Names you secretly like but could never burden a child with?

[ThroughTheRoundWindow]

Was talking baby names with my husband yesterday and he admitted to wanting to name a son Aubrey. When I stopped laughing he agreed that it might lead to a little bit of bullying. But then I love
Evelyn (for a boy!) which is equally bad...

Have you or your DP got a secret soft spot for a name that might not go down so well in the playground?

[Dragonwoman]

Merlin isn't particularly unusual or outlandish if you live in Wales. We have 3 Merlins at work!

[pettyprudence]

Delilah (might use this if I ever have a dd2 but as I don't even have any dd's yet, its not likely)

Pomroy - I was given this as a piss-take when pg but it kinda stuck with me! I could use Pom or Roy as a nn

[marriedinwhite]

Oh we both loved Hector and Madelein; Ralph, Theodore, Albert, Clarabel, Lavinia (have a very complicated surname and visions of Hector's House - we are old).

Now I love: Merlin, Gawain, Poppy, Arthur.

Our children sparkle .

We had a baby who died; we gave him a name we didn't have on our short-list. I have since read there is a subconscious pattern of not using a favourite name for a child with no hope of life because subconsciously we set it aside for a child who will live. Paradoxically our dd has a name very close to the diminutive and that too is supposed to follow a similar pattern.

[lovelyredwine]

Montgomery. I would still call my ds that if I had one, but my friends all nearly died laughing when I told them.

[fuckadoodledandy]

A poster mentioned Etienne for a boy's name...I gave it to dd as a middle name

I know it's a male name, but I loved (and still love) it...!

[RillaBlythe]

Lots of these arr quite normal to my mind!

downtown my dd is nicknamed tatty, I think it is cute!

I love but would never use Aubrey, auberon or Evelyn for a boy.

[lljkk]

It's no secret, I quite like Alfred. Could never use it. Besides, I do Cat's Bum Face whenever I hear Alfie.

[Minty82]

Oh I had a mental list of posters I wanted to respond to and I can't remember who they all were now - thislittleP, was it you mentioned Forbes as a joke name? I know a Forbes of my own age, but it is pretty silly...

And someone mentioned Zebedee - I know one of about four, but am always telling people who can't quite believe it... It's kind of wonderful though.

Who was aghast that her husband's campaigning for Bartholomew? That was the name I originally joined this thread to mention - DH and I both semi-seriously want this for a theoretical future DS. We both love it, but can't see us having the nerve to actually do it somehow. Partly because Bart is so utterly indivisible from Bart Simpson now, although I know one in his 60s and I believe it's quite well-used in Holland...where we don't happen to live.

[qumquat]

Hero

It's my absolute ultimate favourite girls name but dh won't hear of it. Love that it's from Greek myths and Shakespeare; love that it sounds strong and powerful not twee and cutesy. Must think of new ways to persuade him...

[lastboxoftampons]

Sparkle9 - My mother's name is Felicia. It's a lot for a little girl, but it suits a woman, I think.

[colleysmill]

My great grandmothers half sister (who officially was an aunt - oh those skeletons in the closet!) was called Zilla.

I love it but the thought of a dd being called Godzilla through school does put me off - and dh hates it :(

[misfitmum]

Sashenka
Anoushka
Katja
(I'm not Russian)

Storm
Echo
(I'm not a hippie)

but daydream about using those names!

[Stixswhichtwizzle]

Barnaby or Humphrey, I think they are gorgeous but may led to a little bullying down our way!

[MadStaringEyes]

For a boy, Julian, Bilbo, Ettienne and Colin were all rejected by dp.

The only girls name he refused was Dandy or Dandylion. I would have had a Cyd or Edith had I had a girl.

[MerlotAndMe]

I think the name Gemma is beautiful but mumsnetters hate it. I know of a boy called Kim though. I like it on a boy. I wouldn't like it on a girl.

[monsterchild]

Wilberforce. I loves it!

[ThroughTheRoundWindow]

Merlotandme Gemma is one of those names that were popular with my generation (early '80s) but you never hear now, like Claire or Vicky. Funny how things really fall out of fashion.

lljkk Alfred is our current serious top choice boys name. I make the same cat bum face at Alfie but just love the idea of having a baby Fred. Too cute! And baby can choose whether he is named after Alfred the Great or Fred Astair. Quality namesakes!

MadstaringEyes Bilbo, really??? :)

[Anjou]

Oh God, I've got millions. They're no sercret and actually, I would have no qualms using any of these. My husband, however, has qualms. Lots and lots of annoying qualms. Even though he agrees that he wouldn't bat an eye if someone else were to call their kid any of these.

Spike (I too have wondered what this is short for, as I'm desperate to give DS2, due in 2 days, a name I can shorten to Spike!)
Digby
Diggory
Iggy
Ziggy
Wolf
Atticus
Ludovico (Ludo is so sweet/cool)
Etienne
Rex
Rufus

I think they're all ace. Loki, that's pretty cool too, but the recent Avengers films have scuppered that.

[LittleBoxes]

Boy: Magnus.

Girl: Patience, Patty for short.

[JazzAnnNonMouse]

Judas
Jezebel

[BabyClam]

I love Araminta (Minty for short, like the girl in Moondial) or Persephone for girls and Kester for a boy.

The longer this baby goes overdue (now 40+4) the more likely it is to get one of these names.

[amazingmumof6]

Caleb. really wanted to use it , but it means dog.

when we have a dog one day we will have call him Caleb ( "eb" in Hungarian actually is a word for dog, haha!


Kamilla - means Chamomile in Hungarian, but was never going to be an option as my English DH's family have strong views on the Duchess of Cornwall.

a lot of Hungarian names went out of the window coz of difficulties of pronunciation - Kristof, Bence, Gyongyi, Emese - to mention just a few

and I love Antonia for a girl, but that would be shorted to Toni, which I dislike

love Tamara, Valentina too - but didn't wantkids to be forever asked if they were Russian.


went with beautiful Bible names instead.

[lollypopsicle]

Oberon. How cool it would be to be named after the king of the fairies!

[DiscoTent]

DP and I had serious discussions about Phoenix, Apollo and Rocco. I love Judas but couldn't do it (Jude considered but rejected by DP). Now it's too late and I'm not having any more DC, I keep thinking it would have been nice to have an Oberon.

Lots of the names on this list aren't that outlandish at all...