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Names you'll never use but love!

91 replies

LittlemissMama67 · 12/06/2022 20:04

What are names you'll never use, either because you done having babies, or you're not sure your brave enough..

Im pregnant with baby number 3 a little girl and we have her name, I'm having no more so I know I'll never use these names, and it makes me sad 😄

Girls:

Edie
Hattie
Mabel
Thea
Tillie
Honey

Boys:

Sonny
Ozzy
Ronnie
Arlo

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pinklavenders · 14/06/2022 08:26

*I have a long list of baby names (currently expecting) but not sure I could have any of these names as a first name but I love them.

Percy
Otto
Quentin

Birdie
Ophelia
Piper*

Apart from Percy perhaps, these are all great names and not unusual at all. I particularly like Quentin and Birdie.

Mumofgirls2017 · 13/06/2022 22:40

love but similar to my others:

aurelia
athena
autumn
alice
stella
sadie
summer
cora
norah
thora
flora
dora
theodora
valentina
alexander
apollo
stellan
stanley
sidney
seth

family or similar:

phoenix
griffin
phineas
flynn
felix
theia
lyra
meredith
helena
ida

not with surname:

matilda
edie
edith
eden
rudy
ida
sadie
zadie
vincent
elliott
juliet

TheZenOne22 · 13/06/2022 22:30

I have a long list of baby names (currently expecting) but not sure I could have any of these names as a first name but I love them.

Percy
Otto
Quentin

Birdie
Ophelia
Piper

Dancingonmyownagain · 13/06/2022 21:01

So glad to see Persephone mentioned here so frequently - my baby girl is Persephone and I've been having major name doubts, mainly due to the number of people who seem unable to pronounce it correctly 😬

I loved Jasper (veto by DH) but won't be having more babies so it will remain unused!

flippetygibbety · 13/06/2022 20:54

Another one for Persephone and, weirdly, Stephanie - I just think it has such a lovely sound, and for boys Raphael (Rafe) and Nathaniel (Nate)

Louise0701 · 13/06/2022 20:39

2 of my 3 DC names are on here 😍
I always loved Roman & Isaac

powershowerforanhour · 13/06/2022 20:39

Rosalind
Francesca
Clementine
Genevieve
Eleanor

Never had much imagination for boys' names but I liked
Patrick
William

MysticCT · 13/06/2022 20:36

Santiago
Alejandro
Rafael

Piper
Avery
Peyton

ISeeTheLight · 13/06/2022 20:31

Eleanor / Eleonora
Merlin

Spudina · 13/06/2022 20:30

I love names related to Angels, such as Raphael Gabriel and Seraphina. My favourite film had a character called Siddalee, which I always loved.

Toughtimesagain · 13/06/2022 20:25

Joseph
Stanley

Scarlett

17caterpillars1mouse · 13/06/2022 20:23

Jocelyn
Hebe
Adaline

Benedict
Rufus
Barnaby

ThatPosterIsSoRight · 13/06/2022 20:21

Vida was going to be a middle name for DC1 if he’d been a girl. In memory of a David. She might have been Isla Vida.

Casper
Llewellyn (Lewi for short then everyone assumes that’s his name, but hey presto there’s an extra long name up his sleeve. Or not).
Jemima
Merryn (which to be fair I’d forgotten about until a thread on this today, but it was on my girl wish-list. I only have boys).
Marianne (but hate Maz)
Genevieve
Lorenzo, Enzo for short (yes we have some Italian heritage)
Raphael
Raffaella
Gabriel (hate Gabe)

You know I can see why mother in laws try and influence grandchild name decisions…

PoleFairy · 13/06/2022 20:19

I adore Posy for a girl after Posy Fossil in one of my favourite childhood books Ballet Shoes. It's just too cutesy though and unless a girl is a fine boned tiny slip of a thing Posy doesn't work.

Charter for a boy is a family name I loved in our family tree and would have continued but my brother said "ha, sounds like sharter" so that ruined that

YouSoundLovely · 13/06/2022 20:11

(This is a mix of ones that got vetoed by dh, ones that we were thinking of for the child of the other sex when expecting each of our three, ones I would love to use for a fourth that won't be happening, and the odd 'not brave enough' one).

Orlando
Reuben
Louis
Florian
Benedict
Sebastian
William
Matthias
Clement

Miranda
Melody
Lucia
Emily
Elena
Helena
Meriel
Natalia
Luminita
Nina
Thalia
Clio (the muse, not the car...)

ChaiTea20 · 13/06/2022 20:10

Eli
Asher

Summer
Autumn
(I'm having a Dec baby so those are Def ruled out!)
Emily (family name)

elp30 · 13/06/2022 20:09

Boys:

Joe, not Joseph but Joe
Santiago
Gael

Girls:

Luciana
Carmen
Tomasita

whatsnewpussycat34 · 13/06/2022 20:06

Delilah
Sofia
Neve
Madeline

Dougie
Sonny
Lennon
Teddy

orangeisthenewpuce · 13/06/2022 20:06

Persephone

washingwakeup · 13/06/2022 20:04

Minnie
Xanthe
Astrid
Toby

GiveMyHeadPeaceffs · 13/06/2022 20:02

@Fedupsequin ha, I absolutely was going to use Persephone if I had a girl!

I always loved the name Mercedes (Spanish and not after the car).

I also love the name Norah I would definitely use it for a girl.

I have a beautiful DS though and love his names.

GreeboIsMySpiritAnimal · 13/06/2022 19:51

Oh yes, and Barnaby! How could I have forgotten Barnaby, I love it!

GreeboIsMySpiritAnimal · 13/06/2022 19:48

We are done, and tbh I don't love either DC's name - they were DH's choice more than mine.

Names I loved...

Girls:
Matilda (Tilly)
Jocelyn
Imogen
Rosalind
Ingrid
Irena
Arriety

Boys:
Silas
Issac
Noah
Dylan
Leo
Atticus
Tobias

Fedupsequin · 13/06/2022 19:42

Arietty
Persephone
Bruno
Santiago

On a side note I fell in love with dd1 name on one of these threads-Clemency

Blackopal · 13/06/2022 19:40

I always check these threads to see how long before my daughter's names come up, 1st page this time!

Names I love but won't use-
Penelope
Loki