What names do you LOVE but would never use?

[kittenpeak]

(And I don't mean you wouldn't use because there are close family members etc who have the name. I mean more that you absolutely love, but don't have the balls to use)

Mine is....

Demetrious.

I have known a few in my time and absolutely love the name, but not sure I could do it...

[paperandfireworks]

Teddie for a girl.
Winter.
Emerson.
Everly.
Valentina.
Walt.

[OhToBeASeahorse]

Winter.

[GorillaManilla]

Clementine is a bit naff and is in the same genre as ‘Tarquin’ for me (pretentious middle class).

[onesteptwosteps]

January
Santiago

[ActualStork223]

Bunny

[cheeseandhambaguette]

Bluebell
Lavender
Starla

[cheeseandhambaguette]

Oh and Emerald- absolutely beautiful yet feels too ‘out there’ for me

[lozengeoflove]

Octavia
Valentine
Algernon

[TheVanguardSix]

Scheherazade

[MrsJemimaDuck]

Cosima.

[RhubarbJelly]

Gertrude
Jeremiah
Roberta
Odette

[sadpapercourtesan]

Queenie

[Laurargh]

Orson and Atticus.

[SundayGirl86]

Clementine (I’ve also seen DS’s name on here!)

[Foxinthechickencoop]

I am shocked at some of these.
My DC names have appeared. And they aren’t the only ones we know.
I know several Clementines and would have used it for my DD if I hadn’t known the others.
I also know an Orson, Persephone, Loreli, winter, Lavender, January, Walter and atticus (and a scout !).
No one thinks these are brave here. I am sad that people haven’t chosen them when them love them.
Yes we also have a sea of Ellie, Millie, Izzy, Alfie , Archie and Oscars etc. But no one bats at eye at any of these ‘brave’ ones.

[Foxinthechickencoop]

Just looked again and realised I know 2 X Rafferys, 2 x Raffael, Cosmo, Verity and 2 x Lucien.
Are all these seen as Brave choices?

[lancaster]

Ramona

[EvaAdam]

Birdie

[battletoads]

My DS has one of these names! It never gets mentioned on these threads, so I'm pleased to hear someone loves it. I chose it because I was quite young and naive - I just thought about the names I liked the sound of, rather than what others would think about it. But it's nice to know that other people might be thinking that I was 'brave' for using it .

[Firefretted]

Rhodri - love it but no Welsh heritage.
Rufus - love it but it would be inaccurate as any child of mine would be highly unlikely to have red hair!

[Mopani]

Star and Damon. Not really out there as such but wouldn't ever use!

[OwlDoll]

Tuppence

[Shannith]

@GorillaManilla I know a Tarquin and I can confirm he is very much UC. I think you have to be to pull it off to be fair.

[Shannith]

As is most definitely not pretentious middle class. Mummy would be horrified.

[Puppilangstrumpfi]

I can confirm he is very much UC. I think you have to be to pull it off to be fair.

No, you don't have to be any 'class' to be named Clementine or Tarquin or any other name!

I don't understand all this need for 'bravery' either?