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DH and I both teachers and looking for quirky names!

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Naturally281110 · 17/02/2012 16:34

My DH and I are both teachers and don't want a name that will remind us of any pupil in particular- so we need something quirky/unusual but not totally "out there"!
DS is 14 months and called Logan- a name which is unusual but not in the realms of wacky and everyone seems to love it.
DC2 due in August and we don't know the sex.
Any ideas?
We've come up with a couple:
Blake
Riley
Noah

Violet
Scarlet (I don't like but DH does!)
Summer (too corney for an August baby??)

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Naturally281110 · 17/02/2012 16:48

Hi shockers now you mention the home and away thing..... I get your point! But Fanny!!?? That's either awesome or awful I can't quite decide yet! Very gutsy of then though? (I'm a Biology Teacher but don't think I could go that far)

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Naturally281110 · 17/02/2012 16:45

friskymare- we have friends with a Jonah already!
mrskitty-I love Finlay and Byron (poet theme here!) but DH doesn't. Am going to dash downstairs and suggest Viola to him! :)

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shockers · 17/02/2012 16:45

Blake, Riley and Summer sound like 'Home and Away' names from the 80's!

Two of my science teachers had a (joint-they were married!) baby girl and called her Fanny... should have known better really....

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Naturally281110 · 17/02/2012 16:42

We are struggling! The more I look at the names written down the less I like some of them! I did really like Eleanor (Ellie) for a girls name before we knew my DS was a boy, but gone off that too. I think I've spent too long looking at baby name websites and got totally overwhelmed and confused! Confused

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MrsKitty · 17/02/2012 16:40

Campbell
Lachlan
Finlay (unless you're in Scotland, in which case there'll be loads)
Elliot
Byron

Penelope
Anwen
Seren
Viola

FriskyMare · 17/02/2012 16:39

Noah is becoming quite popular, how about Jonah?

hermionestranger · 17/02/2012 16:39

I know a family with Blake and Logan.

DorisIsWaiting · 17/02/2012 16:38

Love Violet and Noah not keen on the others.

lisaro · 17/02/2012 16:37

Blake, Riley and Summer are awful.