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?

I have always loved the names Julian and Quentin since reading the famous five as a kid. Apparently they are both god awful, i've not met anyone else who likes them!

Slightly more accepted names that I like are Eric and Agnes, but it depends who i'm talking to!

Kyzords, we have a Quentin. We've been getting lots of positive comments from most people. I hadn't realised it was hated..

I also like Eric but am not that keen on Julian.

Theophilus
Florian (actually wanted this for DS, DH barked with laughter)
Asher.

Hera (I don't care how she comes across in the myths, that was just patriarchal spin doctoring)
Daphne
Miriam

Oh, and Syrie.

Frances. I know a lot of people think it's frumpy, but I think it's classic.

Florian is very popular in Germany, I think it is even in the top 10 most popular baby names. Same with Quentin in France, actually.

My name would be Thaddeus (pronounced Ta-day-us) - I love it but am not sure everyone else does. I'd still use it though in the unlikely event we'll have another son.

Lots of names on here aren't 'hated by almost everybode else' imo. Some great names actually!

I love Julian,Quentin and Eric.

Love Sebastian! Have only ever met nice ones (usually floppy haired posh and attractive).

Meadow - I know it's not really a name but I get all these lovely connotations of a child skipping through a flowery meadow in summer.

Liberty (nn. Libby)

Caterina - probably sounds nice to English people but my mother says it is frumpy and old fashioned in Italy.

Stella - love it pronounced in Italian, not keen on it pronounced in English

Jason.

Eldritch - I have a miriam, used to think it sounds serious til I met a little miriam who was like a ray of sunshine, one of my favourite kids ever. So I used it, and now get loads of positive comments on how pretty it is, and my Miriam is a ray of smiley sunshine too.
I do think you can change people's view of a name by using it, because it becomes associated with your child (who is obviously fabulous :) )
I hat all popular names, in fact I go out of my way to not use a name if it is popular or trendy. I love the idea that there won't be another child with that name in their class

love some of the names on here.

"I do think you can change people's view of a name by using it, because it becomes associated with your child (who is obviously fabulous)"

Absolutely. Which is why talking about names in isolation is really not helpful imo. I know some lovely Sebastians, Quentins and evev a Tallulah, so my view of these names is very positive, for example.

Ursula - I love it but most people I know dont

Brunhilde
Wilhelmina
Hilda
Chantal
Margaret
Agatha
Agnes
Kim

Roy
Ray
Ronald/Ronnie

Names that I've sounded out to DH and family before, and allr eceived resounding 'ugh's!' are:

Boys:

Jude
Seth
Noah

Girls

Ophelia
Andromeda
Darcy
Daphne

People probably think Sebastian is a gay name after Little Britain. The Prime ministers assistant.

It makes me think of a Sebacious gland.

My boys name that I love that no one else does is Julian too.

Love Ophelia!

Siobhan
Tiffany
Sean
Sabrina

Allnames that were heavily vetoed by DP both times I was PG!

Oh and Jude. I really REALLY wanted Jude but wasn't to be.

Ava is probably my fave girls name, yet everyone seems to hate it atm as it is so common!

Lilibet for a girl

Spike for a boy!

Lilibet is cute! Maybe better as a nn but still very sweet.

Agnes gets a thumbs down when I mention it to my family but I love it!

I loved seve after the golfer but dh thought I was mental and ds now has the most normal name ever since we never could agree on boys name! Almost went with vincent which weboth loved but got so much stick from anyone we told we chickened out. With dd I loved Josephine and nancy but lots of cats bum faces from family and friends. Moral of the story, don't tell anyone before they arrive, no one will say they hate it once little person actually here.

tethers I knew you would choose something great! I love Shirley (it is on my list - fabby!) and Angie!
My names that nobody else likes are

Amos (my 5 yo ds) everyone slagged his name, but I love it. Also Graham, Malcolm, Raymond, Cedric, Marvin, Forrest, Obadiah, Dougal, Donald
Girls - Wilma, Shirley, Wendy, Enid, Mildred, Marigold, Sally,Angela, Eileen, Susan, Valerie, Hilda, Judith

So many fab names :)
Inigo, Ivo, Hero, Cleo, Romilly, Darcy, Dulcie,