Girls names you like but wouldn't use

[BabbaE]

Are there any girls names you like but wouldn't use for one reason or another? What kind of things put you off using a name?

@WildCherryBlossom as if anyone in this generation or the next is going to think of the Tom Jones song! More likely to be the Plain White T's song but even that is now 12 years old!

In any case so many names feature in songs I can't see what the issue is?!

Ah well it's too late now @hophop333 I'm not planning any more babies. One of my children's names is in a song, but fairly obscure and only her IT teacher ever sings it to her.

Names I like but not quite brave enough to use (as first name):
-Mirabel (I would consider this, maybe, if my son weren't called Gabriel - together the names sound too much!)
-Thomasin/ Thomasina
-Emmanuelle
-Ianthe (I might just about have indulged this one if DH hadn't vetoed it)

Names that are taken:
-Saskia
-Florence
-Flora
-Marianna

Names that are too popular:
-Emilia/Amelia
-Isabelle

Miriam - love it but is the name of a good friend

Abigail - too similar to my sister's name

Tiffany.

If it wasn't a jewellery chain, if it wasn't for Eastenders. I love it so much!

Olive.

Well, cos it's an Olive.

Araminta.

I don't think I could risk the backlash from those who aren't Araminta lovers. It's like Marmite!

Sapphire
Anastasia
Hermione
Harper
Summer
Gabriella
Felicity

Alma

@Dixiestamp I also LOVE Kennedy. But I really do think you need to be American to pull it off. I would be very self conscious introducing my daughter as Kennedy where I live.

I won't be having one anyway, but girls names I love the sound of but probably wouldn't have used as I'd go for something clearer and more classic. Apart from anything else we have a very long surname, plus we are a multi lingual family, and travel a lot, so need to have a name that half the world can pronounce!

Love, love, love:

Raphaella
Valentina
Annabelle
Vivienne
Florentina
Santina
Thomasina
Esmeralda
Penelope

I'm no particular order.

I love love love Olivia, but it's far too popular.
I love American-sounding names (Addison, Anniston, Quinn, Cassidy...) but feel as though they just sound 'chavvy' here.

Other names I like can't use for various reasons include -
Violet
Evelyn
Alexa
Caterina
Madeleine
Felicity
Leia
Lola
April
Karla

Ohhhh so many.

Vanessa- so pretty but feels a bit 80s valley girl.

Cleo/Clio- too cool for school.

Sloane-same as Cleo/Clio.

Cassandra- same as Vanessa.

Chloe- DH veto

Laurel- constantly being asked, "Laura?"

Nora- been vetoed because of the Bug Explorer.

We're having a girl, can you tell?

I loved charlotte to nick name Charlie but we already have a friend called Charlie so didn't want to use, also liked Sophie but was very common and a lot of Sophie's born around the same time ( turns out the name we used turned out to be popular too). I also love Stella and Florence

Daisy - sweet when little but will it suit later?
Imogen - too much like 'imagine'
Ruby - Ruby Murry=curry
Hortense - well, you know

Cassandra and Laurel are both lovely!
Norah?