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Antjexix Wed 30-Sept-15 17:01:32

My husband and I have bought a lovely semi ex council house and have put a lot of work into it sprucing it up. Just had new windows and doors fitted and now thinking about naming it. We have moved around quite a lot as we are ex forces and finally feel settled. Not sure what name to choose . With it being ex council it feels like choosing a name is a bit fur coat and no knickers. It's a very quiet road in a Yorkshire village about a mile from the sea. Any ideas anybody? I'm new to this by the way,looking forward to some suggestions.??

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Alea Tue 03-Nov-15 09:24:25

I was saddened to find out that my childhood home in Scotland which had always had a name way before my father bought it in in the 30's has lost the name off its front gate and been replaced with a number by the present owner.
Ah well, it has provided me with a fairly impenetrable but memorable password on a few occasions.

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rosesarered Tue 03-Nov-15 09:27:47

Not 'Gie an boilyerhead' Alea? A popular Gaelic choice.

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Alea Tue 03-Nov-15 09:29:10

grin
Oh no! Rumbled!

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Mrsdof Tue 03-Nov-15 11:35:41

We are moving on Friday and are contemplating calling the new house FUJIMAR (f... you jack I'm alright)! If anyone asks about the name we will just tell them we like anything to do with Japan wink

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oznan Tue 03-Nov-15 13:32:26

As you finally feel settled,how about "The Settle" or The Settler's Rest?"

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gulligranny Tue 03-Nov-15 14:10:05

Our house is called "Saffron Cottage" - no idea why, but we like it. There are two houses on the site of one previous, so we don't have a number, apparently the Post Office (or whoever) didn't want 39 and 39A.

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granjura Tue 03-Nov-15 20:35:36

Our house is called 'l'Ancienne Cure' = the Old Vicarage- pretty obvious as it was one from 1587 until we bought it in 2008. It couldn't have any other name really.

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ninathenana Wed 04-Nov-15 16:46:16

roses I thought that was genuine Gaelic at first.
Then I looked again grin

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Alea Wed 04-Nov-15 17:05:14

The Borders/ Central Belt version is only slightly different. Great password though!!
"Awaanbileyerheid"

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boheminan Wed 04-Nov-15 18:13:42

A cottage up the road from me has had three different names over the years (1) Candyflosshmm (2) Chez Chaosgrin and (3) Sea View (which as we many miles inland, makes me smile...a nice sense of humour)

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