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Unpopular names?

183 replies

zumm · 10/12/2011 13:52

Well, it's all in the spin. Tomat-o is to tom-ayto as unpopular is to unusual. Anyone managed to name a child something that isn't in the top 150? If so, share? Everyone seems to be William or Alex around here.

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CheerfulYank · 13/12/2011 14:38

I think Milena/Mila is beautiful. I do know a little Melaina as well; they call her Lainey.

Asher is skyrocketing here in the States.

othersideofchannel · 13/12/2011 14:04

I too love Valentina! I know a 6 year old one (German).

stuffedaubergine, I think Mila's mum has already named her dd Milena so what is the point of labouring the point about how it reminds you of Melena...Hmm.

stuffedauberginexmasdinner · 13/12/2011 13:39

milamum- where I am we pronounce melena and milena identically. and I would say the same to someone who called their dc John or Dick

Chandon · 13/12/2011 13:27

I wanted to name my girl Valentina. Shock I LOVE it, and I know everybody else hates it. To me it is a name that evokes strength and courage (it means " brave one" I guess).

Lucky I only had boys!!!

Valentina....I might have called her Lenti for NN

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WinterSleeps · 13/12/2011 13:26

SIL is a good sport actually, and I recall when she told people their baby was 'Peter' and people made faces she started then saying 'we-are-calling-him-Peter-as-we-are-ahead-of-the-trend'.

I have heard of a couple more since then.

WinterSleeps · 13/12/2011 13:22

My brother and his wife called their DS2 'Peter' in 2009. People actually grimaced, as I did, but it has grown on me, because it is really QUITE unusual, nowadays. My SIL's family refuse to call him 'Peter' though, and call him 'P-J' as his middle name is Joshua. I think that annoys DB and DSIL.

LAF77 · 13/12/2011 13:16

bilblio I love the name Celeste. If I was having a little girl, it would be at the top of my list, but it seems like I'm having a little boy!

WinkyWinkola · 13/12/2011 13:11

I love Atticus and Rudyard for a boy.

Tabitha and Clementine for a girl.

stegasaurus · 13/12/2011 12:57

DD's name isn't on the ONS list. It is an unusual Welsh name, and I have never met anyone else with her name. However, it was a hard final decision between it and Emily which is one of the most popular girls' name of the year.

MirrorballMoon · 13/12/2011 12:43

We have a Billie (girl). Yet to meet another.

GnomeDePlume · 13/12/2011 12:37

DS's name wasnt even on the list last year (DS was born in 1998).

Lancelottie · 13/12/2011 12:30

Hambles: at the last count our school, scouts and village had all of the following:

Heather
Claire
Louise
Sarah
Stephanie
Andrea
Helen
Faith

Gary
Paul
Philip
Richard
Nicholas
Patrick
Antony
Simon
... plus Julia, Michael, Jennifer, Stephen, John, Emma, Mark, Gemma and Jason. Have often suspected we were stuck in a 1970s/80s timewarp.

othersideofchannel · 13/12/2011 12:26

I met a baby David last month - that is quite unusual these days.

mopsyflopsy · 13/12/2011 12:00

Some lovely names on this thread.

We have an Anna (quite popular) and a Quentin (less popular but seems to have been mentioned a few times above).

Love Vincent, Eloisa, Iris and Conrad as mentioned above.

WentworthMillerMad · 13/12/2011 11:43

I have a Ramsay - not that many around! Also a Matilda - no others in our school at least!!
LOVE the name Julian. Bridgette is VERY cool and LOVE Marnie.
Jesse is a great name. I know a baby Vincent - superb choice! Love this thread!

mulledfishandfrostedlilacs · 13/12/2011 11:38

My daughter is Isla which when we named her was unusual but I know a fair few of them now.

My son will be called Jago-I have never met another.

SecretSanta233 · 13/12/2011 11:28

I know a few rowans...

LieInsAreRarerThanTigers · 13/12/2011 11:13

Hazel is one of my faves, my favourite aunt. Used it as a middle name.

FourThousandHoles · 13/12/2011 10:59

Romilly
Inigo
Milo

nizlopi · 13/12/2011 10:48

I have a Rory, which I think isn't on the top 150, but I like it a lot :)

FrostyTheCrunchyFrog · 13/12/2011 10:43

I have a Rowan, haven't met any others yet (although there are millions of Ronans and a couple of Rohans)

Middle child is an Elijah, which I thought was unusual, but we met one or two living in London. It's very unusual in Ireland though.

DD has a bog standard Irish name, one of 3 in the school.

HamblesHandbag · 13/12/2011 10:38

unpopular??

Janine
Sally
Diane
Sandra
Heather
Janice
Claire
Louise
Sarah
Debbie
Stephanie
Andrea
Paula
Elaine
Anne (not Anna!)
Susan
Karen
Martine
Helen
Julie
Faith
Nora

Darren
Geoff
Derek
Gary
Stewart
Paul
Philip
Graham
Richard
Lee
Nicholas
Lesley
Patrick
Neil
Antony
Simon

(basically my whole class circa 1981 Smile)

yawningmonster · 13/12/2011 10:24

we are not in UK but here my children have fairly unusual names without being unheard of. My ds is Isaac which we know of maybe 2 or 3 in a school of 500. DD is Clare and I have yet to find another young child with this name.

Beans36 · 13/12/2011 10:15

DDs Isabella and Prudence. Streets apart on the popularity charts!!

milamum · 13/12/2011 10:00

meant to add that I actually like Addison and Kennedy a lot....think they deserve to be used more often....

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