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Your favourite unusual names?

137 replies

Yawninghippo · 09/10/2016 18:36

What are your favourite ones? Boy or girl. Anything out of the top few hundred names. Smile

I'm looking for inspiration! My name tastes run to most things, particularly love anything Italian, pretty girls names, anything nature related or strong boys names. TIA!

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AverageMummy · 08/07/2019 16:48

I love Dulcie

FishCanFly · 08/07/2019 08:26

I like Dravis or Endres for a boy

ladyisabelle · 08/07/2019 05:53

Iphigenia
Tisiphone
Amadea
Faustina
Ursuline

Perseus
Algernon
Mercutio
Oisin
Adonis

Tillygetsit · 07/07/2019 22:38

Arietty and Demelza.

PrincessLouis · 07/07/2019 19:10

Amabel (Medieval name). Could do nn Mabel. Poss spoilt by Amabella in Big Little Lies

dessertequila · 07/07/2019 15:08

Kinsley
Clover
Romeo

feelingverylazytoday · 07/07/2019 15:03

Just thought of another one,
Sigourney.

feelingverylazytoday · 07/07/2019 15:02

Alafair (girl)
River (boy)
Rain (girl/boy).

Ellmau · 07/07/2019 13:11

Damaris. I think it sounds both pretty and strong.

Lilyannarose · 07/07/2019 12:43

Acacia
Clarinda
Dahlia
Eliska
Elfrida
Emory
Felicia
Juniper
Kyrie
Leilani
Lorelei
Milayna
Petunia
Rosalie
Seraphina
Xanthe
Zuleika

kittytiggy · 07/07/2019 11:56

I like Elka and Phaedra (phay-druh) for a girl

carmenbea · 07/07/2019 11:48

A lot of these aren't that unusual now Grin

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Yawninghippo · 26/10/2016 08:59

Oooooh 125 posts! Sorry I abandoned you all. Thank you for your replies, some gorgeous names here!

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Yika · 24/10/2016 21:34

Cassandra
Edme
Nadege
Sigrid
America

Barnaby
Anatole
Boris

lilyborderterrier · 24/10/2016 20:36

I have a Wren

FinnegansCake · 21/10/2016 16:10

Ombretta - I know a lovely Italian lady with this name, and it suits her so well.

I also like Ilario for a boy.

AmyLBC · 21/10/2016 15:39

Girls:
Luciana
Rosalie
Adeline
Gelsomina
Jasmina
Rosabella
Arabella
Ramona

Boys:
Sergio
Giuseppe
Cosimo
Constantino
Carmine
Mario
Marcello
Roman
Lucien

SapphireStrange · 21/10/2016 15:36
Grin
Terrifiedandregretful · 21/10/2016 15:36

Snap Sapphire!

Terrifiedandregretful · 21/10/2016 15:35

Jesse for a boy
Hero for a girl

SapphireStrange · 21/10/2016 15:31

I like loads of these and would add Lysander, Cosmo and Leander for a boy, Hero for a girl. Also mad Catholic names like Consuelo and Assumpta.

Sorry if any of these are in the top few hundred; I CBA to Google and check.

Fluffsnuts · 21/10/2016 15:25

Eben and Rufus for boys.

Persephone and Cassiopeia for girls.

Unicorn1981 · 21/10/2016 15:09

I really loved Daenerys as in game of thrones from when i first read the book but I didn't have the confidence to use it.

Pipilangstrumpf · 18/10/2016 08:57

Wouldn't it be great if people actually used these names Smile?

Choccywoccyhooha · 18/10/2016 02:15

Fernand
Oak
Haldan
Rowan
Aldous
Oberon
Guillaume
Matisse
Issa
Victor

Isolda
Hilda
Emiliana
Stina
Aria
Sunday
Tuesday
Io
Indiana