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Words that would be lovely names if they didn’t have their meaning

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neonheart · 22/03/2025 18:53

Mine are:

Rubella
Chlorine
Brioche

Im sure there are more?

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Judellie · 22/03/2025 20:03

Choufleur. Doesn't quite work in English as French for cauliflower tho!

AccidentalLandlord86 · 22/03/2025 20:05

Candelabra
Concertina
Diarrhoea
Viagra

WhatterySquash · 22/03/2025 20:05

Malaise
miasma
gravel for a boy

mango0101 · 22/03/2025 20:05

Vagina
puss
stench
clam
funguy

neonheart · 22/03/2025 20:07

C080889 · 22/03/2025 19:44

Areola

Yes!

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MidwichCuckoo · 22/03/2025 20:08

Brie

Calliopespa · 22/03/2025 20:08

Fellatio

MyUmberSeal · 22/03/2025 20:09

mango0101 · 22/03/2025 20:05

Vagina
puss
stench
clam
funguy

Sums up nicely how I feel after getting home from Glastonbury festival 😂.

ThreeImaginaryBoys · 22/03/2025 20:11

neonheart · 22/03/2025 19:01

Tibia would be really cute for a pet!

My mum claims she went to school with a Candida?

So did I.

HolyStyleFailBatman · 22/03/2025 20:11

Amygdala
porcelain
tortilla
artillery

AllTheTreesOfTheField · 22/03/2025 20:16

pambeesleyhalpert · 22/03/2025 19:43

velvet, I think it’s a character in the trolls film and I watched it while pregnant and was convinced it would be the perfect name. I still think it’s lovely

Elizabeth Taylor played a girl named Velvet in the film National Velvet.

Calliopespa · 22/03/2025 20:18

AllTheTreesOfTheField · 22/03/2025 20:16

Elizabeth Taylor played a girl named Velvet in the film National Velvet.

For some reason I always thought it was a horse?

SomewhereinSuberbia · 22/03/2025 20:21

Velcro
Ammonia
Suicide
Severity
Codeine

Sleepinggreyhounds · 22/03/2025 20:22

Clavicle maybe. And then of course Yoni. Or feta?

AllTheTreesOfTheField · 22/03/2025 20:23

Ketamine
Corridor
Loggia

Calliopespa · 22/03/2025 20:23

SomewhereinSuberbia · 22/03/2025 20:21

Velcro
Ammonia
Suicide
Severity
Codeine

Ammonia really is quite nice - esp pronounced: Ah-Mon-ay-ah

Dymaxion · 22/03/2025 20:23

Sprout - with a double barrelled surname
Cheddar - sounds a bit Star Wars
Rhubarb - could be Rhu or Barb for short , or uba at a push
Talking of uba , how about Uber ?

Calliopespa · 22/03/2025 20:24

Dymaxion · 22/03/2025 20:23

Sprout - with a double barrelled surname
Cheddar - sounds a bit Star Wars
Rhubarb - could be Rhu or Barb for short , or uba at a push
Talking of uba , how about Uber ?

Cheddar and Edam sound like two cool guys

Dymaxion · 22/03/2025 20:30

Tungsten
Socket - pronounced Soshay ?

Dymaxion · 22/03/2025 20:31

Fork - but would need a good strong surname , like Danvers ?

AllTheTreesOfTheField · 22/03/2025 20:33

Socket - pronounced Soshay ?

Alright, Hyacinth!

Thisissuss · 22/03/2025 20:33

Amyloidosis (Amy for short)
Venous
Onomatopoeia
Pareidolia
Amok

Calliopespa · 22/03/2025 20:36

Crotch is a good strong name for a lad.

SabbatWheel · 22/03/2025 20:36

neonheart · 22/03/2025 19:01

Tibia would be really cute for a pet!

My mum claims she went to school with a Candida?

Candida absolutely is a name!
I was at uni in the 80s with a girl called Candida S (before she got married) from Lancs. If she’s on here she’ll know who she is!

neonheart · 22/03/2025 20:36

Thisissuss · 22/03/2025 20:33

Amyloidosis (Amy for short)
Venous
Onomatopoeia
Pareidolia
Amok

Onomatopoeia (Pia for short) is very sweet

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