Beautiful and unusual girls names you like but wouldn't use...

[PooDogMillionaire]

I have quite a few but don't feel brace enough to use them.

Pandora
Keziah
Tallulah

Ophelia
Clementine
Seraphina
Cassandra
Portia
I could go on... I may return with some I more

I've always liked Araminta (Minty) for short. Have only known of one my whole life but DH would have had a shit fit.

We named DD Cleo and everyone was .... We love it and it really suits her. If she was DS we would have called her Corbin. My DF said thank fuck God she is a girl!

I love Cleo! Very nearly convinced dh that he did too...

Love Cleo. It was on our list, too, and very nearly became DD;s name, but DH had a wobble about it last minute.

Dd's name is on this list. Felt very warm towards the poster who chose it.

Aurora

Paloma
Romy
Manon

LOVE Romy and Aurora (Rory would be a v cool nickname)

Sometimesithinkimbonkers I'm so happy that someone out there has a Cleo, it's just gorgeous :)

DH would never countenance any of these names sadly. He's much more of a traditionalist in that respect. My baby making and naming days are long gone anyway, so I will have to live vicariously through those of you out there with better taste than dh

5madthings posted: A number of the names on this thread are on our list for Dc6 due easter if it's a girl. Indiana is one, juno or juniper, Astrid, anouk and some others.

OMG, reading that nearly made me cry. I just can't believe someone could use my lovely name like that with no problem! I know I am pregnant but this is upsetting me out of all proportion. I feel so strongly about the name, and this thread has made me realise it. I wont give up!!!

3luckystars I know a little Indiana. Her mum loved the name Indy but wanted her to have a long name also. She is the sweetest little girl and nobody blinks an eye at her name! In my mind it's one of those "unusual but not too out there names," as in, easy to pronounce, easy to spell, easy to remember.

Also, there are heaps of possible nicknames other than Indy:
Do
Dia
Ana
Diana
Did I

If you have a near-spiritual connection with a name it's important to use it. Both my children have unusual names that mean a lot to me.

Whoops, did I was meant to be Didi.

Thanks, this thread is fantastic! I really appreciate the kindness.

Such lovely names here.

Mallory is gorgeous

Imelda is also divine

3luckystars sorry I am slightly confused are you upset that my husband and I are also thinking if using the name Indiana? It's a name we both like and have had on our name lists previously we are just not sure if it's too unusual for us our other daughter us Merryn, so unusual but not too out there which is what we want in a name. If this baby is a boy it is likely to be Emmett as in Dr emmett brown from back to the future, we also thought about using indiana as a boys name as I think it could be uses for either.

All the names I listed are ones tgat are on our list already, before having read the thread.

I am sorry if I upset you, I hope you can persuade your dh. When is baby due? I am 32wks now, due at easter, we won't choose a specific name before baby arrives, we always have a shortlist and then see what suits once baby is here,,most of the madthings took a good week or two to settle on their name.

I think she envies you 5madthings that the name is a real option for you but just a dream for her!

Yes exactly! Sorry if I worded my post wrongly.

I just meant that its such a beautiful name, I hope you do use it because I am not allowed to!! You have lovely names on your list, I actually like all of them. Very best wishes with your baby, and sorry again for not wording my post properly.

Morticia

Well I hope her dh changes his mind. My dh has ruled out lots of names I like, such as margot or felicity. Ditto I have ruled out names he likes, Marnie and Eugene for example, it's hard agreeing on names!

Fwiw when I first suggested Merryn for madthing5 Mr madthing hated it, but it obviously grew on him and he now says he can't remember dismissing it when I first mentioned it!

Cross posted, I was worried I had inadvertently upset you 3lucky sorry. I hope you get to use it, perhaps as a middle name would be a compromise if dh really won't let it be a first name? It has so many lovely shortening etc. Do you have long to go til baby is due?

I like Lavinia (family name) but nn 'Lav' is not good and DP has vetoed.

I also love Camilla nn Milly but not sure about the Camilla P-B connection...

Also YY to Estella since I read Great Expectations as a child but the character is actually pretty horrible...

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3luckystars. Wait until his weak moment when you have just delivered her. No man can refuse then surely 😊

I love Verity & Miriam, but can't use them.