What does your name smell like?

Henry Gray of Newcastle suffers from "lexical-gustatory synaesthesia," which means that he experiences people's names as smells or tastes. He says that the name 'Kirsty' smells of urine, and 'Duncan' is "like a bird dipped in smoky bacon crisps."

Makes me wonder what my name would smell like. I'm sure it's not anything good.

More info: Daily Mail

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Posted By: Alex - Fri Aug 05, 2022
Category: Odd Names | Smells and Odors

Comments

Thanks to this post, I discovered the name "Hafsah". I cannot believe Rupert got the beer burp, and not Burt.

Posted by Yudith on 08/05/22 at 11:47 AM

Hafsah seems to be a female name. One of Muhammad's wives was Hafsa bint Umar.

Posted by ges on 08/05/22 at 01:01 PM

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