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What is your favorite name that...

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CheerfulYank · 29/09/2014 15:06

Is unusual but still recognizable as a name?

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MamaDoGood · 01/10/2014 13:36

Lorelei :)

TheWholeOfTheSpoon · 01/10/2014 13:19

Wolfie. I LOVE that name.

babyblabber · 01/10/2014 13:19

ps remember these things can change quickly! Noah was extremely unusual when we named DS, so much so that my parents were really not in favour, they thought it was some crazy footballer's wife type name or something. now it's number 10 on the baby name list (in Ireland!) and completely normal, almost common (GRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!! Angry)

babyblabber · 01/10/2014 13:14

glad to see Penelope mentioned a few times as it's now top of our list if this bump is a girl!

i also like Amaya which is a Spanish name and we have Luca for a boy which isn't crazy unusual but not heard very often.

other names I've rarely heard are Hadley (girl), Mabel and Fodhla (irish but very unusual, girl's name).

know a little Elijah who's gorgeous.

CitronVert · 01/10/2014 11:33

Struan for a boy (I have no Scottish connections so would be unusual for me)

Sorrel for a girl

Mammanat222 · 01/10/2014 11:24

Finn for a boy

Indiana for a girl.

Although I think we're going for Beatrice for this baby.

FoxSticks · 01/10/2014 10:43

Love Genevieve, but our surname is a mouthful so it wouldn't go.

I also like Joss, but don't think we are hipster enough to pull that name off plus the first part of our name is Os, and Joss Os is probably a bit silly.

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CheerfulYank · 01/10/2014 10:37

That may be Legion :o Angus is nice though!

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Legionofboom · 01/10/2014 10:35

I absolutely love the name Angus but I'm guessing it would be difficult, if not impossible to pull off in the mid west Grin

Totesnamechanged · 30/09/2014 18:46

Ds may well have been a Melody, or Elodie or even Honey.

Those are my top girl names

LauraChant · 30/09/2014 18:38

Linnet for a girl
Sorensen for a boy

PenguinsIsSleepDeprived · 30/09/2014 18:36

Felicity, Hermione, Vivienne. Smile

moxon · 30/09/2014 18:14

Torin is quite nice, blue

BlueChampagne · 30/09/2014 14:55

Vashti

Torin

Givemecaffeine21 · 30/09/2014 14:25

Marnie for a girl.

sonniboo · 30/09/2014 12:34

Not sure if these are unusual enough:

Thaddeus
Anton
Fabian
Quentin
Clement

Celeste
Raphaella
Seraphina
Penelope
Meredith

PsammeadPaintedTheLion · 30/09/2014 11:22

Ariadne
Genevieve
Cassandra

Cassian
Griffin
Johan

HenriettaTurkey · 29/09/2014 18:55

Ooh good thread. I love Hephzibah.

So it's probably lucky I only had boys!

Frikadellen · 29/09/2014 18:49

Amabel I love it Also love Karenza

BikeRunSki · 29/09/2014 18:47

Naomi, Marla, Violet, Zoe
Amos, Ambrose, Anthony, Peter

Kantha · 29/09/2014 18:44

Selina

Rupert

MarianneBrandon · 29/09/2014 18:43

Cora
Penelope
Felicity
Clara
Ada

Miles
Emmett
Jasper
Fraser
Arlo

youbethemummylion · 29/09/2014 18:41

Thalia
Lorenzo
Elspeth
Amadeus

burgatroyd · 29/09/2014 18:38

Lettice!

burgatroyd · 29/09/2014 18:38

Thisbe, lettuce, Meritxell