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Unique & Novel House Names
The names of English houses often exploit the spelling system in novel ways.
Adenuf
Allaown
An-Y-Howe
Beare Farm
Belle Meade
Broad Oke
Bumble Bee Hall
Byatube
Byd-a-Wee
Clotherholme
Costaplenti
Debbanus
Dee Sevens
Dneirf
Dovecott
Dunbakin
Dunbowlin
Dunchattan
Dunroamin
Dunwistairs (a bungalow)
Emoh Ruo
Faerie Cottage
Forestgait
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Holme Wood
Homeleigh
Homesteyne House
Hunny Pot Cottage
Hylda Court
Itlldo
Jo-An
Jochsanna
Jondor
Justinuff
Karelean
Kayandar
Kosy Kot
Kues
Kumincyde
Laurelsun
Leycester Cottage
Limpetts
Llamedos
Loosebeare Manor
Mayditte
Merrylee
Myob
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Nygeane
Ourome
OwnTyme
Pamlyn
Pipits
Posie Cottage
Roblyn
Rosery
R'Place
Steflyn
Sunkist
Sunnymeade
Sylvan Dyke
The Cote
The Knut House
The Olde Stable
Thisldo
Thym House
Tran Cwlity
Turet Cottage
Tymperley
UpWyke House
Wi Wurrie
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| Tips for christening a house |
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Try for an ironic phrase in alternative spelling: Ardgraft, Allaown, Kumincyde, Dunchattan |
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Combine two first names: Jondor, Steflyn, Nygeane |
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Use an antique-looking spelling: Faerie Cottage, Forestgait, Thym House, Sunnymeade |
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Reverse the letters in a word: Dneirf, Emoh Ruo |
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Respell an ordinary word: Merrylee, Hunny Pot Cottage, Beare Farm, The Knut House or just say how nice it is Cosy Cottage |
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If you don't want to bother with spelling, think of :
- a tree name The Larches
- a foreign place Meiringen
- an aspect of the house itself High Gables
- the rural environment Badgers Green
- the former function of the house The Old Rectory
- your favourite imaginary place Rivendell
- a phrase in a foreign language La Dometa, Mon Repos
- flowers Bluebell Corner
- a famous fictional place Manderley, White Ladies
- a famous battle Senlac
- birds Heron's Ghyll
- the climate Fen Breez
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For a detailed, non-spelling, account of house-names read: J. Miles (2000), Owl's Hoot: How People Name Their Houses, John Murray
For examples of house-name signs visit: yoursigns.com thehousesignstudio
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