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American Woman Comes Up With Creative S’pore-Inspired Baby Names Like ‘Laksa’ & ‘Kaya’

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Source: Monica Millington l TikTok

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If you’re expecting a baby, you know how hard it is to think of a creative name for the child to stand out. There are just too many Sarahs out there, no offence.

As she is currently pregnant and based in Singapore, a contestant of “The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition”, Monica Millington has shared several Singapore-inspired baby names. 

Back story, Monica is a Texan based in Singapore, and she was a finalist on The Apprentice. 

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In her TikTok video, she shared a couple of names that she thought of: Kaya, Laksa, Marina and Clementi for baby girls and Fullerton, Boon and Sian for baby boys. 

Speaking about the names, Monica said that Kaya is the cutest name for a baby girl and believes it works with her last name Millington. She also gave it bonus points as the pandan coconut spread is delicious. 

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Moving on, she said the name Laksa is very “foxy and mysterious.”

“Very foxy, very mysterious, very chic. This girl would be like a bad b*tch.”

Some famous buildings and MRT stations in Singapore inspire her other picks, Clementi (MRT & area), Marina from the Marina Bay Sands building, Fullerton, the hotel and Boon from the neighbourhood and MRT station. 

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For the baby boy names, the most notable one is definitely Sian which means boring in the Hokkien dialect/Singlish. Instead of pronouncing it like normally (see-an), Monica said she would pronounce it as Shawn. 

“Sian is quirky and not at all boring. He is very interesting, very well-read, and regularly likes to wear tweed jackets. He’s a soulful guy.”

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At the end of the video, she asked the viewers what was their favourite pick, and everyone was behind Kaya. 

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Well, Kaya Millington does have a nice ring to it. At least it means rich in Malay!

 

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