What name do you secretly love but would never use for your child?

Boiledeggandtoatsoldiers, that is my mum's name! (Myfanwy - my mum isn't called Boiled Egg and...etc.)

OK, my secret names I'd have chosen instead of the perfectly good names dd and ds have, with which I am very happy:

Gabriel, Eifion, Isaac, Josiah, Mabel, Elsie, Betsy, Eilidh.

Pearl - DH said only if she was born aged 81

Rex - a dog's name, apparently.

my childs name is on this thread

we call him Mogli for the pet name!

As in The Jungle Book!

Mogli.

Willow and Rowan (too cruel with our surname)
Lucifer (clearly not a goer but we really liked the name)
Angel (DH vetoed as being too "Buffy")
Phoenix (ruined for me by Mel B using it)

We do have a Gabriel though

I love Blaise and Octavia. Don't use them anyone,am very possessive in a dog in the manger way!

Ooh missismac, I love Thor! unrealistic, we decided that if we ever managed another boy, he would be called Seth, much to my northern Mum's digust!

I also love the name Quincy for a boy... shortened to Quin, but dh threatened legal action!!!!!!!!!!

Obadiah, Angel, Petroc, Thor (DH's choice!), Christy, Gawain - all for boys. I particularly liked Angel but just couldn't do it.

Elvi, Elfine, Marietta, Dixie & Blythe.

We ended up with quite nice and unusual names but we're not alone. Round here everyone has unusual (or very traditional) names.

Missismac.

Unreal.... I love Noah, had 2nd dc been a boy then i wanted it.

There is a betty in ds's class and she's a real cutie and carries the name well.

Oh, go easy on me! My son's Noah. It was the only name we seriously considered. I love the sound of it, the shape of it written down and the fact that (and most people do seem to agree with this) it's a name that could convincingly take him anywhere. You could be Noah the beach bum or Noah the high court judge! Almost everyone says they love the name and loads of people say it was in their final two names. I can see the drawbacks but I'm really glad we went for it. It's in the teens in the top boys' names in America and they're predicting it to be in the top 10 for the first time in 2008. (That's what I reassured myself with when we bit the bullet!) Think it's only in the 30s or 40s in the UK. But they are making name cups in Woollies with it on these days, so it's obviously on the up!

My other name would have been Gabriel, which I love, and I would have definitely called a 2nd that if we lived in Ireland - but not here yet!

I LOVE Jonah, if we ever had another, boy but dh says no way. Gotta say, it probably would be asking for trouble, especially if he inherited daddy's luck.

I know a Levi and that works really well. I know a Seth too but I just can't get away with it. Silas is great but, as has been mentioned, it's a bit too much like silage!

I wanted to call my little girl Betty, which I think is the cutest thing! But people said it would have been cruel.

Lila and Violet were 2 girls names i loved... we had a boy :-)

Rubyslippers, I did actually call my daughter Ramona 4 years ago, and there aren't many of them around in the playgrounds of Devon, that's for sure!

I wanted Xanthe for a girl, but not allowed !

I always loved Skye for a girl, but whenever I mentioned it everyone would laugh and say it was too hippyish ? I liked it because the lead singer of that band Morcheeba was called it, and her voice was so beautiful.

Still would like to have a little Skye one day !
Jesse for a boy, but chicked out in the end with ds, was worried he'd be teased for some reason, but still really like it.

I love Rosie. But our surname is Harris and you couldn't have Rosie 'Arris. Makes me think of baboons.

Orlando
Persephone

I agree with OP on Silas. Also love Cyrus, but DP vetoed on account of Cyrus The Virus in ConAir

I love lots of English names both for girls and boys, which we didn't use, as, not being English neither me and my partner, it sounded a bit pretentious (in our opinion).
I also love Mila and Lola for a girl and Milo for a boy.

Hmmm...

Bathsheba, Cashmere, Patience, Thomasin, Moky for girls,

Indio, Diggory, Tennessee, Beau for boys!!!
What do you think, people?

Klaw - I usually find quirky names like this to be a bit, well, iffy. But Juniper is great! I love it. Unusual, but a great ring to it. Hmm quickly rethinks the idea of not having any more babies in light of new, unusual, quirky but great name Does that make me shallow?
Just so long as the surname isn't Berry.

I really wanted Saoirse for DD1 - I love Irish names and being Irish etc etc...but DH disapproved as it means freedom in Irish and he felt it was rather "republican" and has IRA connortations!! We ended up with Caoimhe (Quee-va)

We nearly had Harry or Matilda till my BF made faces at them..I know know if we're lucky enough to have no 2 not to tell anyone names!

nearly called DD Peppa before I'd heard of Peppa pig. Now when I hear her singing "Peppa Pig...SNORT!" I thank my lucky stars her name is slightly more common!

Wanted Tiger Lily for DD & Elvis for DS2 too, but DH not keen. Again, probably a lucky escape!

My first born son was always going to be called Kristian Aaron (Aaron after Elvis of course! {smile}. Had DD first Alena Kate, then son then another DD Ava Olivia.

Also love: Rosanne, Mabel, Esther, Annelise, Beatrice and Ketty for girls. If had had another DS he would be named after DG Jens Anton!