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Unsual names of people you've met

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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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BlueBobble · 09/08/2024 12:18

Girls:

Madonna
Reid
Paloma
Vashti (not Asian)
Priya (also not Asian)
Winter

Boys:

Atlas
Ocean
Whewell
Ajax

'Vashti' The Vashti we know said it was a Persian name.
Caoimhe
Atalanta (at school)
Annick

Cecilly · 20/08/2024 23:44

I've met a Kinda and a Sweetie (both girls in London)

Butwhybecause · 20/08/2024 23:43

Summertimer · 09/08/2024 11:12

In the 70s there was a BBC childrens serial about a gypsy girl who lived with her grandmother. Kizzy - her nickname, Kesia her given name

Forgot to quote who mentioned this one earlier

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DH had a great-aunt called Kezia.

RSavernake · 20/08/2024 23:36

Tamarisk
Orme
Genelle (not met in person)
Rasberry
Joerdis
Cullen
Merrick

BatsInSpring · 19/08/2024 21:58

Summertimer · 09/08/2024 11:12

In the 70s there was a BBC childrens serial about a gypsy girl who lived with her grandmother. Kizzy - her nickname, Kesia her given name

Forgot to quote who mentioned this one earlier

Edited

Woah! Kesia/Kizzy, I was obsessed with this 💜

SemperIdem · 19/08/2024 15:13

Aura is another, would be teens now.

Never heard it before or since.

TeamPolin · 19/08/2024 08:54

Kenya (f)
Sherlock (m)
Lyric (m)
Aurora (f)
Merlin (f)
Kip (m)
Red (m)

JusttInCase · 19/08/2024 08:27

timoteigirl · 18/08/2024 10:06

I wouldn't have considered Mirella unusual, it is from French Mireille which comes from Mary.

I've never met another one before or since so it's unusual to me 😅

HMTheQueenMuffin · 18/08/2024 10:16

PerkyMintDeer · 17/08/2024 19:41

Tasnim/Tasneem is a pretty popular name for Muslims. It's Arabic, meaning Fountain of Paradise and is in the Quran.

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Tasneem has great connotations for me because I went to school with one. Not only was she stunning to look at she was extremely kind and gentle. I wanted to be here so badly!

timoteigirl · 18/08/2024 10:06

I wouldn't have considered Mirella unusual, it is from French Mireille which comes from Mary.

timoteigirl · 18/08/2024 10:06

I wouldn't have considered Mirella unusual, it is from French Mireille which comes from Mary.

JusttInCase · 17/08/2024 19:51

PerkyMintDeer · 17/08/2024 19:41

Tasnim/Tasneem is a pretty popular name for Muslims. It's Arabic, meaning Fountain of Paradise and is in the Quran.

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Ah, thank you. I haven't actually seen Tasnim yet (she's in a different group than my daughter) but the nursery is very international and there are quite a few Arabic names, but mostly more "obviously" Arabic if that makes sense (Malik, Harir, etc.)

PerkyMintDeer · 17/08/2024 19:41

JusttInCase · 17/08/2024 19:33

Name changed because you never know who might be on here...
My daughter's nursery has a Miracle, Isra and Sonea (all girls). Miracle and Isra might be common in the cultures they come from but I definitely hadn't met anyone with those names before! There's also a new girl named Tasnim - I've heard of Tamsin (although never met any) but Tasnim is a new one on me!

A friend at uni's housemate was called Jessamy.

I briefly knew a Mirella. I think it's pretty but she hated her name and always went by Ella.

Tasnim/Tasneem is a pretty popular name for Muslims. It's Arabic, meaning Fountain of Paradise and is in the Quran.

JusttInCase · 17/08/2024 19:33

Name changed because you never know who might be on here...
My daughter's nursery has a Miracle, Isra and Sonea (all girls). Miracle and Isra might be common in the cultures they come from but I definitely hadn't met anyone with those names before! There's also a new girl named Tasnim - I've heard of Tamsin (although never met any) but Tasnim is a new one on me!

A friend at uni's housemate was called Jessamy.

I briefly knew a Mirella. I think it's pretty but she hated her name and always went by Ella.

SemperIdem · 17/08/2024 18:42

Bleu
Antigone
Bow
Digby
Portia
Cruise
Athena

All in their mid/late 30’s now.

lemarr · 11/08/2024 11:44

Velvet

ladygindiva · 11/08/2024 07:54

Zillah ; lovely lady in her 70s.

sashh · 11/08/2024 03:48

@Ellmau Oh I knew a Jonquil too. Oh and a Rowena.

Ellmau · 11/08/2024 01:35

Jonquil
Berenice
Rowena
Cressida
Evangeline

Roderick
Crispin
Bevis (although I don't like that one much)

timoteigirl · 10/08/2024 21:06

I would have assumed Neleka is a girl.

As you recently mentioned the three names you liked, what about Wyatt or Silas?

Zephyr would be cool - not come across one yet.
Zephaniah?
Poe
Corby
Chi
Tao
Zen
Calisto
Wilder
Girish / Gireesh
Adonis
Elio
Esai
Faustus
Blakeley / Blakeney
Wolfram
Peregrine
Oaken
Zane

coxesorangepippin · 10/08/2024 20:51

Neleka

greglet · 10/08/2024 20:44

@MadameMassiveSalad I LOVE the name Sholto. If I had male twins, I'd call them Sholto and Rollo.

FFSWherearemyglasses · 10/08/2024 09:54

MadameMassiveSalad · 10/08/2024 07:55

I despair for your kids having to grow up with narrow mindedness.

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😂😂
Thankfully, I don’t have any 🤷🏼‍♀️

timoteigirl · 10/08/2024 08:16

Johanna and Pia are not uncommon names. My uncommon female name: Granny

MadameMassiveSalad · 10/08/2024 07:55

FFSWherearemyglasses · 10/08/2024 07:41

Jesus I despair for the kids that get some of these names 🥴

I despair for your kids having to grow up with narrow mindedness.