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Original poster

Help me find an uncommon but not weird name!

61 replies

superlambanana · 17/01/2014 21:16

DH has vetoed nearly all of my suggestions, eg:

Cara
Fern
Flora
Clara
Serena
Annabel
Clover

We like, but can't have as friends do, Alice and Amelie. At the moment the compromise name is Emily, which we both like but I would rather have something a bit less popular.

Please help me because DH can't think of any but just keeps vetoing all mine!!

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lljkk · 18/01/2014 17:55

Is Laura in the top 100? Coz that's a very pretty name imho.

GampyWabbit · 18/01/2014 17:51

Naomi
Nyah
Nina
Clara
Thalia
Zoe

ohmymimi · 18/01/2014 17:51

Cecelia
Linley
Margot
Patrice
Sylvia
Mariette
Rosalind

ApplesAndStares · 18/01/2014 17:47

Constance

sooperdooper · 18/01/2014 11:30

Dawn isn't common these days and very pretty

MrsT2007 · 18/01/2014 11:24

I have a Lois.

Biblical but not mega common.

feetheart · 18/01/2014 10:28

Tessa?

Haven't met another child with the same name in nearly 11 years :)

saintmerryweather · 18/01/2014 10:23

Kari
Aveline
Meredith
Giselle
Aubrey
Jocelyn
Matilda
Florence
Avery
Alais

soontobeslendergirl · 18/01/2014 10:22

Marissa
Melissa
Leona

cathpip · 18/01/2014 10:14

Philippa
Ena
Meredith
Esther
Ada
Dotty
Rosa

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superlambanana · 18/01/2014 09:57

Gwen I've suggested that to him but no!!

Knowing my DH I think he'd actually like some if he entertained the idea for longer than a split second!!

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GwenStacy · 18/01/2014 08:49

If you both like Emily, we have an Emmeline? :)

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superlambanana · 17/01/2014 22:32

There are a lot that I like here, thanks. Yes we've decided on a boy's name Smile

DH looked through the entire list on the useable names outside the top 1000 and declared he didn't like any of them!! Grrr. He seems to think that anything outside of the 'normal' list of names that were popular while we were growing up - Laura, Sarah, Katy, Hannah, Rebecca etc - is either 'weird and made up' or 'really old'. Hmm

Still wonder if I can get him to come round to Flora...

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DorothyGherkins · 17/01/2014 21:58

I think Ruth is simple but strong and understated.

EnidB · 17/01/2014 21:57

Lauren, Minnie, Josie. I take it you wanted girl names!

GirlWithTheDirtyShirt · 17/01/2014 21:56

I ame on to say Romilly - your criteria were the same as ours and that's what we chose.

We also considered Seren, Aurelia, Genevieve and Harper. Well, I considered Harper. DH did not (and this was pre-Beckham). He also liked Bronwyn and I liked Heidi.

PicaK · 17/01/2014 21:54

Agatha

Mrswellyboot · 17/01/2014 21:54

Kathleen
Josephine
Rosemary
Monica
Jane
Juliette
Bridget
Susan
Nicola
Marcella
Andrea

homeworkmakesmemad · 17/01/2014 21:53

I like Audrey too, and have a friend whose daughter is Audrey Jane (sometimes gets Audrey Jane, other times just Jane)

Also like Ada.

Hate Elva though - knew an older woman who was called Elva and she was horrid - put me off for life

FallonColby · 17/01/2014 21:52

I adore Astrid but DH wouldn't even consider it :(

TheFantasticFixit · 17/01/2014 21:51

I have a Bess?

hoboken · 17/01/2014 21:50

Sylvie, Cecily, Selina, Jemima, Francesca, Ellen, Sonya, Venitia, Florence, Colette, Zena, Katerina, Anastasia, Ruth, Helena

homeworkmakesmemad · 17/01/2014 21:50

Josephine (Josie)
Orli
Iona

meditrina · 17/01/2014 21:42

Jane, Pamela, Susan, Joanna, Belinda, Nicola?

ExitPursuedByTheRoyalPrude · 17/01/2014 21:42

Is that you Zara?

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