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Cindy Tyler gave birth to a beautiful boy. She wanted her husband's suggestion to name him. Her husband was away on a mining exploration job. She texted to him

For our beautiful boy please send me a name suggestion

Her husband, a mining and materials scientist and a riddle enthusiast sent her the following note

Burning and radiating, is light and strong, noble, Hope universally abundant the boy

What did he suggest?

HINT

All about rearranging words to make a sentence. Then look for the Elements decribed and rearrange them!

Hint 2 Noble Metal one element

And I gave a specific name Cindy Tyler!

Hint 3 Rearranging

The boy is Noble, radiating, burning, light and strong and universally abundant.

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    $\begingroup$ hmmmm the word-property tag is bothering me... $\endgroup$
    – Rapiddagger
    Apr 20, 2019 at 13:12
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    $\begingroup$ Because there is no sentence property Tag! $\endgroup$
    – DrD
    Apr 20, 2019 at 13:13
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    $\begingroup$ On a scale from zero to Anirudhnew, how badly will I go wrong if I assume that Cindy's husband would only suggest common English (US) names? $\endgroup$
    – Bass
    Apr 20, 2019 at 22:39
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    – DrD
    Apr 21, 2019 at 11:40
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    – Nick Vitha
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The name is

Agustin.

Noble

Ag (silver) is a noble metal.

Radiating

U (uranium) is radioactive.

Burning

S (sulfur) is also known as brimstone, meaning "burning stone."

Light and strong

Ti (titanium) is a light and strong metal.

Universally abundant

N (nitrogen) is one of the most abundant elements in the universe.

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    $\begingroup$ FINALLY! Austin could work too I realized. +1 $\endgroup$
    – DrD
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Somewhat far-fetched, but (I believe) still valid answer:

Santiago (yes, very common name in United States)

Explanation

Sun is burning (thermonuclear reactions) and radiating (sunlight).
Titanium (chemical symbol Ti) is relatively light but strong metal.
Silver (symbol Ag) is noble metal.
Oxygen (symbol O) is universally abundant element.
Putting together, we get SunTiAgO or Santiago.

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    – DrD
    Apr 25, 2019 at 19:12
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his name is:

Krypton

explanation:

Burning and radiating, is light and strong, noble-Krypton is a chemical element . It is a member of group 18 noble gases,is used in lighting and Filled incandescent bulbs,photography...Hope universally abundant the boy-And according to the original plot of Superman he was born on the fictional planet Krypton.Superman He is a fictional super hero character And he is very strong

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    $\begingroup$ I like this, but "Very common name" - @DEEM $\endgroup$
    – Brandon_J
    Apr 22, 2019 at 13:52
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Partial answer:

Ralph

Burning and radiating

Radium - radiating radiation

light and strong

Aluminium - it is lightweight and durable

noble

not sure about this one...

Hope universally abundant the boy

Hydrogen - it is universally abundant and begins with H

All of that adds up to

(Ra + Al + P + H)

That's all I got for now...

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    – James Douglas
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The answer may be...

Cole... a play on "coal"

Burning and radiating...

Coal as a fuel source for heaters and fireplaces

light and strong

Varieties of coal can be light or strong

noble

Noble Group is a commodities company, and thermal coal is one of their key commodities (grasping here...)

Hope

A reference to the Hope Diamond...?

universally abundant

There's lots of it around... for a while

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not much of a name, but it is common and abundant:

Corn

Reasoning:

Carbon(C) is light and strong and burns and variations radiate, By definition nothing burns without Oxygen (O), and is also abundant (Carbon based life), and Radon (RN) is a noble gas and yet somehow is a harmful by-product of the natural decay of uranium that is presently emitting/radiating from the soil in the Midwest and other places. The result, Corn is also hopefully universally abundant because it provides for many things (fuel, food, income, etc.) and corn is a very common word.

The sentence:

Hope universally the boy is light, strong, abundant and radiating, burning, and noble.

Alternatively:

Harvy: Hydrogen, Ar, Vanadium, Yttrium Hydrogen is abundant, light, and burns; Argon is a noble gas and can radiate in lights similar to Neon; Vanadium and Yttrium transition metals like Titanium so presumably strong. The name also used to be fairly common.

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Name:

Harper

Rearrange:

universally abundant, Noble, burning strong bright light, the boy radiating hope

Gives us:

Hydrogen(H), Argon(Ar), Phosphorous(P), Erbium(Er)(which has 9 radioactive isotopes)

only issue:

Pretty sure that is a girls name...

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The answer could be

Helium

Reasoning:

The boy is light and strong
Helium is lighter than air.

Noble.
Helium is a noble gas.

Universally abundant.
Helium is abundant in the universe.

Burning and radiating hope.
Helium burns in stars.

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