Names that wouldn't usually be names

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MIL was telling me about a science teacher some decades ago who named her daughter Antimony. I thought this was incredible, and got thinking about other words that could be used as unexpected names.

What do you think could be carried off as a name? In the same elemental theme, I suspect Cobalt has been a boy's name somewhere...

I've always thought Etsy (the website) would make a nice name

Also as a child I named a character in a story Slazenger (boy)

Marionette

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Quashqui
Kuga

MIL used to travel quite a lot when our DC were little and she used to bring back all sorts of gifts.

When DD was about 3, MIL brought back a beautiful traditionally dressed doll from Japan. When we unwrapped it, I said to DD " oh look it's a Japanese doll'.

DD said solemnly " oh no, Ajapanny must be very sad because I've got her dolly"

I don't think it would make a very good name though!

There’s a Netflix series where the protagonist is called Light Turner. I quite like it

I met a Thai family a few years back whose two boys' names were Thai names (I can't remember what) but the English translations were Boy and World.

As a kid, when playing make-believe, I would always call myself Viennetta.

We have a baby Roar near us. Along the same theme I'd have Caw and Bray for boys and Mew for a girl.

Paella
Chorizo

Twins. Equinox and Solstice

Tyneside Twins, Jesmond and Jarrow

TallulahBetty Amaryllis IS a name!!

Halcyon - that's wonderful!!

One of my son's girlfriend's name is Saffron, and another of my son's has a friend called cinnamon. I had a patient yesterday (male) called Ocean.

Quintessence. For a girl.

I always thought Florida would be a nice girls name.

One of my son's girlfriend's name is Saffron

Does he have another one called Crocus?

TallulahBetty the Elizabethan composer William Byrd wrote a partsong called Though Amaryllis Dance in Green in 1597. But it's from Ancient Greece - so much older than that anyway, and definitely a name!

dd has called one of her Dungeons&Dragons Online characters Agastache, which is a genus in the mint family. She picked it up from a seed catalogue that was lying around when she was making that character. There is (or was, haven't seen it for a while) a Mumsnetter with that name too.

@brizzledrizzle 😂😊

Sorry, badly worded. One of my son's has a girlfriend called Saffron. No crocus lol. Her sister is called Lilli.

Someone I know has a baby called Lumen

I used to work with a January! Quite liked that name.

I know a Teale

Sorry, badly worded. One of my son's has a girlfriend called Saffron. No crocus lol. Her sister is called Lilli.

I used to know a family which named all of their children after flowers/plants.

We have a teddy called Temble. I always thought it was quite distinguished.

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Just a matter of time until there’s a little baby Hipster