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Names you only know 1 person with

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Cornishblues · 10/08/2013 20:46

So, what names have you ever personally known one person with?

And what names have you only ever even heard of one person with?

Some of mine are:
Only ever even heard of one:

Wrenna
Nita
Tiana

Only known one personally:

Drew
Trudy
Elspeth
Melody
Rowenna
Charis

... More of these will come to me!

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Turniptwirl · 12/08/2013 19:04

Rowena
Delyth
Alicia
Shelley
Saffir
Rupert
Amber
Rhianwen
Zian
Saffron
India (sister of saffron!)
Sally
Gillian
Lymarra
Eloisa
Aoife
Noel
Trudy
Erica
Charis
Vivienne
Roxanne
Robyn

I know at least three Wendy's though!

pourmeanotherglass · 12/08/2013 21:26

Helaine, esme, fenella, rowena, Heidi, Nell, Kiara, Bruno, Miranda, Rhian, Karima, Marlene, Ethel, Edna, Farida, Nazhat, Touba, Seth, Ezra,
prob loads more

stopprocrastinating · 12/08/2013 22:13

Charis
Gwendolyn
Gwennan
Gwenda
Mabel
Morwenna
Charlene
Sara (know a few Zara's though)
Briar
Detta
Willow
Annabella
Meriel
Jordana
Shauna
Beatrix
Melinda
Jenna
Amber
Aisling
Teleri
Lillian

Hyde
Beaumont
Benn (this spelling)
Lloyd
Osian
Murray (first name)
Winford
Owain (know lots of Owens though)
Iwan
Bailey
Ned (first name - not Edward)
Merion
Barri (this spelling)
Cyril
Cecil
Fletcher

stopprocrastinating · 12/08/2013 22:16

Just remembered girls name - Candida

stopprocrastinating · 12/08/2013 22:17

Another - only know one Edwina

stopprocrastinating · 12/08/2013 22:20

Two more boys names - Asa and Sonny

ProphetOfDoom · 12/08/2013 22:21

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violetwellies · 12/08/2013 22:23

Roger Grin

CharlieBoo · 12/08/2013 22:27

Jonathan
Lizzie
Tosia

stopprocrastinating · 12/08/2013 22:27

And another two Hallie (girl) and Mason (boy)

stopprocrastinating · 12/08/2013 22:29

Ooh I keep thinking of more - Portia and Ada

Turniptwirl · 12/08/2013 22:29

More that this thread has reminded me of!

Trixie
Kelise
Amaleah
Sadie
Renee
Orla
Leila
Serena
Tilly
Tim
Dwayne
Aurora
Tabatha
Stefania
Madina
Jesse
Luciano
Thea

Turniptwirl · 12/08/2013 22:30

Oh yes and portia,, ruriadh, merriel and murron

Yonihadtoask · 12/08/2013 22:32

Sine pronounced Sheena
Leonora
Lemini
Theodora!
Shannon
Miranda
Brenda
Jai
Antonea

These are all adults names.

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 12/08/2013 22:33

Vernie.

ZingWidge · 12/08/2013 22:52

Olympia
Titanilla

Pauline
Lauren

Laura
Angela

Josephine
Millie

Lizette
Sanne

Arlo
Todd

Tobias
Christoph

Henk
Aaron

Neil
Thomas

Tabitha
Miriam

Elias
Barnabas

Fiona
Cecilia

I'm sure there are more. I know too many people from so many countries it's ridiculous! Smile

Woof1e · 13/08/2013 09:47

My sisters called Josephine and so is my brothers girlfriend...
Ive just named my twins Herbert and Stirling, I dont know any other little boys called those names although lots of Grandfathers seem to have been Herberts...

TrinityRhino · 13/08/2013 09:51

ME Grin

GigiDarcy · 13/08/2013 11:28

Phoenix
Roman
Madison
Lydia
Harrison
Hope
Sharna
Elspeth
Conrad
Gabrielle
Sterling
Zoe
Clay
Alice
Dylan
Lyndon
Hayley
Kyra
Leonie
Leonard
Bryn
Huw

thesaurusgirl · 13/08/2013 15:20

Live in SW London in a very multicultural middle class area where it's beyond the pale to have an ordinary name so I know multiples of the names given above Grin.

A few that haven't yet appeared:

Inigo
Rupert
Catalina
Hector

BunInMyOven93 · 13/08/2013 16:37

Fleur :)

MadameJosephine · 13/08/2013 18:11

I know aman called Courage and a little boy called Awesome

burberryqueen · 13/08/2013 18:14

God's will

burberryqueen · 13/08/2013 18:17

God's will
Isan
Friday
Israel
Islam
Fatima
Morad
Fatiya
Ishmael
Edgar
Avis
Charis

burberryqueen · 13/08/2013 18:21

God's will
Isan
Friday
Israel
Islam
Fatima
Morad
Fatiya
Ishmael
Edgar
Avis
Charis
Lefteris
Jamal
Zubir
Sebastiano
Cass
Crystal