Unusual consecutive letter suggestions?

tripledutch · 2025-08-08T09:29:17+00:00

Hello I’m expecting my second child in December. My husband and I would like a name which has an unusual combination of consecutive letters in it. Like Django. We don’t know the sex of the baby so need a girl and boy name. Surname is very plain and starts with a B and middle name will be Marianne or Marcus. I saw a truck with Dhollandia on the back earlier so that sort of thing but a name for a child obviously, not a truck. Can anyone suggest one? TIA

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HobnobsChoice · 17/08/2025 12:21

Xavier
Aethelred
Agrippa
Gaius
Ancus

Werburga
Boudica
Agrippina
Thekla
Drusilla
Vipsania

HugoYorway · 17/08/2025 12:13

OK, they are digraphs and letters according to that.

Alliana · 17/08/2025 11:44

@HugoYorway
As I said, in this case a digraph seems to be defined as two characters making a single sound (as opposed to two letters).

“The main difference from English is that certain letters are digraphs, one letter alphabetically but composed of two separate characters. The digraphs are CH, DD, FF, NG, LL, PH, RH, and TH, and in Welsh they are alphabetized as a single letter.”
www.welshsociety.com/Welshpronunciation.pdf

HugoYorway · 17/08/2025 11:20

@Alliana, a digraph is two letters making one sound. Something like S+H making a 'sh' sound, or O+U making an 'ooh' sound.
In Welsh, LL etc is a single letter, so it can't be two letters. It is two characters.

You could argue that it is, in the same way as you could say a ligature is two letters, but in some languages' alphabets, the ligature is a separate letter.
I'd say it's only a digraph if it isn't.

@tripledutch , List of English words that may be spelled with a ligature - Wikipedia

Alliana · 17/08/2025 02:34

HugoYorway · 16/08/2025 12:09

They are letters @Arlanymor , but it is probably of no interest to anyone else.

@tripledutch , Gdansk?

I found it interesting! Never knew that about Welsh. From what I’ve (just) read it seems accurate to describe them both as letters and digraphs (if the latter is defined as two characters — not letters in this case — giving a single sound).

They have their own tiles in Welsh Scrabble 🥳

HugoYorway · 16/08/2025 12:09

They are letters @Arlanymor , but it is probably of no interest to anyone else.

@tripledutch , Gdansk?

CosyMintFish · 16/08/2025 12:03

look up some Anglo-Saxon names. You get plenty of AE combinations and HR, like Hrothgar and Aethelred

Arlanymor · 16/08/2025 12:03

HugoYorway · 16/08/2025 12:01

@Arlanymor , in Welsh, they are letters not digraphs.
Ph in English is a digraph, in Welsh it's a letter.

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Nope, a digraph.

HugoYorway · 16/08/2025 12:01

Arlanymor · 16/08/2025 11:48

So if people are wrong we just don't mention it then? I mentioned it initially because it was wrong. I mentioned it again because I was directly quoted and it was STILL wrong. Sorry for wanting people to understand the language if they are going to call their child a name that belongs to that language. Honestly...

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@Arlanymor , in Welsh, they are letters not digraphs.
Ph in English is a digraph, in Welsh it's a letter.

Arlanymor · 16/08/2025 11:48

HugoYorway · 16/08/2025 11:44

Yes, @Arlanymor , we know you know, you've told us. Others might not though.

@tripledutch , how about Mbappé?

So if people are wrong we just don't mention it then? I mentioned it initially because it was wrong. I mentioned it again because I was directly quoted and it was STILL wrong. Sorry for wanting people to understand the language if they are going to call their child a name that belongs to that language. Honestly...

HugoYorway · 16/08/2025 11:44

Yes, @Arlanymor , we know you know, you've told us. Others might not though.

@tripledutch , how about Mbappé?

CountryQueen · 16/08/2025 11:10

Bhobh

SadLindsay · 16/08/2025 11:02

This thread is a hoot.

