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What names have you only ever heard once

526 replies

JiltedJohnsJulie · 21/01/2014 22:21

Have been inspired by this thread.

So which names have you only ever heard once?

Can I start of by saying I only know one of the following, all children:

Wolfgang but I do know a wolf too.
Paris
Waldon
Sapphire
Emerald
Troy
Leonie

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JiltedJohnsJulie · 26/01/2014 09:07

Cinderella krazipan? That's erm, unusual but then I suppose they all are on this thread Grin

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AmIatwat · 26/01/2014 09:22

Desire ( a boy)
Delicious ( also a boy)
Souxhannagh ( girl)

anothernumberone · 26/01/2014 09:24

Turlough, torcha, Farran

Theonlyoneiknow · 26/01/2014 09:33

Tearlach

eatyourveg · 26/01/2014 09:33

Tuppence
Minerva
Wolf
Saul
Ptolemy

Britishseamonkey · 26/01/2014 09:35

Marvellous and Great ( twin boys)
Rustin (boy)
Alix (girl)
Amaryllis
Marigold
Zenia
Imelda ( only know one in real life)

( I know 3 Leonies and several maximillians)

Britishseamonkey · 26/01/2014 09:36

And Blessing( girl)
Princesse

L'or ( girl)
Precious

littleblackno · 26/01/2014 09:45

Hawkeye
Taz

orange was Thomasin scottish? I remember meeting a Thomasina when I worked in Scotland, apparently it's not uncommon in older ladies.

kreecherlivesupstairs · 26/01/2014 10:06

Loos after a battle her Dad fought in.
Euphemia.

kreecherlivesupstairs · 26/01/2014 10:06

I'd forgotten the Roo-Bea spelling of my DDs name.
Mine is the normal way, the other girl wasn't which puzzled mine. A lot.

SqutterNutBaush · 26/01/2014 10:10

Cailyn (boy)
Brady (boy)
Kodi (girl)
Melodie (girl)
Greta (girl)
Jordanne (boy)

winkywinkola · 26/01/2014 10:17

Tiger
Torran
Vida

Freckletoes · 26/01/2014 10:24

Asthma
Hilda
Tatum
Seline
Ralph
Kobby
Cubby
Rohan

escape · 26/01/2014 10:28

Not sure if mentioned up thread but Huda is a popular female Arab name.

IsSpringSprangedYet · 26/01/2014 10:53

Lachlan
Fianna
Ashton
Esmerelda
Maylis (French)
Melia
Stami (Greek. Not sure of the full name)
Cedar
Chavvi-Rose
Royce
Hampton
Acacia (pronounced A-case-ee-a)
Indigo
Hamilton
Larson
Melvin
Starley
Marlow
Chiquita (not of Spanish, Mexican decent)
Gaius (pronounced Guy-us)
Lyndon
Wade
Karenza
Rylan
Richmond
Tamar
Brinsley
Shanae
Almanzo
Tuscan
Reuben
Alix (boy)
Quillan (I love this one, Old English, I think)(not one of mine)

I also know of a Mowgli, Diago, Brock, Berry (girl), Peppa, Conrad, Bonita... can't think of any more.

JiltedJohnsJulie · 26/01/2014 11:17

spring I've only ever met one Lachlan too but seen it mentioned on Mn quite a lot, same with Quinn.

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littleblackno · 26/01/2014 13:33

I own a Lachlan! I had never heard it before I was pg with him and read it in a book.

VivaLeBeaver · 26/01/2014 15:33

There used to be a Lachlan in home and away......20 years ago probably!

FrankieStien · 26/01/2014 15:45

Lazer
Beau-Bleu

Both baby boys.

Rubysmommy · 26/01/2014 15:48

Zebulon

Preferthedogtothekids · 26/01/2014 16:48

Titus
Gulliver
Alexis
Chlamydia (anecdotal from a midwife)

Linguaphile · 26/01/2014 16:50

Galadriel
Elrond
Arwen
Theodeon (all of the above are siblings)
Princess
Prisca
Precious

Linguaphile · 26/01/2014 16:51

Oh, also:

Ryker
Cruz
Rowdy
Ace
Tuff

JanicefromFriends · 26/01/2014 16:52

There used to be an advert for Scottish Power or some place when I was a child featuring made up characters called Lachlan & Lorna.

I know a Sassy and a Tanera.

StrawberryMoose · 26/01/2014 18:05

Cleonie
Tully (girl)

Denim Blue