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Names you LOVE but would never choose...

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poppymango · 19/06/2024 17:57

For example:

A name associated with a famous celebrity

Something gorgeous but very obviously from a movie/book franchise

Something that sounds way too posh (or not!)

Etc.

I loved the name Merida (from the movie Brave) and was very disappointed to learn that it's not actually a real Scottish name at all! Naming your daughter after a Disney princess seems like something you may regret.

I also saw a TV show once with a character called Persephone, Percy for short. I love it but we are in no way posh enough to pull it off. Sigh.

What are yours?

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Triskeline · 19/06/2024 19:08

PippetyPoppetyPie · 19/06/2024 19:03

I love Lana but would never use for obvious reasons.
@BingoMarieHeeler My DD is Piper and we’ve only ever heard nice things about her name!

‘Obvious reasons’?

ajsbd · 19/06/2024 19:07

Gaia - love it but the pronunciation might be an issue.

PippetyPoppetyPie · 19/06/2024 19:03

I love Lana but would never use for obvious reasons.
@BingoMarieHeeler My DD is Piper and we’ve only ever heard nice things about her name!

Dfg15 · 19/06/2024 19:00

Guinevere, I think it's gorgeous, but have two girls.and didn't use it.

MonaChopsis · 19/06/2024 18:54

I secretly love names like Tallulah and Delilah. Think they are a bit much in real life though!

Sparklybutold · 19/06/2024 18:50

Merida, river, Vivienne,

AthenaBasil · 19/06/2024 18:46

I love the name Raphael but it’s too out there as we’re both Scottish. I think it’s easier to be more daring and use foreign names for girls more than boys.

GentrifiedJen · 19/06/2024 18:43

Veolia - I think this looks so pretty but unfortunately it's the name of a waste disposal company!

Pretoria - I love the sound of this but I think it would cause too many questions for the child

Mireille - such a pretty French name but, alas, only the French seem to know how to pronounce it

Gwalia - the ancient name for Wales - again, it would cause too many questions

BingoMarieHeeler · 19/06/2024 18:34

Love the sound of the name Israel. Obviously wouldn’t use. I know a couple of Israels though.

Love the name Omari but again, wouldn’t use as we are as English rose as it gets.

Really like Piper, Harlow, Marley, Carter etc but wouldn’t use as CBA with people around me judging quite honestly.

Triskeline · 19/06/2024 18:34

Merida sounds about as Scottish as Cinderella!

I don’t think anything would stop me using a name I loved other than it being extremely popular. There were always about three other girls with my name all through school, and I was determined my own child wouldn’t grow up feeling that generic.

SlapdashCook · 19/06/2024 18:32

I absolutely love the girls name Dvora but I think it would be too problematic with spelling and pronunciation and so unusual that it would be constantly commented on

A friend has a brother whose 2nd name is St John . . . I love this name so much but, again, it's too problematic with spelling and pronunciation

Nicebloomers · 19/06/2024 18:31

Petronella nn Petra
Minerva
Velvet

Rafferty (I probably would use this but I imagine it wouldn’t be popular)

Nicebloomers · 19/06/2024 18:31

Petronella nn Petra
Minerva
Velvet

Rafferty (I probably would use this but I imagine it wouldn’t be popular)

Redberies · 19/06/2024 18:30

If I loved it enough, I'd still use it!

Also don't understand the worry about 'posh' names.