Crazy names you didn’t use?

[AragornsManlyStubble]

Oh, is mine a list to be judged.

For my 1st, I fully admit I shouldn’t have been allowed to name a cat, let alone a child. She narrowly avoided being called Keilani Aqua.

I hang my head in shame.

My 2nd escaped any really dodgy possibilities, lucky thing.

My 3rd......Well on the list were Scipio, Zealand and Rockford. I hadn’t learned my lesson from number 1.

Not saying I don’t still like them, but I know now they shouldn’t have been on the list!

What names did you have on The List, that you look back and think ‘How was I THAT crazy?’

I loved Boris and Niamh

We were stuck for boys names, and DH borrowed heavily from his interest in history. So we had Ramses, Amun, and Caesar on the list. I vetoed them all.

We had a girl. I wanted something "out there" to jazz up our dull surname.

My list: Genevieve Minerva Briony Persephone Ekaterina (after Catherine the Great) Cleo, plus many others. All vetoed by dh.

We settled on a very popular top ten name in the end. Very disappointing.

I loved Boris and Niamh

But what's 'crazy' about Niamh? It's pretty much the Emma or Sarah of Ireland.

But what's 'crazy' about lots of names on here?

Lawrence, Quentin, Leon, Austin, Rafael to name few. I know kids/adults with all of these names and consider them normal names.

@heartonastring we know a Digby.

Me, too, @Pippilangstrumpfi -- it just struck me particularly with Niamh, which is the most ordinary, bread-and-butter kind of name, even if you're of the disposition that Leon or Quentin is a bit Out There.

@wither good to know! I just love it but don't know if it's just a silly thing to do!

Goyle

You’ve just reminded me that Memnon ( I’m sure it is Egyptian?) was on a list for one of mine. Loved Mem as shortening.

I wanted Isambard (shortened time Sam) when I was pregnant both times, I had two girls so was spared the battle with DH!