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I found inspiration for choosing baby names by looking in my fridge.

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FaxMactor · 14/01/2013 11:35

Chardonnay, Champagne and Stella jumped out at me right away though they may be a little European for some.

Olive is a good old fashioned sounding name that we don't hear much these days, well not since On The Buses finished.

The cooling fruit gave us a number of really trendy names, Peaches, Mango, Apples etc but these aren't to everybody's tastes.

The one I eventually chose for my daughter was Danone, a nice healthy sounding name and funnily enough we fed her with plenty of yoghurt during her formative years.
It's a real shame she's now a bit on the fat side but your shape can't always reflect your name, though my teenage son Pizza probably wouldn't have agreed.

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RightsaidFreud · 14/01/2013 11:38

Don't forget Flora.

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Eskino · 14/01/2013 11:39

Marmite, Chutney and Calpol are the ones that stand out in my fridge. I draw the line at calling new dd when she arrives "Leftoverchicken"

Well done you for having 3 different alcoholic beverages in your fridge. (Ive been a loooong time pregnant, sigh)

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aftermay · 14/01/2013 11:42

For those Scandinavian roots you can't beat Lurpack.

Dairylea is quite sweet, though I prefer the Dairee-Leigh spelling.

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RightsaidFreud · 14/01/2013 11:42

I bet there are some Kerry Golds out there.

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HighJinx · 14/01/2013 11:48

Never mind 'in' the fridge. What about Smeg?

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FaxMactor · 14/01/2013 11:49

We did actually consider Kerrygold but we know somebody who called their child Margarine so we didn't want them to think we had copied them.

And they would be end up getting the old joke about 'spreading easily'.
But you don't want that for your daughter.

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Mrsrobertduvall · 14/01/2013 11:50

Feta-Brie has that nice European feel. As does Hellman.

A name guaranteed to have your daughter desperate to namechange would be Innocent.

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bonceaswell · 14/01/2013 11:51

Cambozola has a nice ring to it. And Juicy Bits .....Hmm

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RightsaidFreud · 14/01/2013 11:51

Philadelphia and wasabi are standing out for me.

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atthewelles · 14/01/2013 11:59

We were considering Hoi-Sin and Soya, but neither of us are of Asian ancestry so people might think these would be silly names to give our chilren.

We will probably go for something more traditional like Ketchup or Relish.

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FranglaisMadam · 14/01/2013 12:00

Raclette in my fridge here in France, perfect for a girl, her brother would be Roquefort...

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CheungFun · 14/01/2013 12:01

I love the name Brie, but wondered if it's too popular? Would Camembert be too different?

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MsIngaFewmarbles · 14/01/2013 12:02

Asidophillus sounds sweet, perhaps a little pretentious

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fuzzysnout · 14/01/2013 12:04

My DD is called Cath edralcity.

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bonceaswell · 14/01/2013 12:04

Atthewelles, make sure she doesn't get nicknamed 'Gentleman's Relish'. That would be very unfortunate.

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poppydaisy · 14/01/2013 12:04

From my kitchen cubboard I can offer Milo (choc drink), dried Rosemary and Clementines. We've also got a lot of Felix cat food.

Or how about Banana, Lasagne or Brie - they have a nice ring to them Grin

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atthewelles · 14/01/2013 12:07

Gosh, good thinking bonceaswell. Her father wouldn't be at all happy with that. Maybe we should go with Tartare, although that sounds a bit french and DH has already rejected Mayonnaise as being a bit pretentious. However, Salad-Cream wouldn't really go with our surname.

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bonceaswell · 14/01/2013 12:08

Turkey breast and Lazy Garlic - my two darling daughters

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Longdistance · 14/01/2013 12:09

Harvey's is a dairy, and juice company here in Western Australia.

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atthewelles · 14/01/2013 12:10

My friend called her twins Ginger and Lettuce. Gorgeous names.

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bananaramma · 14/01/2013 12:11

How about Clover?

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CaseyShraeger · 14/01/2013 12:12

Chipolata, Chip for short. Or do you think she'd be teased at school because Chip in the ORT books is a boy?

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Tortoiseonthehalfshell · 14/01/2013 12:12

We like to think of ourselves as a bit hip, a bit trendy, so we do hope that little Pesto will fit in well at his new school. Of course his big sister Sangiovese will help, as will the twins, Phil & Delphia.

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