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What potential quirky baby names could I call my potential DD?

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greenfluffysocks · 18/03/2018 21:09

Hi all, I'm a teen who is currently expecting. My baby reveal is in a few months and although I'm fixed on calling my potential DS Matthew, like his father, I have no idea what to call my potential DD! Confused But I want it to be creative and quirky, any ideas?
So far I've got :

  • Oceania
  • Arielle-Sky
-Asia-Mae
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MoreHairyThanScary · 18/03/2018 22:27

Agree with other posters mae is about as unoriginal / quirky as you can get....

For a girl
Hera
Juno
Lydia

For a boy
Amos nn moss
Arthur

bridgetreilly · 18/03/2018 22:26

Inigo

bridgetreilly · 18/03/2018 22:23

Quirky boys names:
Leander
Hereward
Edgar
Alaric
Jerome
Caedmon
Canute
Lucian
Clement

I would use Matthew as a middle name, to save the confusion with his father.

Veterinari · 18/03/2018 22:22

Well double-barrelling with Mae is about an non-creative as you could get.

If you want something a bit different you’d be better off picking an underused classic rather than double barrelling with a super-common name that will be very much ‘of this generation’

And calling your DS Matthew is pretty sad if that’s his father’s name - doesn’t he deserve a name of his own? Or is he destined to just be a mini-me?

Coco2891 · 18/03/2018 22:19

Love Liberty and Paloma Ravenwings
I just want to add Pearl 😍 god I love that name.
I quite like some old lady names like Ivy , Iris , Maude, Olive

RavenWings · 18/03/2018 22:17

There have been some really lovely suggestions, much more quirky and unusual than the original list.

I'll add Liberty, Electra, Amity, Allegra, Aphra, Zinnia, Paloma, Jada, Rania, Vita, Elise, Damaris.

Dontrocktheboat · 18/03/2018 22:16

I know an Oceana (prefer to Oceania) and think it is lovely.

Arielle is lovely by itself. Also in this vein Ariana and Eliana.

I don't like double barrelled names personally, particularly just appending Mae onto the end, which is definitely not quirky!

Why not choose a more interesting boy name and use Matthew as a middle name if a boy?

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greenfluffysocks · 18/03/2018 22:15

Never meant to come across as ageist ! I do believe theres a divide when it comes to things such as baby names choices though! I respect any age mother, as a first time expecting mum I look up to older mothers, who probably have my xp than me

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Coco2891 · 18/03/2018 22:14

Watermelon - it’s not watermelon is it? 🤣
Can’t belive a priest would refuse anyone for their name 😮😮😮

Coco2891 · 18/03/2018 22:13

Asia is nice but I’ve got a pet hate of Mae/May/Mai as a middle name. My suggestions would be :-
Sunday
Sapphire
Solomi
Savanna
Shilo
Bianca
Valentina
Veronica ‘V’ or ‘Vernie’
Viola
Vienna
Athena
Maddison
Solomia
Shay
Carmen
Honestly I could go on and on with girls names but I’ll stop now.
(I have 2 boys) 😂

Ohyesiam · 18/03/2018 22:12

nasty bit of ageism inyour update there op.Angry

Pancakeflipper · 18/03/2018 22:10

Lyma
Brexxie
Brynia
Jeannique
Dorcha

upsideup · 18/03/2018 22:10

I love Oceania and Asia- Mae, though Mae is quite popular.
Ariell-Sky I like individually but they dont fit that well together.
Though I'm really not keen on naming a child after a parent, would he be Mathew Junior? Although Mathew is an okay name it doesnt really compete with your girl choices

HairyToity · 18/03/2018 22:09

Morgana
Briar

Waterlemon · 18/03/2018 22:09

I love the name May/Mae but also agree that it is the modern version of “Louise” that every other 70’s/early 80’s baby girl was given as a mn!

PointlessUsername · 18/03/2018 22:08

Bracken
Afton
Porsha
Dezore
Trixie
Vadar
Hero

Waterlemon · 18/03/2018 22:05

Orlena
Laina
Ava-mae
Roxie
Tierney
Maeve
Martha

I have a quirky name - in fact, the priest refused to Christian me. Apparently he christened me using my middle name first! I’ve never particularly liked having a quirky name. My name is also a bit childish/girlie and could be a nickname for a longer name. DP didn’t want to give me one name for me to then be called by another but I do wish they had given me the longer name that mine is derived from, so I would have had a choice later in life.

There is nothing wrong with any of your names, just try imagining them attached to a 40 yr old before you make your final choice.

HairyToity · 18/03/2018 22:03

I don't like hyphenated names. How about:
Sienna
Flora
Harriet
Rosanna
Lucette
Violet
Francine
Dorothea (nn Dot or Dottie)
Alicia
Kristen

DullAndOld · 18/03/2018 22:02

not Greek but do you like Tallulah?

newtlover · 18/03/2018 22:02

bear in mind any Greek origin names will be frequently mispronounced and/or mis-spelt

DullAndOld · 18/03/2018 22:02

If you like Greek names, what about Artemis or Antigone? or Penelope?

RavenWings · 18/03/2018 22:01

Anything ending in -mae will just blend into the hordes of other kids named Speshul-Mae, Youneek-Mae or whatever it is. It just isn't quirky when there's a horde of them.

I think Asia and Sky are pretty sounding names.

Petalflowers · 18/03/2018 21:58

I’ll be honest, not keen on your names, but that’s because I prefer more traditional names, rather than quirky. However, there’s nothing wrong with them, and I do like Persephone.

Other suggestions:
Hermione
Titania
kizzy
Kaia
Maya
Tara
Tilly
Piper
Ramona
Josie
Hero

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greenfluffysocks · 18/03/2018 21:58

thank you dogface, any reason for the dislike towards Asia-Mae? Asia was my mothers POB , and I love double barrelled names, really cute and then my DD can choose between 2 names!

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BrutusMcDogface · 18/03/2018 21:55

Asia-mae is HORRIBLE.

Oceania is quite pretty, as is Persephone (sephy for short?)

Don't call her Fraise (strawberry in French?!)