Unusual baby names you have heard once and genuinely liked

hangmycoat · 2026-07-27T16:06:04+00:00

What are baby names you've heard once that you don't think you'll hear again that you actually liked? Kissinger Nerys Tigerlilly Yellow Aries Elaris Prospero Everest Mowgli Cassiane Lumi Pirate (wouldn't' ever use it but it really suited the boy) Alethea

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ClairDeLaLune · 03/08/2026 02:02

Waitingfordoggo · 28/07/2026 08:35

I recently met my first Roscoe- from the Scilly Isles. It’s a pretty cool name IMO.

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Roscoe P Coltrane - Dukes of Hazzard

ClairDeLaLune · 03/08/2026 01:57

Almakarlinsghost · 31/07/2026 09:30

Like another poster, I have met only one Meriel, but this is a name I like. It's a variant of Muriel, which sounds completely different - heavy, whereas Meriel is light and bright - the first syllable makes all the difference!

Many names I like are so unusual right now I've never met one at all (Leopold for example); others I know loads of.

Meriel is lovely, and also Marial.

ClairDeLaLune · 03/08/2026 01:55

Also - Emerald and Amethyst

ClairDeLaLune · 03/08/2026 01:37

Alora. I think it’s beautiful.

EarlofShrewsbury · 03/08/2026 01:16

Needmorelego · 03/08/2026 01:07

Yes I think the whole idea of bullying over a name isn't something that really happens.
Modern children have no clue which names are traditional and which aren't.
To them a name is a name - whether that's Peter and Jane or Oakley and Skylark.

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Agree, I think bulling from names is only when a name can be twisted into something else.

Drew Peacock
Thomas William Andrew Thornton

For example. It's not the name you need to look at, but what can be done with it.

SleepingStandingUp · 03/08/2026 01:08

my friend has a grandson called Zephyr which I love, I was a bit sad I hadn't thought of it for our list but our list also contained
Arcturis
Zebulon
Castile
Torbien

so I can't be trusted to pick a simple name 🤣

Needmorelego · 03/08/2026 01:07

SleepingStandingUp · 03/08/2026 01:04

how many kids actually get bullied for their name tho? most of these names are unusual but they wouldn't stand out in a diverse school

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Yes I think the whole idea of bullying over a name isn't something that really happens.
Modern children have no clue which names are traditional and which aren't.
To them a name is a name - whether that's Peter and Jane or Oakley and Skylark.

SleepingStandingUp · 03/08/2026 01:04

Allseeingallknowing · 27/07/2026 19:52

Why burden the child with weird names and risk them being teased?

how many kids actually get bullied for their name tho? most of these names are unusual but they wouldn't stand out in a diverse school

caringcarer · 03/08/2026 00:49

AII41 · 30/07/2026 19:25

Ooh, that reminded me I knew of a Birdie (fb announcement of old friend) and a Queenie, which I LOVE!

I also know a Sapphire spelled an Arabic way but pronounced the same, and an Armani, which is a variation on an Arabic name, they told me.

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I know an Armani too.

caringcarer · 03/08/2026 00:47

Marizanne.

FunnySam · 02/08/2026 23:02

James for a girl (think it was Ryan Reynolds/Blake Lively named their girl?)

Jamjam12 · 02/08/2026 22:59

Giraffehaver · 27/07/2026 22:35

Lemuel I love. Only 2 letters different to Samuel but not as popular. I wonder why?

It sounds like a disease

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hangmycoat · 02/08/2026 22:59

Onyx reminds me of Oinks, unfortunate if they're larger

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Jamjam12 · 02/08/2026 22:55

6ate9 · 27/07/2026 18:52

Made me think of Annie Oakley!! 🤣

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Oakley is a really common name now, as well as river, Phoenix etc
i have a friend who’s got a step son called Onyx..
I think it’s an awful name

CoffeeChocolateWine · 02/08/2026 20:52

When I was heavily pregnant with my DD and about to go on maternity leave, we had a new lady start in our office called Elfi. I had never come across the name before and thought it was so lovely that I actually started to consider whether or not I would look like a complete weirdo if I used it for my DD! In the end, I decided that it probably would be quite weird behaviour and my DH vetoed it anyway. But I do my reckon my DD could have suited it…she’s 14 now and does have quite delicate pixie-like features! But she suits her name too.

Other unusual names I’ve come across and really liked are…
Huxley
Rhodes
Io
Kinga
Emese

itsgettingweird · 02/08/2026 15:18

TheDonsDingleberries · 27/07/2026 17:12

Avni
Demelza
Rowena
Sorrel

All names I've only heard once in real life

I also know a Rowena and Demelza.

Only ever met them too!

Karenza
Emeris
Barnabas

RowsOfFlowers · 02/08/2026 15:15

Marnie

NamingNoNames · 31/07/2026 12:20

hangmycoat · 27/07/2026 17:09

@faerylune I like Rosabel too. Lumi means snow in a Scandinavian language and I believe Nerys is welsh and the sister name to Carys

@hangmycoat ,not really, they're just names that end in -ys.
There are several Welsh names that do.

The 'sister name' to Carys is Cerys. Both have the same meaning but Cerys was more popular in South Wales and Carys in the north.

Almakarlinsghost · 31/07/2026 09:30

Like another poster, I have met only one Meriel, but this is a name I like. It's a variant of Muriel, which sounds completely different - heavy, whereas Meriel is light and bright - the first syllable makes all the difference!

Many names I like are so unusual right now I've never met one at all (Leopold for example); others I know loads of.

Missohnoyoubetterdont · 31/07/2026 09:26

I know a zillah, a Raven (woman) and a Garnet (man), also used to teach a Sparkle ( girl)

Peanutlicious · 30/07/2026 23:04

Roscoe
Loveday
Soraya (sp?)
Oriana
Bear
Valentino (boy)
Raphaella (girl - adore this!)

HappyOctober · 30/07/2026 20:53

Diamond (prob late teen now)
Hope
Onyx
Kes (Kestrel)
Callie (40’s now)
Bonnie (40’s)
Wolfie
Lark
Oriana (40’s)

timoteigirl · 30/07/2026 20:15

Rawnie

Roselilly36 · 30/07/2026 19:39

Tempany

AII41 · 30/07/2026 19:25

PrincessHoneysuckle · 28/07/2026 19:04

Bridie
Sapphire
Allannah

Ooh, that reminded me I knew of a Birdie (fb announcement of old friend) and a Queenie, which I LOVE!

I also know a Sapphire spelled an Arabic way but pronounced the same, and an Armani, which is a variation on an Arabic name, they told me.