Surname is a noun - this is much harder than I thought!!

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During the course of our baby name conversations, I've realised just how bloody difficult it is to pair our surname with any of the names I've been adding to my list.

Our surname is a Lamb. Difficult enough being a noun, and having that pastoral connection, but so many of my previously chosen names just don't work.

Serena Lamb - "serene lamb" sounds like a description of a really chilled out farm animal

Lila - too many 'L' sounds

Elinor "Elin" - same

Cillian - saaaaame why do so many of my fave names have Ls in them?!

Christian - lamb of God... christian... too on the nose

Joshua - SAME because Joshua literally means Jesus

See also: Maria (also brings to mind "Mary had a little lamb")

Roisin Lamb - sounds too much like roast lamb and I can't unhear it!!

Caitriona - would inevitably be shortened to Cat Lamb (also C.Lamb = clam, but I may be overthinking at this point)

Ophelia Lamb - sounds like you're feeling up a lamb

Freya Lamb - and now you're frying the lamb. (F.Lamb also looks a bit like Flambé 😂)

Francesca (girl) or Fran (boy) - Fran Lamb just sounds dreadful.

I've jokingly suggested we all switch to my maiden name instead because his name is making this unnecessarily hard!

A few of my faves that do work have been used by friends, family members, and ex-boyfriends (I mean, how very dare they) so I can't really use them now.

Any advice from those of you who also have awkward surnames?

It's getting to the point where I might have to go with something really plain and traditional, but I don't want to use a name I don't love just to play it safe. Husband has very few suggestions of his own which doesn't help!

Rosemary Lamb 😆

Go to Facebook search lamb and see which lambs have a good first name?

Don't double-barrel unless you were going to anyway. Sean Taylor-Lamb won't fool anyone.

You might be over thinking it. My son is called Joshua and no one has ever called him Jesus 😂

The two names have the same meaning and unless you are with your son 24/7 then you won't know whether or not anyone mentioned it. 😆

@HugoThatway that's very true but as we are non religious he would have definitely mentioned if people were calling him Jesus. 😆

you’re not the messiah, you’re a very naughty boy!

It's extremely unlikely that anyone would call someone called Joshua Jesus.
Joshua isn't an uncommon name and I doubt anyone wouldn't automatically think Jesus if someone told them they were called Joshua!

I've googled a few of these names and there are people with all of them - Joshua Lamb has a Wikipedia page. (An eighteenth century Canadian politician!) But there are modern ones too.

I really doubt people will make the Jesus association.

Charles Lamb, Daniel Lamb, Oliver Lamb
Phoebe Lamb, Emma Lamb, Kate Lamb

Just about every name I can think of goes with Lamb. Are there names in DH’s family you could use?

I think you’re overthinking many of these.

My names is also an animal. DD 1 was named Alison. I did not realize until she told me in her teens that A. before a noun looks silly. She rose above it.

Barbara Lamb (please🙏)

The initial C can also be bad (particularly if it is a rude word surname)

@Tryagain26 , in your own words "I doubt anyone wouldn't automatically think Jesus if someone told them they were called Joshua!"

Not much help really, sorry, but I did once teach a Saffron Lamb which always made me quite hungry 😁

Some I think are fine but Ophelia Lamb with your description made me lol.

Harriet, Matilda, Penelope

George, James, Thomas

I think longer names work for girls
Gabriella Lamb
Isabella Lamb
Evangeline Lamb
Beatrix Lamb

Boys
Sebastian Lamb
Montgomery (Monty) Lamb
Gabriel Lamb (Gabe)
Zachariah Lamb (Zach Lamb sounds like a cool hippy musician am- great vibe!)

😳 I learned 30sec ago that RowSheen and Roisin are the same name.
And Roisin is not pronounced Roslyn. Whoops a daisy 😬

Lamb is a great name.
But your right some names don't work with it Fraya definitely looks like frying to me.

I'm sure I was in school with an Andrew Lamb

And Roisin is not pronounced Roslyn. What made you think it was Roslyn?

I've seen it written, and heard Ro-shene. But not linked the two together.

Roisin I'd have split Rois-in
The 'Rois' giving me Ros
The 'in' bit giving you lin/lyn.

A good reason not to use Irish and Welsh names outside those countries.

Ps for the avoidance of doubt I am dyslexic which might not be helping

Serena Lamb is lovely. Don’t over think the name you choose, Just go for what you love.

Ah! Thanks. I think Welsh and Irish names don't sound as nice in English accents. Same goes for names from other languages.

I think Euan is out, more sheep references - Ewe 'n' Lamb

also Ewan and Iwan. Ramon/Ramona/Honor/Suki?