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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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skirt · 17/02/2012 21:27

Blake and Logan are too 80's sci fi.

Maud is my fave name.

countessbabycham · 17/02/2012 21:21

Tia
Kitty
Sean

AllDirections · 17/02/2012 21:19

Harmony was on my list for DD3 and ended up being second choice.

I also love Melody.

GnomeDePlume · 17/02/2012 21:13

Shakespeare has some great less used girls names:

Aliena
Rosalind
Emilia
Constance
Imogen
Beatrice
Octavia

countessbabycham · 17/02/2012 21:07

Cal
Art
Joss
Fawn
Roman
Pip

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Naturally281110 · 17/02/2012 21:03

Loving Floyd, Blythe and Jake (which another friend has pinched!). I like Elle and DH hasnt pulled a face yet.....
I've always liked Jasper but it makes DH giggle (no idea why i think it's a cool name!)

Just googled Seth Armstrong- I see the issue!

DH has gone all misty eyed and nostalgic as apparantly Leon was his bestfriend at Primary School- the things I'm learning tonight!

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ThePathanKhansWitch · 17/02/2012 20:59

Grin @ Naturally

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Naturally281110 · 17/02/2012 20:55

Oooooh- loving Hendrix but is it too "out there??"
Selks- Tara is a goodun. Not sure how to pronounce Elidiah??
Magicmayhem- I got very excited by Nell but DH gace me "the look" which means nope
Pathankhanswitch- lovely meaning but I'm concerned its a bit too unusual and may be one of those names that people struggle to spell or pronounce- and if this DC is anything like my DS it wont be a beautiful voice, more a high pitched screetch 99% of them time! Wink

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ThePathanKhansWitch · 17/02/2012 20:55

Leon
Leonora

Eloise

Magicmayhem · 17/02/2012 20:53

seth forgot about that, love that name as well... as long as he doesn't look like seth armstrong.. lol

savoycabbage · 17/02/2012 20:52

Your names are very Australian so I am going to tell you someone the more unusual names from my dd's school

Lachlan (of course)
Ocean
McCloud
Skye
Vivian
Irene
Lake
Jasper
Jacoby
Ebony (she's white though)
Jacinta
Eden (all boys)

countessbabycham · 17/02/2012 20:48

Echo

countessbabycham · 17/02/2012 20:47

Lloyd
Seth
Floyd
Jake
Blythe
Elle
Flame
Stella

ThePathanKhansWitch · 17/02/2012 20:46

Celeste means heavenly.

ThePathanKhansWitch · 17/02/2012 20:44

Ka lye opee, Calliope, means beautiful voice.Grin

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Naturally281110 · 17/02/2012 20:44

Croissantneuf- definately true about considering 'older' names. DH likes Fraser but I cant get away from the TV show. I like Fern too.
Countess- Malachi is a good one and Nancy.

I cant believe how many good suggestions keep on coming! Or the lack of imagination I had on my own (DH isn't very good at coming up with ideas- he simply likes/dislikes the ones I tell him!)

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Magicmayhem · 17/02/2012 20:42

how about
Jude
bertie or Herbert
Stanley
Harrison
Caleb
Ellis

or
Ellis also for a girl
Nell love this
Beth

Selks · 17/02/2012 20:41

Isla
Iolanthe
Tara
Eilidh

Alexander
Arthur
Colm
Iain

countessbabycham · 17/02/2012 20:39

Marley
Harley
Hendrix

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Naturally281110 · 17/02/2012 20:38

Febreeze- is there a Buffy theme here Wink. I love Seth but a friend has alas pinched it already. Eliza has come up a few times now, definately one to mull over. Interflora never occured to us.....point well made!

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CroissantNeuf · 17/02/2012 20:37

Fern
Clara
Arrietty

Fraser
Seth
Aric

Or , as someone else said , you have to go for names that are not the names of any current 0-18 year olds so 'older' names

countessbabycham · 17/02/2012 20:35

Peta
Ursula
Phoenix
Malachi
Nancy
Joaquin

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Naturally281110 · 17/02/2012 20:34

No intentional Mediterranean vibe but more than happy to explore names from all origins. My mum is Austrian and there are some lovely girls names- Martina, Mianna, Tamsin, Ursula (little mermaid...) but not so keen on the boys names.
Countess- I'm liking Sid! It made me smile and that counts for a lot. Meg is very cute too.
Manicinsomniac- fab suggestions- am adding them to my suddenely much longer list!
Scoobydont- some great names but my local baby groups are awash with Ambers, Hopes, Freyas and Darcys! Elsa is an interesting one....
PestoPenguin- is Anwen from the SnowSpider? It's beautiful name.
Thepathankhanswitch- Ned made me smile like Sid- I'd imagine they could both be cheeky chappies with those names! How do you pronounce Calliope, I've never heard it before. DH is chewing over Celeste at the moment...
Lorcan is a bit too similar to Logan (my DS and could confuse all of us!!)

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countessbabycham · 17/02/2012 20:29

Slade

FebreezeYourJeans · 17/02/2012 20:28

Violet's lovely.
I know a girl called Arden (means passionate) unusual but not 'woo'
Miranda
Eliza
Willow
Tansy
(Not Flora - imagine the teenage hell of InterFlora)

Boys
Seth
Xander
Stanley

?????

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