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Wonderfully Unusual Names!

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SillyBillyBandy · 11/08/2019 23:30

Just seen a thread about awful names Sad and thought it would be nice to celebrate difference!

What unusual names have you heard that you've liked?

I have

Diamond - 101 year old lady who was friend of my grandmother

Saturn - cutest little girl ever

Gaia - never heard it before

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wlv12 · 13/08/2019 02:10

Primrose- Prim for short

Frith2013 · 13/08/2019 03:52

My son is teaching a Swosticka...

Bouncingbelle · 13/08/2019 04:02

I knew a Lovely and a Pretti - and they both were!
I wanted to call a girl Gypsy, but had a boy.

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historysock · 13/08/2019 04:07

Lettice. Old English name. Would never dare use it as the kid would get bullied and called salad or whatever, but I really like it.

historysock · 13/08/2019 04:07

I also really love Daphne.

catinboots99 · 13/08/2019 04:13

Aslan is gorgeous I love it. But the nearly 50 year old Aslan we know gets called Memet for short Grin

JingsMahBucket · 13/08/2019 04:28

I knew a girl named Darwin. It really suited her.

JingsMahBucket · 13/08/2019 04:38

@1forAll74 Aldi is usually short for Adolphus in German.

NavyBlueHue · 13/08/2019 06:58

I know a young girl called Cassiopeia but Peia for short. Love that.

Also love the name Saoirse. Sounds beautiful to me.

Skyejuly · 13/08/2019 07:05

I adore Demelza.
Garnett

Theducksarenotmyfriends · 13/08/2019 07:07

I've met kids called Osric, Watson and Danu (last one is a girl). All really suited the individual kids!

ifigoup · 13/08/2019 07:14

Kerra
Skyler
Berengere
Zizanie
Thorvald
Thaddeus
Hezekiah
Hephzibah
Coralie
Kestrel
Jubilee
Valentine
Apollo
Ilizane
Isgard
Xochitl

I have known people with all these named.

Woodlandwitch · 13/08/2019 07:17

I love Magnus too

Woodlandwitch · 13/08/2019 07:19

Isambard

Greenteandchives · 13/08/2019 07:22

Perpetua

FrenchFancie · 13/08/2019 07:44

I know a little Apollo - he’s a lovely little lad and his mum is awesome.

There was a boy called Izzzy in DDs class (short for Isambard) who is also a lovely boy. Both names are beautiful and unusual and I wish i’d Thought of them!

AmateurSwami · 13/08/2019 07:52

My son is teaching a Swosticka
😱

I know a blaze and Draco sibling set

JacquesHammer · 13/08/2019 08:04

Loveday is gorgeous. Remember reading it years ago in a Rosamund Pilcher and thinking how pretty it was!

My middle name has been mentioned on this thread Grin

WeshMaGueule · 13/08/2019 08:06

Have you really met a Zizanie? What origin? It's a French word but very much doubt it got through the French name registrars.

Intheshadeoftrees · 13/08/2019 09:06

Not unusual but my oncologist is called Jesus, and so I can truly say - Jesus saved me!

Intheshadeoftrees · 13/08/2019 09:09

@WeshMaGueule

Apparament , c'est passé !

Wonderfully Unusual Names!
WhatchaMaCalllit · 13/08/2019 09:13

@Hadenoughofitall441 - was that child's name pronounced Tie-gue (with the emphasis on tie)? If it is, it's an Irish name

JuneSpoon · 13/08/2019 09:14

I was in University with a Thurza. She was very cool and beautiful

TheRealHepzibah · 13/08/2019 09:16

Happy to see my own name mentioned a few times on this thread...... I have only met one person with the same name as me in real life Smile.

cantthinkofanythingwitty · 13/08/2019 09:17

I met the loveliest man called Blessing. He was such a nice, mellow and friendly person and his name suited him perfectly.

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