Names you love but were not brave/crazy enough to call your child/children.

[Sharney]

When I was pregnant with my daughter I really wanted to name her Calypso. It was opposed from every corner and I gave up. I don't regret this as I love my daughters' name but I often think, if I could give her a sister it would be Calypso. Anybody have a regret?

[thursday]

lots, i was denied 90% of my name choices because i have appalling taste, which led to my daughter having the wrong name, starting to get used to it now though.

i wanted Caspian for my son, and Hera for my daughter, or Scout.

[manicinsomniac]

Misty
Elfie
Rain
Crystal
Rainbow

[MrsTwinks]

Whats wrong with Merlin? my brother is a Merlin and its awesome.

I'm in love with pretty much all of the girls japanese names in the baby book, unfortunatly not japanese in the slightest :( Boys wise I love Vladamir and Dimitri but DH veto'd me on those

[onlyaname]

Silver for a girl... I love it.

[WaftyCrank]

I loved Gabriel for DS1 but everyone told me how awful it was and exH would never agree. I always regretted it even though I love DS1's name.

DS2 is Gabriel :o DP loved it just as much as me.

[nickelbabe]

I love Gabriel! My friend has a Gabriel.

[Mudwiggle]

I'm glad I'm not pregnant or I'd probably use this thread for inspiration. I love out there names. I wanted to call DS2 Bodhi or Zebedee. DH loves Ariel for a girl.

[cherryburton]

I really wanted to call DS1 Indiana. Then Morten, and Magnus. We didn't...

If we'd had a girl I wanted Arianwen. Now am thinking if we ever have another baby and it's a girl I might call her Boudicca.

[JennyPiccolo]

I know an Arwen, and a Krystal, and a Gabriel, and an Anakin(middle name though), and a Shadow, and probably more on this list. So probably quite a lot of 'brave' parents about.

I really liked Marmaduke though. 'The Duke', would be terribly cute.

[lindy100]

I really like the names Nan (think Little Men - thanks, American classics!) and Peta for a girl, but haven't even suggested them over dinner, as DH would spit his food all over me in disgust. Shame.

[NoodlesMam]

Gaia and Tallulah, DD2 ended up with a beautiful but very 'normal' name, don't regret it so much as I love the name she has but think she looks/behaves more like a Tally.

boys names we like were Reuben and Gabriel but everyone we suggested these to either laughed or screwed their noses up.

[whitechocolatebuttons]

mrsravelstein at Sufjan!

I'm all in favour of 'out there' names. I think people should choose with their hearts and not worry about what others think. Mine all have so called 'unusual names'
In DS2's class is a 'Tyrese', a 'Margaret' and a 'Rainbow', none of the other kids think anything of it at all.

[wol1968]

I rather like the name Amadeus. I would never inflict it on my son, however. :)

[wol1968]

I rather like the name Amadeus. I would never inflict it on my son, however. :)

[wol1968]

Sorry, double posting due to newbie cluelessness. Can someone remove the duplicate?

[sophiesmummie]

Amadeus is lovely. I think Boris Becker named his latest son Amadeus.

[koekje]

I wanted Jacaranda or Naivasha for DD's middle name but didn't have the nerve.

My mum met a baby boy called Badger once.

[CrapolaDeVille]

I love most of these names and have been lucky enough that the way out names I liked I called my children!!

Although if we were to have another boy I would have Oberon or Humphrey.