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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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dottiedaisee · 04/05/2021 00:16

Laurie/ Laurence
Olive

HerMammy · 04/05/2021 00:13

@CthulhuChristmas
Ailidh, I imagine is an horrendous muck up of Eilidh (aay lay) Gaelic for Helen.

Edenember · 04/05/2021 00:10

Corisande, Tière.

AngelicaSchuylerAndHerSisters · 04/05/2021 00:07

I went to school abroad for a few years and met:
Maren
Eviana
Hunter
Brent
Trenton
Ariella
Lauderdale

CthulhuChristmas · 04/05/2021 00:05

More!

Lalita
Cherish
Carlene
Veronique
Shamara
Summer

Divebar2021 · 04/05/2021 00:03

Sunshine.

DropDTuning · 04/05/2021 00:02

@MachineGinKelly

I go by Kelly but my actual name is Kellermina. My mother isn't English but even her country doesn't seem to have have anyone with that name. My cousin (her mum also not English, my mum's sister) is named Cottage Roman, which I believe are likely just English words my aunt liked but didn't understand they really don't go as a name. I've never met another Kellermina or Cottage. Hopefully there aren't any because they're annoying for people to get right!
I absolutely love this.
DropDTuning · 04/05/2021 00:01

Amazed to see Zara, Talia and Claudia on here - guessing those posters aren't from north london Grin half my school had those names.

wonderstuff · 04/05/2021 00:00

Sîwan, Winifred, Agatha, Isis,

Hugo, Llewellyn,

Staffy1 · 03/05/2021 23:58

@NeedsImprovement01

Felicity Luciferina Leonora Geraldine
Someone called their kid Luciferina? Shock
Enko · 03/05/2021 23:57

thought of some more

Dorotka
Kimi

Evald

Rushhomeroad · 03/05/2021 23:55

Theone - pronounced thee-oh-nee and was used as she was going to be the one and only child to her parents

babbaloushka · 03/05/2021 23:55

Amira

babbaloushka · 03/05/2021 23:54

Sapphire

CthulhuChristmas · 03/05/2021 23:54

Keziah
Privian
Vanya
Ailidh (ay-lee)
Thenila (teh-NEE-la)
Rahab
Prisca

All girls/women

SeanChailleach · 03/05/2021 23:52

Girls name Shameka, African-American. Shanika is popular, in various spellings, but I only met one with an m.
Boys names Grace and Hope.

Time2b33 · 03/05/2021 23:49

Safina and Safiya

Lollypop4 · 03/05/2021 23:49

I was the only one with my name in school and only know of one other locally.
All 4 of my Dc have names that I've not heard of before /Anyone else with.

babbaloushka · 03/05/2021 23:49

Marietta, to the person who said Mariella, I know one of each. Both lovely people, one old and one a young teen.

Time2b33 · 03/05/2021 23:48

Somaya
Sanchaya-Raine

Time2b33 · 03/05/2021 23:46

Joff
Jed
Kendall
Kindra
Hawaiya

GeorgeandHarold66 · 03/05/2021 23:46

Zulieka
Spike
Amabelle
Teaghan
Storm

DappledOliveGroves · 03/05/2021 23:44

Mirabelle
Ngaire
Artemis
Naias
Lana
Romilly
Valentina
Anya
Wolfgang
Lucia
Pearl
Esther
Layla
Skye

Minniem2020 · 03/05/2021 23:40

Natalya
Phoenix
Eilish
Eilidh
Decima

NoseOfJericho · 03/05/2021 23:36

Imogen
Arlene
Vivienne
Rose
Luke
Gavin

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