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I made this name up when I was younger. I read a book about the islands of the Atlantic Ocean and fell in love with Sable Island outside Nova Scotia, Canada.
The book I read said that the French word for sand is sablon, from which I got Sablona. Later I learned that the French word for sand is simply sable (pr. sahbl), but I still like Sablona. The only think I don't like is that it's a bit too close to "sabla", which is a mild cuss in Swedish (like "sabla idiot"; darn idiot).
WDYT about Sablona?
(Apparently it means "template" in Czech if spelled with a v over the S...)
(For fun I also made up Gravella from the word "gravel", but I think it sounds horrible!)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sable_Island
The book I read said that the French word for sand is sablon, from which I got Sablona. Later I learned that the French word for sand is simply sable (pr. sahbl), but I still like Sablona. The only think I don't like is that it's a bit too close to "sabla", which is a mild cuss in Swedish (like "sabla idiot"; darn idiot).
WDYT about Sablona?
(Apparently it means "template" in Czech if spelled with a v over the S...)
(For fun I also made up Gravella from the word "gravel", but I think it sounds horrible!)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sable_Island
This message was edited 8/15/2013, 4:29 AM
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I like the backstory. :)
Sablona to rhyme with Mona doesn't sound nice to be at all. I hear "blown" as well, plus it reminds me of the word bologna for some reason.
Sablona to rhyme with Shauna is a bit better. The look still reminds me of bologna, but the sound isn't terrible. Though it feels a bit along thee lines of D'Shawn...S'Blona anyone? :)
Sablona to rhyme with Mona doesn't sound nice to be at all. I hear "blown" as well, plus it reminds me of the word bologna for some reason.
Sablona to rhyme with Shauna is a bit better. The look still reminds me of bologna, but the sound isn't terrible. Though it feels a bit along thee lines of D'Shawn...S'Blona anyone? :)
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It sort of depends on whether it's prn. Sa-blawna or Sa-blohna.
If it rhymes Shawna then it's alright - it does sound placenamey and the right amount exotic. If it rhymes Mona, then I'm having a problem with the sound of the word "blown" in it. I'd consider spelling it Sablonna just to be sure it was rhyming Shawna.
If it rhymes Shawna then it's alright - it does sound placenamey and the right amount exotic. If it rhymes Mona, then I'm having a problem with the sound of the word "blown" in it. I'd consider spelling it Sablonna just to be sure it was rhyming Shawna.
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I actually meant it to be pronounced Sa-blawna, but maybe Sa-blohna sounds better...
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