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Baby names

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Original poster

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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PeaTarty · 10/06/2012 20:03

Oh gosh I need sleep. I just wondered why on earth anyone would call their child, "girls"...

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applepieinthesky · 10/06/2012 19:57

Helena
Elijah
Natalia

RetroMum1 · 10/06/2012 17:41

There are hundreds of Stanley's around here, and I know a 2 year old Vivienne known as Vivi, it's really lovely.

I don't know of any
Rachel's
Laura
June

Colin
Matthew
Reginald
Ronald

Names I like that aren't common are
Woodrow
Herbert
Winston

Girls
Dolly
Enid
Betty

sugarspiceandallthingsnice324 · 10/06/2012 15:45

Roma
Philo
Rae

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jaffacakehips · 10/06/2012 15:37

Vivienne now that's a name you don't hear often. Smile

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AnAirOfHope · 08/06/2012 22:35

Fenton
Clayton
Vivian

Girls
Ashlin
Blodwyn
Bliss

timetosmile · 08/06/2012 22:29

I can't decide if the lists of girls' names reminds me more of the cast list of The Archers or the Upper Fourth at Malory Towers....

Somersaults · 08/06/2012 22:26

I love love love Posy but it was vetoed by DS. I taught a primary school class with 4 Christophers recently.

poppydaisy · 08/06/2012 22:22

Some of the names on here are very widely used - I know loads and loads of Amandas, Marks and Sallys!

How about

Tristan
Scott
Thor
Aurora
Uma

dubz · 08/06/2012 22:15

Sally
Christine
Lorna
Mary

Christopher
Jeff
Scott

All are known but not overused names that no-one would say "pardon? to. Or maybe they are just all 70s. [Confused] I can't decide.

scottishmummy · 08/06/2012 22:00

kirsty is popular Scottish name
like it btw

invicta · 08/06/2012 21:57

Kirsty
Kimberley
Helen
Mark
Ian
Stanley

GnocchiNineDoors · 08/06/2012 21:55

Tanya
Brenda
Colin
Brian

saffronwblue · 08/06/2012 21:54

Ruth
Karen
Jennifer
Angela
Amanda
all the 60s names!

swangirl · 08/06/2012 21:52

Lenoard
Caspian
River

talkingnonsense · 08/06/2012 21:39

I know a 4 yr old Fabian. I think Steve, dave, Simon, Paul, Amanda, Linda- none of those in the last 40 years!

baskingseals · 08/06/2012 21:37

Sholto

Willa

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jaffacakehips · 08/06/2012 21:33

This is very true scottish however I can't see names like Rex or Casper becoming as popular as say Archie or Harry but then I could be wrong Grin

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WineOhWhy · 08/06/2012 21:26

Dilys
Edmund

PoppyWearer · 08/06/2012 21:26

Giselle

1950sHousewife · 08/06/2012 21:23

Gabriella - lovely but tons of Gabrielles around ATM.
Rex - I love it, but I think it's up and coming.
Love Mariana and Jethro out of this list. (although it's a bit farmerish)

FunnysInLaJardin · 08/06/2012 21:23

I predict Fabian as the next big thing based on the posts above Grin

joanofarchitrave · 08/06/2012 21:22

Gabriella and Rollo.

Annunziata · 08/06/2012 21:19

Maria. Such a beautiful name but so uncommon in babies!