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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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dandelionss · 19/02/2012 12:32

I love Ariadne too.We see one at swimming lessons and she is quite stunningly beautiful which probably colours my view!!

shineonycd · 19/02/2012 12:29

How about Elijah, Jesse, for boys or Savannah, Nysa for a baby girl..!!

strandednomore · 19/02/2012 12:26

If he had his way baby would be called Usain Bolt (my due date is the same day as our olympic tickets which are for the mens 100m final!!). - if you go into labour early can I have your tickets please???

And why not Usain if it's a boy? Good name!

DressTuckedInMeKnickers · 19/02/2012 12:21

Ohncan I add Patrick for a boy

CrystalsAreCool · 19/02/2012 12:17

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Sannebanana · 19/02/2012 12:14

I love Melia, considered it for DD but it would have sounded ridiculous with my surname.

Melia
Sapphira
Sabrina
Lena
Saskia
Carmen
Suzanne
Marina

peeriebear · 19/02/2012 12:14

Linnet
Ramona
Eilidh (pron. Aily, rhymes with Hayley)

I love Logan btw, I have a soft spot for Wolverine (his real name was James but I assume that is too staid for your list! :))
Flint
Grey/Gray
Micah

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dandelionss · 19/02/2012 12:12

There are only 15 children in DD2s class and it includes a Riley, a Logan and a
so I wouldn't say they were particularly uncommon

I wouldn't touch scarlet with a bargepole (scarlet woman).I don't know any summers or violets and I think they are both pretty names.

FannyPriceless · 19/02/2012 12:03

Ha ha re Polly. That's exactly why we couldn't use it!Grin

MooseyMoo · 19/02/2012 12:01

Two names that I think unusual are Ramona and Simeon.

pranma · 19/02/2012 11:28

I like Tamsin, Francesca (Frankie) and Miriam for girls.
Joseph, Stanley and Lucas for boys...

chuffingalong · 19/02/2012 11:25

Boys- Barnaby
Marley
Hugo
Vincent

Girls- Tabitha
Clara
Lavinia
Grace

DressTuckedInMeKnickers · 19/02/2012 11:04

Genenieve
Juliet
Penny

Angus
Hamish
Coll

Snowbeetle · 19/02/2012 11:00

OOOO mn alias ousted you are Mrs Pitstop! Grin

how about
Rosamund (Roz for short)
Charis (Greek for Grace)

Dennis (OK a have a secret soft spot for this name but I'm not allowed it for our ds)
Charlie

That's my tuppence worth. :)

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Naturally281110 · 19/02/2012 10:16

Polly is a great name but unfortunately with our surname sounds like a cartoon character or a doll for young girls! But thanks though! :)

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FannyPriceless · 19/02/2012 10:13

OK, OK, since I am not having any more I will give permission for you to have my favourite name.

Polly. It pains me to give it away, but someone has to use it.Smile

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Naturally281110 · 19/02/2012 10:06

Hmmmm frikadellen am liking Milla- that seems quite unusual. I did suggest Kestrel and Lark to DH who thought I'd gone bonkers and was just making names up. Talon (bird theme here!) got a similar response.
chateauneuf am liking Selina not too sure on Kyle as Jeremy Kyle (who don't get me wrong I've got kind of addicted too since being on mat leave with my DS).
mrskitty I waved the short list infront of DH over breakfast this morning and Riley seemed to fall flat so it's been crossed off- even asked DS who at all of 14 months shook his head do its now a no from all 3 of us! I like Austin and suggested it early on but that got a no too- I think it sounds terribly posh if you say it with the right accent and someone called Austin could probably grow up to be prime minister! Chewing over Vaughn. Have put my foot down firmly with Electra or Elektra as DH wants to spell it! Hope you feel better soon!

Starting to think maybe we should just call it "baby". I seem to remember that was acceptable in Dirty Dancing.....
.......or my DS loves Elmo at the moment

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MrsKitty · 19/02/2012 09:52

How about Austin? (And as you're both teachers, i'll show my workings Grin.
Awst = August in Welsh
Awstin = name derived from Awst. Also a version of Austin (so says the webpage I just came across).

Or Vaughn?

Electra is dreadful - sorry OP's DH and Louplet!

You really seem quite keen on Riley. I prefer it for a girl over a boy though, at a push.

You're going to have to return to this thread in august and let us know the outcome - I've become quite invested in this Grin. (Not very well this weekend so not been able to do much else!)

Chateauneuf · 19/02/2012 09:10

If he's into superheroes how about Selina for a girl (or Kyle for a boy?)
If he's a Batman fan he'll get the reference... ;)

Frikadellen · 18/02/2012 22:08

didnt see that raven had been vetooed :)

Frikadellen · 18/02/2012 22:03

Katrina
Petrina
Milla
Camilla
Lark
Kimi
Raven
Ilona

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Naturally281110 · 18/02/2012 21:10

DH is liking Electra- the whole superhero thing again!
Boudeccia?? Wow! I think we'd be pretty much guaranteed there wont be too many of those around!
Still pondering Riley but people might think we've choosen a surname theme on purpose!
Raven and Romily got an instant "nope" from DH.....

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Louplet · 18/02/2012 20:33

Raven

Louplet · 18/02/2012 20:31

Alethea
Echo
Electra
Anastasia
Evangeline
Delphine

Constantine
Balthazar
Isambard
Milan
Saul
Auden

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