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Querky or alternative names - see my list of options

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Motherofrabbits87 · 16/12/2021 11:50

I like to be different. Just wondered what some of your querky and alternative names.
See my names list below for both genders, I think I would raise some eyebrows with some of them.

GIRLS:
nova
piper
raven
Harlow
Elara
robyn
xanthe
saxon
lexie
wren
kimberley
zero
khari
iris
kaia
tabitha

BOYS:
zakk
Harrison
Lincoln
falcon
corey
phoenix
jaxon
rex
Angus
hamish
blaze
ace
brandon
wolf
zeppelin
Zio
Balthazar
styx
toby
patrick
cooper

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Motherofrabbits87 · 16/12/2021 12:41

Thanks for the responses. I wanted to hear other people's not be told off for my list lol, its just a list I have gathered, I will know what is right for my baby when it arrives.

Everyone has their own taste. I didn't know I would offend so many people.

Also never stated they were all quirky, just some of them.

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hotmeatymilk · 16/12/2021 12:36

Iris and Patrick aren’t wildly quirky!

Most of them are fine. Some are just a bit embarrassing – think of your kid as an adult applying for jobs, do they want to be a Wolf or a Styx on their CV?

MrsFin · 16/12/2021 12:34

GIRLS:
nova - ok
piper - no
raven - lovely
Harlow - awful
Elara - awful
robyn - not that unusual
xanthe - not that unusual
saxon - boy's name
lexie - nn for Alexa
wren - ok
kimberley - not that unusual, I know 3
zero - boy's name, but even then ??
khari - also sounds like a boy's name
iris - love it
kaia - ok
tabitha - love it, but not unusual

BOYS:
zakk - prefer Zac/Zak, but it's not unusual
Harrison - surname
Lincoln - surname
falcon - ok
corey - nice
phoenix - ok
jaxon - awful
rex - love it
Angus - love it, but not unusual
hamish - love it, but not unusual
blaze - not sure
ace - bit much to live up to!
brandon - chav
wolf - cool, but it's been done
zeppelin - it's a hot air ballon, sort of, so no
Zio - love it
Balthazar - love it
styx - as in the river that leads to hell? Hell no!
toby - love it, but it's not unusual
patrick - love it, but not unusual
cooper - surname

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Motherofrabbits87 · 16/12/2021 12:33

I know some are not querky, I just added the whole list, with the alternative added in.

Piper is fav for a girl and Zakk is fav for a boy, we are considering one of the other alternative names on the list for middle names.

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DietCokeChipsAndMayo · 16/12/2021 12:31

Some of these are very common - Lexie, Harrison, Zak, Toby, Cooper, Piper, Tabitha & Jaxon especially
Not Quirky at all

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Motherofrabbits87 · 16/12/2021 12:28

@XmasSadface

I think a lot of them look like 90s teen series names or pet names! 🙈
Haha not what I was going for, I have just been adding names and I'm pretty sure some will not make the final cut. 🤣
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XmasSadface · 16/12/2021 12:25

I think a lot of them look like 90s teen series names or pet names! 🙈

emmathedilemma · 16/12/2021 12:24

Some aren't what I'd called quirky at all (Patrick, Toby, Kimberley), others are quite common (Harrison, Jaxon, Angus, Hamish Wren, Iris), and some are just a bit ridiculous (Zero, Saxon, Falcon, Balthazar)

deathofastrawberry · 16/12/2021 12:22

I love Robyn and most of the girls ones apart from Zero.. for boys I like Zac and Rex from your list, hate the name Jaxon (sorry)!

BirdyBee · 16/12/2021 11:54

To be honest I like most of them!

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