Querky or alternative names - see my list of options

This looks like my register at the school where I work. Lots of alternative, quirky parents, many of whose kids are are growing up to be straight as a die and very conventional, just by dint of their own special, unique personalities developing freely.
Naming a person is such a huge responsibility. I look back at my initial list for DC1 and cringe; I thought they'd appreciate my 'gift' of an unusual name, and was unable to see how this was "making it about me". I reined myself in at the last moment and chose something more understated, a clean slate upon which my DC would be able to craft their own personalities. So glad I did. For all my own hippie, alternative schtick, neither of my DC are anyhing like me and naming them "in my image" would have done their individuality a disservice. I've a gothy punk and a mad scientist cheerleader, both with
timeless and classic, internationally viable names.

People are so mean on here . Of course not everyone is going to like every name. I thought OP was asking for suggestions of names like these, not how much people hate these names.

I have an unusual name and I've always loved that. So much easier than being one of a few.

A couple of my top names are on your lists! Raven and Phoenix. I also like Silas, Cassius, Clementine, Juniper, Jonah, Winter, Maeve, Sylvie and Fern. I love playing the name game.

(P.s. one of our children is called Indigo, which I did feel was maybe a bit too far at the time, but we have literally never had a negative comment (to our face 😂) and that's in 6 years. Good luck!

I’ve taught kids with most of these names so not at all too out there. I like Xanthe and Tabitha (taught girls with these names, both lovely). For boys I’m not too sure about Styx. Not keen on many from that list actually (though I am Scottish so Angus and Hamish are quite sweet). Actually thinking again, I quite like Rex. I like short names.

My top choices would be Iris and either Patrick or Angus. I notice those are not the most unusual names on your list!

Zero and Saxon sound more like boys' names to me. I kind of like Saxon for a boy, although I don't know if I'd use it (my actual DC have got quite traditional names).

For what it's worth, the boy's name I loved and was talked out of using was Jago.

The girls names aren’t quirky (apart from Zero which I don’t like). Most of the boys names aren’t quirky either.

Girls: Peta, Thalia, Blythe, Mona, Mhairi, Kaycie/Casey, Cassidy, Erica, Elodie.

Boys: Asa, Derren, Jerrod, Carson, Ryder, Brett, Felix, Austin, Ike.

Just seen Zeppelin. I'd drop that one too. It's an air ship. That and the Zeppelinfeld was a Nazi parade ground in Nuremberg.

I've met kids with nearly all of these names. They don't seem too out there to me, not my taste though.

I will say, I know a Khari and he's a boy. The river Styx is the gateway to the underworld in Greek mythology ... not a good look for a person

Most are pretty mainstream but how would you like to be called Zero...as in nothing? Worst, cruellest name I've ever seen on here.

Both my kids names are on your boy list and I wouldn't have thought of them as unusual or unique 🤷‍♀️

I would definitely drop Zero (nothing) and Zeppelin (blimp) but wouldn’t particularly eyeroll at any of the others

I don't think many of them would raise eyebrows. Maybe Balthazar would, but most of the rest are what other parents will expect to hear in their child's class. Names like Lexie and Jaxon are typical lower class names, names like Robyn and Toby are common and normal, and names like Zero and Styx are too 'trying hard to be different'. Every class has every type of parent. Weird names don't surprise me anymore, but I do think the parents are ridiculous. Don't make your kid stand out for the wrong reason.

Patrick is a really lovely boy's name. Classic. It's not currently common.

Saxon - big hairy bloke with a beard and sword
Zeppelin - airship in famous disaster
Tabitha and Iris are nice, though
For the love of God, not Zero.

zakk - love it but doesn't need to be spelled unusually
Harrison - know one, nope
Lincoln - it's ok
falcon - nah
Corey - feels a bit 80s but ok
phoenix - ok
jaxon - alright
rex - woof
Angus - yuck
hamish - not keen
blaze - kids TV character
ace - no
Brandon - boring
wolf - not a fan of animal ms for names
zeppelin - know of one, it's cute
Zio - no
Balthazar - adore
styx - def no
toby - love but would go tobias
patrick - boring
Cooper - yuck

nova - I know a few, it's nice
piper - sweet
raven - I know of two, I love it
Harlow - no
Elara - meh, it's OK
robyn - it's OK, not a huge fan
xanthe - like
saxon - I'd think boy not girl
lexie - our nickname for Alexa
wren - know one, it's lovely
kimberley - bit 80s for me
zero - literally telling your kid they're nothing. No
khari - looks pretty but a bit boring sounding
iris - beautiful
kaia - sweet but a bit nothingy
tabitha - lovely.

Moat of them are less used but still well known

Harlow is a town in Essex. Its not the most inspiring place to be named after.

You have a few very traditional Scottish names on your list (Angus, Hamish) and if you like "place" names you might also like these Scottish names which are all the names of islands too:

Ailsa
Iona
Vaila
Arran
Lewis
Harris

Or what about these for inspiration:
Paris
Sydney
Rio
Athena

You sound incredibly over sensitive and unaware of how discussion boards work

Please don't call any child Zero, Styx or Zeppelin.

Zero, Styx and Falcon made me laugh out loud.

Are you one of those people that run around shouting about how mad and zany you are?
Cwazy!

I would also go for a name that can be shortened and have quirky nicknames just in case your child doesn't want to be different when they get older.

If you like Lexi you could go for Alexandra or Xander with Alexander for a boy (not that those nicknames are particularly quirky but you may like them).

I have a couple of friends who don't use their given names as they were given alternative names and hated them all their lives. They always felt that they disappointed their parents as didn't live up to the name.

GIRLS:
nova- I know a couple of Novas. They wear Frugi clothes and the parents are desperately alternative.
piper- reminds me of Charmed.
raven- It's so Raven!
Harlow- it's a school isn't it?
Elara- not keen.
robyn- like it
xanthe- like it
saxon- I'd think Saxon was a boy
lexie- not quirky at all.
wren- like
kimberley- I'd want to say it Victoria wood style.
zero- you think so little of your child they're zero
khari- not keen
iris- nice but not quirky
kaia- not keen
tabitha- not keen (but the only Tabitha I knew was a homophobe)

BOYS:
zakk- I'd think you can't spell
Harrison- there's 3 Harrison's in my son's reception class
Lincoln- it's ok- unless they get a job in Lincoln one day.
falcon- She was a Gladiator wasn't she?
corey- he'd be in the baseball team of an American teen series
phoenix- I like it
jaxon- not keen
rex- not keen, a dog's name.
Angus- I like
hamish- I like
blaze- and the monster machines
ace- gladiator again.
brandon- ok
Wolf- another gladiator
zeppelin- a bit try hard for me
Zio- no
Balthazar- no
styx- no
toby- it's nice but not quirky
patrick- I like it
cooper- not keen.

Oooooooh...edgy

You’ll definitely raise eyebrows on mumsnet with “Jaxon” but not because it’s “querky.”

I knew a lovely German Shepherd called Kaia. She saved me from a goat once.