Names you loved but weren't brave enough to use?

[indigo13]

I've seen a lot of this, and I love unusual names so I'm wondering what names you would have loved to use but couldnt/wouldnt go for it as its too out there?

for me it'd have to be some of the lesser heard of mythological names

Mordecai

I see my favourite has been mentioned a few times already - "Lettice". I always had a fantasy of having twin DDs named "Lettice" and "Nettle". I love both names but probably would never have been brave enough to use them.

I do have a real life Araminta though

Agree lots of these are mild and very normal! I too love Arrietty though

Agree lots of these are mild and very normal! I too love Arrietty though

Thor

Myfanwy
Another one that does not pass the bully test.
Miffy would be a great nickname.

I know a teenaged Myfanwy/Miffy. She's lovely.

Lark (too twee?) , Winter (too seasonal despite baby being born in late November) I also love Alana but to similar to my name and was a name of my husband's ex before we met.

Magnus for a boy

DH said no chance

Wish so much I had called one of my DSs Fox. I nearly did and have always regretted.

Hunter

Holmes

I'm suprised how normal some of these are! My dds name has been mentioned.

I love Hunter but I'm not brave enough to use it. I remember a woman shouting 'oi untaa get ere' to her ds in b&m which put me off slightly..

I've also heard of a baby blossom! I definitely wouldn't be brave enough for that though.

Juno

Dh's cousin is naming her boy Roman.
We named dd born in December Romany.

I love quincy (not the throat infection!!!) and quentin

Persephone we debated long and hard over that one.
Bluebell was also discussed.
DD name has been mentioned on this thread but it's a well known girls name.

Riley, Blake, Blair for girls but OH hates "boys names for girls" as he calls them. Sunny or Buddy for a boy.

I'm pregnant with DC3 - who will be DD2. Our children have quite out there names already, although I don't think they're that crazy. Discussing names with DH, I say I really like River.

He says nah, too out there.

And then he suggests Blue or Seven.

Arianne and Gabriel

We have twin girls. I wanted Persis and Hero.

GIRLS:
Damaris
Demelza
Elara
Eris
Hester
Hermione (although I'd be tempted to use this as a middle name)
Jessamine
Myra (for obvious reasons…)
Niobe
Nyx
Ophelia
Sorrel

BOYS:
Dennis
Digory
Emrys (nobody in our family is remotely Welsh)
Griffin
Hamish (nobody in our family is remotely Scottish)
Leopold
Phineas
Tarquin

Sébastienne for a girl. Was never going to happen, DH wouldn't even countenance it.

Ebenezer - it's a really old English name but everyone told m it would be cruel because people will just think Scrooge. :)

Ebenezer makes me think of that dodgy song by the Shamen. I think you have to be of a certain vintage though

Ebony
Jet
Nixie

I've got a Skye-Blue. Everyone loves it!