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DH and I both teachers and looking for quirky names!

259 replies

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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ThePathanKhansWitch · 17/02/2012 20:27

Lorcan

countessbabycham · 17/02/2012 20:26

Meg
Ash
Eartha

ThePathanKhansWitch · 17/02/2012 20:22

Lara, i love too.

ThePathanKhansWitch · 17/02/2012 20:21

Calliope, Celeste, Seraphin?

Ned, Kenneth(whats the frequency), Corneilus?

PestoPenguin · 17/02/2012 20:19

Hebe is like Phoebe, but with an 'h'

I like Melody, but wouldn't spell it with the 'ie'. Never come across Harmony, but why not Smile?

countessbabycham · 17/02/2012 20:19

Heebee for Hebe.Was on my shortlist,so I love it!

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Naturally281110 · 17/02/2012 20:15

Liking Fleur and Reuben. Not too sure on Solange from the whole Beyonce thing Hmm.
Is Hebe pronounced Heebee or heeb?
My friend had goldfish called eneey, meany, miney and mo :) Not suitable baby names though....
Chateauneuf- never heard of those but thank you for pointing that out- good to know!
Insanityscratching- now cant stop humming "Hey Jude"! Romily is an interesting one though, thanks.
Never come across Inigo- kind of like Indigo which sounds pretty??
Selks- DH is liking Lara and I like Flora (defintaley flowery!!)
Startail- I can see how Rebecca could be awkward!

How about Harmony or Melodie? Just thought of them and DH hasn't pulled a face at me yet.......

I'm so impressed with everyones suggestions- i wish I'd posted a thread weeks ago- wouldve saved me hours on the internet going round in circles! :)

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PestoPenguin · 17/02/2012 20:10

Adric
Alec

Ffion
Zahara
Lisa
Gwen
Bronwen
Anwen

Unusual girls names seem much easier than boys, or is that just me?

scoobydont · 17/02/2012 20:09

Hope
Amber
Sara
Darcy
freya
Tia
Natasha
Marnie
Sienna
Elsa

ThePathanKhansWitch · 17/02/2012 20:06

Runlola i love your name, brilliant film!.

manicinsomniac · 17/02/2012 20:06

Callum, Carter, Owen, Luca, Milan, Nico, Joel, Talon, Xavier

Allegra, Asha, Bryony, Clarissa, Christabel, Enya, Lyra, Rowan, Saffron

Runlolarun · 17/02/2012 20:05

I have a Noa (girl)

timetoask · 17/02/2012 20:04

Ok, I am getting a mediterranean vibe here?
In which case, how about Ariana for a girl and augustin for a boy

countessbabycham · 17/02/2012 20:03

Cristalle.
Christina
Sid

Heswall · 17/02/2012 20:00

Love Xavier and Violet from those names suggested so far

ThePathanKhansWitch · 17/02/2012 20:00

flubba, sorry, yes a bit different. I like Solange and Ruben, not keen on my other choices Grin.

Lorna for a girl.
Angelo for a boy?

PestoPenguin · 17/02/2012 19:59

Maybe this depends where you live, but I know babies & small children locally called Emma, Rachel, Daniel, Stephen, David & Mark.

startail · 17/02/2012 19:56

Ross
Carl
Daniel
Stephen
Mark
David

Emma
Laura
Sarah
Louise
Rachel
Rebecca

All totally unquirky, but nice named that tend to belong to people older than your pupils.

I wanted a Rebecca, bit she was DHs first GF

Selks · 17/02/2012 19:54

Ezra
Coran
Claude
Anders

Lara
Lila
Flora
Carys

HolyNoSheDittantBatman · 17/02/2012 19:54

flubba

I think Solange is the name of Beyonce's sister, they say it as it's written really 'so-lange'.

Inigo is In-i-go (is that what you were asking?)

Inigo is getting more and more popular so I'd maybe avoid that if you're teachers as you may get a few coming through in a couple of years!

insanityscratching · 17/02/2012 19:50

Romilly and Merryn are girls names I love

what about Morgan or Jude?

Chateauneuf · 17/02/2012 19:48

Blake and Logan have a sci-fi theme to me - Logan's Run and Blake's 7. I would think that was an intentional thing if someone told me their kids were Blake and Logan.

suburbophobe · 17/02/2012 19:44

I know a Dylan, gorgeous lad! His mum is Arabic, not that that makes any difference....

I had a friend who years ago had two goldfish called Socrates and Einstein Grin

Flubba · 17/02/2012 19:44

Weird choices Pathan - how do you pronounce "Solange" (which translates as 'so long' in German)? Also what about Inigo?

countessbabycham · 17/02/2012 19:43

I would say Wren is a girls name?

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