Unusual Name Ideas?

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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 · 10/06/2017 15:17

Broadly speaking, and there are exceptions, I don't like:
made-up or you-neek spelling names
names that are usually surnames
names that are things or nouns (eg Wren)

I like names that have some sort of history or tradition behind them, but that have fallen out of fashion, been forgotten or are just a bit obscure.

OwlsinTowls · 10/06/2017 15:00

Ariadne
Marina
Kerenza/sa
Noëlle
Élodie
Esmeralda
Celeste
Bea
Lenna
Isolde
Octavia
Saffron
Saskia

Isidore
Nikolai
Odin
Oswald
Vaughn
Jasper
River

grufallosfriend · 10/06/2017 14:40

It depends on how unusual you want. Personally I really like many outside the top 250 or so. Classic but not overused or trendy.

Teddy6767 · 10/06/2017 13:10

Girl -
Willow
Eliana
Saskia
Morven
Celestia
Lenore
Lorienne
Tansy
Remi
Juno

Boys -

Eden
Devon
Zen
Arlo
Mylo
Aspen
Travis

chickpe · 10/06/2017 12:56

We were thinking of Aster for a girl, but our bean is a boy, so he'll be named Cedar instead. I know my cousin really likes Allegra.

MikeUniformMike · 10/06/2017 12:55

Wren is awful IMO. Not the bird troglodytes troglodytes, but as a name.
Bound to be nn'd as Rennie - reminds me of indigestion.

BreakfastAtSquiffanys · 10/06/2017 12:54

Melamine
Ottoman
Parsley

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 10/06/2017 12:51

*Oakley.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 10/06/2017 12:50

I like Hudson and Oakely.
How about Wren and Ebony.

UsaNayme · 10/06/2017 12:31

What are the unusual names that you like?

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