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Come come! Share your guiltiest pleasure names...

405 replies

EverySingleStar · 14/10/2009 15:24

Come share the names you, for whatever reason, wouldn't ever use, but love with a passion

Here are mine

Girls
Harlot (I KNOW, I know)
Rain
Dream
Ever
London
Paris
Noelle

Boys
Canyon
Baylor (cat's name now )
Rohan
Corbin
Caspian
Noel

I'm sure I have more that I need to think of

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ladymarian · 16/02/2010 13:19

I wanted DD to be called Layla but DH hated it.

I LOVE Gabriel for a boy but DH wouldn't hear of it.

He's such a spoilsport!!

Vallhala · 16/02/2010 13:17

Boys:

Ruben
Dorward
Hayden
Benedict
Raphael
Ellis
Lysander
Asa

Girls:

Eloise
Nanya
Arabella
A lana
Imogen
Annaliese

Lunatic · 16/02/2010 13:16

Oh yeah, an accidental name

in my family, it's a tradition for the 1st two kids to have 2 names (ie 1 middle name) then 3rd - 6th kids to have 3 names & after the 6th child they have 4 names (like me)

Maybe that's a way of stopping you having a football team as you soon run out of names

Anyway my 1st two, f1 & m2 have 2 names. When f3 was born I did the three names thing & went to see the registrar to do the business almost immediately the precious little bundle had drawn her 1st breath.

I knew what I wanted and how it was spelled.

The registrar lady was, as far as I could tell, deaf, dumb & stupid. About 6 times she either got the spelling or the order wrong till I lost my temper & shouted name1 name 2 AND name 3

3f now has four names - the irritating cow wrote "AND" as a name. Of course no-one noticed until it was too late.

At 1st I was livid then I thought it funny then we forgot all about it. F3 LOVES it though & is PROUD of the "AND"

Kayzr · 16/02/2010 13:13

I've come back to add Sahara and Tatiana to my list. I love these names but I'm not sure I could take the arguments with MIL that would follow.

Lunatic · 16/02/2010 13:09

Ive always been tempted with Cuchulainn for a boy & Boadicea for a girl but even after 6 kids (2 boys 4 girls) Ive never let that urge win as I know that when they grew up they'd kill me.

allaboutme · 16/02/2010 13:04

My favourite ever boys name is Indiana.
I have 2 boys and didnt have the courage to use it either time.

LittleB · 16/02/2010 13:04

I love Arwen too, dh has vetoed it, but may let us have it as a middle name. Also genevieve with soft 'g' and Clodagh. For boys I like Seamus, travis and I do like the animal names too like wolf.

chopsache · 16/02/2010 12:57

Willow, Flora, Fleur, Arwen, Elektra. I absolutely loved Flora & Matilda but DH vetoed them.

Hektor for a boy.

CheerfulYank · 16/02/2010 12:55

September and July for girls, Serenity as it's my favorite word.

Declan for boys...probably will actually use it.

dorisbonkers · 16/02/2010 12:55

Oh, by the way, Bear Gryll's real name is Ed

dorisbonkers · 16/02/2010 12:53

Clovis

ChristianaTheSeventh · 16/02/2010 12:53

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Rejessta · 16/02/2010 12:50

Inanna for a girl, after the Sumerian goddess. She was Ishtar to the Akkadians but that always reminds of that stupid movie.

happystressedmum · 16/02/2010 12:45

Not unusual I know but our DS was conceived in the Dominican Republic so we called him Dominic although I loved the name anyway!

bicep · 16/02/2010 12:41

Cosmo & Rocky

LadyintheRadiator · 16/02/2010 12:40

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ErikaMaye · 16/02/2010 12:40

I really love Dmitri... DP wouldn't hear of it.
Lysander
Darrien
Dameon
Carilse
Darius
Daedalus

Ocatavia
Hermionie
Nefferatri
Isis
Jaddida

bebejones · 16/02/2010 12:38

Girls:
Heloise
Verity
Marianne
Imogen

All vetoed by DH

Boys:
Elliot
Issac
Jasper
Rowan
Gabriel
Ezekiel (Zeke for short)

Again all vetoed by DH! Just as well we had a DD as we just couldn't agree on Boys names.

Still have some in mind that DH needs convincing about for any subsequent DC's! We loved Thomas for a boy but decided since our surname is Jones it would be too cruel!

fernie3 · 16/02/2010 12:38

I would love to call a boy Aubrey or a girl Aubrianna. I researched my family tree and found that the name Aubrey has been in my dads family either as a first of middle name as far back as i could get which was around 1745. My dad was an only child and so my children are the last hope for this - by not using it we are breaking the chain! argh!. I keep thinking of the bullying factor though and the fact my husband hates it!

SuperAmoo · 16/02/2010 12:38

Miffy!

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MissingMyWheels · 16/02/2010 12:22

After last night's Glee, I can't get past calling a girl 'Drizzle'

MoChan · 16/02/2010 12:13

I have always loved Araminta. Really, really, really love it. And Minty as a nickname. Gorgeous. But would I? Probably not.

ElephantsAndMiasmas · 16/02/2010 12:11

Right ma bird!

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