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What names do you LOVE but would never use?

243 replies

kittenpeak · 28/07/2020 21:52

(And I don't mean you wouldn't use because there are close family members etc who have the name. I mean more that you absolutely love, but don't have the balls to use)

Mine is....

Demetrious.

I have known a few in my time and absolutely love the name, but not sure I could do it...

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EvaAdam · 01/08/2020 23:42

Birdie

lancaster · 01/08/2020 23:16

Ramona

Foxinthechickencoop · 01/08/2020 23:16

Just looked again and realised I know 2 X Rafferys, 2 x Raffael, Cosmo, Verity and 2 x Lucien.
Are all these seen as Brave choices?

Foxinthechickencoop · 01/08/2020 23:13

I am shocked at some of these.
My DC names have appeared. And they aren’t the only ones we know.
I know several Clementines and would have used it for my DD if I hadn’t known the others.
I also know an Orson, Persephone, Loreli, winter, Lavender, January, Walter and atticus (and a scout !).
No one thinks these are brave here. I am sad that people haven’t chosen them when them love them.
Yes we also have a sea of Ellie, Millie, Izzy, Alfie , Archie and Oscars etc. But no one bats at eye at any of these ‘brave’ ones.

SundayGirl86 · 01/08/2020 23:01

Clementine (I’ve also seen DS’s name on here!)

Laurargh · 01/08/2020 22:59

Orson and Atticus.

sadpapercourtesan · 01/08/2020 22:58

Queenie

RhubarbJelly · 01/08/2020 22:48

Gertrude
Jeremiah
Roberta
Odette

MrsJemimaDuck · 01/08/2020 22:47

Cosima.

TheVanguardSix · 01/08/2020 22:46

Scheherazade

lozengeoflove · 01/08/2020 22:45

Octavia
Valentine
Algernon

cheeseandhambaguette · 01/08/2020 22:40

Oh and Emerald- absolutely beautiful yet feels too ‘out there’ for me

cheeseandhambaguette · 01/08/2020 22:39

Bluebell
Lavender
Starla

ActualStork223 · 01/08/2020 22:23

Bunny

onesteptwosteps · 01/08/2020 22:09

January
Santiago

GorillaManilla · 01/08/2020 21:32

Clementine is a bit naff and is in the same genre as ‘Tarquin’ for me (pretentious middle class).

OhToBeASeahorse · 01/08/2020 21:30

Winter.

paperandfireworks · 01/08/2020 21:21

Teddie for a girl.
Winter.
Emerson.
Everly.
Valentina.
Walt.

Shannith · 01/08/2020 20:44

Although I've just noticed DD's perfectly normal (to me) name on here, so maybe sorry DD instead.

Shannith · 01/08/2020 20:42

Persephone. Well swerved DD.

SisterCellophane · 01/08/2020 20:38

Oh and Conrad. I loved it as a child when I discovered it as the name of a character in the retrospectively disturbing fairytale The Goose Girl, which I had a beautiful illustrated copy of...but as an adult it seems to be thought of as a stereotypical slimy posh wanker's name

SisterCellophane · 01/08/2020 20:33

Magnus, Shadrach...

Rebelwithallthecause · 01/08/2020 20:17

Joaquin

claptomania · 01/08/2020 17:57

Jonquil!

PintOfGin · 30/07/2020 20:48

Valentina
Tigerlily
Sookie
Anastasia
Saoirse (We have no Irish connection)
Posie
Primrose

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