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Confessions - names you love but will never use

241 replies

Radish9 · 16/01/2015 18:06

Just as title really. I have a theory that everyone has a baby name that they love but will never/ have never got to use. Mine is Silas, always adored it but DH (and almost everyone else in rl) hates it. My mum's is Toby, she's tried to get us to use it but we haven't obliged. Would anyone else care to share?

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Only1scoop · 16/01/2015 18:29

Buster

slithytove · 16/01/2015 18:27

Ophelia

cosmicglittergirl · 16/01/2015 18:27

I like Lysander and Perdita too.

cosmicglittergirl · 16/01/2015 18:26

Persephone, Percival, Hermione (too HP), Benedict.

MrsJacksonAvery · 16/01/2015 18:22

Harper. Damn Beckhams. Plus, it sounds shit with my surname.

FunkyPeacock · 16/01/2015 18:21

Tess

Hugh

fairnotfair · 16/01/2015 18:21

Nina. Lovely name.

Never used because (a) I have DSs, and (b) it would have really bothered my father, who associated it with somebody pretty unpleasant.

momb · 16/01/2015 18:21

Maeve and Rosaline.
...and lots of boys names but without sons what can you do?

Palooza · 16/01/2015 18:20

Sindri and
Lysander. Names I wanted for DS2 and 3.

They are not called Sindri and Lysander Sad

Lunastarfish · 16/01/2015 18:19

Roxanne

Whenever I mention I like it im told it's a 'chav/stripper/prostitues' name. I think it's lovely but sadly the alliteration with my DPs surname means it doesn't work Sad

WhereBeThatBlackbirdTo · 16/01/2015 18:17

Dmitri

Scarlet

Pico2 · 16/01/2015 18:15

Cordelia and Perdita - apparently too tragic to use. And Peter doesn't go with our surname.

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CharlesRyder · 16/01/2015 18:09

Shayne.

Especially for a girl.

baskingseals · 16/01/2015 18:08

Gabriel, the perfect ultimate name. Dh sadly did not share my Gabriel love.