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Crazy names you didn’t use?

109 replies

AragornsManlyStubble · 17/06/2020 21:22

Oh, is mine a list to be judged. Grin

For my 1st, I fully admit I shouldn’t have been allowed to name a cat, let alone a child. She narrowly avoided being called Keilani Aqua.

I hang my head in shame.

My 2nd escaped any really dodgy possibilities, lucky thing.

My 3rd......Well on the list were Scipio, Zealand and Rockford. I hadn’t learned my lesson from number 1.

Not saying I don’t still like them, but I know now they shouldn’t have been on the list!

What names did you have on The List, that you look back and think ‘How was I THAT crazy?’ Grin

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stonecoasters · 19/06/2020 14:01

Ah I love unusual names so much!

RUOKHon · 19/06/2020 14:00

Fox and Spike.

Went for something very safe and sensible in the end.

Narrows · 19/06/2020 13:58

Are you in north London by any chance, @ihoeihoeihoe? I had a (very premature) Maverick and an Ace in my NCT group, and I met a baby Dax at a coffee morning. I also met twins called Buzz and Ferdinand.

xmummy2princesx · 19/06/2020 13:58

Mowgli and Moses I loved and Anakin. Still sort of wished I went with AnakinAngry

stonecoasters · 19/06/2020 13:56

And Bean

stonecoasters · 19/06/2020 13:56

I had Spud on my boys list!

AfterSchoolWorry · 19/06/2020 13:53

@greengoose21b

Oh *@furryknox* me too. Actually, I was also considering Violanthe. Violanthe September to be precise.
Violanthe September reminds me of a school shooting 🙈
ihoeihoeihoe · 19/06/2020 13:46

My son is called Maverick Grin

It’s not for everyone and we fully understand that. If I listened to what everyone else wanted I’d have a very common George or Jack and although nice, aren’t for me!

Other names that were slightly unusual that made the list were Ace, Bernie, Dax and Ernie.

If he was to be a girl, he would of been Maggie!

newmum332 · 18/06/2020 23:17

The first name I suggested to my DH when we found out I was expecting was Wilder. He was horrified and I was embarrassed when his first suggestions were Charlotte and James.
Luckily we managed to settle on something in the middle.

SheWranglesRugRats · 18/06/2020 17:07

I toyed with Yorick for a while.

AragornsManlyStubble · 18/06/2020 13:59

Violanthe September is gorgeous!

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IndiaMay · 18/06/2020 09:36

@Wilberforce1 Woody is my number 2 boys name! I love it.

maras2 · 18/06/2020 01:08

Back in 1969 me and now DH decided that our future kids would be boys called .............
Che (as in Guevara) ......... and
Jagger (as in Mick) Blush
Fortunately we didn't start our family (boy and girl), with fairly traditional names, until 7 years later after we'd grown up a bit Grin

whatausername · 18/06/2020 00:58

Hatshepsut (middle name of course...)
Atticus (too pretentious)
Amadeus (see above, gorgeous name though)
Esmerelda (there's frilly then there's this)
Hepzibah (a damn fine name! But one a child might not appreciate)
Shirley (this was as a child and because there was a character I liked on a tv show)
Venus (it sounds nice, okay?)

quarentini · 17/06/2020 23:43

Seriously considered Serendipity for Dd1 with Serena as a nickname.
She was named Emily 😀

greengoose21b · 17/06/2020 23:37

Oh @furryknox me too. Actually, I was also considering Violanthe. Violanthe September to be precise.

FlurryKnox · 17/06/2020 23:34

I think I flirted with Iolanthe.

Clarey12988 · 17/06/2020 23:31

I really wanted to call DD Meadow, DH said no. I actually still like it!

Lollypop4 · 17/06/2020 23:13

we let our older children choose middle names for the younger 2..
...
Ds age 6 at the time wanted..
Captain America or Hulk...
we allowed him Thor.
(We actually love it though!)

Wilberforce1 · 17/06/2020 23:12

Dh wanted to call our son Woody!

Thinkpinkstink · 17/06/2020 23:11

Had DD been DS she may have been called Spike or Buzz.

catinb0oots · 17/06/2020 23:10

Merlin

Crabbo · 17/06/2020 23:10

@123Dancewithme Haha Atlas is on my list (find out if it’s a boy or girl next week...) I do know one already though...

OVienna · 17/06/2020 23:09

I have a cousin called Maverick. His dad's name seemed even worse (at the time.)

delilabell · 17/06/2020 23:06

Wren. Would definitely not go with our surname

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