Those names you wouldn't use...

[whatausername]

...but really want to!

I was joking to a friend I might use the names Raisin and Wooster. Those are obviously total joke names but it made me wonder something. What names do you secretly like but don't have a thick enough skin to use or don't wish to 'inflict" it on a child? All subjective of course.

Mine:
Hortensia (love this!)
Augustus
Lucretia
Lavinia
Antigone
Amadeus
Wulfric
Claus (maybe if I move i could use this lol)
Hedwig
Virginia (the whole virginity as a virtue thing is ghastly)
Bláithín (I got told this is old-fashioned and I am distinctly un-Irish)

Valentine for a boy - love it but would not use it

Honey
Bluebell
Cleopatra
Lilo (as in Stitch)

Judah
Ludo
Sully

I wanted to call DD Bellatrix. DH was having none of it.

Ooh, I really like Lavinia! And Antigone. Your list is pretty exciting. I also have several names I really like but for whatever reason wouldn’t use. Cadence - I love it, but am lead to believe it is... er... rather dreadful? Also Uther Pendragon - wow, what a name!

Boys-
Lyric
Hamilton
Kelly (I knew a guy called this and he was soooooo handsome)

Girls:
Gypsy
Tuesday
Thursday
Virginia
Charity

Oooh Uther Pendragon! Pendragon alone is a fabulous name!

Controversially (now I'm not a believer so this doesn't make me squirm) but I quite like the sound of the name Judas. However, the associations are far too strong and in many countries it is a byword for traitors so I would expect any child to disown me should I give them the name 😂

I love Lucifer, I wanted it for DS but DH vetoed it ( probably a good idea)

I am totally going to pick my next baby’s name from this thread!

@Orphlids you must tell us when you do - even if it's 5 years from now!

Portia
Pandora
Bianca

Romeo

Huckleberry and Gulliver for boys. Zelda and Minerva for girls.
This time around I’m keeping my name choices from my family!

Also love Gertrude, Pebbles, Hero, Ragnar. I love Judah too, as has already been mentioned.

@whatausername, ha ha, I’m due in September, so not long to wait! This is my last baby, so might as well push the boat out and choose something totally bonkers!

I have a Thurza Lavinia in our family tree.
I wasn’t brave enough to use Balthazar.

Augustus / Gus
Clement / Clem
Agnes /Aggie
Olive / Livy

... my grandparents' names

There are lots I wouldn't use but the two absolute no's for me are:
Ralph (thanks to Judy Blume)
Caleb (immediately makes me think of a serial killer)

Lolita
Dakota

Sonny

Ah missed the 'really want to' but 🤦‍♀️

*bit! (And I haven't even had any wine!!)

I wanted Peppa for a girl.

And Deacon was a boys’ name I considered but wasn’t brave enough to use.

I'm pregnant and I need a boys name, so please keep them coming!!!!

Raven
Persephone
Wednesday
Mavis
Zelda

Lucian
Atticus
Blaze

Those Shakespearean names are pretty mainstream. The only one I’ve never met personally is a Romeo.

Hieronymus
Ludwig
Isaiah

Luckily I've just got girls so I couldn't be tempted.

erised those are great names (apart from Wednesday, which is a bad name for a person though fine for a day of the week). I used to have a bike called Mavis.