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(356 Posts)Is there a name you didn’t use because it was just too quirky or “out there” but still love?
I loved Starr, Juniper and Skye, DH vetoed! (Don’t even think those are that quirky, tbh.)
Bhodi
I have a very plain name so both my kids have unusual names. They have hardly ever met anyone else with their name - in fact neither have.
Valentine for DS. Not a chance DH would've agreed!
I used a 'quirky' name for DS, no regrets here either 😬
my DS has a very unusual name - if i ever meet another, living, i'll be furious! - and although when he was born there were a couple of side eyes it's really become him and it was normal before we knew it. so don't let the haters put you off!
Rochella
Inigo
Cressida
I secretly love Wolfie, not Wolf or Wolfgang but Wolfie. I also had a little thing for Tiger as well. DH and I are currently shortlisting names (I’m 35 weeks 
), but we have ruled out animal names for now as we realised there are so many more usable names we love just as much!
I used a quirky name for dd, no regrets at all
I know an adult Florian. He is very much a Florian.
Valentina
Florian. Such a beautiful romantic name, but I just imagined teachers yelling it across the playground, people pronouncing it to rhyme with “Dorian” off Birds of a Feather, and decided we couldn’t.
So we went with Alexander/Sasha instead, and now everyone thinks he’s a girl.
Tizzy
Barnaby
I've got a Hamish. He has never liked it but most adults do.
For me it was:
Seamus
Finn
Della
Lorelei
Bobby (for a girl)
Merisna
Gilbert or Gill
Keir
Cody
Hermione
Florence
Celeste
Gypsy, absolutely love it, but I just couldn't do it.
And Ptolemy for a boy
Araminta
And also Yannis for boy
Boy names
Goodwin
Haywood
Yuma
WDYT
My eldest daughters middle name is Blythe Apollo. We very nearly stole it from her to use as our youngests first name as I loved it so much. It wouldn’t have suited her at all though as she is anything but blithe.
My name is on here! My advice would be to go for it, I have never wanted a more normal name, it’s nice to be memorable!
Peregrine
I wanted to call DD1 Blythe but DH vetoed it. I still like it.
Ryder DH was not keen.
We toyed with Rogue and Raven for DDs - although both their actual names have made this thread so didn’t play it too safe!
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