If you could name your child anything..

[dreamer79]

..and I mean anything (no matter how ridiculous, if there are bad connections, what others think or whether it sounds good with surname) what would it be?

I love the names Constantine and River for boys and Sonnet and Indigo but they are a bit 'out there' and would not work in RL!

So what would yours be? :o

[dreamer79]

hellokitty it's not just names that I wouldn't be brave enough to use, surely there must be names that you love that would maybe not sound right with your surname or that your OH hates?

[Quenelle]

TheBride my DH loves Jean-Baptiste too but it would be odd with our surname.

Someone mentioned John-Paul the other day and I liked the sound of it.

I love Helen but it's a close family member's name.

I also like Daphne but our surname starts with a 'nee' sound so would be silly. (Think I've been watching too much Frasier anyway.)

[mythical]

i'd name a girl Arya (spelled ah-ree-uh)

[mythical]

and Morgan for a boy

[argylesocks]

Axel or Wolf! I tried but dh wasn't going for it. I'm also liking Tarquin and Ptolemy.. Hmmm ideas for next time!

[LaWeasel]

I also love Leo (it's my BIL's name, so out)

And loads of S ending names like Rufus & Alexis which don't go with our last name.

[plinkplonk]

Constantine is a great name!

I have always loved the name Lettice, nn Letty.

[NormanTheForeman]

Ozias would be nice, it was the name of my great, great, great grandfather. Not sure it would be very accepted though...... But my 3rd cousin twice removed (who is also interested in our family tree) is considering using it for any children he might have (doesn't have any yet, but is hoping to).

[Caoimhe]

I think Ozias sounds really good!

I would have loved to use Varsha but (1) I'm not Indian and (2) I only had boys. Such a pity.

[NormanTheForeman]

One of ds's best friends is Vacha (but she is Indian).

[pchick]

Roderigo (Shakesphere influence), Ernest (family connection), Douglas, Dylan, other Welsh names

Janet, Heather, Cassandra, Dorothy,

[saintmerryweather]

Ptolemy? Are you serious, you'd saddle your DC with the name Ptolemy? I'm waiting for the day I can use Edith for my DD - sadly also love the name Evelyn which with the nicknames - Edie and Evie.....don't think it'll work!

[Sn0wGoose]

I'd love Fletcher, it's in my family going way, way back - but DH reckons it's old fashioned :(

[winkle2]

I love the name Coco!

[CaptainNancy]

Surely you can name your child anything?

We used the names we liked most, it doesn't matter what others think.

[ripstheirthroatoutliveupstairs]

Lydia, Ellen, Anna, Betty, Kitty, Dolly, Dotty, ZamZam, Samia, Alia are all names I really liked for DD but none go with her surname.
Boys - Eric, Duncan, Adrian, Gavin, Bill, Alex, Ted but she didn't have a winkle.

[Kveta]

Otylie for a girl - but DH says it is a fat german name in his country. I also love Otto for a boy, but he said the same - brings images of fat germans to mind in his country.
Love Felix too (but not a cat lover), and Islay or Seona for a girl, but DH's family would have real trouble spelling and pronouncing them.

currently, if we manage to hang onto a baby for long enough to need a name for it, I am plotting Matylda for a girl, and Toby (Tobias) for a boy, even though DH is sceptical. He prefers Eduard and Emilie.

[Empusa]

bunintheoven1 My brother is trying to convince us to name our future child Aslan. (Or She-Ra)

I really like Persephone

[gorionine]

Nutella for a girl and

Twix for a boy

[Bumpsadaisie]

I love

Augustine
Clement
Zephaniah
Herbert
Anastasios

Aspasia
Anastasia
Clementina
Thomasina

[gorionine]

There is quite a lot of names I really like on this thread BTW!

[DessieLou]

This thread is brilliant for inspiration! I love Pheobus for a boy...any thoughts? kveta I love Ottilie...that is now on my list! Good luck with your bump btw

[hellokitty123]

Otto is definately a very 'uncool' name in Germany - almost comical actually.

Love Ottilie for a girl though.

Also love Clement, Quentin and Lucian.

[Catsu]

assetrichincomepoor I know 2 sisters called boo and hepsibah!
I always wanted to call a ds Indiana, indie for short but in real life called my ds's top 100 classic English names which I think they'll be more happy with when they are older!