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Uncommon name suggestions please!

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otinata · 17/09/2025 13:12

Ideally out of the top 150. Not. Finding out the gender.

Already have an Ezra (wasn’t as popular at the time).

So far, I have

Calliope (Callie)
Juniper
Amara
Rosalina
Melody
Juliet (but fine like Jules)
Malin
Arizona (rogue I know, but I just love it)
Theadora (Thea)
Noelle
Celeste
Meredith

Koa
Cassius
Sonny (love, but too popular)
Rowan (same as above)
Marley
Sullivan (Sully)
Casey
Zander
Ari
Remy

I prefer softer sounding, or unisex boy’s names.

I like all of these names, but none feel like the one!

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ButterPiesAreGreat · 19/10/2025 19:12

Some of these names were popular for people born in the 60s and 70s.

If you like Scandi names (I spotted the odd one), can I suggest

girls
Birgitte
Saga
Marit
Iben
Signe
Pia
Lise
Mette

boys
Mans
Lars
Lauri
Soren
Anders
Morten
Jens
Magnus
Emil
Mads

Calliopespa · 19/10/2025 18:53

Perdita.

user1492757084 · 18/10/2025 09:43

Fotini
Margaret
Lorna
Elula
Adele
Isotta
Isabeau
Cressida
Clotilde
Mietta
Heidi
Lindsey
Sara
Rebecca
Phryne
Gretal
Cristobel
Kaye
Octavia
Zena

Cyril
Colum
Benedict
Colman
Zelman
Neil
Abel
Barry
Clive
Murray
Linden
Cedric
Cecil
Craig
Sylvester
John
Lysander
Wilbur
Inis
Wolfgang

Placestogo · 18/10/2025 08:58

Some of my boys are friends with boys with uncommon names: Romeo, Octave, Joly (but maybe it is shortened version of a longer name?), Aurel, Arki, Xander, Felix, Phong, Zayaan, Areski, Ewan, Yenjo, Edgar, Omar, Griffin, Simi.

For girls: Xanthe, Aksana, Fiorella, Bouchra, Sandra, Leona

I just love the mix of different culture - it is beautiful 🤩

Placestogo · 18/10/2025 08:34

Girl: Louie
Boy: Areski

CosyStork · 30/09/2025 10:48

I like Calliope (Callie) & Noelle.

Do you like Adelaide at all?

Boys, I love most of your names! Koa seems to be on the rise where I am but I do love it. I prefer Cassian to Cassius but like both.

Crosorbled · 30/09/2025 10:32

Asta. ( beautiful goddess ).

Calliopespa · 30/09/2025 10:13

Essie
Howard
Harold
Petra

DelectableMe · 30/09/2025 09:48

Girls:
Margaret
Harriet
June
Nora
Judith
Ariadne
Michelle
Boys
Anthony
Gerald
Howard
Donovan
Aubrey
Oberon
note: not Sonny ! As a teacher I'm coming across quite a few of these, same with Rowan. (Typo)

Baninarama · 30/09/2025 09:41

God, there are some 'hilarious' bores on here, coming to judge anyone who has a bit more imagination than calling their child Sophie, Olivia, Oliver or Leo.

How about:

Audrey
Aurelia
Orielle
Aster
Vera
Georgiana
Juno

Magnus
Thorin
Thorne
Elijah

Girls names much easier...

Calliopespa · 30/09/2025 08:03

otinata · 29/09/2025 06:57

Gosh, you are utterly hilarious!

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Oh let her have fun. It's perfectly harmless.

How about Lyra?
Or:
Adeline
Walter
Briar
Norah
Katya
Rosara
Callista
Julian
Everett
Kingsley
Phaedra
Barnaby
Ernest
Clive
Clover
Ariadne
Anoushka
Tamara
Ariana
Bertram
Myken

deeahgwitch · 30/09/2025 07:50

Setanta
or
Ferdia
if you don’t mind using Irish boys names.

Calliopespa · 29/09/2025 16:32

MinPinSins · 17/09/2025 16:29

Ignore all the posters taking the piss - Mumsnet is weirdly full of women unaware of the fact that name trends have moved on in the last 40 years.

No idea if they'll be up your street but I love Fergus, Fraser, Ira and Magnus as slightly less common boys names. I'm not great with girls.

I think IRA with Ira.

I think Edith and Edie are due a comeback. Lots of Evies but few Edies.

beachsandseaicecream · 29/09/2025 07:43

Jonah
Jethro
Maxim
Zeph
Lucien
Otis
Otto
Ivan
Evan
Euan
Ivo
Felix
Quentin
Owen
Nathaniel/Nate

Lorelei
Verity
Christabel
Kezia
Marcia
Heidi
Juno
Jocelyn
Rosanna
Elodie
Eloisa
Leah
Ianthe
Xanthe

MinnieMountain · 29/09/2025 07:34

Look at the most unusual names registered in the list that the ONS produces. There’s some surprisingly normal ones there.

I agree re shortening. I’ve just asked my 12 year old Edmund if his name gets shortened now he’s at secondary school. He said people have tried but he shuts them down straight away.

IAmTheLogLady · 29/09/2025 07:23

Teague / Taig / Tadhg
Magnus (there was a thread about this recently and it got negative feedback but I love it)
Felix
Fabian
Leon
Hector

Saoirse
Briony
Romy
Willa

Newname42 · 29/09/2025 07:17

Cosimo
Quinn
Quentin
Florentin
Lawrence

IAmTheLogLady · 29/09/2025 07:08

didntlikeanyofthesuggestions · 17/09/2025 13:19

Mowgli
Baloo
Bagheera

Are all nice

I thought it was funny.

MudLark87 · 29/09/2025 07:06

Seraphina
Jocelyn
Vivienne
Romilly
Daphne

(Hate to say but Thea, Amara, Juliet and juniper are all names festured in at least once class each in our infants achool if that makes a difference)

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otinata · 29/09/2025 06:57

Tigerhoods · 19/09/2025 08:11

More usual for boys but could work for a girl too.

Gosh, you are utterly hilarious!

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Hollieandtheivie · 19/09/2025 08:27

Tuula
Raine
Avery

Emmanuel (Mani)
Tully
Griff

Tigerhoods · 19/09/2025 08:11

More usual for boys but could work for a girl too.

Tigerhoods · 19/09/2025 08:10

Rumpelstiltskin

deeahgwitch · 19/09/2025 08:04

PanderBare · 18/09/2025 10:51

@deeahgwitch , which syllable is stressed?

probably the rer part. All seem pretty equal.

HairyToity · 18/09/2025 19:24

otinata · 17/09/2025 16:12

Thank you!

I like Robin and Robyn, but I don’t like Rob, which puts me off.

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The Robyn I know has her name shortened to Bobbie.

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