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Those names you wouldn't use...

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whatausername · 13/04/2020 13:58

...but really want to!

I was joking to a friend I might use the names Raisin and Wooster. Those are obviously total joke names but it made me wonder something. What names do you secretly like but don't have a thick enough skin to use or don't wish to 'inflict" it on a child? All subjective of course.

Mine:
Hortensia (love this!)
Augustus
Lucretia
Lavinia
Antigone
Amadeus
Wulfric
Claus (maybe if I move i could use this lol)
Hedwig
Virginia (the whole virginity as a virtue thing is ghastly)
Bláithín (I got told this is old-fashioned and I am distinctly un-Irish)

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VenusClapTrap · 13/04/2020 15:16

Anemone
Marjolaine
Ludmila
Narcissa

Tristan
Edgar
Darius

CaffiSaliMali · 13/04/2020 15:10

Girls:

Lilith - DH is Christian and I think baptism would be difficult with this one.
Morven - am not Scottish enough
Eilidh - as above
January
Orlaith - am not Irish enough
Aoife - as above
Esyllt - as beautiful as this is, the Ll makes it unworkable in England
Iseult - there's an Issy in the family
Anastasia - no Russian or Greek heritage

Boys:

Ibrahim - we are neither Muslim nor Arabic, but I do like the name
Cadwalladr - it's just a bit much
Iago - Welsh for James, ruined by Aladdin
Constantin - no Russian heritage
Alistair - not enough Scottish heritage

StormBaby · 13/04/2020 15:03

@Bouncingbelle I too love the name Kelly for a boy. I've met a few and they've all really suited it. Ive always loved the name Hermione too by HP ruined it.

finallychangedmyusername · 13/04/2020 15:01

Meant to add I LOVE Klaus/Claus. If only I had any German heritage I might have tried to tempt DH with a little Nicholas nicknamed Klaus. Smile

Also love (but would never use) Sully/Sullivan and Bellatrix.

finallychangedmyusername · 13/04/2020 14:49

Ok, these I love Blush but would never use:

"Word/occupation" names:
Cloud, Holliday, Story, Meadow, Snow, September, Lilac (girls)
Baker, Deacon, Everest, Sailor, Cobalt, Stone (boys)

"Posh" names that would sound WAY too over the top with my already-posh-sounding surname:
Calliope, Alexandrina, Madelief, Persephone, Seraphina, Sophronia, Xanthippe, Luciana (girls).
Rudyard, Cassius, Jolyon, Ludovic, Lysander, Xavier, Sylvester, Rudolph, Oleander, Casimir (boys).

I also have a soft spot for Lucifer. ConfusedGrin

Ironically perhaps, my actual children have names that are described as "boring" (I think of them as classic/timeless). Grin

DuckonaBike · 13/04/2020 14:41

erised those are great names (apart from Wednesday, which is a bad name for a person though fine for a day of the week). I used to have a bike called Mavis.

DuckonaBike · 13/04/2020 14:39

Hieronymus
Ludwig
Isaiah

Luckily I've just got girls so I couldn't be tempted.

Alsohuman · 13/04/2020 14:39

Those Shakespearean names are pretty mainstream. The only one I’ve never met personally is a Romeo.

erised · 13/04/2020 14:37

Raven
Persephone
Wednesday
Mavis
Zelda

Lucian
Atticus
Blaze

GloriaMaximus · 13/04/2020 14:37

I'm pregnant and I need a boys name, so please keep them coming!!!!

BoswellsBollocks · 13/04/2020 14:36

I wanted Peppa for a girl.

And Deacon was a boys’ name I considered but wasn’t brave enough to use.

Flixsfoilball · 13/04/2020 14:35

*bit! (And I haven't even had any wine!!)

Flixsfoilball · 13/04/2020 14:35

Ah missed the 'really want to' but 🤦‍♀️

Spied · 13/04/2020 14:35

Lolita
Dakota

Sonny

Flixsfoilball · 13/04/2020 14:34

There are lots I wouldn't use but the two absolute no's for me are:
Ralph (thanks to Judy Blume)
Caleb (immediately makes me think of a serial killer)

UncleHerbie · 13/04/2020 14:32

Augustus / Gus
Clement / Clem
Agnes /Aggie
Olive / Livy

... my grandparents' names

IggyAce · 13/04/2020 14:28

I have a Thurza Lavinia in our family tree.
I wasn’t brave enough to use Balthazar.

Orphlids · 13/04/2020 14:27

@whatausername, ha ha, I’m due in September, so not long to wait! This is my last baby, so might as well push the boat out and choose something totally bonkers!

Orphlids · 13/04/2020 14:26

Also love Gertrude, Pebbles, Hero, Ragnar. I love Judah too, as has already been mentioned.

BarbaraBeast · 13/04/2020 14:25

Huckleberry and Gulliver for boys. Zelda and Minerva for girls.
This time around I’m keeping my name choices from my family! Blush

Miraclescometrue · 13/04/2020 14:24

Portia
Pandora
Bianca

Romeo

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whatausername · 13/04/2020 14:23

@Orphlids you must tell us when you do - even if it's 5 years from now!

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Orphlids · 13/04/2020 14:19

I am totally going to pick my next baby’s name from this thread!

Hoppinggreen · 13/04/2020 14:16

I love Lucifer, I wanted it for DS but DH vetoed it ( probably a good idea)

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whatausername · 13/04/2020 14:15

Oooh Uther Pendragon! Pendragon alone is a fabulous name!

Controversially (now I'm not a believer so this doesn't make me squirm) but I quite like the sound of the name Judas. However, the associations are far too strong and in many countries it is a byword for traitors so I would expect any child to disown me should I give them the name 😂

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