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5mo ago

It sounds classy

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If instead of ignoring meaning, we ignored cultural context, Lucifer is a great one. Sounds nice, means light bringer.
- The cultural context on this is weird, because it's even used for Jesus in the book of Revelation.
  
  Do you have a source for that? I'm curious.
- Luci as a nickname, of course
Chlamydia
- Sounds like one of those gothic names that doesn’t fit the woman until she’s around 60. Aunt Chlamydia, or something.
  
  Aunt Chlamydia and her room-mate Auntie Biotic
Oubliette
- I forget what this is.
  
  Don't worry, we'll throw you into a doorless, windowless room that's only accessible by a hatch in the top until you remember how to look it up
Cappuccino
Fellatia
Actually had someone suggest this ; and had to explain it
- Also vagina.
- This also made me think of the love interest from Saul of the Mole Men named Fallopia
Tsunami
Latrine.
- It’s better than Shithouse.
  E: here
Cellardoor
I think Mutiny, Heresy, and Larceny would work.
- Omg you’re right these would be cute names. Especially Larceny
Isis was a pretty name
My next D&D campaign is going to have a character named Mendacious in charge of a prominent faction. Language nerds will know he's a traitor right off the bat
Most metals work pretty well
Aluminum
Bismuth
Mercury
Nickel (some people are already named this, but spelled Nicole)
- Nickel... spelled Nicole
  That's some crazy pronunciation if those two sound similar.
- With how many trans women name themselves after gemstones, more trans men should name themselves after metals
  
  Would anyone willingly choose Al for a name (short for aluminum). Steel, or Tin is maybe cool, but the nickname options for like Titanium are pretty bad.
  
  Cobalt would be a pretty sick name.
  
  That would be pretty metal
  
  Hi I'm Wolfram, last time we met I was Jane....
- Nickel (some people are already named this, but spelled Nicole)
  I swear, if one of y'all says some silly-ass name...
- Steven Universe...
  
  The fact that Bismuth is a gem implies that there are other metals, and I wanna meet Tungsten
  Also on the topic of gems, that's a goldmine (so to speak) for this thread. Rutile, Amethyst, Zirconia, Phosphophyllite, Cinnabar, Padparadscha, Bort, etc
Chlamydia
Diarrhea?
- Heheh, heh, heh.
  
  Always hoped those two would make a cameo in Daria.
- Cha cha cha!
Chlamydia
- "My daughter has been just itching to meet you!"
- I can't remember what radio program it was but some language researchers were talking about a survey they did of how pretty (I can't remember if if was specifically medical) words are and they mentioned that a lot of people find the word Chlamydia very pretty
Omelette du fromage
- Dee dee would approve
Malaria
Ebola
- “This is my daughter Flu”
- Malaria is already very similar to Valeria.
Nicole
Melanoma
- That's a couple of characters from Elden Ring and also the current First Lady, right?
  
  Figuratively she definitely counts as that.
Felony
Eula.
- this is a real name.
  
  Oh, wow, I did not realize that!
Heroin
- Tbh. Being named a hero would be dope.
Chasity is an existing creepy one.
Prudence
Goodfaith
Temperance
Obedience
Sexwon't
- I have met multiple people called Prudence
  
  I've at least heard of Temperance as a name, too.
- Chasity != chastity
Omelette is a good name for a cat
Syphilis
- Severus Snape's little brother, Syphilis Snape.
ITT people just listing good pet names lol
- A lot of pets are going to be named after STDs in that case.
  
  Yeah this is my lizard Gonorrhea. She's the cutest
  
  Well better than Venu Mousse 😂 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sFv97ICWP0A
- That’s the definition of a good pet name: one you like but wouldn’t want to saddle a human with. Please also note that you don’t want to call every name around your neighborhood in the event of an escape, and your vet will judge you if you call your dog something horrible, but at least you’re the only one the name reflects poorly on.
Honestly, Seven isn't a bad sounding name.
- Seven of Nine is the real deal
  
