Anyone actually managed to pick an unusual name?

[Carlitawantsababy]

I'd really love my DC to have an unusual name and personally wouldn't like it if there ended up being 4 others in his/her class at school etc. I gathered together a list of names I like bit looking on here loads of other people like them too so I've clearly, subconsciously, picked up a penchant for fashionable names. So..I was wondering, did you pick an unusual name for your DC which is actually still unusual now they are at school? How did you do it and have you got any tips for avoiding the latest trends?

I am not British so my DC's have names from my home country (up north in Scandiland) but which work in English (DD is Astrid, for example)

Astrid is lovely. DH is northern Irish so may go for an Irish name, we live in England so could hope it worked out the same as for you though I think some of the Irish names are getting popular too, have certainly seen a few on here!
team Edward what is your DS's name or would you rather not say?

Ah! Awesome tip teamedward thanks!

I have a boy called Artemus Somerset!! No others not one!!

My oldest child is unusual and at 9 we've met two others, they are 1&2. DS2 we know two more, both younger and my daughter Mabel is one of the only ones I know, but I fear her name may be getting popular.

If I ever were to have a baby it would be a Posy....but I think I'll settle for a pug.

haven't met another person with my ds name.
the short version of my dd name is a bit popular atm, but she is the only one with that name at nursery.

I used old fashioned, traditional names for my boys. I have only ever in my life met one other person with each name (one was an old school friend of mine, the other a parent of a Swedish family I knew). Neither name is weird or unheard of, just no longer used. So, the boys win all round!! BTW we are Scots, and the names are old Scots names.

My daughters name is unusual and when people hear it, they pause and say 'isn't that lovely'

yes i did. i used a very old irish name for ds1. there is 1 other child that i know of with this name and that child only has the same name because my mother delivered the child and it's mother wanted something that complimented her older 2 boys' irish names so my mum suggested my son's name and the woman loved it.

poor ds2 is in nursery with a boy who has the same first name and surname!

not it's mother, his mother

Both DD's have unusual names and we have never met anyone else with those names.

my dd was almost named Astrid, in the end we chose Merryn, there are 31 or 33 of them last year, its not popular at all and we often get asked about it and where its from (its cornish) we are not cornish tho my dp has some cornish ancestory (long ago) we just liked it!

DD's name is unusual - it's a tiny village in Cornwall that most people have never heard of but is meaningful to us

scathac what are the names pleeaase? I love someof the old scottish names I've seen.
shinyshoes what's your DD's name please?
everyone stop teasing and tell me what the names are!

My DD's name is not common (only around 90 in each of the last few years according to the ONS stats) but it is a classic, not old-fashioned and everyone has heard it before. When we tell people they always react as if they are pleasantly surprised and we always get compliments - never had anyone just say 'oh that's nice', people ask how we chose it or comment on what a lovely name it is or how they once knew somebody called it but haven't heard it for years etc.

However you don't need to look too far down the list for names that are unique within your area/circle of acquaintance. DS's name is just in the top 50 but we have yet to meet anyone with his name (other than a boy in the supermarket just the other day!) and I think we'll be unlucky if someone else has his name at school.

Probably the best way to be unique is yo choose s well known name which is currently out of favour e.g. Peter or Andrew for a boy; Linda or Jane for a girl. In all honesty though, choose a name you love and try not to worry if others share your (excellent) taste. DS1 is called Elijah which whilst not common, seems on the evidence of this board, to be becoming more popular. Do I mind? Not especially. I still love the name and I would rather have an Elijah that shared his name, than an Icabod who was the only one with that name.

ooh locket love your names, esp. cassius and rex, I knew a cassius when I was younger and he was gorgeous, nn cassie

DD2 is an Elana and I haven't met another yet.