A real but unique name for a baby boy

[RortyCrankle]

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?

I love cuthbert.

OK I know an Egbert.

Just the one.

Bede, alban, clement, ignatius, valentine.

Cripes, I know a set of four brothers whose names have now all come up on this thread.

I'm starting to wonder if MN is entirely populated by people I know.

I know a Cedric and a Lars.

What about Berrigan?

DH vetoed ichabod but then it was from the Joe Hill book Horns.
Ichabod in ST is very hot

My cousin is called Lars
He's in his 40s and is Danish

I know a Merlin.

My great uncle was an Ethelbert... You don't get many of those these days!

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

It's no use...

I fear so

MommaGee
DH vetoed ichabod but then it was from the Joe Hill book Horns.
Ichabod in ST is very hot

Bad DH. Yes he is hot isn't he

Wow some really unusual names.

Please get over the 'unique' thing if I promise never to utter the word in a lighthearted way or otherwise ever again

Other "unique" names...

Carmine
Ludovico
Copernicus
Wolfgang
Eastmund (bit more unusual than Edmund....)
Esmond
Cadmus
Wolfe
Aias
Alcide
Helios
Zephyr
Cenric
Clint (it was rank 4747 in 2015, apparently, which is rather unusual, I guess. But there wouldn't be any spelling issues)
Oswin
Zosimus
Zosimos
Anatolius
Argyros
Iranaeus
Cynebald
Eadwulf
Wynnstan
Elouan
Loic
Yezekael
Judicael
Winslow
Wulfstan
Janos
Caratacos
Caracatos (honestly love these two versions. It means love but sounds so strong and unusual)
Judoc
Vercingetorix (every Asterix & Obelix fan would at least know how to spell it... )

*Caratacos

oops ;)

Brilliant list ChippieBeanAndHorro Vercingetorix really trips off the tongue doesn't it. What do you think for an NN? Verc or Rix I guess

What about Obidiah? Real, but very rare.

Or Zebediah, love Zeb.😀

I vaguely know a Jowan - Cornish child and a Bonyface.

Someone upthread said "Galadriel" - that's a girl's name.

Or a woman's name at least, she's quite old to be a girl.

Or a female elf's name, anyway.

Carloman
Zeno/Xeno
Aesop
Willihard
Imhotep
Philo
Crispus (brother to Findus?)
Valens
Vitus
Blasius

If you want a name that won't be used by anyone else in the class, try something really traditional like John. I don't think I know any Johns under the age of 40. It has the advantage of being a sensible, timeless name too.

rorty why, thank you

Or maybe Tori? Geto? Idk.

But I think I would actually be quite charmed if I met a Vercingetorix.

(But I used to love Aterix & Obelix comics when I was a child... And actually stil read them sometimes. So, uhm yeah ;) )

DH just vetoed it, btw.

But I wasn't seriously considering it, tbh ;)

Isambard (like Brunel)

TeenandTween I think you are being a bit radical suggesting John - far too out there for any normal family, surely. Is it even in the top 1,000?

Hmm Tori or Geto are distinct possibilities.

So come on those with offspring on the way, who's going to name their child Ichabod (perfect ready made NNs of Ich or Bod lol) or Vercingetorix. An opportunity to be different from every other new born in the land. I hesitate to use the word unique, having had my fingers firmly rapped for doing so :P

Please don't tell me off for the lol.

John was apparently still ranked 108 in 2015.... :0

Unlike Vercingetorix. lol I hope I won't be told off for the lol either...

I wonder if it could be used as a middle name....?

Ichabod is too much Ichabod Crane, I suppose.