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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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SantanaLopez · 19/01/2015 19:03

Blessing.

I'm not even religious.

itfcbabe · 19/01/2015 18:59

I have loads that hubby would never let me use

GIRLS
Persephone
Seraphina
Serendipity

BOYS
Rufus
Digby
Attitus

squoosh · 19/01/2015 18:01

Not at all! No reason you should have know that Smile

LarrytheCucumber · 19/01/2015 17:59

Thank you squoosh Blush. Sorry you had to explain. Blush

squoosh · 19/01/2015 17:52

It was a joke. Amy Winehouse has a song called Rehab and 'They tried to make me go to rehab but I said, 'No, no, no' is the first line.

LarrytheCucumber · 19/01/2015 17:48

squoosh don't understand. Rahab was a prostitute in the Old Testament who hid two Israelite spies.

VikingLady · 19/01/2015 16:02

Ninian
Sylvester
Victoria
Sebastian

TreadSoftlyOnMyDreams · 19/01/2015 15:43

Nemesis (f) My future dog is well taken care of though.

yazz21 · 19/01/2015 15:32

Girls names I love are: Arwen, Autumn, Savannah, Quinn and Artemis. However dp has pulled the WTF face and said they are too wacky. So dd2 will unfortunately, not be called any of these.

For boys I love Orion and Rowan. But only have daughters, and doubt dp would be up for them anyway.

Really am gutted, I'll never be able to use any of these names :(

Can't remember who said them but, Atticus and Cassias are great names :)

SheThinksShesPeople · 19/01/2015 15:23

I love the name Bryher for a girl but went and married a chap whose surname rhymes with it. I've never quite forgiven him.

findingherfeet · 19/01/2015 14:22

River...I want a boy called River...well except I don't want anymore babies!

Gabriella and Sadie make me swoon

hollyisalovelyname · 19/01/2015 14:20

Purplehonesty are you in Dublin?

hollyisalovelyname · 19/01/2015 14:18

Oh Adara I'm sorry that happened to you. Could you adopt or foster?

squoosh · 19/01/2015 12:17

Larry let me guess..........you'd tried to call him Rahab but your DH said 'No, no, no'

MadeInChorley · 19/01/2015 12:12

Magnus and Innes. DH did not share the love when it came to my choice of Scottish names for the DCs.

LarrytheCucumber · 19/01/2015 12:08

I like Atticus too, but the name I've always liked but could never use is Rahab Blush

tinklykeys · 19/01/2015 11:27

Ooh atticus is great. Imagine having atticus and scout...amazing!
This thread is making me bloody. Not good!!

Adarajames · 19/01/2015 01:04

I wanted to call my little girl Kezia Arwen, but disability meant no kids Sad

Ham69 · 18/01/2015 22:21

Ned. Too worried about the Scottish "chav" association.

Commander · 18/01/2015 22:12

Luca
Rudy
Gabriel
Élan

love them all ...sigh Sad

skolastica · 18/01/2015 17:13

Magnus and Christy

Guin1 · 18/01/2015 15:16

Atticus
Aldous
Felix
Jonty
Jory
Tristram

Also love Silas!

Anwen
Elowen
Esme

dementedma · 18/01/2015 14:31

Jude

HiawathaDidntBotherTooMuch · 18/01/2015 10:02

Peter, but I really dislike the shortened Pete, which is what everyone would use.

Emma, but I don't have girls. Love it though. Simple and pretty and nobody would misspell it.

Pippa. DH really didn't like it.

Sacha.

Roomba · 18/01/2015 09:35

I love Silas too. DS2 was almost called Silas but we got such a negative reaction from everyone that we didn't in the end.

Love Matilda but won't get to use is now as done having kids.

I like a lot of Shakespearean names like Ophelia, but I know my family would think I was being up my own arse using them (philistines).

Benedict is gorgeous, but now just reminds everyone of Mr Cumberbatch.

Loads of gorgeous Irish names that I love, but I have recently seen reactions to my friend calling her DD Caoimhe, and wouldn't want my child to be taken the piss out of as people have done with her (for no reason at all, it's none of their business what sher calls her DD FFS!).