Names you're not brave enough to use

[goldenorbspider]

Saw a thread the other day and someone mentioned Hecate! I love it but could never saddle a child with it. We played very safe with our name choices but if I was to throw caution to the wind, we would have some very out there names

Girls

Hecate
Calista
Calliope
Olympia
Giovanna
Zola
Athena

Boys

Hudson
Lorenzo
Ira
Cassius
Carey
Troy
Calvin
Solomon
Tate
Roman

We have very strong norther accents Lorenzo sounds awful in our regional dialect 😆

Vincenzo
Sirius

Taygete
Roah

I would probably use them though!

Amazing names don’t be ashamed or worried about the names you wish to name your child my son’s name is Morocco’Aslan he’s 10 and loves his name. Currently expecting baby No2 and already thinking about names lol

I love Hepzibah!

I have a relative called Artemis which I think is lovely.

I have a fondness for slightly ridiculous names, which considering surname is Smith, I think we can get away with an unusual first name (like the amazing Zadie Smith)

Rocket (thought maybe too salad related)
Alexei
Pilar
Nova
Juno
Esperanza
Ziggy
Zuli (pre Go Jetters)
Tove
Cairo

I don't really have any. I'm Greek so all these seemingly "out there" names are ones I'd happily use.

The names I chickenrd out of for DS and DD are

Isambard
Lorelei

Lucifer. I love the meaning but don't think I'd deal very tactfully with people who shortened it to Lucy....

I love the meaning Bamboozled,the Venus meaning or the Satan meaning?

Tove is a wonderful name! It's just lovely to say and I'm a huge moonins fan

Gilbert - I'm a huge Anne of Green Gables fan but I just couldn't do that to a child (but I love Gil as a NN). We went for Matthew instead.

Venus Both Morning Star or Light Bearer are lovely. There's a very slight possibility that Satan might be more appropriate for a child of mine though!

Willow, Winter and Holly (for a Spring baby! 😂)

Wolf
Fox

Isis - unusable as a baby name now I think!

I really love the name Vada like in My Girl, obviously ruined by Star Wars

I also really loved Dinah but thought it would be to easy to take the piss out of.

@goldenorbspider me too! I really pushed for it but we're not Scandinavian!
@Whattheother2catsprefer you could just name dc Gil, there's one in ds's preschool.

Willow, Winter and Holly

I think they're lovely names, winter probably only one that's out there

@DramasticChanges too late. He's a tweenage Matt who couldn't be less like his name sale if he tried (Cuthbert was another nonstarter. DH is very unadventurous).

I’m well past having to think of baby names. But I have just decided that I’d call a boy Hal (obviously Henry in full). Dh thinks it’s horrendous.

Oh, and another I’d use is Pelagia.

Isis - unusable as a baby name now I think!

Yes it's such a shame, would make a lovely name

I was toying with Zenobia for DD’s middle name but thought some smart-arse would call her Xenophobia down the line.

As it is both DD and DS have very solid Northern European names.

Grace
Natalie
Abigail
Kathryn Katharine
Rachel
Dora
Deborah

For a boy. I'm sick of the sexist name double standard but realise the world would seriously need to change, otherwise it would just be a handicap for the poor boy.

I love Paloma but I worry people would think it's weird since I'm not of latina descent. Same with Lola.

I feel in the US we are braver with names! I see many of these and think they are totally reasonable!!

Amadala is another one. My grandmother is Ama and grandfather Dale. This would be perfect for me but it's a Star Wars name.