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Hello, I been created my company in Sweden and I’m French. It will be a rental service of toy box for preschool children. The name will be TOY-A-BOX. I want to know if there is not a hidden meaning ?


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AussieInBg profile picture AussieInBgMay 2021
I would suggest *NOT* using such a name. ”Box” might have certain sexual connotations presently in some English dialects. Toy has as well. Putting these two words together with ”a” makes ”toy” act as verb in the title.

”toy box” used to be commonly used in English to describe the box/carton where children put their toys and playthings. However it has almost fallen into disuse nowadays, I guess for the reasons I’ve described.
  • AussieInBg profile picture AussieInBgMay 2021
    I would probably avoid anything collocating ”toy” + ”box”. An American would probably miss an ”alternative meaning” but other dialects of English might not.
  • Setsukochan profile picture SetsukochanMay 2021
    How about something like ”the toy chest”? ”A carton of fun” is a good suggestion -- and a nice pun: it definitely sounds less odd...
  • AussieInBg profile picture AussieInBgMay 2021
    Pleasure!

    Perhaps a name like ”A CarTON of FUN”?

    It doesn’t have ”unfortunate” meanings in English and is a play (haha) on words

    I wouldn’t know if it means something ”unintended” in Swedish though. My Swedish is limited to about 10 words.
vincent profile picture vincentMay 2021
It is wise to check if there is any hidden meaning when choosing the name of a brand or a company in a country. I am also French, so I can’t tell you but some native English or Swedish speakers may find any hidden meaning. good luck !
exRanger profile picture exRangerMay 2021
Just call it ”The Toy Box.”

BTW, there is nothing offensive about the term ”box”, sexual or otherwise... unless, like the (typical) Australian, this is how your brain is wired.