names that have stopped you in your tracks

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The other day I read about a girl called Nerys and it was the first time I saw this name thought it was so beautiful.

I also worked with children and one was called Keziah, I just remember writing it down because I thought it was so pretty.

Has anyone else got any names that when they heard them for the first time they made a note to remember them?

Rànell pronounced Rah nell. I love it

Negan. As in the baddie from The Walking Dead who bludgeons people to death with his barbed wire covered baseball bat.

Django
Thali (our local pub used to have a thali night once per week). To me it’s like naming your child Plate, or Buffet.

There is a Selma in my daughters class, I really like that name. And an Ophelia, although that's getting more common now.

Romany.I once worked with really pretty woman with this name and ive loved it ever since.

Demelza (yes from Poldark!)
DH 100% vetoed it for our baby, so it's now my top cat name!

Zillah, I discovered it when I was researching the family tree. She was a great great Aunt form Northern Ireland. It just struck me as beautiful and unusual. If my baby days weren't behind me I would use it although the nickname Godzilla migh tbe a worry.

Twins called Jasmiyah and Tasmiyah...

Also know a woman called Zoe who called her daughter Chloe

Zabida, Lebanese name

I love Priya and Isaiah.

Zemirah - that's a lovely name. I've never heard that before.

Lady in the bed next to me on the post natal ward had a daughter called bambi and said 'we're giving her a normal middle name just incase she doesn't like it'!!!!!!

Ariadne - beautiful name from Greek mythology, and also a great character from Agatha Christie's Poirot novels. Not sure I'd be brave enough to use it!

Whenever I see these threads I am reminded of the poster here many years ago who called her baby Geronimo and was now regretting it

I love Annalise my partner hates it though.

Perina, it's beautiful. I think it helps the the one I know is truly lovely & genuine.

Rufus... i had just never come across one before

Twins called Dolce and Gabbana

Zadie - I just love it!

When I was a teenager nearly 40 years ago - twins called Phaedra and Petra.

The recent revival, since Downton Abbey, of the name Cora. It is my sister's name, was my mother's name and my grandmother's name. I'd never come across another Cora until Downton.

My dd was friends with a Cordiana and a Nielufahr. Just lovely.

I also knew someone whose baby was called Athena Sunflower.

Loveness
and I once heard a woman in the park call: Jade, Amber and Ruby. I really hope they weren't sisters - otherwise they made a marvellous set of traffic lights.

And a boy called Merlin.

ria is a nice name, short as well.

Torres is nice, too.