  The borge just want to be cylond
- It's like Sven but you're uncomfortable with having the v right after the s
Listeria.
Filet Mignon
Anomaly
Vagina.
diarrhea
….. cha cha cha
Bidet
Chlamydia
hmmm
syphillis
rita lynn
morticia
arson
jenni-saidh
adolf
brock turner (obligatory)
- Rita Lee is one of the most important rock artists of Brazil. Not sure that was her name as baby too.
  
  wooow, til! looked her up too!
- Morticia is the name of my father's dog.
  I never liked the name but Morticia is a good girl and I love her.
  
  awww~ good doggo deserves all the love!
Listeria
Terabithia
Violence, especially if said in a french accent. Also, Malaria and Ebola for twins.
- Valencia hits close. Or Violeta.
Cashew
- In a similar vein, Macadamia. So many good nickname opportunities.
  
  Mac, Dame, Cady, Mia, Addy
  Holy shit that's one versatile name
- Filbert
Sarcophagus
Larceny
Listerine.
- Listerine is already named after Joseph Lister
  
  What about Glycerine?
catastrophe
- As a cat's name
Vulva for sure.
- Mulva?
  
  Gipple? Loleola?
True story. Went to middle school with a girl who had an American mother and a Vietnamese father. His English was passable, but he was far from fluent. He wanted to give his daughter a pretty English word that he liked the sound of: Diarrhea.
Their last name was Ng. Her name would have literally been "Diarrhea-Ing"
Fortunately, her mother put a stop to that and "Stephanie" was forever thankful.
Senility.
Xanax
- I'm kinda surprised Elon didn't name Vivian that.
  
  Keta Mine Musk, or just Keta Musk would be a better fit for Elon IMO
  Edit: I hope he's not secretly on Lemmy, I don't want to give him ideas to ruin the lives of his kids even more.
Lmao, the comments are like a Key & Peele skit.
My answer: Asbestos
- I'm trying asbestos i can!
Tangerine
I once met a "Candida". Candida is some kind of yeast and causes fungal infections 🦠
- I know a Candida!
  It's actually surprisingly a relatively common uncommon name. Crops up a lot in certain Catholic communities as it's Latin for "white".
Tussy.
Malodorous
Glacier
Jejunum
Treblinka?
Madison - son of Matthew.
- Much more active than his Russian cousin, Madisoff
Nuke/Nukas
Nausea
Malaena
Ovary
Bort
Lyssa sounds cute.
- My cat is named Lyssa :) She is a goober
  
  i want touch
- Goddess of mad rage, frenzy, fury and rabies. Sounds like everyone's crazy ex.
- What does that mean
  
  lyssavirus is what causes rabies. there's no cure once symptoms start and you die a horrible, painful death.
Melena. Edema.
Gregarious
- Hol up we may have something here
Adolf
- That is a name by itself already
  
  Is it though? It certainly was.
  
  It used to be pretty common but it went severely out of fashion
Titty
- There's a character called Titty in Arthur Ransome's "Swallows and Amazons". The BBC changed her name to Kitty for the TV adaptation.
Ephebophilia, ephie for short🤣💀😵‍💫
- I do not want that in my google search history.
  
  Too late. You’ve taken a ride on the intellectual equivalent of the lolita express.
Lou Gehrig.
Stepsis
Fentanyl
- https://youtu.be/sGIr6sEDGg4
Shithead
Oranjello and Lemonjello
Merkin
Paraphilia
Sativa Indica
- Pretty sure that's completely acceptable in parts of northern California (source: born and raised in northern California).
In Quebec French, this has the exact same pronunciation than "Homme Laitte" which means Ugly Man.
math
Salt Peter
Repugnancia
Karen
Triskaidekaphobia
removed
Radiate
Perinea
Blue Waffaletta
Sodomy
\ Fellatio
\ Cunnilingus
\ Pederasty
!Father, why do these words sound so nasty?!<
Masturbation \
!Can be fun!<
\ !Join the!< holy orgy
\ Kama Sutra
\ !Everyone!!<
(ref youtube/jTsD-ecGtts, or even better youtube/vq0RzhgLA3k)
Anthrax-ia
Pooper
Bed (à la Ben)
Dicksucker
Omelette survived the abortion... somehow
Mullet

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