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Name you loved but it was just too quirky?

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Greengreen88 · 17/08/2019 21:14

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.)

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Bumfuzzled · 19/10/2019 23:05

I temporarily thought that Agapanthus would be a nice name for our DD. I totally blame the pregnancy hormones Grin

NerdyCurvyInkedandPervy · 19/10/2019 23:32

Hieronymous

Azariah

Pilot12 · 19/10/2019 23:35

Hamish
Dakota
Axel
Alonso

MissPepper8 · 20/10/2019 00:27

Bear, DH still wants it but my parents raised the point about the shitting in the woods 😂. At the time we thought it was cute as we use to call our little boy bear when he was born so it had a sweet sentiment behind it.

I like Opheila, but lots of negative comments about the links of the name on here.

For DS I liked Idris for a while, we're Welsh so Cadir Idris is a mountain, Idris chair and I liked the meaning of "ardent lord" or "Prince" behind it. But it's a strong name to carry and didn't suit DS.

PulyaSochsup · 20/10/2019 00:38

I absolutely loved Joan and Ursula but DH disagreed 🙁.
I loved the name Charles at one point but settled on Edward instead.

Not exactly ‘out there’ but as far out as I would probably go.

Aozora13 · 20/10/2019 00:48

We toyed with Rogue and Raven for DDs - although both their actual names have made this thread so didn’t play it too safe!

PointlessUsername · 20/10/2019 00:54

Ryder DH was not keen.

Apolloanddaphne · 20/10/2019 01:36

I wanted to call DD1 Blythe but DH vetoed it. I still like it.

YobaOljazUwaque · 20/10/2019 06:15

Peregrine

Gillyhicks · 20/10/2019 10:32

My name is on here! My advice would be to go for it, I have never wanted a more normal name, it’s nice to be memorable!

Heatingson · 20/10/2019 22:45

My eldest daughters middle name is Blythe Apollo. We very nearly stole it from her to use as our youngests first name as I loved it so much. It wouldn’t have suited her at all though as she is anything but blithe.

QM1224 · 20/10/2019 23:28

Boy names
Goodwin
Haywood
Yuma

WDYT

QM1224 · 20/10/2019 23:30

And also Yannis for boy

Buttybach · 20/10/2019 23:32

Araminta

Buttybach · 20/10/2019 23:32

And Ptolemy for a boy

Slappadabass · 20/10/2019 23:45

Gypsy, absolutely love it, but I just couldn't do it.

Bouledeneige · 21/10/2019 00:30

I've got a Hamish. He has never liked it but most adults do.

For me it was:
Seamus
Finn
Della
Lorelei
Bobby (for a girl)
Merisna
Gilbert or Gill
Keir
Cody
Hermione
Florence
Celeste

AnotherQuirkyUsername · 21/10/2019 00:53

Tizzy

Barnaby

Sashkin · 21/10/2019 01:01

Florian. Such a beautiful romantic name, but I just imagined teachers yelling it across the playground, people pronouncing it to rhyme with “Dorian” off Birds of a Feather, and decided we couldn’t.

So we went with Alexander/Sasha instead, and now everyone thinks he’s a girl.

mintcorneto · 21/10/2019 01:32

Valentina

Danglingmod · 21/10/2019 09:11

I know an adult Florian. He is very much a Florian.

Thisishowwesurvive · 21/10/2019 10:05

I used a quirky name for dd, no regrets at all

xanderllama · 21/10/2019 10:08

I secretly love Wolfie, not Wolf or Wolfgang but Wolfie. I also had a little thing for Tiger as well. DH and I are currently shortlisting names (I’m 35 weeks Grin), but we have ruled out animal names for now as we realised there are so many more usable names we love just as much!

LahLahsBigBand · 21/10/2019 10:12

Inigo
Cressida

ElenaTan · 21/10/2019 10:14

Rochella