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Unusual baby names you have heard once and genuinely liked

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hangmycoat · 27/07/2026 17:06

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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101Alsatians · 30/07/2026 17:04

Onyx
Blossom (for a guy)
Patience (also a guy)
Rainbeau (spelling annoyed me)
Jezebelle (conterversial AF but connotations really faded,6 year old little girl.)
Friend swears she knew a Checkers.

ThisCraftySeal · 30/07/2026 16:48

Once read a book years ago with a character bemoaning the fact that her parents friend had called their child Silk and she got lumbered with Polly Esther, which I thought was pretty cool!

Blingismything · 30/07/2026 16:42

Lux was a great soap in the 80s.

Zephyr
Torquil
Bowden
Xanic
Karensa
Juno
Safira
Hebe
Navy
Velvet
Lundi
Hector

Have mingled with two Sorrels this week. One in her early 20s and the other a teenager.

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 30/07/2026 16:24

I know Cornish women called Merriel, Merryn, Zillah and Karenza. I know these are more widely used in Cornwall, but I’ve only ever met one of each.

Also - Lisanne

CeciliaMars · 30/07/2026 15:30

Gilligan

Robogob · 30/07/2026 15:19

Soulie
Lark
Evadne
Fenner
Story
Truly

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hangmycoat · 28/07/2026 22:00

I worked with a Perdita which is a Shakespeare name and she went by Perdi like in 101 Dalmatians

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Arlanymor · 28/07/2026 21:40

floppybit · 28/07/2026 20:15

A boy?

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A man!

Phineyj · 28/07/2026 20:25

I taught an Oriana briefly. She was memorable, as well as her name.

Ossian is another one I liked.

When I first moved to London I met a Clodagh and an Imna (Immaculata Conceptione). Probably not so unusual in their countries of origin.

floppybit · 28/07/2026 20:15

Arlanymor · 28/07/2026 19:47

I know someone called Peterkin Mittens - I genuinely do - I think it's unbearably cute, like a Beatrix Potter character!

A boy?

Arlanymor · 28/07/2026 19:47

I know someone called Peterkin Mittens - I genuinely do - I think it's unbearably cute, like a Beatrix Potter character!

DemBonesDemBones · 28/07/2026 19:43

Verena
Love
Wilbur

SemperIdem · 28/07/2026 19:25

Esyllt (Welsh form of Isolde, rare even within Wales)
Orin
Greta (appreciate this one might not actually be that rare, but I’ve only met the one)

Blueberrymangowatermelon · 28/07/2026 19:15

PrincessHoneysuckle · 28/07/2026 19:04

Bridie
Sapphire
Allannah

It is unusual as a baby name but there are loads of older women called Bridie in Ireland.

PrincessHoneysuckle · 28/07/2026 19:04

Bridie
Sapphire
Allannah

Girliefriendlikespuppies · 28/07/2026 18:39

I heard of a baby Nova recently and really liked the name.

LejlaKapovic · 28/07/2026 18:35

Samsara
Amara
Rosabella
Kenza

MyDarlingRose · 28/07/2026 18:19

Enko · 28/07/2026 00:29

Tiare' lovely name super lazy woman (we worked together)
Carradoc.
Lowenna

Carradoc is a cool name. The Brythonic version of Caractacus.

MyDarlingRose · 28/07/2026 18:15

I also know a Boudicca but she hates her name

MyDarlingRose · 28/07/2026 18:14

Oberon.

The most incredibly cool boys name ever. I wish I had the guts to use it.

Allseeingallknowing · 28/07/2026 17:59

hangmycoat · 28/07/2026 11:12

probably not unusual there but in India I met the sweetest boy called Kushboo

Sounds like a brand of toilet roll!

UnusualNames26 · 28/07/2026 17:56

Two names I heard years ago when travelling that I loved/still love:

Ysella (a Cornish name, most likely not unusual in Cornwall) and Briar. Both women would be in their 40's now and I've never come across anyone else by those names.

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hangmycoat · 28/07/2026 12:13

I really like Drummond

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AII41 · 28/07/2026 12:04

Other names I remembered since my last post:
Storm (girl. Would be 9 now.)
Rain (woman - 50s)
Raine (girl. 9ish)
Tora (girl, 16)
Presley (boy, 16)
Hendrix (boy, 14)
Jesper (boy, 16)
Peta for a girl (50s)
Drummond (boy 16)
Greer (woman, 50s)
Star (girl, 15)
Pax (boy, 11)

I love unusual names.

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hangmycoat · 28/07/2026 11:12

probably not unusual there but in India I met the sweetest boy called Kushboo

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