But in all seriousness OP, I know an Elvijs which may fit your vibe. He pronounces it Elvy, he's a former pro goal keeper from Latvia so maybe other Latvian names would work for you. How about Ilza or Aija as girl options?

Arlanymor · 16/08/2025 10:49

Phphion · 16/08/2025 09:40

Ll and rh are both digraphs and letters in Welsh, as are ch, dd, ff, ng, ph and th. They exist as their own letter in the Welsh alphabet, which is why, e.g., the word dod comes before the word ddoe alphabetically and cangen before calen, the name Fioled before Ffion and Lowri before Llinos. The only one that appears in Welsh words as both one letter and two consecutive single letters is ng which is actually a letter n followed by a letter g in rare words like dangos.

If the OP wanted a Welsh name with an unusual combination of Welsh letters, it would be a name starting with the letter R, as there are basically no names that do unless you go for Welsh-ish names like Robat or Rowena. There are, however, many Welsh names that begin with the letter Rh.

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I know - I speak Welsh, I know the alphabet, my name starts with an Rh. But definitely a digraph.

HugoYorway · 16/08/2025 10:42

Ng appears in lots of words: angor, dringo, gwingo, eang, cyngor, rhwng, mwng, cwnhingen, angen, dihangfa, ... , as well as in mutations of c and g

Ng is ng not 'n-g' or 'ng-g'. Dringo doesn't rhyme with bingo.
Bangor is Bang-gor though.

The only name I can think of is Robin. Rowena looks Welsh but probably is from Old English or something.

Phphion · 16/08/2025 09:40

Arlanymor · 15/08/2025 21:09

"Rh" is a digraph, not a letter, it's a pair of letters that represent a single sound.

I should know, my name starts with Rh...

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Ll and rh are both digraphs and letters in Welsh, as are ch, dd, ff, ng, ph and th. They exist as their own letter in the Welsh alphabet, which is why, e.g., the word dod comes before the word ddoe alphabetically and cangen before calen, the name Fioled before Ffion and Lowri before Llinos. The only one that appears in Welsh words as both one letter and two consecutive single letters is ng which is actually a letter n followed by a letter g in rare words like dangos.

If the OP wanted a Welsh name with an unusual combination of Welsh letters, it would be a name starting with the letter R, as there are basically no names that do unless you go for Welsh-ish names like Robat or Rowena. There are, however, many Welsh names that begin with the letter Rh.

ChocolateCinderToffee · 15/08/2025 21:50

Phoebe
Dmitri

Hurryupwearedreaming · 15/08/2025 21:37

Pterodactyl
Caesar
Chaos
M!sch!ef

Arlanymor · 15/08/2025 21:09

HugoYorway · 08/08/2025 12:35

Rh and Ll are letters in Welsh. Prys and Floyd would fill the brief.

Philip/Philippa
Bjørn
Bjarne
Bjørk
Åse

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"Rh" is a digraph, not a letter, it's a pair of letters that represent a single sound.

I should know, my name starts with Rh...

SwanFlight · 15/08/2025 21:06

My siblings and I have some pretty odd names that used to be quite unique, and include odd letter combos. We have always liked our names, even if we don't always use them.

Rituelec · 15/08/2025 20:54

Sonia
Eos
Anais
Xiomara
Yael
Imogen

Bjorn
Cian
Rhys

HugoYorway · 15/08/2025 20:45

Hephzibah
Scheherazade

Charabanc · 15/08/2025 20:42

cramptramp · 08/08/2025 15:13

But they don’t have to spell them out every time which is one less burden.

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I have a relatively bog standard name. But there is one variation of the spelling of it. And I have to spell my name out every single time. But, you know, it's fine?

ConstitutionHill · 15/08/2025 20:40

VerityUnreasonble · 08/08/2025 16:20

Or alternatively pick a name like Dave and see how many silent letters / alternate spellings you can shoehorn in...

Daeighvhe is a perfectly lovely name.

Come on, that's a tragedeigh?

Rainallnight · 15/08/2025 00:05

Gnigel