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Names you've only met one of.

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PritiPatelsMaker · 25/03/2023 15:57

There a a few names where I've only ever met one.

Gurus would be:

Patience
Hebe
Dulcie
Magenta
Ephiphany
Loveday

Boys would be:

Josiah
Maximus
River

I'm sure there are more though.

What names have you only ever met one person with?

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Itsonlyagame · 25/03/2023 17:41

Persephone
Ezra
Bunty
Rex

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PritiPatelsMaker · 25/03/2023 17:40

Elspethelf · 25/03/2023 17:26

Boys

Beejay
Connell
Sutton
KC - he told me it was spelled just the initials
Sullivan

Girls

Cyprus (nn Cy)
Bridie
Bernadette
Martha

You've just reminded me that I've also met a girl called KC.

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FrankandWalters · 25/03/2023 17:40

Escapetofrance · 25/03/2023 17:33

Cosmo
flor

Flor (short for Florence, pronounced Flurrence) is common enough for older men in my neck of the woods.

LittleLentils · 25/03/2023 17:36

Oswin for a boy (Old English)

Casey for a girl (wouldn't say this is particularly unusual but I haven't heard of another!)

Escapetofrance · 25/03/2023 17:33

Cosmo
flor

mackthepony · 25/03/2023 17:31

Neleka

Marcella

Nancy

ididntwanttodoit · 25/03/2023 17:29

Daphne
Coppelia (really!!)
Dre
Lemmy (as a real name, not the Motorhead guy)
Sangreal
Verity

iknowimcoming · 25/03/2023 17:28

Boys - Clayton, Braxton, zepheron, zebediah, journey, enamel, cyan (pronounced Kie-Ann), Beau, Fabian, crispin, Logan,

Girls - Tula,Tallulah, Lulu, Athanasia, Jemima, Scarlett, Shona

0hs0s0rry · 25/03/2023 17:27

Garfield.

Harrysutton · 25/03/2023 17:26

Girl
hebe
phina
sylvie

boys
felix
reagan
zebedee

Elspethelf · 25/03/2023 17:26

Boys

Beejay
Connell
Sutton
KC - he told me it was spelled just the initials
Sullivan

Girls

Cyprus (nn Cy)
Bridie
Bernadette
Martha

Santasoorplooms · 25/03/2023 17:24

FrankandWalters · 25/03/2023 16:58

I like that.

I’ve only met one Gandalf and one Friday.

Some of these are a bit odd, though — surely people will have come across more than one Brian, or Maura? My generation is full of Fidelmas, but clearly they haven’t travelled as widely.

@Santasoorplooms, your Gerardine isn’t a well-known scholar in Irish literature and cultural studies, is she?

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No. She is Irish though ☺️

AnuSTart · 25/03/2023 17:23

I cannot believe that no one else knows Mango!!

Mango
Arabella
Scarlett
Percy

Arniesleftleg · 25/03/2023 17:21

@Fuctifin0 I've met a male Kerry too, lovely giant welsh man.

Whichnumbers · 25/03/2023 17:21

Skip
Regina

Beseen22 · 25/03/2023 17:19

BobbyDylan -full name pronounced everytime
Senna - sounds nice but common laxative

Secnarf · 25/03/2023 17:17

Excluding people that I have met professionally...

FEMALE
Guineviere
Xanthe
Naomi
Elodie
Saoirse
Micheline
Acacia
Briony
Tabitha
Aurora
Eloise
Marjory
Evangeline

MALE
Hywel
Xavier
Yanche
Eniz
Dean
Keith
Emmanuel
Neil
Brett
Francois
Solomon
Tobias

Some surprisingly common names on the list, come to think of it.

Citylady88 · 25/03/2023 17:17

Girls:
Marvel
Gobnait
Enda (usually a boys name)
Jolie
Beaujolais
Desiree
Janessa
Perditia (Perry)
Paloma
Aijaz
Starr
Eunice
Peace
Cosima
Tabitha
Nevaeh
Immaculata

Boys:
Auden
Alban
Aubrey
Buster (real name not nickname)
Oak
Oakley
Fox
Jazz
Jax
Hadrian
Thor
Talann
Zeus
Zion

Harebrain · 25/03/2023 17:17

Henrietta (she was thoroughly unpleasant).

AdaColeman · 25/03/2023 17:16

Pandora
Scheherazade
Regina

Absalom
Severus

Isn't Topher a nickname for Chris topher?
Surprised at Imogen and Jason being mentioned.

ladygindiva · 25/03/2023 17:16

Marylou62 · 25/03/2023 16:04

Jago
Shynn
River
Mosie

You can't be in Cornwall. Multiple Jagos here.

Birdsongsinging · 25/03/2023 17:16

Oh and:
Donalda (well I know 2)
Sine (Scottish Sheena)
Benison (girl)
Shane (girl)

Birdsongsinging · 25/03/2023 17:15

I have only known one:

Dallas (girl)
Nanette
Lois
Gordon (girl)
Noel

Nailsandthesea · 25/03/2023 17:15

Wilbur
orion
Cassiopeia
oakleigh female
oakley male
tiger
hector
Montgomery
swing
tizi Marie
mungo
fitzwilliam - known at fitz
benedicta - female
fredericka
Jack - nothing wrong with that but surname was Daniels - he’s 29 now - and he hates it and wonders what his parents were thinking

Mummyoftwo91 · 25/03/2023 17:13

Ophelia