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Unsual names of people you've met

191 replies

Abigail47 · 08/08/2024 23:21

That you liked?

I was just thinking of girls and women that I've met over the years, that had unusual names, that I liked.

I've met these people
Johanna
Dina
Persephone
Saffron
Sherryanne
Bronwyn
Gaia -
sweet little girl I used to babysit

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Marcipex · 02/09/2024 19:45

Beaux- a girl

Stacey-a boy

BobandRobertaSmith · 02/09/2024 19:36

@BlueBobble @Butwhybecause Vashti is a biblical name, the Queen of Persia in the Book of Esther.

hoarahloux · 02/09/2024 18:10

Bow - a little girl.

Wolf - small boy.

Saizo-Kai - not Japanese.

Swailey - teenage boy.

Rafferty, lovely little boy who'd be a teen by now - he really suited his name somehow

CallMeBettyBoop · 02/09/2024 13:08

Ooh I've just spotted my name on this list Grin

Qwertying · 02/09/2024 00:38

Zia (M)
Saffah (F)
Kheir (M)
Mumta (F)

purpleme12 · 02/09/2024 00:23

You've met a Barley?

Oopsohnoherewego · 02/09/2024 00:19

Jolly
Blue
Odin
Barley
Octavia
Araminta
Balthazar
Phoenix
Herbert
Raglan

StTola · 02/09/2024 00:02

Barleysugar86 · 09/08/2024 21:09

I've met a Placid. It seemed a bit of an odd thing to wish for your child, like you wanted them to be quiet and unremarkable.

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Calm and serene doesn’t seem like such an odd set of meanings for a name . Certainly no odder than Mercy/ Verity/ Temperance?

I’ve met or know Gandalf, Ace, Eucharia, Knott, Buzz, LaRue and Bonaventiure.

Bellabluea · 01/09/2024 23:54

Fathom. Cool girl I met at a festival. Love it!

Enko · 01/09/2024 23:48

Family member is called Filuca I like that
Lowenna
Worked with a girl calles Tiare' (Tee ah reh)
Friends dd is Travishi I love that (they are of Indian descent)
Anushri

I knew brothers called Phoenix and Griffith

Smittenkitchen · 01/09/2024 23:46

A lovely warm woman named Magic.

Thunderpants88 · 01/09/2024 23:46

Ace

Thunderpants88 · 01/09/2024 23:45

FaithD · 08/08/2024 23:37

Amber
Thomasina

Why is Amber unusual

purpleme12 · 01/09/2024 23:44

Lijanne

Melonjuice · 01/09/2024 23:42

two sisters called raspberry and strawberry children in my school when I was young

Nataliaa · 01/09/2024 23:42

Male names:

Monty (would be late teens now)
Anatoly (think that was how it’s spelt. Also late teens)
Fox (friend of teen DD)
Lake (old school friends baby announcement on fb a few years back)
Hunter-Chase (another fb baby)
Best (the baby of a social media influencer that I also know in real life )
Fern (definitely a boy. Lives in my area)

TeabySea · 01/09/2024 23:35

Romilly (F)
Cole (M)
Sully (M)
Talia (F)
Sailor-Blue (F)
Keegan (M)
Perditia (F)

Nataliaa · 01/09/2024 23:34

Tuesday (a woman my age group 30’s)
Sunday Rose (a baby a year or so ago)
Tulip (my teen daughters friend)
Temperance (toddler in the park recently)
Lolly (friends daughter. Not a nickname and not short for anything)
Tatum (daughters dance teacher. Known as Tate)

Wonkywinky · 01/09/2024 23:34

Twins called Bee and Birdie

ivyleafgeranium · 01/09/2024 23:32

Tesni- woman I worked with. I think it's lovely.

Two boys at school-Finch and Hawk -and they were friends.

Marcipex · 01/09/2024 22:25

Girls:
Satasha
Demelza
Leaf

Boys:
Moss
Haze
Breeze
Maximilian
Memphis
Elvis

lucky321 · 01/09/2024 19:16

Don't necessarily like them all but here is a list of most uncommon names I've comes across in real life:

Tanaji
September
Aoife
Ebony
Jubilee
Juliette
Joni
Della
Ashdon

Mugcake · 01/09/2024 16:50

Eden (male)
Zion
Storm
Dixie
Trafford
Lake
Colton
Gideon
Honey

Nhlve · 01/09/2024 00:02

My daughter is Arowe & everyone comments on how lovely and unique it is.
We also know a Lunara & a boy names Spence, not Spencer just Spence which I think is so cute!

Carebearsonmybed · 21/08/2024 00:08

Nothing very out there!

Hazel
Aileen
Saxon
Miriam
Morag
Esme
Dagmar
Cassandra

Hamish
Struan
Owen
Euan
Ruaridh

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