Noun names

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Everyone I speak to thinks I’m crazy and it’s the hormones but I have always loved noun and verb names. The surname is very common and so I’ve always wanted their forename to stand out.

I love Rocket but DH has said I am mad. Other names I love are Tiger and Canon.

Please can I have any more suggestions of noun names that won’t make my DH think I’ve lost the plot

I like reading but Book is a bit short. How about Leaflet, Brochure or Compendium?

Some of the suggestions are hilarious 🤣

I think nature/animal/colour names can work to a degree, but Canon?!

Well op has asked for unusual names
We're hardly going to suggest Olivia and Olivia are we.

Boys:
Fulcrum
Funicular
Mortificado

Girls:
Courgette (French innit, ergo classy)
Beret (oh, more French!)
Ulna

Tyler. Parker. Roman. Willow. Skye. Summer. Chase. Jet. Ryker. River.

“I like reading but Book is a bit short. How about Leaflet, ”
Leaflet has a nice Scandi vibe for a boy. Pamphlet for a girl-Pam for short?

Chair
Plate (perhaps short for Plato?)
Stool

I did once see a documentary about an American family who had a son named Fuel.

Brick. Wasn't there a kid on tv called Brick?
Also, Blanket?

Radiator
Wet-wipe
Hovercraft
Jog
Haircut

Talking of scandi vibes, could you not pop to Ikea and look for inspiration on product names.

Speaking of furniture, Chester seems to be quite popular. Draws as a mn.

Rocket? Like the salad leaf? I know a Jet. Canon like the member of the clergy or the great works of English literature? Or Cannon like the gun? How about Kit instead of Tiger? Or other nature names might work - some are quite established - River, Heath, etc.

if you like Rocket, what about

Mizuna
Borage
Ooba
Spinach
Iceberg

Rocket is too peppery. I like Watercress or Pea-shoot.

Canon is a bit bonkerz.

I do like Rocket...but kids don't always live up to their names. I know a really miserable Joy. Rocket is going to be really slow.

I also like Tiger.

Miles

Star

Red (ok, it's not a noun)

Matt

Sky

Logan

Canon? 🤣 He'd have to have big balls to carry that off!

oh brilliant, that made me lol.

My offerings are Table or Wardrobe. Nicknames Tabby and Wardy.

In post-revolutionary Russia there was a craze for revolutionary names - so things like Tractor or Dynamite. Maybe there was Rocket as well, I don't know. But they've all dated badly now.

They might be dated in Russia, but they're fresh and modern here. How about Sputnik?

I've just looked a few up - they also had names like Guillotine, Commune, Hammer...and Shift - there's a name to bring joy into your heart.

Camembert

Lots of nickname potential; Cam, Bertie, Bear, Member....

Until we had children, exH used to insist his offspring would be called Spigot and Fishfinger. Mercifully he changed his mind just in time. So they're still up for grabs if anyone wants 'em.

@daisypond, I've found a list, these are wonderful names I'm reading! That's my Saturday morning sorted ... (sorry, DP)

Atheist
Arctic Camp
Electrification
Textile

I think Revdit ('revolutionary child') has some serious Islington legs.

Christian

AutumnCrow There are some crackers, aren't there? I've always known about Tractor. But I didn't know about Tractorina for a girl.