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unsual names that you love

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jmox · 09/07/2015 19:05

what are some unusual names that you love? That you may not ever be brave enough to actually use but "secretly" love?

Mine is Brigitta..I have loved it since I first saw The Sound of Music when I was 7! Not sure I could ever use it but I on the down-low really like it. I also like Vera and considered using it but did not get one positive feedback about it..boo!

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reuset · 09/07/2015 20:05

Proserpina has a lovely sound but I'd never lumber a child with the name.

Vera is great!

ButterflyOfFreedom · 09/07/2015 20:23

I'm not sure how unusual these are really but I love them though wouldn't be brave enough to use them on my DC (and DH would veto anyway!!) :

Cornelius
Linus
Amos
Silas

Greta
Roberta

Kleptronic · 09/07/2015 20:25

Vaughn. Such a mess to read. Lovely to say.

downgraded · 09/07/2015 20:26

Dickon

Love it, could never use it....

KittyBennett · 09/07/2015 20:31

Cordelia
Montague
Hepsibah
Dorothea

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jmox · 09/07/2015 20:37

I think Cordelia is great!

Dickon is lovely too that reminds me of The Secret Garden.

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MadameJosephine · 09/07/2015 20:40

I love Darwin and Edison for boys, they were both vetoed by DP but we ended up with a girl anyway

EnriqueTheRingBearingLizard · 09/07/2015 20:41

Perdita.
I tried for it every time, but DH vetoed it :(

Rivercam · 09/07/2015 20:41

Roderigo, from a Shakespeare play I studied at school ( Henry V, part 1?)

Rivercam · 09/07/2015 20:42

Love Perdita

Justwhy · 09/07/2015 20:42

Love Ptolemy and Cassian. Could never use them.

GinUpGirl · 09/07/2015 20:42

Venus - doubt very much I'll ever use it!

HarryLimeFoxtrot · 09/07/2015 20:43

Erasmus and Isambard

FannyPlant · 09/07/2015 20:45

Cleopatra

Raines100 · 09/07/2015 21:59

Esmerelda and Camellia (Cami for short). DH just laughed.
Have always loved Jean-Marc for a boy, but we are not French so I think it would be a bit weird.

HeyMicky · 09/07/2015 22:02

Calliope.

Vetoed by DH before I'd even finished saying it

ollieplimsoles · 09/07/2015 22:03

My brother's name is Cassius- Jack

Cuppaand2biscuits · 09/07/2015 22:06

I love Perdita, I wanted Tabitha but everyone said it was a cats name.

iklboo · 09/07/2015 22:06

Iago
Janus
Cornelius
Giancarlo
Herodotus

Hepzibah
Amalthea
Calliope
Cassiopeia

It was a definite NO from DH.

EeB00 · 09/07/2015 22:09

Anatoly, Emile, Ulysses and Christie for boys.

LauraChant · 09/07/2015 22:10

Sorensen, Lysander
Linnet

MargoReadbetter · 09/07/2015 22:12

Apollonia (nearly got away with it but ultimately vetoed by DH)

Casimir - didn't want Cazi as nn.

LuluJakey1 · 09/07/2015 22:20

Delphi
We had a boy but I have it on my list for next time. Smile

BothEndsBurning · 09/07/2015 22:22

Tryphena and Tryphosa, and Persis

Give my greetings to Tryphena and Tryphosa, the Lord's workers, and to dear Persis, who has worked so hard for the Lord.
(Romans 16:12)

fukkigucci · 09/07/2015 22:31

DH and I are watching Marco Polo in Netflix. And I really like the name 'Kotcholan'. Think it just sounds so pretty. (Mongolian name. Or possibly Chinese... I lose track of exactly who is who....)