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What do you think of Ramona?

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ghouliee · 20/07/2024 14:36

We like the name Ramona but have no Spanish connections. What do you think of the name and does it work for an English girl?

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FourToTheMFingFloor · 20/07/2024 17:07

I like it, sounds like a cool girl!

FourToTheMFingFloor · 20/07/2024 17:08

longdistanceclaraclara · 20/07/2024 15:25

Hummous

What on earth does this even mean 😆

Clarice99 · 20/07/2024 17:14

Moreteaandchocolate · 20/07/2024 17:01

Love it and it has brilliant nn potential with Romy and Marnie!

Interested in how you arrived at Marnie.

I get Mona (Moaner), but not Marnie.

As for Hummous? 😂

SmokinPole · 20/07/2024 17:19

Rhymes with boner

Marblessolveeverything · 20/07/2024 17:23

Beautiful name, one I haven't heard in a while. It has a lovely warmth to it.

FourToTheMFingFloor · 20/07/2024 17:24

SmokinPole · 20/07/2024 17:19

Rhymes with boner

Not in all accents...

MadameMassiveSalad · 20/07/2024 18:22

Sounds like someone who moans a lot. Sorry no.

marshmallowfinder · 20/07/2024 18:28

I don't like the 'moaner' sound.

FourToTheMFingFloor · 20/07/2024 18:32

marshmallowfinder · 20/07/2024 18:28

I don't like the 'moaner' sound.

That's what put me off using Simone, but I feel like Ramona has a much cheerier vibe than that.

embolass · 20/07/2024 18:38

Lovely , it’s different without being pretentious

AppleDumplingWithCustard · 20/07/2024 18:50

It makes me think of that horrible bitch on RHONY.

PoliteOtter · 20/07/2024 18:51

Talipesmum · 20/07/2024 14:40

I really like it, entirely because I loved the Ramona Quimby books when I was little (set in America). I actually had no idea it is a Spanish name, I’ve never met a Ramona in real life.

This!

Shennie100 · 20/07/2024 18:55

Love it. Romy is nice too.

Needmorelego · 20/07/2024 18:56

@AppleDumplingWithCustard what's RHONY ?

Sethera · 20/07/2024 19:01

Quimby - a yes from me!

Toddlerteaplease · 20/07/2024 19:09

I know a girl called Ramona. Don't particularly like it. But loved the Ramona Quimby books. And still love them.

Toddlerteaplease · 20/07/2024 19:10

Dollychopsporkchops · 20/07/2024 14:49

As long as you have a another daughter and call her beezus

Don't forget Roberta!

Oblomov24 · 20/07/2024 19:10

I really like it. My nieces name.

Marketplacevirgin · 20/07/2024 19:11

Great name!

Marketplacevirgin · 20/07/2024 19:11

Needmorelego · 20/07/2024 18:56

@AppleDumplingWithCustard what's RHONY ?

Real Housewives of New York?

Needmorelego · 20/07/2024 19:18

@Marketplacevirgin oh !
I vaguely know that's some kind of reality show or something 🤷

Marketplacevirgin · 20/07/2024 19:19

Needmorelego · 20/07/2024 19:18

@Marketplacevirgin oh !
I vaguely know that's some kind of reality show or something 🤷

I haven't seen it either, a good guess on my part (if I'm right Grin)

Needmorelego · 20/07/2024 19:20

@Toddlerteaplease I liked the name of Howie's little sister - Willa Jean !
(sorry @ghouliee if you don't know the Ramona Quimby books this probably means nothing to you)

Berlinlover · 20/07/2024 19:21

It’s an awful name, sorry.

MyblackVWTiguan · 20/07/2024 19:24

Wasn’t Beezus in fact Beatrice? Years since I read the books though so feel free to correct me 😁