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Canyon, or similar??

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namesnames123 · 15/03/2023 18:14

I know its ridiculous but I love it.

What do you think?

Also any names in a similar vein?

ps I still love Endeavour as a name.

I know Im being ridiculous, I just cant help but love them 😅

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Chersfrozenface · 15/03/2023 19:23

Shamefully, I'm actually quite liking Tundra and Taiga.

KateAusten · 15/03/2023 19:23

QuintanaRoo · 15/03/2023 18:20

Specialized

Orange

ourflagmeansdeath · 15/03/2023 19:26

I actually feel like I could get past Canyon on a boy somehow!! I'm not normally one for made up names. Endeavour is a no though.

Longdarkcloud · 15/03/2023 19:31

Torrent
Cascade
Corinth
Cypress. ( had an ancestor called Sypruss — not sure if they were unable to spell)
Freedom
Cavern

MajorCarolDanvers · 15/03/2023 19:35

Cul-de-sac

Sinkhole

Surely2023IsTheYearForMyRainbowBaby · 15/03/2023 19:39

Such a beautiful name OP but I'd highly suggest you go for Grand as its first name and Canyon as the middle name 😂

Luredbyapomegranate · 15/03/2023 19:39

Fissure?

It’s the hormones OP

Wrongsideofpennines · 15/03/2023 19:48

I really dislike it. But not as much as I dislike Endeavor.

Some alternatives assuming you're having a boy:
Cove, Forest, Flint, Atlas

Yellowsubmarineunderthesea · 15/03/2023 21:39

QuintanaRoo · 15/03/2023 18:20

Specialized

Ultegra, Trek, Tiagra, Giant

Yu98 · 15/03/2023 22:06

Everest
Forest
Hawk
River

AcrobaticCardigan · 15/03/2023 22:22

Meadow

BrutusMcDogface · 15/03/2023 22:24

Crayon is fabulous. I’ve always loved that word! Baby Crayon. Lovely.

deltablue · 15/03/2023 22:34

Culvert
Rivulet

peaceinourtime · 16/03/2023 02:47

Nice but it looks like Crayon at first glance. Using a K will take that away. I'm not normally a fan of changing a c-word to a k but in this case, it will be for the best.

AmandaMirandaPanda · 16/03/2023 03:04

peaceinourtime · 16/03/2023 02:47

Nice but it looks like Crayon at first glance. Using a K will take that away. I'm not normally a fan of changing a c-word to a k but in this case, it will be for the best.

It's Kanyon in Turkish and Hungarian - obviously a cognate for the Spanish Cañón which became the English Canyon. It's also Kanion in Polish and Kanjons in Latvian (both of which consistently pronounce an initial c as dz or ts). And it's Kanjon in Swedish and Estonian, and Kaňon in Czech, and Kanjonas in Lithuanian and Kanjoni in Finnish. It's even Kanjono in Esperanto (I had to look that one up).

Most words/names that you think of as starting with a C- but see rendered with a K- are perfectly normal in their own languages, whether anyone is "a fan" or not.

octoberfarm · 16/03/2023 03:10

Camden
Ford

Blip · 16/03/2023 03:11

Can-Yay

RedRobin100 · 16/03/2023 03:23

Cannon

garlictwist · 16/03/2023 04:14

It's a big bicycle brand and also makes me think of vaginas for some reason. It's a no from me.

DarkNecessities · 16/03/2023 04:15

Also makes me think of bikes

DarkNecessities · 16/03/2023 04:15

…… but then Isla is a popular name so 🤷‍♀️

DarkNecessities · 16/03/2023 04:16

Endeavour sounds like a team name on The Apprentice

lljkk · 16/03/2023 04:17

Bianchi, Shimano, Sram, Ribble, Hup, Motobecane, Oro, Boardman, Dawes, Raleigh, Isla, GT, Cervélo, Cube, Scott, Merida, Pinarello.

Obstackle · 16/03/2023 04:26

Cleft

CurlewKate · 16/03/2023 06:44

Margarine is so pretty and feminine....

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