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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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HeronLanyon · 30/07/2020 20:13

I really like Augusta ! I suppose it’s a shame it is also a city (not so fond of place names). I also quite like Agatha p- don’t think I’ve ever known one nor likely to which seems a shame somehow.

MsTSwift · 30/07/2020 19:45

Augusta. Literally everyone hates it but I like it. Also Alberta. Best not having anymore kids 😁

Sweetsweetisthenight · 30/07/2020 19:42

Proserpine the Roman version of Persephone

LilaButterfly · 30/07/2020 19:22

Lilith, although at the moment I think it would suit DD quite nicely Wink

Elbels · 30/07/2020 16:40

I love Rafferty so much but know if we had children my DP will never agree! Same with Wilf, loved it before Boris stole it.

17caterpillars1mouse · 30/07/2020 16:32

Charity and Camelot

CoalCraft · 30/07/2020 12:10

Bellisarius

00100001 · 30/07/2020 10:30

For a boy:
Jesse
Tracy
Torey
Trey

Enko · 30/07/2020 10:28

Flora our surname starts Fl

Aida well I would use it but dh was firm no

Horatio as Aida

Holger and Søren I love both but I know the proper pronunciation and it simply will never work in English. (Also the names of my grandfathers)

cremuel · 30/07/2020 06:29

My fantasy children are called Archimedes and Sappho. My actual children have much more conventional names ...

whatausername · 30/07/2020 00:45

Fabiana
Santa

Balthazar
Thaddeus

ALLIS0N · 29/07/2020 23:47

Perdita
Verity

willowtree81 · 29/07/2020 23:46

Silas, Casper, Cassius, Lucien, Jeremiah and Emanuel for boys. Had girls! Also wouldn't probably have been brave enough. Also like Cosmo.

Hope I'll have a big gang of dogs with unusual names when I'm older 😁

JamesArthursEyelashes · 29/07/2020 23:44

Lots of Italian boys names because I’m not Italian. 🤣 They just sound so nice but maybe not so nice for a boy at your average secondary comprehensive school in England. 😬

JohnnyMcGrathSaysFuckOff · 29/07/2020 23:40

DD1 name has been mentioned on here at least twice! Also both my DD middle names

I named my children what I wanted so zero regrets but DH did veto Zebediah for DS. He really suits his actual name but he would also have been a good Zeb!

277xo · 29/07/2020 23:35

I love the name Cecily but I just can’t get past the meaning. Also love Rafferty but would only suit a very certain type of person.

Allmyeye · 29/07/2020 23:30

Sakewell nn Sakie.

BalancingStick · 29/07/2020 23:12

Elektra

CatRamsey · 29/07/2020 22:44

Thatcher!

Tillygetsit · 29/07/2020 22:42

Demelza

FridaKFangirl · 29/07/2020 20:45

Andromeda.... I just love it. With the surname she sounds like an amazing book heroine (think I picture someone like Pippy Longstocking) but that’s the problem... this would be a real child! 😂

Veganfortheanimals · 29/07/2020 20:41

Poise
Earl Layton
Hunter

LadySlipper · 29/07/2020 20:41

Aurora
Dulcie

bridgetreilly · 29/07/2020 20:38

I love Isaiah, but I would certainly consider actually using it.

molliemay · 29/07/2020 20:30

Meadow

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