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Names you only know 1 person with

282 replies

Cornishblues · 10/08/2013 20:46

So, what names have you ever personally known one person with?

And what names have you only ever even heard of one person with?

Some of mine are:
Only ever even heard of one:

Wrenna
Nita
Tiana

Only known one personally:

Drew
Trudy
Elspeth
Melody
Rowenna
Charis

... More of these will come to me!

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DearDinah · 14/10/2013 14:00

I met a girl on holiday once called Seven

Numberjaqs · 14/10/2013 13:55

Boys:
Kayode
Zedekial (Zed)
Bhaskar
Loki
Kentin (French parents)
Etienne (French parents)

Girls:
Manon
Adrienne

brokencrayons · 14/10/2013 13:46

Miles! my little boys name x

Frangepani · 05/09/2013 02:35

Just remembered another few - Trixie, Inez, Laris, Linley, Shereen, Carey (pronouced Carry), Arianne, Christina, Lillian, Suzan, Hugh, Kit, Stefan.

Newlywed2013 · 05/09/2013 02:28

kristy
Derra
Kat
Bernie
ross
peaches
enya
cameron

Purplehonesty · 05/09/2013 02:22

Troy
Hector
Clement
Roisin
Kornelia

Frangepani · 05/09/2013 02:18

Roslind, Moya, Maryrose, Alex (female), Careen, Elma, Zelma, Flora, Rhiannon, Dana, Peri, Lissa, Martine, Stella, Kitty, Clara, Bunty and Gillian (pronounced with a 'hard' g as in 'go'!).
Louis (pronounced Lewis), Leon, Cavin, Blair, Broderick, Kyle, Finn, Bryn, Padrig, Findlay, Zander (short for Alexander) and Jacques (he's not French! Called Jack when he was younger, he chose to go by the name and spelling on his birth certificate in his teens).

quertas · 04/09/2013 18:58

Bertram.

celticclan · 04/09/2013 13:53

Caritha
Beckett
Wellington

ktp693 · 04/09/2013 12:34

Fergus
Storm
Naksh

mrsyattering · 04/09/2013 12:12

Gabrielle
Joleen
Timothy
Antonia
Nyree

Cezella · 04/09/2013 12:04

Estelle (love this name)
Marnie
Brodie
Gwenith
Hawys
Toni
Daisy
Skyla
Aston
Ceridwen (I'm a Ceri though so close!)
Arian

MackerelOfFact · 04/09/2013 11:37

Oh and I know an Adonis!

MackerelOfFact · 04/09/2013 11:36

Hilary
Fanny
Standish
Margot
Sandy
Misty
Blair
Ramona
Ellen
Theresa

LegoDragon · 04/09/2013 02:09

Koda
Jimi
Jaasua
Wiley
Gaapuril

Nuka
Audrianna
Siaija
Kynlee
Ariadne

SomethingOnce · 03/09/2013 23:13

Shaena.

AberdeenAngusina · 03/09/2013 06:21

Cynthia
Elise
Lydia
Collette
Erica

Maximillian
Zachary
Joay
Victor

redstormrising · 03/09/2013 01:08

Read.
A male family member. It was a family name, and they gave it to him as a first name.

I quite like it.

dottygamekeeper · 03/09/2013 01:06

Cressida
Atalanta
Lola

redstormrising · 03/09/2013 00:43

I know of a Shenandoah.

Sadie204 · 03/09/2013 00:05

C.O.D
Esme
Carys
Dixie
Bodie
Krissma
Keegan
Elise
Sugar
Tre
RVJ
Harrison
Aiden
Cody
Cydnee
Warwick
Alexis
Tristan
Angel
Keeley
Lyndsey (male)
Carson
Deacon
Amber
Dimitri
Willow
Rogue
Poppy
Shanee
Lyndon
Fallon
Shelby
Luna
Logan
Corbin
Chloe-Leigh
Heidi
Malachi
Caleb
Brogan
Bronya
Ocean
Riannon
Jamieson
Tanita
Rowbel

volvocowgirl · 29/08/2013 17:47

Females:
Melodie
Honeybee
Zia
Esme (but a lot of friends have got this on their names for newborn lists for the future)
Jude
Rainn
Mercedes
Gay
Saffi

Males:
Ajaz
Skyler
Barnaby
Nirvana

xJadex · 29/08/2013 16:20

Leyonda

ohmymimi · 29/08/2013 13:31

Talboys - me (really), its my middle name.

UriGeller · 29/08/2013 11:55

Debs75 Are you Ren Harvieu's Aunty?

Most people I know are the only ones with their name...with the exception of a couple of Claires and a few littlies named Molly/Mollie/Mollee/Mollii or whatever Grin

I need to get out more.