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Names you have only ever met one of

755 replies

ladyinacampervan · 03/05/2021 21:36

What names do you like but you have only ever met one of before?

My sister is pregnant for the first time at 43 and wants an unusual but real name and wants some inspiration.

I named my own after only once ever hearing someone called the name.

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MamaWeasel · 05/05/2021 22:07

Larissa

wishywashywoowoo70 · 05/05/2021 21:48

I've seen my name mentioned on this thread twice but different spelling to me. Never met one in real life though

littlebillie · 05/05/2021 21:24

Constance - Connie, who was one of the first women GPs in the country.

Tinselandlights · 05/05/2021 20:53

Elke
September
Citizen
Leonora
Annunziata (nn Ata)
Alba
Monark (that was how it was spelt)
Eilidh
Aubrey
Nela

Roselilly36 · 05/05/2021 20:04

Zero, Phoenix, Tiger, Rainbow, Chilli, Torin, Thor (pronunciation Tor) Remy (girl) Xavier.

Greendaisydays · 05/05/2021 20:00

Tamara

rooarsome · 05/05/2021 19:58

Tabitha
Monet
Talisha
Roux
Queenie
Blessing

babbaloushka · 05/05/2021 19:11

@SavannahLands

Secoya, and her Sisters name was Marantey, chosen by their Father who was a Craftsman Woodcarver, and the names come from a Species of rare Giant Redwood Trees.

We have a distant relation who named her baby Antigone, but it’s now been shortened to Tiggy as some people she met were unsure how to correctly pronounce it, it’s actually pronounced ‘Ant tig ony’!

I know of a Tiggy and always wondered what her her longer name might be... are they South East? Sister with a very typical name starting with M?
Booksandwine80 · 05/05/2021 18:42

I only know one Tabitha

Amandasummers · 05/05/2021 18:25

A woman called Tynan. I really like it

RubyFakeLips · 05/05/2021 18:23

All girls:

Eleri
Cassius
Blue
Grey
Sidonie
Blossom
Emerald
Posy
Roses
Almaz (think named after the song)
Alexonia
Cherish
Trinity
Velvet
Blaise
Oceania
Roses
Astrelle
Hollis
Maren

I live in an area which is really multicultural so have met lots of kids with unusual names that I could unfortunately never spell now.

Hilarious to me that Pearl has come up so many times, I know about 8 across a wide range of ages!

notalwaysalondoner · 05/05/2021 16:53

Robina
Emerald
Tanli

Graymare · 05/05/2021 15:57

Tryphena
Myrna
Roma
Primrose
Pema

Kester
Lineus
Jevon

JeanClaudeVanDammit · 05/05/2021 14:15

But they were very much of their time. So I guess it's possible if you never mix with 45 - 60 year old that you would never come across them. However, unless you work somewhere where everyone is really young, you must come across those names occasionally. Today I've already had meetings or emails with people with some of those names I mentioned above.

I once had a meeting that had 5 people in it and I was the only one not called Paul Grin

emmathedilemma · 05/05/2021 14:02

Christabelle

EmmaGrundyForPM · 05/05/2021 13:32

It's definitely an age thing

I'm in my early 50s. Really popular names amongst my peer group are

Helen
Mary
Deborah
Alison
Linda
Jane

Mark
Steven
James
David
Paul

But they were very much of their time. So I guess it's possible if you never mix with 45 - 60 year old that you would never come across them. However, unless you work somewhere where everyone is really young, you must come across those names occasionally. Today I've already had meetings or emails with people with some of those names I mentioned above.

Violetlavenders · 05/05/2021 12:53

I'm.amazed at some of the names people are saying they've only ever met one of

Me too!

Tania, Layla, Esme, Mark, Tobias, Steve etc... These are so common...!

justchecking1 · 05/05/2021 11:22

Meliodas (boy)
Marcelle (girl)
Marika (girl)

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HappydaysArehere · 05/05/2021 09:41

Dzidra a Latvian girl at school who sat next to me. She was a refugee after the war. She went to Canada with her mother and I always wonder what happened to her as we were friends.

wishywashywoowoo70 · 05/05/2021 09:35

@Hereweka

Steve - only ever taught one David - know of one under 50 Mark - ditto John - ditt0
Whaaaaattt Gosh all very common.

You must be young

EmmaGrundyForPM · 05/05/2021 08:54

There are twins aged about 7 who live near us called Bohemia and Seraphina. I've never met anyone else with either name although I do know of another Seraphina.

TheFutureIs · 05/05/2021 08:28

names.darkgreener.com/ is a fab website that shows trends for names. My little girl is one of 33 with her name for her birth year and whilst we have met others they are all much older

FallingStar · 05/05/2021 08:15

Alethea, an old neighbour called her dd this and haven't heard of anyone else since, she'd be about 20 now.

cafedesreves · 05/05/2021 07:51

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