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Original poster

im looking for boys and girls unusual names please?

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biglips · 13/04/2008 23:39

thanks

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biglips · 16/04/2008 19:01

hiya all

i feel abit as the names on here are too english for me but im seeking for unusual american names if ya know any??

sorry for the confusion!

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LynetteScavo · 15/04/2008 22:23

Boys;

Beno
Chester
Dougal
Eric

Girls;

Genevieve
Ophelia
Gwen
Bertina

Why don't you get a baby name book?

seeker · 15/04/2008 22:09

Timothy
Doreen
Glenda
Kenneth
Pamela
Gloria
Stella
Keith

dizzydixies · 15/04/2008 22:08

clyde or lindon for a boy

tarryn for a girl

supersteph · 15/04/2008 22:07

My little boy is Leon.
How about Justin, Jacob, ewan, nathan, kyle.

Lucy, daphni, jessica, christal, Angle.

madmumNika · 15/04/2008 22:06

My DD is Mairi (Scottish gaelic for Mary). I also liked Amber, Iona, Inez, Heather, Sian, Ailsa, Lorna & Lucie. DD's middle name is Lee.

I think Tallin is nice for a boy. Also liked Ray, Finbar, Rowan, Cain & Leo. However my DS has the 'common' name of Sam, & middle name James!

gingeme · 15/04/2008 21:58

My nieces name is Bliss and my nephews name is Blaine.
I have old fashined named boys
David
Edward
George

preggerspoppet · 15/04/2008 21:29

alessio (a less e o)
or (a leth e o)
boy.

LynetteScavo · 15/04/2008 21:15

Abashag (boys name0 is quite unusual around here.

LynetteScavo · 15/04/2008 21:15

Abashag (boys name0 is quite unusual around here.

3kidsisquiteenuff · 15/04/2008 21:12

how about mya ,nisha, ayesha ,anya ,leila, for a girl and jai pronounced like kai but with a j,for a boy

Mamazon · 15/04/2008 19:48

I am currently wanting to have a girl and name her Ophelia.

she could be fifi or Lea if people wanted to shorten it.

chocolateshoes · 15/04/2008 19:44

I know a Ralph and a Mark who are both under 2.

I also know a Zuni, Djembe, Sorsha, Yossie & Cade

Fridayfeeling · 15/04/2008 19:42

Barry

kitsmummy · 15/04/2008 19:41

Kit?

devonsmummy · 14/04/2008 13:24

Cyril

UnderRated · 14/04/2008 01:37

I know an American Jeffrey

nooka · 14/04/2008 01:36

We were going to have a Richard Ezra (we liked Ezra a lot but thought it might be a bit much, although having said that called the baby Ezzie through most of the pregnancy) but had a girl instead. I suspect Richard might actually be more unusual than Ezra though

IdrisTheDragon · 14/04/2008 01:31

I think Geoffrey is English and Jeffrey is American as well (my FIL is Geoffrey ).

seeker · 14/04/2008 00:47

There was anothere thread like this a while ago - how to be unusual without being bonkers/guilty of child abuse.

In my head, Geoffrey is English and Jeffrey is American - but I probably made that up. Also, Denis is Irish and Dennis in English - probably made that up too!

Sixer · 14/04/2008 00:27

Love Colin
Jeffery (sp)
Dennis (sp)

Oh the choice, you can really confuse folk with spellings of names.
"Is that Geo or Je".
"no, it's with 2 NN's you eijit" D>E>N>N>I>S or even with one 'N' . Hey the world is your oyster. I wish i was having a boy/pregnant/not all over again.
There's so much fun to be had.

seeker · 14/04/2008 00:21

Timothy, David, Martin,Geoffrey, Colin, Denis, Malcolm.

Susan, Christine, Noreen, Angela, Eileen,Petra, Jill, Jacqueline.

Sixer · 14/04/2008 00:17

Ohhhhhh Sorry, I just watched THE LIONEL on tv tonight, he's hiper cool. That cool his guitarist is the coolest of all. (he put's the foo fighters to shame). OK so Lionel isn't to be. But Clinton, Clint... Far too 90's. Come on bring those old names back. I'd have a Richard..
no. Kevin.. def a Kevin
I hearby publicly announce, that should we ever have another boy, (hhmm) We shall name him.....>> KEVIN.

harpomarx · 14/04/2008 00:02

not the name Sixer, the act of naming a non-existent child

never had a Lionel, Wayne or Gordon but loads of Darrens, Deans and Neils.

Knew a Clinton too, now that is a cool name!

Sixer · 13/04/2008 23:57

Mark isn't sad, how many little Marks do you know?