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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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pintofmilk · 16/01/2015 21:35

I am expecting DC4 in a few weeks, haven't found out the sex.

Would love either : Heathcliff (just love Wuthering Heights) for a boy
Or
Vesper for a girl.
Sadly DP has told me NO NO NO and blames it on my hormones Sad

burgatroyd · 16/01/2015 21:34

Has a nice ring to it!

burgatroyd · 16/01/2015 21:34

According to urban dictionary:
Queebie
a slut; originated from "queen bee" because queen bees fuck all the worker bees
"what a queebie, she has a different guy for every day of the week"

burgatroyd · 16/01/2015 21:32

sleepdodger Queebie? Hmm

dementedma · 16/01/2015 21:29

Ruth. Dh hated it.
Sebastian. Simon. Guy. Likewise.

Notso · 16/01/2015 21:22

Leroy, I absolutely love it, but everyone I ever mentioned it to gave me a WTF face. DH just pissed himself laughing.

BathshebaDarkstone · 16/01/2015 21:20

Wulf. With DS's surname he'd have got some serious stick at school. Hmm

MummyBeerest · 16/01/2015 21:19

Chloe. Constantly vetoed.

River for a boy.

gunadeas · 16/01/2015 21:17

Ned for a boy & Honor for a girl.....

DilysDerwent · 16/01/2015 21:13

Philippa - sounds terrible with surname

squoosh · 16/01/2015 21:12

Ah but it wouldn't be the kids doing the teasing. It would be Uncle Paul, or Granddad Jim.

sleepdodger · 16/01/2015 21:11

Beatrix
Claudia
Queebie
Persephone nn perci
Penny
Pearl
Saroise

We have boys...

Longdistancenerves · 16/01/2015 21:10

My gosh there's some brilliant inspiration on here.. I love Lysander.

Anyway, mine is Barnaby (think there was a thread about them earlier in the week) as everybody scoffed at it for DS1.

I would have said Grace, but provided I'm married if I have a DD my surname won't matter (it would be hideous) and more importantly, it was ex-DP who had a problem with it because of a girl he knew. Grin puts Grace back on the table

crje · 16/01/2015 21:10

Toby - too posh(dh)
Madeleine - too tragic( mc cann)

burgatroyd · 16/01/2015 21:07

squoosh the kids doing the teasing would have to be pretty well read in the classics and probably be called Adonis, Zuleika, Capability and Trev, short for Trevi of course.

tinymeteor · 16/01/2015 21:06

Sylvie

monsterfaery · 16/01/2015 21:05

My fave boys name is Reuben but DH vetoed it as too posh Sad

Hopingforpeaceandgoodwill · 16/01/2015 21:04

Pollyanna - named my dolly as a kid but never my daughter as was my life-long plan. Dd2 did get my other name I planned way before I met her daddy though so can't complain!

Hushabyelullaby · 16/01/2015 21:03

DancingLola - I really wanted Caoimhe but DH refused (even though I said we could spell it phonetically).

I love Zorscha, and also quite like Jelika, but as we're only having the one DC (which we already have), they won't get a chance to be used.

Bettyhen · 16/01/2015 21:01

Scout and Milo

Faez · 16/01/2015 21:01

Anastasia

eae123 · 16/01/2015 21:00

Spencer

For a girl ??

hollyisalovelyname · 16/01/2015 20:56

I forgot Aurelie.
So sweet.

YoullShootYourEyeOut · 16/01/2015 20:54

Violet, my great grandmother's name. From research on genealogy sites and my Mum's memories (she died when mum was only 10 or so), she sounded amazing and I think the name is beautiful.

I'm not having any more dcs, so it will never be used sadly.

hollyisalovelyname · 16/01/2015 20:53

Anouska
Arielle
Saskia