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Looking for names which you have 'heard' off but aren't commonly used and are unlikely to become faddy or overused.

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jaffacakehips · 08/06/2012 20:03

Just for fun really Smile

Names which you have heard off, yet aren't popular.

ie: Posy and Kit

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Purplecatti · 08/07/2012 01:12

Fionnula

bigbluebump · 05/07/2012 12:04

Jonathan
Gregory
Robin

CaringMum28 · 04/07/2012 23:38

Aurelia
Dulcie
Temperence
Augustus

bananaramma · 04/07/2012 17:40

Gregory
Clement
Dominic
Robert
Quentin
Peter
Damian

Maria
Ruth
Felicia
Magda
Antonia
Valentina

Meandacat · 04/07/2012 16:08

Perdita

sashh · 04/07/2012 09:21

Jowan and Kezia

emmyloo2 · 04/07/2012 07:58

Adam
Nina
Joanne
Catherine
Alison
Michael
John

MrsDellers · 03/07/2012 15:16

I really love Fran, moreso for a girl than for a boy.

Also toying with Evelyn at the moment, but not to sure if it's too fussy :)

PercyFilth · 03/07/2012 00:24

Berenice
Aileen
Yolanda
Glynis
Gloria
Selina
Vivien

Gerard
Aubrey
Stuart
Maurice
Vernon
Roderick
Warren

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jaffacakehips · 02/07/2012 20:36

Well toobreathless you could have Judith for a girl with nn Jude?

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toobreathless · 02/07/2012 16:13

3 Judes?? I'll cross that one off the list.

I LOVE Cora Jaffa but it sounds awful with our surname. As does Anna, which in my opinion is one of the most underused names. Simple, timeless & so elegant.

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jaffacakehips · 02/07/2012 15:29

Good names toobreathless Have loved the name Cora since watching Last of the Mohicans.

3 Jude's at DD's nursery.

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toobreathless · 02/07/2012 15:00

:) Littlecherublegs, my DD is Hazel. You have made my day.

My criteria for a baby name is:
Heard of by most people
Easy to spell & say
Unusual, definitely not top 100.
Hopefully will not date.

I give you:

Ellen
Helena
Jane (DDs middle name)
Caroline
Cora
Margaret

Boys are harder:
Jude
Geoffrey
Edmund
Ambrose
Clement
Nicholas
Hector
Hugo
Edwin
Ernest
Alec
Gregor
Percy.

SandyBottoms · 02/07/2012 14:35

Jasper and jonty

Hamishbear · 02/07/2012 14:24

Prefer Adela - I've only ever known one.

Littlecherublegs · 02/07/2012 14:17

Linus
Drew
Jarod
Silas

Tanya
Hazel
Erica
Adele

I dont know any under 20's with these names though they are all nice enough and not very popular.

Particularly like Linus and Adele.

Hamishbear · 02/07/2012 14:06

Julia
Antonia - voted as least likely name to date a while back
Celia
Helen - love Helen and thin on the ground these days

Richard
Ian
Douglas
Hamish

johnnycomelurky · 30/06/2012 23:29

Oops doubled up on Roy. Will go with Ken. Would say Wayne but I actually know a small boy called Wayne.

johnnycomelurky · 30/06/2012 23:27

Lucille
Camille
Georgiana

Roy

MissRee · 30/06/2012 23:26

My name - Ria! My mum got it from that wonderful 70s tv programme "butterflies".

I realise it's a bit naff to suggest my own name but I've honestly always loved having an unusual name Grin

LineRunner · 30/06/2012 23:17

Bunty and Roy

Badgerina · 30/06/2012 23:14

Marmaduke

Gertrude

CocktailSausage · 30/06/2012 19:33

Silas
Bruce
Samson
Clifford
Miles
Giles
Keith
Petunia
Tanith
Lillith
Araminta
Bonita
Felicity
Hyacinth

MadStaringEyes · 30/06/2012 15:58

Dpi has 2 friends whose lo's are called blossom and bambam. They were on drugs though.

cece · 30/06/2012 10:55

Rae and Wesley

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