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Mourning for the names I would never be brave enough to use ...

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RetroRita · 22/06/2013 09:15

It turns out I am quite conventional really and I don't like standing out from the pack.

So, the names I have chosen for my 2 dc are nice, not overly popular but not outrageous. This means that names I have loved since a child, I will never be able to use, so now I'm pg with dc3 I'm mourning them as we have chosen another conventional (but lovely) name.

So bye to:

Anoushka
Primrose
Arrietty

Do you have any names you were not brave enough to use?

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NaturalBlondeYeahRight · 22/06/2013 21:21

So many. I've always loved the more unusual name (have one myself) For some bazaar reason I went all sensible during both pregnancies.
Love
Romilly
Cordelia
Aurora
Fitzgerald
Clementine
Ramones
Claudia
Geronimo Grin

sillyoldfool · 22/06/2013 21:18

I'm about to have DC3 and they all have 2 middle names! They have a sensible middle name, and a crazy hippy middle name that they can drop if they become high court judges or something....

Newforestpony · 22/06/2013 21:15

Was desperate for Algernon - my grandfather used to joke that his real name was Albert Algernon Wimplesnoop John - but compromised with Albert as 1 of his 2 middle names.

Yes, 2 middle names as a much longed for only child :-)

BikeRunSki · 22/06/2013 21:15

My brother is called Ambrose! Have a nephew Gilbert, nn Bernie.

I wasn't quite brave enough to call DD "Lorellei".

rainbowfeet · 22/06/2013 21:11

Queenie
Hermione

Rafferty (too posh for where I live) Wink

manicinsomniac · 22/06/2013 21:05

Oh, so many:

Araminta, Addison, Avery, Cassidy, Camryn, Dakota, Elisaveta, Eriskay, Hannalie, Isadora, Juniper, Jerica, Jessamy, Kiki, Octavia, Sapphire, Seraphina, Sutton, Zillah.

PicardyThird · 22/06/2013 20:29

Amadeus
Emmanuel
Melody

MrsP23 · 22/06/2013 20:29

Lucretia - loved this but a bit too out there for my hubby x

ghosteditor · 22/06/2013 20:27

I know two of the above Grin

Adithi (Hindi for 'boundless one')
India (may yet use it if I have my way)

itsnothingoriginal · 22/06/2013 20:25

Loving Anouska and Gilbert!

My kids do have fairly unusual names but DH drew the line at these ones which I would have secretly loved :

Peregrine
Monty
Anastasia
Jonty

NeverBeenToMe · 22/06/2013 09:43

Tuesday - DD2 is under strict instructions to use it as a stage name if ever the occasion arises Grin

bulletwithbutterflywings · 22/06/2013 09:42

Tiger-Lily
Ambrose
Valentine
Begona (there should be a Spanish wiggly accent above the n)
Oberon
Cosmo
Apollo

pettyprudence · 22/06/2013 09:28

Pomroy
Delilah
Gilbert (i might actually use this one and nn Gil or Bertie)

Actually I would use all of the above but dh wont let me have enough children Grin

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