OK, everybody. Time for a public service thread. Post real names that are unusual but not so bonkers that the poor child will have 80 years of explaining, spelling and justifying to deal with.

[seeker]

Clemency
Timothy
Edith

are my first 3.

Tate
Jackson
Amos

Sorell
Cassia
Lilia

You could do a lot worse than Roger! The hero of one of my favourite novels, written in the 19th century, is called Roger- so it is a fairly old name.

Varies massively according to area. I know three Robins, and not a single Oscar

Ezra
Genevieve
Monica
Shona
Claire (the name of half my year at school but couldn't tell you the last time I met a young claire)
Natasha
Shannon
Deborah

Cameron
Ronald
Corey
Anthony
Christopher
Dominic
Benedict

Gavin
Gareth

Both boys names I really like but have never met anyone under 30 called them!

iheart I know a family of 2 boys - Gareth and Gavin! be about 14 & 13 now :)

How should Raphael be pronounced?

Kester
Kier
Lloyd
Scott
Russell - haven't heard of a Russell for a long time

Eloise
Carolyn
Helena

Blatantly showing my age!

JollyYellosGiant Raphael: raf-a-el
(if you're Spanish)

I have a Raphael too. It's not unusual on MN clearly.

I want somebody to use Aphra for a girl.

My great grandad was called Godfrey Everard Orlando. All three are pretty cool.

Launcelot.
My grandfathers name.

Corin

Corinne

seeker, Cairn is a name - as are lots of things that occur in nature or are part of our landscape e.g Ross, Moray, Brodie, Logan etc. No2 son was almost Cairn but it didn't sound good in the local accent of where we lived at the time so changed our mind.

Just tested Roger on my 12 year old. If he doesn't stop laughing soon I may have to call an ambulance.

There may be people called Cairn, but it most certainly doesn't fit the no justifying, spelling or explaining criteria

Naomi
Nina
Tamsin
Mary
Elsbeth
Kay
Nyah
Genevieve

Melissa. My colleague always has to spell it for people.
Rumer, as in the author of children's books

My imaginary future son will be called Simeon (no, EON, not IAN like monkey, like the bible- see I've got my imaginary response ready too)

Come to think of it Ian and Simon fit your requirements

My dd's doll is called roger! I've no idea where she heard that name!

I shall add:

orla
Wren
Lydia
Annie

Keir
Cameron
rory