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

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CuppaTeaJanice · 04/10/2008 21:29

For me it's Silas - it reminds me of the adventure programmes I used to watch as a kid. I think one of my first crushes must have been on a character called Silas.

I did suggest it for DS1 (vetoed by DP), but thinking about it I wouldn't want to call my son Silas and I can't really explain why.

Does anybody else have a name that they wouldn't use, but really like nonetheless...?

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TinkerBellesMum · 05/10/2008 10:08

Actually Jadzia is on my list

There was someone in Birmingham a few years ago that was stopped from giving their child Beelzebub, they couldn't see the problem! Apparently the Chinese name their children by combining their names and a registrar had to stop Sa and Tan from doing that with their names (could have the names wrong, I'm not up with Chinese names, but it's the point of what their names made that's important).

Turniphead1 · 05/10/2008 10:07

I love Sorrell and nature type names - but we opted to go down the Irish route instead

Twelvelegs · 05/10/2008 09:55

fear, not frea

Twelvelegs · 05/10/2008 09:55

I really like Somerset for a boy, but frea it would be shortened to Somer and would sound too dreadful to call accross a park!!

ClosedForCleaning · 05/10/2008 09:52

Lucifer - of course it couldn't be used, but seems such a waste of a beautiful sounding name.

noddyholder · 05/10/2008 09:37

Elvis was in my final 2 I still love it and it would have suited ds but am still happy with the choice we made

Umlellala · 05/10/2008 09:36

Tinkerbelle's mum, dh's colleague has told everyone at his work that ds's name is from Star Trek (Skyler. It isn't) . We liked Dax though...

For me, I love biblical names but am not religious so wouldn't choose them.

And I LOVE some Irish names - Aithne, Caoimhe (think those are right spellings...) but we have no Irish connection whatsoever.

catweazle · 05/10/2008 09:33

Elvis (DH went )

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noddyholder · 05/10/2008 09:26

Bloody hell you lot better avoid brighton Cruelty and inappropriate naming in abundance here!

chequers · 05/10/2008 09:24

Matilda, but DH has vetoed it.

Tarantella · 05/10/2008 09:07

Nine Dragons, I won that one, but DH then had to be allowed to veto Torquil for DS!

annmar · 05/10/2008 08:15

Sebastian, Julian and Benedict for boys. DH vetoed, but I'm not sure his efforts (Zeus and Thor) were any better.

angrypixie · 05/10/2008 08:08

I loved Seth too.

CoteDAzur · 05/10/2008 07:42

Valentina

ninedragons · 05/10/2008 06:01

Flora. I lobbied hard but DH couldn't be swayed from his margarine objection.

jabberwocky · 05/10/2008 03:14

Elvis
Tallulah

notsoteenagemum · 05/10/2008 02:35

Kitty, Lula, Betty, Fenton, Finlay, Arriety, Frankie, Sonny, Sunny, Harley, Bailey, Renton, Dyfan, Nancy, Tallulah, Kieron, Evan, Owen, Erin, Maxwell, Pippa, Cressida, Louis, Mollandra. Theres plenty more where that came from.

notsoteenagemum · 05/10/2008 02:16

Also Leroy Dh thinks it's ethnic and Liam/Leon cozDH likes Oasis / Stone Roses sorry for battering dh on here but we have differnt name views.
I don't know why but I love Francis for a girl.

TinkerBellesMum · 05/10/2008 02:05

Also I like the P names from Charmed but have a neice called Paige so that would be too obvious now. I was pregnant at the same time and it was on my list but SIL was ahead of me.

TinkerBellesMum · 05/10/2008 02:04

Lots of Star Trek names are gorgeous but it would be too obvious!

notsoteenagemum · 05/10/2008 02:02

Jude for a boy but dh thinks it's girlie and Scarlett Honey for a girl DH thinks pretentious. DH is an arse sometimes and wanted Matty or Matilda coz he is Mathew.

MrsJohnCusack · 05/10/2008 01:55

Balthazar
Isambard

Gingerbear · 05/10/2008 00:41

Lara
Lilly
Lulu
Laurie
Lennie

not good with surname

Samantha28 · 05/10/2008 00:30

saskia
verity
perdita
imogen

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