Unusual names

[Babykr]

So since I found I'm pregnant I don't like any names!!! we would like something quite unusual, so was wondering what are the most unusual names that you like please? Boys and girls

HawkEyeTheNoo really??? That's cool! It's not me though I'm in Greater London area.

Unusual: Gawain, Florian, Merlin, Caspar, etc

For girls: Christabel, Severine, Araminta, Gudrun, Hermione.

All the above fine but I don't like names such as Sky, Wren, Chardonnay, Chantal, Cassidy, Madison, Hawke, Ridley, Casey, etc.

Shirley and Kenneth must be due a comeback:
Barbara and Roy
Patricia and Keith
Tracey and Kevin
Sylvia and Bob
Carole and Julian
Susan and Jeremy
Sally and Simon

All unusual op

I'm in Yorkshire.

I think there are 2 types of underused - known but rare and currently out of fashion:

Always underused ideas:
April, Anastasia, Antonia, Asha, Asia, Aubrey, Amberley, Anika, Bronte, Brodie, Carmen, Cressida, Cassandra, Cordelia, Clarissa, Cecily, Catriona, Erica, Esther, Effie, Fallon, Faith, Fenella, Fabia, Giselle, Henrietta, Harmony, Iona, Juliet, Jocelyn, Jacinta, Jessamy, Joanna, Karina, Leonie, Larissa, Lavinia, Lorelai, Lois, Mara, Mala, Melody, Miriam, Naomi, Nadia, Ophelia, Octavia, Paloma, Pandora, Saskia, Serena, Thalia, Tamsin, Tanya, Verity, Vanessa, Xanthe, Zia

Currently out of fashion ideas:
Alison, Amy, Anne, Anita, Aileen, Belinda, Bridget, Beverly, Bryony, Brenda, Barbara, Claire, Coleen, Cathleen, Donna, Denise, Deborah, Dawn, Diana, Diane, Demi, Eileen, Elaine, Fiona, Freda, Gloria, Hannah, Hazel, Hilda, Hilary, Irene, Julie, Judith, Justine, Jennifer, Joanne, Karen, Kimberly, Kayleigh, Kylie, Kelly, Kerry, Lisa, Lyndsey, Louise, Melissa, Melanie, Marie, Natasha, Pamela, Queenie, Ruth, Rita, Roxanne, Rachel, Sarah, Susan, Suzanne, Sally, Stacy, Sharon,Tiffany, Tracy, Ursula, Vivien, Valerie, Wendy, Wanda, Yvonne, Yvette, Zoe

Will do boys later

manic some of my favourites are in you first list: especially Xanthe and Verity but along with Henrietta, Cressida, Naomi, Miriam, I don't think they are that unusual. I live Ophelia which I think I unusual.

You almost have my rl name in there too. Exactly why dd was given something simple and classic!

Thanks for all the suggestions everyone. The only one out of all of those that I like is ophelia, the rest are a tad boring Some other names that I have come across on other posts, Romy, willow, Viola, Evelyn(but is VERY popular at the minute) boys names I am at a total loss! Well, I suppose something will come to me before September

Freya
Frideswide
Etheldreda
Millicent
Mildred
Winifred
Matilda/Mechtilde
Maud/Maude
Magdalen/Magdaleñe
Guinevere
Ghislaine
Yseult/Isolde
Melisande
Corisande
Cassandra
Athene
Vasileia
Paloma
Aphrodite
Lucilla
Lucette
Lucretia/Lucrece
Letitia/Lettice
Felicia/Felicity
Sophronisba
Minette
Eithne
Agnes
Agatha
Ancilla
Abigail
Sapphira
Jael
Hagar
Francesca
Miriam/Mariam/Meriam
Merran
Jocasta
Lucasta
Isobel
Ishbel
Sieglinde
Belinda
Berenice
Eustacia
Angharad
Bronwen
Blodwen
Gladys
Bethany
Richenda
Francesca
Domenica
Nigella
Damaris
Persis

I defy you to say all of those are boring!

If you like Romy, Romola?

Not a fan of Willow, will date , but
Wilhelmina?
Evelina? Evie fs.
Parthenope ( Florence nightingales sister)
Augusta
Carlotta
Venus

Oooh I love Paloma! orlanda I had forgotten that one, can't use Matilda unfortunately. That is my worry about Willow too, DH loves it but I feel like it is going a bit stale. But I love Evelina, never heard it before.

However I don't think an a sound at the end name will work middle name is long and ends in a and same with the surname

Orlando - I thought for a second that DD's very unusual name was going to be on your list, but it wasn't.

Sorry, Orlanda. Autocorrect changed genders.

Heard the name "Juna" recently and I think it's beautiful.

Ooh, jasper, will it out you? Ps, he's one if my fave heroes.. And OP, J'adore is a good name..

Ok, thinks, not ending in a

Rosalind
Rosamund
Rosalie
Alice
Alison
Tamsin, look into the West Country variants
Thomasine
Jessamine
Eglantine ( can be pronounced een or ine)
Suzette
Louise
Mariette, Marianne, MaryAnn, Marian
Florence
Grace
Enid
Edith
The virtues: Prudence
Patience
Charity
Hope
Mercy
Charys/Carys
Amity
Caitlin
Oriole
Linnet ( one if my faves) , Llinos in Welsh
Nightingale
Flower names eg Lavender, Rose, Rosemary, Aster, Daisy and Poopy overused round here, Peony, Rhoda if you can get over the a, ditto Pomona
Jewels , emerald, Ruby and pearl overused round here, Sapphire if you don't like Sapphira,
Biblical names, Rachel, Eve, Esther/Hester, Dorcas, Ruth,
Margaret/Marguerite
Denise
Doris
Dorothy
Therese
Gabrielle
Shan/Sian
Eloise
Phemie ( short for Euphemia, but v pretty IMV, often pronounced faymee)
Lesley
Joanne, I Prefer a endings but there you are
Susan, rare and Classic these days
Joan ditto
Jean, Jeanie
Olive
Adelaide
Genevieve
Annis/annice
Esmee
Kirsten
Karen
Elinor/Eleanor/Elaine

J'adore? No, Jasper.

Pernel/Peronelle
MarjoryMarjorie/Margery
Gretel

Ellen
Astrid
Ingrid
Ines

Then think of the 60 s ..retro. Maureen, Eileen. Jolene

It's interesting Manic - lots of the names you've listed above are names of various under 10s that I know (in S London) - Xanthe, Lois, Saskia, Faith, Leonie, Alice, Cecily, Thalia, Effie, Giselle, Alison, Amy, Barbara, and especially Hannah.

August and Clem for a boy. I love these names.

RueDe - yeah, I know those names are in use. I just feel they're quite rare. I have a Xanthe myself. They're all basically names I've heard but either know just one child (say under 16) called it or none. Do you know multiple children with those names? If so, I think the regional choices where I am (rural Bucks) are a little (though not that much) different.

I've recently moved from SW London Boffin and I agree with RueDe. Perhaps not Alison, Amy and Barbara. Certainly Xanthe, Cecily/Celia/Cecilia Verity, Cressida, Saskia, Thalia. The missing name, but perhaps there are just too many is of course Imogen.

Oddly, I detest my very unusual name. DD detests her simple classic name of which there is always another in the year. She at least has a more unusual middle name which she's toying with using when she goes to uni.

Sorry, confused Manic and Boffin. My apologies. It's only a name

Muriel