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Unusual Name Ideas?

60 replies

pravkija · 10/06/2017 10:45

I really like unusual names, I was wondering what other people considered unusual and what unusual names they liked. Were there any names that you wished you used or wanted to at the time, but didn't because you feared it was too 'out there'?

I'm looking for both boys and girls names, thanks if you can help.

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29Palms · 11/06/2017 13:20

I think Robin evolved as a diminutive of Robert, rather than a direct reference to the bird.

I don't like Wren, partly because of the Wr. Probably just me, but Wr- words tend not to be pleasant. Wretched, wrench, wrinkled etc.

hoddtastic · 11/06/2017 12:58

just being unusual for the sake of it seems a bit 'meh' if there's a name you really like then use it, but going 'off piste' for the sake of it seems crazy, and some of these suggestions are either silly/totally normal or cruel :D And I don't mean the carpet/lentil suggestions with that by the way.

daisypond · 11/06/2017 12:49

Fenella is a normal name.
If you can have Robin as a name, I think other bird names are OK as well. Wren, Merle - French for blackbird - are fine.
Similarly with plants - if you can have Daisy, Violet, why not go for Tulip, Bluebell, etc? I knew a girl called Sorrel - will be in her 30s now.

OwlsinTowls · 11/06/2017 12:28

People are being unnecessarily silly now.

MikeUniformMike · 11/06/2017 10:59

Minjita
Cockermouth
Scunthorpe

IntheBenefitTrap · 11/06/2017 09:50

They're all medical words Teddy 😂

Teddy6767 · 11/06/2017 08:46

Lupus? That's a type of autoimmune disease

ScarletSienna · 11/06/2017 07:35

Cerumen
Escherichia
Myelin
Yersinia
Lupus
Eschar
Melena
Rosacea

LorLorr2 · 11/06/2017 01:52

It's definitely his name, don't know why on earth you'd choose it over the Malachi spelling but there we are haha

Shopkinsdoll · 11/06/2017 01:50

Waverley, fanella? Tell me this is a joke? That's not unusual it's cruel

Marcipex · 11/06/2017 01:41

Faraday
Halcyon

29Palms · 11/06/2017 01:30

Malacky isn't a name, it's a spelling mistake.

BandeauSally · 11/06/2017 01:24

Lentil and bean! Grin brilliant!

I know a Baby Bo.

LorLorr2 · 11/06/2017 01:19

I also had a friend called Beau and our other friends were jealous as they thought it was a cool name Grin

viques · 11/06/2017 01:18

I think Lentil is quite sweet, if they were twins you could have Lentil and Bean.

LorLorr2 · 11/06/2017 01:18

Hahaha BandeauSally
'You are invited to the christening of little Carpet'

OP the most unusual name I've come across on a girl might be Merle, for a boy perhaps Malacky.

BandeauSally · 11/06/2017 01:13

You'll have to be more specific. Otherwise......

Mirror
Flip flop
Penknife
LCD
Carpet
Magaluf
Lentil

Grin
Buntysoven · 11/06/2017 00:57

Zinnia Tilia Magenta Demelza Arriety. None got past OH.

poopsqueak · 10/06/2017 23:42

Adolf?

IntheBenefitTrap · 10/06/2017 23:39

Spandex

Cushion

Gaviscon

Hare

Composteleana · 10/06/2017 23:34

Currently teaching a little Delilah, which I absolutely love.

Just read a book featuring a Talitha which I also like.

Also like Celia/Cece

I like Vincent for a boy, also Enzo, though doubt I would use either. Is Flynn unusual or are there lots of those now? I like that too.

SuperBeagle · 10/06/2017 23:25

Ebony is an awful name. Racist connotations, and often considered "chavvy" or low class.

LittleLostRoeDeer · 10/06/2017 23:19

Our baby name lists have included the following over the years:
Waverley
Fenella
Astrid

Erland
Woody
Dexter

I can't put my daughter's actual name as I'm pretty sure she's the only kid called it and it'll out me! Trying for number 3 at the moment and can't decide whether we'll go so unusual again or not. Something to consider, in my experience from having used an unusual name, it can be a pain. I end up repeating it, spelling it out, and agreeing over and over that yes it is unusual...

bridgetreilly · 10/06/2017 20:13

Ebony is truly awful. Racist overtones whether you are black or white. Please don't go there.

CowParsleyNettle · 10/06/2017 19:14

Corbyn?