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

788 replies

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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Ria28 · 07/02/2011 02:26

I love Merlin, Guinevere and Caspian Blush but I couldn't inflict them on a child. Maybe as secret middle names...

busyboysmum · 04/02/2011 20:57

When I was studying for O Levels I was determined if I had a girl she would be called Anastasia after the tragic russian romanov princess. I was going to call her Anna for short. Now of course it has been ruined by the popsinger and anyway I only seem to breed boys!!

partyof52010 · 28/01/2011 16:44

Judas. Always liked the way it sounded.

Didn't use it though Grin

PelvicFloorTrauma · 28/01/2011 16:37

Cymbeline. Name of a Shakespeare play. My DH hates it. Plus would be a real tongue-twister with our surname.

AllieW · 28/01/2011 16:31

Can't use either Isla or Pearl with our surname (Whiteley). Shame, I adore them both.

DH won't let me have Vaughan for a boy either :(

threefeethighandrising · 27/01/2011 23:21

Spike (as in Milligan)

fragglerocks · 27/01/2011 01:54

I love the name Persephone but DH says no!

JoInScotland · 27/01/2011 00:09

I have seen at least two posts saying "Tristan" was a no-go. That is what we called our son. Why is it only on your "dream list"? It suits our son very well. (And parter's last name is very difficult to find a first name to go with it).

Zaft · 26/01/2011 03:35

Cosmo - wasn't even brave enough to use as a middle name for DS.

muminthesun · 25/01/2011 21:11

Love marni too.:)

GoWestcountry · 25/01/2011 13:59

I love the name Marnie, so does DP but we've just realised how that's going to sound in scouse (DP from Liverpool).

"Our Marnie" anyone? Waah! Back to the drawing board.

fragglerocks · 23/01/2011 11:58

I love the names Pheobe and Claudia but could not use them :(

magbags · 23/01/2011 10:33

Jonah - love it but it means bad luck. Instead I chose a name which means happy fortunate one which I also love Smile.

muminthesun · 23/01/2011 10:20

I forgot my list of Italian boys names..

Francesco

Pier Angelo

Matteo

Alessandro

These would never work as we have no Italian heritage,but dh could pass for Italian/spanish so Hmm

Hatterbox · 22/01/2011 15:04

Imarriedafrog - Cassius is a great name, we're considering it for number 4.

DioneTheDiabolist · 22/01/2011 14:53

Lenore
Siegfried
Wilfried

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ChasingSquirrels · 22/01/2011 14:14

India

freerangeeggs · 22/01/2011 14:09

Oli-May

Yeah I know. I can't help it!

Hatterbox · 22/01/2011 14:01

I noticed my son's name mentioned at least once, Valentine (which we pronounce as val-en-teen), we call him Tino. I wanted to actually use Valentino, but DH said no, as we're not Italian.

Names my DH has vetoed:

Ptolemy - he said he likes how the name sounds, just not the spelling, and as I'd never butcher the spelling of a name that rules it out.

Deodatus - with Theodore being so trendy at the moment, I thought this Greek name, which has a similar meaning ('given by God') would be an alternative. DH looked at me with horror on his face and off the list it came.

Isolde - DH can't get passed the 'I sold her' thing.

Ismene - DH loves the pronunication (is-meh-nay), but he said 99.9% of the population wouldn't now how to pronounce it, and therefore any potential daughter would be called 'is mean'. No thanks. Off the list.

muminthesun · 22/01/2011 08:41

My Ds is Niall,But its very unusual in scotland,never met another one,Ds is 8 though.

Names I quite like but would never use

Tristan

Gabriel

Lana

Bronte[BLUSH]

Salome

CURLYMAMMA · 21/01/2011 20:43

Sebastian

KenDoddsDadsDog · 21/01/2011 20:42

Niall. There are lots of charva Nialls running around here as Quinny is our football chairman. But I love it.

CitizenOscar · 21/01/2011 20:22

My parents wimped out on calling my brother Boaz, but turns out he likes it and has used a version of it as a nickname his whole life.

Ellie777 · 18/01/2011 21:58

I love Isabelle but when my DD arrived it was in the top 100 several times with various spellings and I didn't want her to be 'another Izzy' and named her Jemima instead.