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Names that aren't conventionally attractive that you love?

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PeanutBrittled · 26/06/2022 19:15

I don't know if it's the hormones(time of month not pregnancy) but Prudence is beginning to have a certain charm. Somehow it seems adorable to me when I picture it on a little girl.

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MargheritaAndMargaritaPlease · 26/06/2022 22:55

mistermagpie · 26/06/2022 21:23

Two of my children have these names! 🤣

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You have fantastic taste @mistermagpie and @MissingGrandstand too 😄

MissingGrandstand · 26/06/2022 22:49

@MargheritaAndMargaritaPlease yes!!!! Angus and Hamish were both on my boy shortlist. I pushed SO HARD for Angus but DH would not budge, said he knew a boy in school etc, I managed to get him to reluctantly consider it as a middle name. Also got a hard no for Hamish, luckily I had a girl Grin

CaptBuckyOHare · 26/06/2022 22:36

Sorry, I thought of more which arguably fall into this category!

Edgar, Eugene, Dennis, Quentin, Graham, Phineas, Diane, Jane, Marjorie, Yvette, Elaine, Jessamine, Mallory

Vampirethriller · 26/06/2022 22:21

Dolores
Maude
Beryl
Vera
Edna

Wesley
Wyatt
Eric
Derek
Eugene

Mumofgirls2017 · 26/06/2022 22:11

clarence
herbert
peggy
roberta
bridget
thelma
rhoda
lionel
kenneth
graham

mistermagpie · 26/06/2022 21:23

MargheritaAndMargaritaPlease · 26/06/2022 20:29

Boy names I LOVE Hamish, Gregor, Angus and Fergus.

Not sure if these are not conventionally attractive...but I've heard rude things about them (all were in the running for my ds and we did actually use one of them)!

Two of my children have these names! 🤣

mistermagpie · 26/06/2022 21:23

I always loved Briony for a girl. Problem is my FIL is called Brian and although he's nice enough I wouldn't name my child after him!

Also love Gene for a boy which isn't everyone's idea of a pretty name.

bridgetreilly · 26/06/2022 20:40

Agnes and Winifred

TheWayoftheLeaf · 26/06/2022 20:34

Constance - always liked it for some reason.

NoHeavenNoMore · 26/06/2022 20:33

Norman 🥰🥰

Astitichintimesaveswine · 26/06/2022 20:29

PeanutBrittled · 26/06/2022 19:15

I don't know if it's the hormones(time of month not pregnancy) but Prudence is beginning to have a certain charm. Somehow it seems adorable to me when I picture it on a little girl.

Dear Prudence is my fave Beatles' song!

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PeanutBrittled · 26/06/2022 20:29

There are some lovely names here.

I'm adding Ruth, Ambrose, Ian, Mary, Heather and Dorothy to my list.

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MargheritaAndMargaritaPlease · 26/06/2022 20:29

Boy names I LOVE Hamish, Gregor, Angus and Fergus.

Not sure if these are not conventionally attractive...but I've heard rude things about them (all were in the running for my ds and we did actually use one of them)!

Pillowdonkey · 26/06/2022 20:28

Nathan sounds beautiful to me

FleasAndKeef · 26/06/2022 20:26

I've always liked Trevor!

MargheritaAndMargaritaPlease · 26/06/2022 20:25

Henrietta (Henry or Etta for short)
Agnes

I like Prudence too and lots of virtue names like Verity, Felicity and Blythe

MyHusbandTheIdiot · 26/06/2022 20:05

I was coming to say Astrid too; I love it!

BlueKaftan · 26/06/2022 20:03

Beatrice. Hated it for a long time but adore it now.

CaptBuckyOHare · 26/06/2022 20:00

And Martin. I'll stop now! 😁

CaptBuckyOHare · 26/06/2022 19:59

Also like Meredith, Judith, Leopold, Solomon, Edmund, Simon, & Gregory

CaptBuckyOHare · 26/06/2022 19:49

Sunbird24 · 26/06/2022 19:41

Virginia
Elspeth
Astrid

I love Elspeth & Astrid!

CaptBuckyOHare · 26/06/2022 19:48

I really like Myrtle.

Other names in this category: Hester (weirdly dislike Esther), Thelma, Ingrid, Maude, Damaris, Vera, and Ursula

Sunbird24 · 26/06/2022 19:41

Virginia
Elspeth
Astrid

minuette1 · 26/06/2022 19:39

I think Ethel is a really pretty name.

Orphlids · 26/06/2022 19:35

I really like Gertrude. My DP and I say we should have chosen this for our DD1, as it would have suited her very well. Gerty is a nice nn for a little one.

I went to school with a Prudence back in the 80s. I remember thinking her name was a bit stuffy back then! But I think I’d be pretty chuffed to meet a little Prudence now.