A real but unique name for a baby boy

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I am currently enjoying watching Sleepy Hollow on Amazon Prime and one of the main characters is Ichabod. It is apparently a real name: Ichabod is named by the Books of Samuel as the brother of Ahitub.

So who's going to be first to name their new baby son Ichabod?

Ichabod Crane is the only person I've come across named Ichabod!

I give you Athelstan, Cuthbert, and Osbert. Highly popular a millennium ago.

If it's 'real', it's not unique.

Yes, ontopofthesunset. Also it is and has been used in the UK, it's just a rarity. I can't think why

Aww you had to spoil it Ontopofthesunset. It doesn't exactly trip off the tongue doesn't it

Wasn't there a professor at Hogwarts by the name of Cuthbert something or other, so a bit more recent than a millenium

Has 'unique' had its definition changed, like 'literally' did?

Not really - it's just the holy grail on here is often to find a 'yoonique' name and Ichabod isn't likely to be found in many or any baby name lists which makes it rare but quite rightly not unique.

I am duly admonished - this was meant to be a lighthearted thread :P

Cuthbert was quite a popular name around the end of the 19th century. I doubt anyone would choose it now, though.

Yup, Cuthbert Binns (?) the boring ghost teaching about goblin wars :D

Emmett, Ulrik, Benajah, Cassian, Uriel, Aurelius, Alois, Castiel, Albus, Arrow, Gunther, Bertram, Bernhard, Lars, Koah... I think these are pretty unusual (although admittedly not genuinely unique

I really like Lars and Arrow. 😄

sugar I also like Lars. It's like the little ice bear, which is imo a really great name association :)

Plus, it has ben outside the top 1000 names since at least 96 (according to names.darkgreener) which is pretty "unique" with out being "oonique" I'd say ;)

I know an Athelstan. Only one though, so he is unique among his friends/classmates etc. although obviously not unique among all people who have ever lived anywhere, ever.

I quite like Cassian. Not keen on Ichabod though.

I know a teenage Cuthbert

You could try Godfrey, Adolf, Hrothgar, Grendel, Obed, Habakkuk?

Ichabod or now 'bodie' is my step dads nickname for my 3 year old. Was having a nightmare agreeing on names with the OH & his family getting involved with our choices so I said right sod you all! I might aswell just call him ichabod! & now it's stuck with my step dad lol

Uther, Ethelred, Gailard, Galadriel, Feock, Casvelyn, Carasek, Branwalather, Alwar, Branok, Uuorien, Vorgenos, Henna, Hicca, Isarnouallanos, Hannibal, Jodoc, Wella, Ythel, Ust, Drustan,Teudar, Rewan, Rumon, Raedwulf, Pascus, Meriawn, Lallow, Lleu, Kenver, Cuby, Keby.

Not unique, but old Celtic (Cornish, Breton, Welsh) and old British. Probably not many of these around.

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Ichabod or now 'bodie' is my step dads nickname for my 3 year old. Was having a nightmare agreeing on names with the OH & his family getting involved with our choices so I said right sod you all! I might as well just call him ichabod! & now it's stuck with my step dad lol

Brilliant

Wow that's quite a list Crapfatbanana

I remember a woman on Radio 4 talking about why her son was called Miraculous Joseph. She sounded Irish. He must be nearly 40. I bet he calls himself Joe.

Of course Ichabod is a real name!

Dr Seuss ABC: Ichabod is itchy and so am I

How about Walter or Cecil?

Or Wulfric, or Cedric.

I know an Ulric. It's a fantastic name.

I know boys (all aged 12 or younger) called Boaz (it's biblical), Clement, Columbus, Dennis, Elvis, Enoch, Ivo, Joachim, Perseus and Quinn. I can't imagine any of these are terribly common names these days.

I know an Edric, Ignatius and Edred.

And DS claims to know a Spinoza.

My "ex brother in law" was Lars. Lars-Terje in fact (Terye).

Quinn is quite popular atm with boys and girls. I also know 2 Ivos under the age of 5.

purple well, he did have a lovely name... ;)