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Your favourite unusual names?

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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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gonetoseeamanaboutadog · 10/10/2016 11:29

Linnet and Enda

lastqueenofscotland · 10/10/2016 11:26

I love Enola.

Unfortunately everyone hears it and thinks "nukes"

KoalaDownUnder · 10/10/2016 11:22

Saskia
Anouk
Odessa
Tatiana
Sabine

Digby
Elisha
Clancy
Remy

PotatoBread · 10/10/2016 11:07

If you like Miriam what about Merryn or Mirren or Meredith?

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Yawninghippo · 10/10/2016 10:09

Love Miriam, Celeste ( DP likes Celestia for a girl) and Kester.

Faunia is gorgeous too.

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Dogolphin · 10/10/2016 09:45

Faunia
Vaughn

CakeRattleandRoll · 10/10/2016 09:32

Miriam
Celeste
Yvette
Larissa
Corisande
Elspeth
Miranda
Anita
Tansy
Isolde
Jacquetta
Kerensa
Nimue

Taliesin
Osian
Silas
Orson
Jarvis
Angus
Kester
Tycho
Isambard
Jago
Erasmus
Aldous
Jory

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Yawninghippo · 10/10/2016 08:29

Ottilie is beautiful! I love 'O' names, like Odile and Odette. I have an Octavia who goes only by her 2nd middle name, which is a common animal. I wish I'd just chosen that as Octavia is sadly never used at all!

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sugarplumfairy28 · 10/10/2016 07:40

Sorry to gatecrash slightly, I love how Ottilie has come up a lot!! I chose that name for DD many many years ago (even though she is only 5), after my great Nan, before it was even on the radar in the UK. So relieved that it is considered in this regard. One happy Mummy here.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 10/10/2016 07:40

Lowenna
Mimosa
Storm
Josette
Arietty
Autumn
Opal
Regan

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Yawninghippo · 10/10/2016 05:43

Some amazing choices here! Keep them coming!

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Ebbenmeowgi · 09/10/2016 22:36

Elowyn / Elowen, Emrys and Eden

Thewolfsjustapuppy · 09/10/2016 22:27

Jago
Manus
Iolo

Nesta
Juno

Beebeeeight · 09/10/2016 22:20

Astrid
Lara
Nerissa
Ariadne
Andromeda
Acacia
Skyler
Dallas

WankersHacksandThieves · 09/10/2016 22:11

Amarys
Lorna
Stella
Mairi

Eustace
Struan
Sylvester
Dorian

LucyLot · 09/10/2016 22:08

I loved Persephone until partner pointed out it sounded like I was trying to say Stephanie with a lisp.

GRW · 09/10/2016 22:07

Simone, Adele, Athena for girls.

fartlek · 09/10/2016 22:07

Echo or Morven for a girl

RichardHead · 09/10/2016 22:05

I know a Ramona, two Hester's and a Magnus. Love all three of those names!

scrivette · 09/10/2016 22:05

Henley and Riven for a boy (Riven rhymes with my surname so couldn't use it)

Autumn and Serendipity for a girl (my parents are relieved I didn't have a girl as DH and I really love the latter!!)

Arwen and Thorin are great names!

WeArePregnant11 · 09/10/2016 21:58

Minerva and Ylva. And Castor, but that's a huge no-no in any English speaking country...

And I've always loved the name Belatrix. And I was super upset when I realised that a certain villain got this awesome name.
I also love the name Peregrine. Not sure if it's unusual, but DW refuses to even consider it...

WetsTheFinger · 09/10/2016 21:41

Alecto
Jago

gingerboy1912 · 09/10/2016 21:41

Torin
Roman
Reston
for boys

Morran
For a girl

crje · 09/10/2016 21:41

Reece & Rowan for boys

Bronwyn & Norah for girls

9troubledwaters · 09/10/2016 21:37

Sabine
Liviana
Adriana
Cecilia (pronounced) che-chi-lia in Italian
Alessandro
Cinzia
Roberta (dds name)