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Anyone actually managed to pick an unusual name?

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Carlitawantsababy · 05/10/2011 18:44

I'd really love my DC to have an unusual name and personally wouldn't like it if there ended up being 4 others in his/her class at school etc. I gathered together a list of names I like bit looking on here loads of other people like them too so I've clearly, subconsciously, picked up a penchant for fashionable names. So..I was wondering, did you pick an unusual name for your DC which is actually still unusual now they are at school? How did you do it and have you got any tips for avoiding the latest trends?

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Carlitawantsababy · 06/10/2011 17:57

Caoimhe and Saoirse are both on my list but yeah, may be tricky as we live in England!

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Carlitawantsababy · 06/10/2011 17:52

It's from Latin but often used by Germans. Some websites will say it's german, others, Italian or Latin but I guess there a few names like that? I love it, it's a great name.

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GeriH · 06/10/2011 17:51

I'm currently 30 weeks preggo (and we have opted not to find out the gender) but I definitely want names that are out of the Top 10! I have checked all the names I like on the ONS list and a few were ruled out for being too popular- such as Ava and Grace.

My family are Irish and we are definitely leaning that way- our favourite for a girl is Aoife (pronounced Ee-fa) and for a boy we like Cormac, Ronan and Albie. Hubby's favourite for a boy is Rex (like Locket's DS!) and my favourite for a boy is Ruari (traditional Irish spelling of Rory).
There were a couple of Irish girls names we really liked but had to rule them out as the spelling/ pronounciation were impossible (such as Caoimhe which is said as Keeva and Saoirse which is Seersha)
If you want to look at Irish names this is a good site to trawl through
www.babynamesofireland.com/

I also agree with comedaygoday in that old fashioned names that are currently less fashionable work well- Henry is on the boys shortlist and Martha and Rose are on the girls.

As you'll see we have lots of ideas and the short list is actually quite long! I'm convinced that when we see the LO we will just "know" what the right name is!

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Carlitawantsababy · 06/10/2011 17:48

Ya Wink

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CupOfBrownJoy · 06/10/2011 17:46

I didn't know that name was German?!

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Carlitawantsababy · 06/10/2011 17:41

My sister has a german name (think non planetary williams tennis sister) and a german surname, my maiden name, which I hope to use as a middle name if we have a boy and the names go okay together.

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Angel786 · 06/10/2011 17:37

Spicy I like it cup!

CupOfBrownJoy · 06/10/2011 17:32

Muscat means Nutmeg in German Smile

Angel786 · 06/10/2011 17:31

If I'd had a boy he wpuldve been Xavier but I had a girl Smile her name is a very well known English name (top 10 last year when she was born) but very unusual for an Asian.

Next one I would LOVE to call Muscat but doubt i will!

CupOfBrownJoy · 06/10/2011 17:30

I know a labrador called Jago too...

I'm liking Soren - I wonder if I could pass it off as German? Smile

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Carlitawantsababy · 06/10/2011 17:26

Good list. Unfortunately one of my mum's cats is called Jago! Grin

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thisisyesterday · 06/10/2011 17:17

Kester is a great name

I also like:
Jago
Inigo
Ivor
Josiah
Lars
Soren
Noam
Conrad

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Carlitawantsababy · 06/10/2011 17:12

Caius is lovely!

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Carlitawantsababy · 06/10/2011 17:11

Okay, I am clearly useless. Can't find the list with all baby names, only top 100! Help!

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catchafallingstar · 06/10/2011 17:04

We have Everley(dd1)
Caius ( close to Cassius!)(ds)
Sommer (dd2)

Not run of the mill!

CupOfBrownJoy · 06/10/2011 16:55

Isolde. Smile

Just have to get pg now... we only started ttc yesterday!! Grin Grin

TheBluthCompany · 06/10/2011 16:54

I wanted Kester for DS but chickened out.

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Carlitawantsababy · 06/10/2011 16:53

howto brogan is cool, adding to list Grin

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Carlitawantsababy · 06/10/2011 16:52

cup Isolde is lovely, very pretty, great sentiment too!
tonks I like merren but one of my niece's to be is having mirin as a middle name so not an option for me.
Anna I prefer unusual names, not so keen on usual but underused although I suppose you could argue that a few in my lost fall in to that category.

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TonksmarriedaWerewolf · 06/10/2011 16:38

DD1 is Merren. Usual scots spelling is Meron AFAIK. She doesn't even appear on the birth list for her year as there were 3 or fewer with that name!

Actually, don't think it appears on any subsequent year either

CupOfBrownJoy · 06/10/2011 16:32

oh, google has just come up with Isolde/Isole/Isold (for a girl) which is German with Welsh roots - perfect!

Any opinions?

HowToLookGoodGlaikit · 06/10/2011 16:29

Yikes Deemented, I see you also have a Brogan, and the boys name I had picked for her was Brennan!

AnnaKissed · 06/10/2011 16:27

I think the best idea is to go for names that everyone has heard of but you don't actually know anyone called that (if you get what I mean)

I'm thinking slightly old fashioned names like Nadine, Jill, John etc.

I'm surprised that Kieran had been mentioned, I've taught lots of them!

HowToLookGoodGlaikit · 06/10/2011 16:24

My daughter is Brogan, and its Irish.

moogdroog · 06/10/2011 16:18

I love Roscoe. DH was having none of it. Dog's name he said. Bah.

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