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Not common but traditional baby name...

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MAMAW31 · 03/05/2021 23:18

What's your best unusual but traditional baby name?

Ones that aren't used often! Smile

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Violetlavenders · 06/05/2021 14:42

Francesca
Helena

Quentin
Christopher

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AnxiousAnnie86 · 06/05/2021 10:20

@MAMAW31 awww you are making me have faith in it now! It's the name my husband and I loved by after my thread everyone calling me cruel and insane I feel like I can't 😂😂

@Puffalicious oh really!! I don't know any peppers nor ever met one! X

Puffalicious · 06/05/2021 08:03

We have a Pepper next door to us. She has beautiful light, red hair- she's our little red pepper! She and her name are adorable.

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MAMAW31 · 04/05/2021 16:44

@AndNoneForGretchenWieners

Hilda Angela

Wilbur
Brendan

I wouldn't use any of them but they are traditional and rare.

Hilda... why do I imagine a grumpy 80 year old in a hair net? 😂
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MAMAW31 · 04/05/2021 16:44

[quote AnxiousAnnie86]@MAMAW31 yeah I think pet name a little too! But I do just love it 😍 all the dogs I know have such human names they seem to be crossing over 😂[/quote]
Yes defo! I think human names for dogs are very cool.

Pepper is awesome. You should go with it, I'm weirdly drawn to it now. It has a vintage American feel to it too!

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AndNoneForGretchenWieners · 04/05/2021 16:38

Hilda
Angela

Wilbur
Brendan

I wouldn't use any of them but they are traditional and rare.

AnxiousAnnie86 · 04/05/2021 16:38

@MAMAW31 yeah I think pet name a little too! But I do just love it 😍 all the dogs I know have such human names they seem to be crossing over 😂

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MAMAW31 · 04/05/2021 16:38

Pepper is very cool though!

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MAMAW31 · 04/05/2021 16:37

@AnxiousAnnie86

Back again!! We now have a top three! Baby girl due in five weeks! No negativity to any of the names please as she will more then likely end up as one, I do know they aren't to everyone's taste. But our current list is;

Juniper (my absolute favourite)
Pepper (husband adores this name)
Nessie (we both quite like)

Just opinion on which you would go for please as I said no negativity on any, took us forever to agree on three 😂

Thank you ladies xxx

Lol! I like them all.. pepper is cute but reminds me a dog for some reason! Blush Sorry!
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AnxiousAnnie86 · 04/05/2021 16:37

@MAMAW31 I love Mabel! And Beatrix!!

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MAMAW31 · 04/05/2021 16:35

@Fivemoreminutes1

Mabel Rosalind Marianne Beatrix Pearl Edith Lucinda Elsie Millicent

Wilfred
Tobias
Nicholas

I love Mabel !
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MAMAW31 · 04/05/2021 16:35

@IamnotwhouthinkIam

Depends on what you mean by traditional - but you might be thinking of classic names that were more popular 30/40 plus years ago, but that are (sometimes a long way!) outside the top 100 now -

Stephen
Nicholas
Laurence
Dominic
Benedict
Martin
Simon
Phillip
Mark
John
Hugh
Robert
Paul
Christopher
Gregory
Edmund
Peter

Caroline
Catherine
Sarah
Laura
Amy
Julia
Victoria
Lydia
Mary
Margaret
Frances
Louise
Claire
Ruth
Anne
Helen
Jane
Cecily
Alexandra
Philippa
Georgina

Yes exactly!

More along the lines of Philip than say, a Lindsey.

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AnxiousAnnie86 · 04/05/2021 15:01

I'm so sorry meant to start a new thread!!! I don't know how to delete 😱 ignore above

AnxiousAnnie86 · 04/05/2021 15:00

Back again!! We now have a top three! Baby girl due in five weeks! No negativity to any of the names please as she will more then likely end up as one, I do know they aren't to everyone's taste. But our current list is;

Juniper (my absolute favourite)
Pepper (husband adores this name)
Nessie (we both quite like)

Just opinion on which you would go for please as I said no negativity on any, took us forever to agree on three 😂

Thank you ladies xxx

MildredPuppy · 04/05/2021 14:41

I want to add Susan and Martin

MildredPuppy · 04/05/2021 14:38

Jonathan for boys
Marion for a girl

midsomermurderess · 04/05/2021 14:30

Jane and Ann/e. They used to be widely used but rarely are now.

IndiaMay · 04/05/2021 12:42

Mallory, Blythe, Verity, Etta

Woodrow, Edwin, Victor, Ivor

user1493494961 · 04/05/2021 12:40

Josiah, Silas, Simon, Rosemary, Patience, Susannah

HappyHa · 04/05/2021 12:03

I don't know really.....I guess Mary Jane and Ruth but I think a lot of mums will be thinking along the same lines. We're living in quite exciting times. I expect we'll have lots of Eleanors and Alfreds at school with Lunas and Graysons.

RickOShay · 04/05/2021 11:53

Christobel

Marianne

Ines

Honor

Miranda

Julia

Claude

Quentin

Jeremy

Conrad

Eric

Edenember · 04/05/2021 10:56

Rowena is my current top pick. Think that fits the bill.

Junebabe · 04/05/2021 10:06

Nathaniel
Wesley
Aaron

Julia
Caroline
Theresa

ThatIsMyPotato · 04/05/2021 07:32

Kevin
Gavin

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