Name you loved but it was just too quirky?

[Greengreen88]

Is there a name you didn’t use because it was just too quirky or “out there” but still love?

I loved Starr, Juniper and Skye, DH vetoed! (Don’t even think those are that quirky, tbh.)

Wow I have never actually heard of anyone using it, that’s great! Pretty sure DH would have vetoed it if I had suggested it anyway

Not horrendous quirky but Sunday for a boy

My husbands Nigerian and said back home Sunday is a old mans name so it would be like using the name Keith pft

I love Winter for a girl, but it really doesn’t work with our surname.

Atticus
Abraham

Still quite tempted if we had another boy(s) but not sure I'd be brave enough.

Malachi

I just love the sound of it. DH was though.

Euphemia. Everyone else thinks it's completely awful.

I have a friend called Malachi.

I love:
Athena
Titania
Bathsheba
Hephzibar
Jolene
Marina
Luciana
Minerva
Demeter
Thisbe
Erik
Marius
Apollo

Mainly girl names, because I'm quite traditional with boy names. But I do like a bit of Greek mythology, one of my favourite lessons at school was Classical Studies

Expecting March next year, DH and me like Bear but my parents said we can't call baby that (if it is a boy, not finding out) cause people will ask if he shits in the woods :/

This is why DS name wasn't shared until he was born

Cyan, Emrys and Tulip were vetoed for being a bit too quirky. Still love them though.

Neo (Matrix)
Bauer (yes, as in Jack)
Kennedy (which I self vetoed on reading that the meaning was 'ugly head')

I have two boys. Both have traditional top 20 for the last 50 years names, but miraculously in their double intake school, have managed to be the only ones in their years with their names.

For girls we had Edie and Isabel picked respectively, but I think I'd be braver now that I'm older and have Persephone if we had a girl now (we're done).

Loveday, Ariadne and Xanthe were all unfortunately vetoed by DH though I do love DD’s name.

If DD had been a boy, Rupert would have been very high on the list. It’s a tough one though...her personality would have really suited it. Roo bouncing around everywhere! DS on the other hand really wouldn’t have suited it and by the point you realise that there’s a mismatch between name and personality there isn’t much you can do about it.

DS’s name I’d wanted for a son ever since my early teens and I never had any doubts-though it’s much more popular now than it was back then.

Nextphonewontbesamsung just when u said about your old beetle car being call cosmo you dont happen to live in london area by any chance if so then i think i know you lol.

For me I love but probably wouldn’t use:

Loveday
Starling
Meadow

Also have some names that I genuinely love but would not use them - not necessarily that they’re quirky as such, but just wouldn’t:

Virginia
Seraphina
Delphine

Gabriel for my son.
Anouk for my daughter. They both have lovely names which suit them but the would equslly have suited these vetoed names.
If i had another one, they would be Cashiel (boy) or Lika (girl). But I'm over and out on that front!

How is Gabriel too quirky? 🤔

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Atticus I kind of see some appeal but peers are bound to shorten it to Attic? 🙄

Abraham I think others would think it implies Jewish or Muslim heritage.

Loveday

Fenner

I love Maximilian but felt it was too long and too much. I regret not using it but ds is such a sensible person, he'd have hated it.

Ah @ThighThighofthigh Maximilian is a great name. Love it.

I love Estella but not sure if it's a little too "unusual".

I know a 5 year old Estella, it suits her (she's half Spanish)
I thought it is a perfect alternative for those who like Stella but are put off by beer associations :)

@Nextphonewontbesamsung my mum wanted to call me this but it got veoted by my dad!

These were my 'out there names' (depends on the individuals opinion) that I'm not going to use:

Melody
Koa
Kenickie
Wynter
Stormi
Rocky
Striker
Harlow
Vogue
Honey
Hero
Indigo
Bear
Milo
Ryder

So many possibilities but do I want to do this to my kid?!

Xx

I love Indigo!