Names you love but could never actually use.

[albertcampionscat]

I'll start:

Thaddeus
Salcombe (Hardy of the drowned violet eyes in the Peter Wimsey stories)
Malachi.

[lastqueenofscotland]

I love Enola - I did know one at school! But I think it's too heavily linked to being a plane (the plane was named after a pilots mum though....)

[sparechange]

Savannah
Inigo
Autumn
Avronne

[Surf25]

Jesse

[Surf25]

Also Malachi because here everyone would say 'Malky' and Manoah, just for the quizzical looks and did you make that up comments!

[albertcampionscat]

Lastqueenofscotland - yes, I can't hear Enola without thinking of nukes.

Surf25 - Jesse James, Jesse Owens. Great name. Tricky to carry off though.

Sparechange - Inigo is cool.

[Mangoonmyshoulder]

Juno

[LokisUnderpants]

Matteo, Leonardo and Alexander.

[LokisUnderpants]

Matteo, Leonardo and Alexander.

[ThroughThickAndThin01]

Rupert

Marnie, Kitty, Flora - (because I had 3 boys)

[CremeEggThief]

Indulge my inner hippy here- Rainbowe.

[CinderellaFant]

Otis

[IlPorcupinoNilSodomyEst]

throughthickandthin I have a Marnie, everybody adores the name!

[Amandahugandkisses]

Marnie is a cracking name !

[AtiaoftheJulii]

Ichabod.
Calliope.

[BettyCrystal]

Avalon, Avon, Afton. Love them. I remember Afton was Cliff Barnes' glam blonde lady friend in Dallas.

[NickyEds]

I once heard a bloke shouting for his little boy "Legend!" and I thought it was a cool name. That child will not be lacking in confidence I reckon!

[ThroughThickAndThin01]

Very envious Porcupino I want one! Is she just Marnie or is it short for anything?

[IlPorcupinoNilSodomyEst]

Thank you Amanda! A friend of a friend was called Marnie and for years every time DH and I heard it, we would look at each other and go 'hmmm' - finally got to have a baby girl (after fertility issues) and there was no other option really. It suits her perfectly.

[IlPorcupinoNilSodomyEst]

It's just Marnie (Scandinavian I think)

[BettyCrystal]

I've been liking Margaret lately too. I know Margo / Margot is having a moment. But the Mrs Thatcher association... My husband wouldn't go there!

[AntiHop]

I love marnie!

[lastqueenofscotland]

albert I know it's a shame because I actually think it's really pretty, I think nukes, dp pointed out it's also a song, but I'm not sure how familiar any child in their teens in the 2030s would be with the manic street preachers!

[lemonzest123]

August (but it will be the name of my future doggy!)

[Kr1stina]

Saskia

Persephone

Verity

[Goldenvalley]

Persephone, Serafina, Ophelia