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Sailor, Cherry, Moon or Sook etc help me pick!!

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Spaghetti0h · 11/03/2022 15:52

Following on from my other thread I've amended my name choices.
I'd appreciate help/advice on which is nicest.
Middle name would be Jean (named for my nana I can't compromise on this).
I'm half Korean so have picked some Korean names too this time as well. I could add the Korean name as another middle name after my nanas though:
Bae
Chin-Sun
Minji
Moon
So-Ok
Sailor
Ember
Cherry
Magnolia
Bronte
Sage
Venus
Yes I've ditched Apricot & taken on board some of the advice you ladies have given me I appreciate it x

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ChiswickFlo · 11/03/2022 15:55

Magnolia

SpringBeavers · 11/03/2022 15:56

FWIW I like Sailor. I used to love the animated series Sailor Moon.

FionnulaTheCooler · 11/03/2022 15:56

I like Cherry and Sage. I don't know if Bae is a Korean name but its come to mean slang for boyfriend/girlfriend in recent years so I wouldn't use it for that reason.

Spaghetti0h · 11/03/2022 15:58

@FionnulaTheCooler

I like Cherry and Sage. I don't know if Bae is a Korean name but its come to mean slang for boyfriend/girlfriend in recent years so I wouldn't use it for that reason.
Yes sorry here are the Korean meanings: Bae - inspiration Chin-Sun - truth & goodness Minji - smart Moon - Smart So-Ok - pure
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Spaghetti0h · 11/03/2022 15:59

Thank you ladies I'm having a really hard time deciding! My boyfriend is leaving the choice completely up to me x

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SherlocksDeerstalker · 11/03/2022 15:59

You CANNOT name your baby Minji. That doesn’t work in British slang. Not at all!

Porridgeislife · 11/03/2022 16:00

Sook is slang in Australia for someone sulking.
“Don’t be a sook”.

Bergamotte · 11/03/2022 16:00

Chin-Sun or Magnolia would be nice

Soubriquet · 11/03/2022 16:00

I would avoid Bae as I’ve heard it means poo in Danish.

Sailor is nice. So is Ember

ValkyrieVik · 11/03/2022 16:00

PLEASE DONT NAME YOUR BABY MINJI!!

Apricot Jean come back - all is forgiven!! 😂 😂 😂

SickAndTiredAgain · 11/03/2022 16:01

Ember has a nice sound but I wouldn’t use it because of the meaning around a dying fire, flame gone out etc.

ValkyrieVik · 11/03/2022 16:01

What about Suki? Then it has the Korean sound of Sook but it's nicer IMO.

Babdoc · 11/03/2022 16:02

Sook isn’t good in Scots either. It’s someone who sucks up to people with flattery to curry favour.

PoleFairy · 11/03/2022 16:02

Bae - I don't think this would translate in the UK well as people use it to call their friends/boyfriends to mean Before Anyone Else
Chin-Sun - nice
Minji - wouldn't translate well to UK as minge is a vulva
Moon - I like
So-Ok - nice
Sailor - nice
Ember - dont like so much
Cherry - nice. I went to school with a girl named Cherry. Its unusual but doesn't feel too out there because it sounds similar to the popular name Cheryl.
Magnolia - love love this name and has potential for nickname Maggie
Bronte - this is ok. I went to college with a girl name Bronte and it suited
Sage - really like. Such a fresh
Venus - not massively

Bring back Story which I love!

MerryMarigold · 11/03/2022 16:03

Minji bit too close to minge.

I think if baby is quarter Korean I would go for Korean name in the middle.

Magnolia/ Maggie is nice (any famous Korean flowers)
Ember, Cherry and Sage are nice.

Teenylittlefella · 11/03/2022 16:03

Minji is a definite no if you live in the UK. It sounds like "minge-y", minge being a crude word for female genitals. I'd avoid Chin-sun as those are both English words and a chin isn't a very "pretty" image. All the others are nice.

PragmaticWench · 11/03/2022 16:05

Ember, Cherry, Bronte are all good.

Minji is too like minge. Blush

Snowbell99 · 11/03/2022 16:05

What exactly is wrong with Minji? Maybe I'm not getting the slang thing because I know two Minji/Minjee from Korea (both with the same surname but not related) and I always found it nice. However, as far as I know it's the Jennifer of Korea and was really really common there in the 80s and 90s.

I like Sage. It's nice.

I dislike Magnolia. The flower is beautiful but the name sounds awkward and she will be just another Maggie.

I wouldn't recommend Chin-Sun because they are two English words.

MerryMarigold · 11/03/2022 16:05

As one of the most beautiful Korean spring flowers, azaleas have a faithful purple color.

Azalea is even cooler than Magnolia. I love names with a z in.

Snowbell99 · 11/03/2022 16:06

Oh and I know a lovely Cherry and it's nice on her but I would be worried about some sexually suggestive jokes.

AdrianCanChaseMe · 11/03/2022 16:06

I actually know a Bronte.

She gets lots of jokes about having a sore arse. (Brontosaurus)

Please don't call your child Minji.

TatianaBis · 11/03/2022 16:06

Chin-Sun is fine - Minji def doesn’t work.

Snowbell99 · 11/03/2022 16:06

Ahhh, okay. I got the Minji thing.

Spaghetti0h · 11/03/2022 16:06

@ValkyrieVik

PLEASE DONT NAME YOUR BABY MINJI!!

Apricot Jean come back - all is forgiven!! 😂 😂 😂

Omg you made me cry laugh for real 🤣
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Hohofortherobbers · 11/03/2022 16:07

Can I toss in Sorrell and Luna? Suki is nice but I'm struggling with your other choices

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