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N00B NAME CHALLENGE: clue #5

Mar 28, 2010 17:58

Clue #5: The name is Greek in origin.

_tove, roseandsigil, and Justin's parents have now figured out the name. :-)

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qatar March 28 2010, 14:59:43 UTC

Previous clues:
1: It's a saint's name.
2: Her combined first and last names will anagram to a phrase meaning "pasta spears."
3: Her (first) name contains more vowels than consonants.
4: Within the last ten years, there has been a cyclone of this name in the South Pacific.

And here are the incorrect guesses:
Ada, Aisha, Anne-brepa, Ava, Barbara, Caedmon, Charlotte, Eileen, Elisa, Elizabeth, Erfyl, Genevieve, Irene, Joan, Julia, Katherine, Lucy, Maria, Monegundis, Neoprene, Patrick, Paula, Rabi'a, Renee, Rosalie, Sexburga, Sofia, Teresa, Valentine, Winnifred, Xenobious and Ziti.

canyonwren March 28 2010, 16:33:10 UTC

YES! I'm BLIND! You're naming her one of my favorite names!

ZOE!

Not sure how I missed that. (And I'm going to feel silly if I'm wrong after all this enthusiasm!)

I know I have been slow... anonymous March 28 2010, 20:29:49 UTC

but now it is way too obvious... zita carlson is my new friend :)

Re: I know I have been slow... qatar March 28 2010, 20:36:10 UTC

Marjorie's first rule of naming your children: try not to include the word "zit." :-D

Re: I know I have been slow... anonymous March 28 2010, 22:28:32 UTC

oouchhh... i am loser... gotta keep trying... all the clues seemd to have worked fr this one

Re: I know I have been slow... y_pestis March 29 2010, 09:06:16 UTC

Pimplea? It sounds Greek! :-)

gryphonwing March 28 2010, 21:47:10 UTC

Althea? Or some variant on that. She was a saint, it's a Greek name, oops, wrong ratio of vowels and consonants... *sigh*

Altheia! :D

I gave up on the pasta spears anagram a while back.

the baby's name anonymous March 29 2010, 01:55:40 UTC

Her name is Orzo Lances! How sweet!

Chris + Ursula