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Oaken

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bananamilkshakes · 22/01/2023 14:40

Yes it is from frozen but I'm sure no one will care about that. I know someone with a girl called Oakah, so I'm considering Oaken for a boy.

I really like how it has a nature sound but also sounds quite solid. And can't be mispronounced easily.

Thoughts?

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PlaitBilledDuckyPuss · 22/01/2023 14:41

I prefer 'Oak' to 'Oaken' as a name.

StrictlyAFemaleFemale · 22/01/2023 14:43

Saw your title and thought Wandering Oaken's Trading Post - but not necessarily in a bad way.

35965a · 22/01/2023 14:43

All I think of is Frozen

viques · 22/01/2023 14:44

Too much like Broken , might be a nickname you wouldn’t want.

CatOnTheChair · 22/01/2023 14:45

Much prefer Oakley - or even Oak.

PacificallyRequested · 22/01/2023 14:45

You're joaken, right?

Tygertiger · 22/01/2023 14:51

Oakley, just about (but I prefer tree names that are actual established names - Rowan, Asher could come from Ash). Oaken is awful. It sounds like a description of cheap laminate.

toastofthetown · 22/01/2023 14:53

Yoo hoo! Big summer blow out.

Luredbyapomegranate · 22/01/2023 14:54

It sounds like a brand of imitation wood, like laminate flooring or something.

Oak is better, although that is relative.

DrinkFeckArseGirls · 22/01/2023 14:55

Isn’t it a yoghurt.

BettyOBarley · 22/01/2023 14:55

I've watched Frozen a lot and didn't think of that, if that helps.
It does sound like a shade of wood paint to me though, sorry.
Oakley is slightly better I suppose.

Deadringer · 22/01/2023 14:56

PacificallyRequested · 22/01/2023 14:45

You're joaken, right?

Brilliant. Oaken is awful.

DrinkFeckArseGirls · 22/01/2023 14:56

Sorry, it’s Onken. But still the first thing that came to my mind when seeing the name.

VirginiaQ · 22/01/2023 14:57

Awful. My first thought was 'made from wood'. Just no.

AuntieStella · 22/01/2023 14:57

Oh Ken!

I don't take to it, I'm afraid

TakeABite · 22/01/2023 14:59

Ask DP to introduce himself as that to the next 10 people he meets that don’t know his real name and get him to report back how he feels saying it.

Pemba · 22/01/2023 14:59

Isn't it an adjective like 'an oaken door'? It just sounds wrong anyway. Well all the 'Oak..' names sound weird, wherever did they come from?

Best used as trade names for flooring, furniture brands etc. There are lots of lovely nature names, this is not one of them

SirChenjins · 22/01/2023 15:01

It means made from wood - a bit solid and lumpy. Nice for furniture though.

MaxiPaddy · 22/01/2023 15:01

Shield.

/On behalf of every LOTR fan ever.

UmmmBopDeeDooWhop · 22/01/2023 15:01

VirginiaQ · 22/01/2023 14:57

Awful. My first thought was 'made from wood'. Just no.

I think it's not made from wood but it looks like wood. Like a Next bookcase.

mathanxiety · 22/01/2023 15:01

It's awful.

Sounds like an Ikea furniture item.

SirChenjins · 22/01/2023 15:02

No, it means made from the wood of the oak tree

PortiasBiscuit · 22/01/2023 15:03

Unless you’re sure he’s going to be over 6ft tall and built like a brick shit house I wouldn’t bother.

MrsTerryPratchett · 22/01/2023 15:06

MaxiPaddy · 22/01/2023 15:01

Shield.

/On behalf of every LOTR fan ever.

I LOVE Thorin Oakenshield Richard Armitage but it's a bit much if you aren't a Dwarf.

That's what it reminded me of too.

SunshineAndFizz · 22/01/2023 15:06

PacificallyRequested · 22/01/2023 14:45

You're joaken, right?

😂😂😂