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Original poster

Beyond Sequoia and Halcyon - the latest in an occasional public information series. Names that probably nobody else in the school will have, but won't make people say "I beg your pardon? I dodn't quite catch that"

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seeker · 07/10/2008 08:21

Deborah
Daphne
Richenda
Prudence
Felicity
Michaela
Iris
Belinda
Susan

Nigel
Douglas
Col in (or Corin)
Kenneth
Gideon
Mark
Paul
Sean
Rupert - OK maybe not Rupert!
Clement
Alan

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Lio · 08/10/2008 14:19

Peter
Miranda

GooseyLoosey · 08/10/2008 14:19

I know a Mark and a Susannah, but you are right, I have never ever encountered a baby "Paul" or "Susan". Not sure how ready the world is yet for more "Nigels" or "Kevins" - some name should take longer to come back than others.

GreatGooglyMoogly · 08/10/2008 14:18

Iris is actually making a comeback.

VictorianSqualorSquelchNSquirm · 08/10/2008 14:17

I know an Alan.
He is the son of an MNer, and he is about 1ish.
I rec'd Belinda and Felicity on threads a few times.

If I have a girl next time she will eb Susannah, but not Susan.

DS wishes he was called Rupert.

JackieNo · 08/10/2008 14:17

My DS's name is on your list. But that's why we chose it - simple to spell, and unusual, just because it wasn't 'in fashion'.

He's called Richenda.

No, I'm kidding - he isn't really.

hannahsaunt · 08/10/2008 14:15

My dad and my brother are both called Kenneth.

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seeker · 08/10/2008 14:11

I know. But do you know a Paul, Mark or Susan under 30 (ish?)

I know of the names of 2000ish 0-18 year olds through schools. clubs, etc, and none of the names I mention appear among them!

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GooseyLoosey · 08/10/2008 14:06

I find it so amazing that Paul, Mark and Susan are on your lists. How times change.

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seeker · 08/10/2008 14:05

Yosemite National Park is fabulous too - and so is the Peak District - but I don't think either are good names for human beings!

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misi · 07/10/2008 13:53

I like Sequoia as I love the tree of the same name and Sequoia national park is a wondeful place!!
I do like trees in general so douglas is good, nordman, ash(ley), linden, cecil(sessile), camellia, cherry (but not cherie), holly, elm(er), magnolia and mimosa. if you went into latin botanical names, the list is endles!!

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