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Names you love but are too afraid to use???

241 replies

PipIsOutNow · 17/08/2012 18:30

Just that really. I'm pregnant with dc2 and I love lots of names but wouldn't have the guts to use some of them - silly I know!!!

One of my faves for a girl is Luna/Lunar.

Just for fun- what are yours?

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SaskiaRembrandtWasFramed · 28/08/2012 12:41

Another one who liked Atticus here ... ex-DH thought it was pretentious :(

Also loved Jude but I worried mean boys at school would nickname him Judith, and Rafael, but my sons were all born during the days of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

casper91 · 28/08/2012 12:37

Some lovely names here. My faves all seem boring now! Love Ansty as a nn for anastacia

ZuleikaD · 28/08/2012 12:31

I like Sebastian but I hate 'Seb' so would never use it.

GlitterPinkRubberDucky · 28/08/2012 12:19

I really like River for a boy and James for a girl.

MyLittleMiracles · 28/08/2012 11:24

Gracie Mae, too afraid cos I suffered 2 mmc's and I believe my eldest was a girl and Thats the name I picture her having.

Eloise cos its to similar to mine, and we would both be shortened to el

Sleepysand · 28/08/2012 11:16

Oenone. I had a friend called that, and had I had a girl I might have tried to persuade my (now) ex-DH...

bean612 · 28/08/2012 11:04

Ophelia. Love it, but think it's a bit terribly terribly.
Lori. Also love it, but so many lorry jokes it would be a bit cruel.
Lisa - nothing wrong with it all, but I only like it pronounced the French way - 'Leeza'. Pretentious, moi? Grin

rainonmyparade · 28/08/2012 11:02

I know a Myra - lovely girl- who was born late sixties. It must have been a controversial choice at the time. You don't hear of many Myra's under 40ish - that's obviously why.

MyBaby1day · 28/08/2012 10:58

How sad no-one can go with Myra due to the awful association Sad. What about Mara?. Also have a teddy called Arkie!!...my Arkie!. Always loved it then just after my 12th Birthday I got him and it was the obvious answer! when thinking of a name!. Loved it ever since!. If I adopt a boy I like Brandon but it's pretty acceptable anyway.

Galaxymum · 28/08/2012 10:54

My mum gave me a name that is very unusual and I always accepted it so I was all for an unusual name for DD. Luckily DH and I both came up with the same name mid pregnancy and it stuck. I know it is unusual but it's a happy name - has a lovely meaning and she suits it.

Names DH rejected:
Liberty (doesn't go at all with our surname and I love it)
Tobias
Leonara
River
Araminta
Ariana (from The Borrowers) I LOVED that
Dicken

Names I NOW like (Game of thrones inspired!)
Aria
Sansa
Tyrion

juneau · 28/08/2012 10:54

Avery, Nico, Benedict, Nadege, Gabriel - I like exotic names, but both my DSs have really traditional names. cluck cluck. I'm a chicken.

MammyToMany · 28/08/2012 10:51

I love the name Myra, if this baby is a girl I would love to name her Myra but can't due to the Hindley connection. And if anyone didn't immediately think of Hindley then our surname would make it obvious. I would consider Myra at a push if it wasn't for our surname.

MyBaby1day · 28/08/2012 10:47

Aneasthesia!. I wouldn't use it for obvious reasons but I LOVE it!!.

LadyHarrietdeSpook · 28/08/2012 10:34

I wanted to name DD2 Zelma Ines after DH's grandmother. But I was vetoed by him and the woman's son (his father.) Sad

Netheregions · 28/08/2012 09:07

Flash - my brother had a friend at school called Flash - f*ing fantastic name!!!

Littlemissmagnet · 28/08/2012 08:58

Cesare-love it but not of our time
Oisín -my gran told not to use it
wow turns out I have no girls names that i love but can't use.

sparklechops · 28/08/2012 08:45

Cherry and Liberty. Both were vetoed by DH!

plantsitter · 28/08/2012 08:35

We seriously considered Minerva for DD1. I semi-wish we'd used it now. DH was angling for Thorold for a boy but as we have girls I never had to have that conversation!

I would love to call a girl Ginger but not sure I would dare.

ponytails · 28/08/2012 07:55

i love the name Phoenix but im not allowed any more babies

TheLaminator · 28/08/2012 07:47

Gomez, Gideon, Blue & Dante for boys
Honey, Maggie & Mirrabelle for girls.

Our future pets will take these names.

nm123 · 27/08/2012 23:51

Spike
Woody
Jett
Pablo
Fabrice

Doris
Nora

If/when we have dc2 s/he will most likely be Mabel or Barnaby. I like Ethel, Mary, tabitha and jemima too.

cardamomginger · 27/08/2012 23:16

Lilith and Izavel

mammmamia · 27/08/2012 23:06

Ace. Yes it from a Jilly Cooper novel Blush but i think would sound great with our surname. DH wouldn't allow so our DS has a much more normal name, also starting with A but if we ever had another DS would want to name him something we could shorten to Ace Blush

ScorpionQueen · 27/08/2012 23:05

I know a Ruby Tuesday! :)

emmyloo2 · 27/08/2012 22:59

Humphrey. I love it.

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