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Unusual baby names you have heard once and genuinely liked

156 replies

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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B9waiting · 28/07/2026 11:09

Blueberrymangowatermelon · 28/07/2026 10:50

It’s really old-fashioned though. I doubt it’s used for babies today.

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Probably true - I have a friend called Attracta so it doesn’t sound unusual or old fashioned to me at all (but I also have friends called Nigel & Gary & you never hear of babies being called those names!)

EstoyRobandoSuCasa · 28/07/2026 11:09

ButtercupYellow26 · 27/07/2026 23:45

Twyla

I love Twyla! Sadly, my family hate it.

Blueberrymangowatermelon · 28/07/2026 10:50

B9waiting · 28/07/2026 09:33

Attracta is another Irish girls name.

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It’s really old-fashioned though. I doubt it’s used for babies today.

CarriMarie · 28/07/2026 10:13

Dittany.

Kirys · 28/07/2026 10:09

Peony

B9waiting · 28/07/2026 09:33

utahsainthood · 28/07/2026 00:45

Some of these are awful. Attracta, Alotta, Rhyno - really??

Attracta is another Irish girls name.

Waitingfordoggo · 28/07/2026 08:35

CoffeeAlwaysNeeded · 28/07/2026 01:08

Went on a few dates in my 20s with a bloke called Roscoe. Never met another one.

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

Hedjwitch · 28/07/2026 08:34

Petroc for a boy. I think its Cornish.
Torin
Darlington

user1492757084 · 28/07/2026 08:28

Halo
Araminta
Java
Rosella

Ramsay
Digby
Marmaduke
Apollo

CtrlAltDelete89 · 28/07/2026 08:17

I live near a little girl called Kestrel which I think is so beautiful! She goes by Kess. I'd love to use it one day.

DisplayPurposesOnly · 28/07/2026 08:16

Nerissa
Vashti

Tobyn (or Tobin)

6ate9 · 28/07/2026 08:12

SaraCrewe06 · 28/07/2026 08:01

I once met a Celandine, name of a flower I believe.

You could have the name Pilewort!! Another name for the lesser Celandine.

SaraCrewe06 · 28/07/2026 08:01

I once met a Celandine, name of a flower I believe.

Aydel · 28/07/2026 03:29

Zamfira
Dulcibella
Olfa

Denim4ever · 28/07/2026 01:24

When DS was born there was a Jorja on the ward. I think the mum said it was the name of an actress in a US drama

I met someone with a daughter named Fabia and liked the name. But then there was a car called Fabia, so I wasn't so keen

HappydaysArehere · 28/07/2026 01:20

Aya

CoffeeAlwaysNeeded · 28/07/2026 01:08

Went on a few dates in my 20s with a bloke called Roscoe. Never met another one.

SallyAnnDrivesACar · 28/07/2026 00:54

Floki

utahsainthood · 28/07/2026 00:45

Some of these are awful. Attracta, Alotta, Rhyno - really??

Missohnoyoubetterdont · 28/07/2026 00:42

B9waiting · 28/07/2026 00:35

That’s a pity for you. Hopefully you’re luckier in other aspects of your life.

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I’m very glad I’m not!

B9waiting · 28/07/2026 00:36

Kirys · 28/07/2026 00:18

Assume as a shortened version of Fionula?

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Yes (with 2 n’s) but also in its own right.

B9waiting · 28/07/2026 00:35

Missohnoyoubetterdont · 28/07/2026 00:15

I’m not Irish.

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That’s a pity for you. Hopefully you’re luckier in other aspects of your life.

RigsbysCat · 28/07/2026 00:29

ThatCheeseNeedsEating · 27/07/2026 20:10

LUX used to be the brand name for soap flakes years ago!

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Also bars of soap!

Enko · 28/07/2026 00:29

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

Cockerpoomom · 28/07/2026 00:21

lurkingfromhome · 27/07/2026 17:31

Met an adorable baby called Lux once and I instantly thought what an amazing name to have. The single syllable + x sound is really pleasing to my ear.

I know a boy called Luxley, only ever heard that once.