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Help me add to my 'unusual' list please?

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AllRoundGoodEgg · 28/03/2017 10:14

Okay so not pregnant, currently trying. Have 3 DD's already (their names will out me)

We like names that are a bit different but not completely unheard of so far we have -

Girls -
Meadow
Luna
Lux
James (DH choice Hmm)

Boys-
Wilf(red) - Not different but I like it
August
Rex
Rocky

I know they aren't to everyone's taste but does anyone have anymore suggestions??

My favourites are Lux and August

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Jooni · 28/03/2017 11:15

Love Luna, August, Wilf and Rex!

Your girls seem to be a bit hippie-quirky and your boys more formal-quirky. You might like:

Wren
Lark
Nixie
Clover
Ione
Sappho
Vesper
Briar
Primrose
Juniper
Jet
Rue

Otto
Magnus
Maxim
Alban
Sylvan
Hector
Linus
Silas
Wilder
Grey

Ojoj1974 · 28/03/2017 11:14

Swithun for a boy
Katinka for a girl

LouisevilleLlama · 28/03/2017 11:14

To be fair wanting to call someone Lux, Red, August (less so) or meadow seems a little fadish to me, seems almost like - conception story "it was August s/he smelt of Lux we were in a meadow and wearing red one thing led to another and 10 months later here you are!"

It's personal preference of course but I actually find James a little better but Jamie more suitable as it's somewhat unisex

LokisSister · 28/03/2017 11:12

Digby
Axel
Saracen

Artemisia
Fizz
Taryn

goldenrachita · 28/03/2017 11:10

A couple of comments:

Rocky/Rex (macho fun names) are a totally different vibe to August (posh, cultured names). If you don't have any other boys, only girls, then you might get away with either, but if you have girls called Clementine, Saffron and Ottilie you need to head more in the August direction.

There will be a million girls called Luna. It's like the default choice of minor celebs and soap stars.

I'd look at foreign name lists- a great source of inspo. Especially for girls.

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AllRoundGoodEgg · 28/03/2017 11:08

@TheImprobableGirl I agree. Although I do love it!
Dd1 & 2 have names which are booming, dd1's more so as there are 3 in total moving up to the same primary school from nursery alone Shock and dd2's has been on here a lot lately after it being very under used 3 years ago.

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AllRoundGoodEgg · 28/03/2017 11:06

@Wishiwasmoiradingle2017 obviously we have different tastes, which is fine.
I won't be letting DH call anybody James, total celeb fad after some actor I can't remember the name of called their kid james Hmm

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TheImprobableGirl · 28/03/2017 10:29

If you want something different I'd stay clear of Luna tbh- seems an influx after john legend and Chrissy teigen called their dd Luna!

Wishiwasmoiradingle2017 · 28/03/2017 10:26

Lux is a soap.
Red is a dog.
And ffs don't let your dh give a girl the name James.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 28/03/2017 10:24

Rainbow
Oceania
Albertina
Augustina
Bronte

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 28/03/2017 10:22

Girls;
Wren
Lark
Storm
Star
Opal

Boys;
Jett
Otis
Oakley
Ronson
Asa

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 28/03/2017 10:22

Girls.
Persephone
Maricia
Gianna
Nature
Claraya
Saturn
Tansy

Boys
Gustav
Lucian
Ezekiel

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