’t think it’s a good name, cow/margarine associations

CornedBeef451 · 09/07/2021 11:41

I like it! I might double check with my DCs if they said they had a new friend called Clove, like the whole "it's Sharon Mommy!" thread a few weeks ago but other than that I wouldn't think twice about it.

Ellmau · 09/07/2021 18:56

Too garlicky.

I do like Clover though.

Classica · 09/07/2021 18:59

Clove is a spice I don't think it works as a name. And I don't think it works in an apple tart either, although some people insist in popping them in there.

Herbs work better as names, like Sage or Sorrell.

Figgygal · 09/07/2021 18:59

Nooooooo
Clover ok

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