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Name you loved but it was just too quirky?

356 replies

Greengreen88 · 17/08/2019 21:14

Is there a name you didn’t use because it was just too quirky or “out there” but still love?

I loved Starr, Juniper and Skye, DH vetoed! (Don’t even think those are that quirky, tbh.)

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RoRosmama · 15/05/2021 15:24

Both my daughters have u usual names. Rosaria and Gianna. I am half Italian though so not unusual to me. Although my daughters are both blonde and blue eyed like their dad 😂🤦🏼‍♀️ still it suits them I think.

MidnightMystery · 22/10/2019 21:56

Bhodi

Bouledeneige · 22/10/2019 21:49

I have a very plain name so both my kids have unusual names. They have hardly ever met anyone else with their name - in fact neither have.

saywhatwhatnow · 22/10/2019 14:09

Valentine for DS. Not a chance DH would've agreed!

PixieDustt · 21/10/2019 10:43

I used a 'quirky' name for DS, no regrets here either 😬

MerryDeath · 21/10/2019 10:18

my DS has a very unusual name - if i ever meet another, living, i'll be furious! - and although when he was born there were a couple of side eyes it's really become him and it was normal before we knew it. so don't let the haters put you off!

ElenaTan · 21/10/2019 10:14

Rochella

LahLahsBigBand · 21/10/2019 10:12

Inigo
Cressida

xanderllama · 21/10/2019 10:08

I secretly love Wolfie, not Wolf or Wolfgang but Wolfie. I also had a little thing for Tiger as well. DH and I are currently shortlisting names (I’m 35 weeks Grin), but we have ruled out animal names for now as we realised there are so many more usable names we love just as much!

Thisishowwesurvive · 21/10/2019 10:05

I used a quirky name for dd, no regrets at all

Danglingmod · 21/10/2019 09:11

I know an adult Florian. He is very much a Florian.

mintcorneto · 21/10/2019 01:32

Valentina

Sashkin · 21/10/2019 01:01

Florian. Such a beautiful romantic name, but I just imagined teachers yelling it across the playground, people pronouncing it to rhyme with “Dorian” off Birds of a Feather, and decided we couldn’t.

So we went with Alexander/Sasha instead, and now everyone thinks he’s a girl.

AnotherQuirkyUsername · 21/10/2019 00:53

Tizzy

Barnaby

Bouledeneige · 21/10/2019 00:30

I've got a Hamish. He has never liked it but most adults do.

For me it was:
Seamus
Finn
Della
Lorelei
Bobby (for a girl)
Merisna
Gilbert or Gill
Keir
Cody
Hermione
Florence
Celeste

Slappadabass · 20/10/2019 23:45

Gypsy, absolutely love it, but I just couldn't do it.

Buttybach · 20/10/2019 23:32

And Ptolemy for a boy

Buttybach · 20/10/2019 23:32

Araminta

QM1224 · 20/10/2019 23:30

And also Yannis for boy

QM1224 · 20/10/2019 23:28

Boy names
Goodwin
Haywood
Yuma

WDYT

Heatingson · 20/10/2019 22:45

My eldest daughters middle name is Blythe Apollo. We very nearly stole it from her to use as our youngests first name as I loved it so much. It wouldn’t have suited her at all though as she is anything but blithe.

Gillyhicks · 20/10/2019 10:32

My name is on here! My advice would be to go for it, I have never wanted a more normal name, it’s nice to be memorable!

YobaOljazUwaque · 20/10/2019 06:15

Peregrine

Apolloanddaphne · 20/10/2019 01:36

I wanted to call DD1 Blythe but DH vetoed it. I still like it.

PointlessUsername · 20/10/2019 00:54

Ryder DH was not keen.

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