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Names you have only ever met one of

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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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BikeRunSki · 04/05/2021 05:34

Beata
Benita
Marla
Azalea
Zinnia

Eben
Edgar
Darius

LandGirlJudy · 04/05/2021 04:40

Eithne, Jenevra, Julie, Hazel

You've only ever met one Julie? I know loads, its a really common name round here.

People I know personally:
Julene
Cressida
Arwen
Valentine
Madelaine
Isaac
Finn

shamalidacdak · 04/05/2021 04:28

She who walks on ice
Shittu
Titilola
Spike
Otis

Mammyloveswine · 04/05/2021 04:16

Came on to suggest Zilah but see it's been. Mentioned a few times!

Also...

Xanthe

June

Bessie

Reina

CoffeeRunner · 04/05/2021 04:07

Women/girls:

Florida
Bohemia
Lovely
Jessamy
Tesni
Donya
Shreya
Hyacinth
Shinu
Roma

Men/boys:

Torquil
Torin
Baroque
Valentine
Andrei
Digby
Zennen

OwlBeThere · 04/05/2021 03:34

@Lou898 Eirlys means snowdrop in welsh, fairly well used in wales. You pronounce it with a rolled r though. eye-rrr-liss.

OwlBeThere · 04/05/2021 03:32

@Puffalicious Iola is also a welsh name, meaning valued by god. I know 2.

OwlBeThere · 04/05/2021 03:30

Gwenydd.

Apparently my gran was decades ahead of her time when she created this little mash up for my mother years before people made up names for their kids 😂.She hates it. People mispronounce it ALWAYS.

Jojoanna · 04/05/2021 03:14

Melita

Theoldwoman · 04/05/2021 03:00

Reuben
Jacques

Antoinette
Olive

Ineke · 04/05/2021 02:50

Irish names are lovely but difficult to spell! My mother being Dutch was an Ineke, others to ponder on
Mieke Mariette Digna Rosa, Fleur, Flora, Zenobia, Billie, Cleo, Simone,
Roberta, Ferne, Lake,

UKsounding · 04/05/2021 02:46

I have a couple of generations worth of these first names in my family tree...
Asenath (female)
Osman Sulieman (male)

SusieQ5604 · 04/05/2021 02:46

Oh I forgot Caress

SusieQ5604 · 04/05/2021 02:44

Tannie

Maggiesfarm · 04/05/2021 02:37

I've only ever met one Cora. She would be an elderly person now, haven't seen her for years, but it is a quite unusual and pretty name. She was Irish born of Irish parents though brought up in England; I think the name was less unusual in Ireland.

The Countess of Grantham in Downton Abbey was a Cora.

farmerpalmer · 04/05/2021 02:33

Iseult
Labiah (!)
Fiorellla
Quammi
Lulu
Jobi
Winifred

SaturdayRocks · 04/05/2021 02:24

In my friendship group at high school, there was an Odette and an Odile.

The chances of two girls in my small provincial town, completely unrelated to each other, and in the same year group, being named after Swans, seems infinitesimally incredible to me!

I definitely prefer Odette.

Happyd · 04/05/2021 02:23

Raven

Servalan · 04/05/2021 02:19

Wanda
Gwendoline
Ophelia
Storm (poor kid, she was very quiet and shy - the antithesis of her name)
Rosalind
Ingrid
Lucina
Jemima

caringcarer · 04/05/2021 02:12

Delilah, I was introduced to a friend's girlfriend and she was called Delilah. I actually quite like it.

Colouringaddict · 04/05/2021 02:07

Jessamine

Rockmehardplace · 04/05/2021 02:06

I’m not recommending all of these names, but I have only met one of...

Babe (girl)
Baby (great-aunt, 14th child, think they just ran out of names!)
Alkelda
Ailith
Tamsin
Tirian (tir-e-en)
Kjerstin (pronounced Shirstin)
Lesia (Lesh-ah)
Lydia
Daska

Ceilligh (boy - pronounced Kelly)
Lincoln
Xavier
Clark
Bart

starrynight21 · 04/05/2021 01:53

One of my friends is called Sequoia ( pronounced Se-koy-ah). I love it.

ObsidianRavenMcBovril · 04/05/2021 01:50

@Enko

thought of some more

Dorotka
Kimi

Evald

@Enko Kimi was on our shortlist if we had a boy Smile
me4real · 04/05/2021 01:41

Obviously it's a historical/literary thing too, but I was at uni with a Cressida. Smile Sounds a bit too much like cress, though. And unfortunately now the head of the Metropolitain Police.

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