What baby names do you love that almost everyone else hates?

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I really like Kyle. I think it has a nice sound,and I love the Scottish connections as I'm a big fan of Scottish names.
The Kyle I know is lovely,and not at all 'chavvy'.

Which unpopular names do you love?

Lots of gorgeous names on this thread. Got me thinking about why we are so keen to afraid of using names we love just because other people don't share our tastes...

And, wouldn't it be more fun to teach a class consisting of a little Martha, Rupert, Boris, Delphie, Edgar, Jolyon and Cosima than one where half the girls are called a variation of Ellie/Evie/Sophie/Isabella and the boys of Archie/Charlie/Finn/Zach?

So perhaps we all need to become a little more confident in our choices .

sorry, first sentence should read: why we are so afraid of using names we love...

Hate all the 'but it sounds gay' references.

Trust me, that phrase makes me do a major eye roll.

livia i came on to say Tallulah too! but i am a huge Bugsy Malone fan

I also love Martha (obviously!) but DH cant pronounce his 'th's and he makes it sound like a cockney sparra' name!

smother i work with a Rosie and she is adorable, maybe the name maketh the lady

Names I would willingly have called my various dcs but we did not have the confidence ...

Malachy, Aneurin ("Nye", like Nye Bevan), Septimus (although nowhere near number 7). And Wilfred. I still think we should change his name to Wilfred.

Hepzibah (for both dd1 and dd3) and Freida

Manic I love American girls names! I used one from your list too! X

:o I just put a kiss on MN I had just finished texting and came straight on here

Coco for a girl.

also loved Ariel, Valentine, Tiago for boys
all not allowed.

funnily enough i also loved Martina.

Lola, Ariel, April

Love Balthazar. Also Heathcote. These were on my Boys Name List when pregnant. People were relieved when I had a girl.

Jezebel = very pretty sound, but negative connotations!

Lately I have been thinking Tracey sounds nice as well - expect it will roll around again one day.

Sirius!

Currently ttc. DH still lols everytime I mention it. He won't even consider it as a middle name :(

Horatio. If DD had been a boy, she would have been called that - our family were very glad when we had a girl instead! But it's soooo cool!

I love Araminta too, and Inigo.

Love Love love Martha but have the same surname as the famous one :(

I just called DD2 Shirley, in the face of much derision.

Bollocks to them all, I like it

I like Sebastian! I don't see why it would be a hated name

I love the name Leonard, but suspect most people would think it very old fashioned. And not popular old fashioned like George or Jack either!

Huge congratulations, Tethers. :)

Thanks Remus

Shirley is a brilliant name, tethers - Congratulations!!!!! My friend had a Colin, though everyone said that was the name of a fifty-year-old man- He is now 6"3 and everyone loves the name.

My Dh vetoed all my boys choices - Good job I only had girls really.

I loved Jolyon (out of Forsyte Saga), Edwin, Haydn, Fabian and Kai. Most people these days associate Kai with Rooney, but I always think of the philosopher Kai Nielson, so I don't get the 'chavvy' side of it. Shame, as I think it probably is my favourite boy's name.

Loved Dora until she became an explorer
And Kenzie before Bb

Sylvia. I think it sounds beautiful but I was never allowed it because it sounded too "old." Even when shortened to Sylvie or even Sylv, I still think it has a lovely magical sound.