Names you have only ever met one of

[ladyinacampervan]

What names do you like but you have only ever met one of before?

My sister is pregnant for the first time at 43 and wants an unusual but real name and wants some inspiration.

I named my own after only once ever hearing someone called the name.

Women/girls:

Florida
Bohemia
Lovely
Jessamy
Tesni
Donya
Shreya
Hyacinth
Shinu
Roma

Men/boys:

Torquil
Torin
Baroque
Valentine
Andrei
Digby
Zennen

Came on to suggest Zilah but see it's been. Mentioned a few times!

Also...

Xanthe

June

Bessie

Reina

She who walks on ice
Shittu
Titilola
Spike
Otis

Eithne, Jenevra, Julie, Hazel

You've only ever met one Julie? I know loads, its a really common name round here.

People I know personally:
Julene
Cressida
Arwen
Valentine
Madelaine
Isaac
Finn

Beata
Benita
Marla
Azalea
Zinnia

Eben
Edgar
Darius

Pia
Inkie
Elvi

I've met an Adolf, born pre WW2, as you might guess

Calcifer.
Amandla

Hunter
Xavier

Canna
Eriskay
Toren

They were all in Scotland.

Felicity is mentioned a few times, but since having mine, I've met about 10.

Claudine
Mireille (pronounced like me-ray)
Tune
Dahlia
Olwen

Bastion (I know a lot of sebastians though!)
Niven (Scottish, but I live south)
Selwyn

Forgot Xavier that was on our list (can you tell, we're French and Welsh 😂)

Also Adeline and Astrid from our girl names. DH wanted Laurel (I haven't met one) but teamed with our last name sounds awful.

Bluebell
Avis
Diamond
Tuesday
Keturah
Makeda

Argo
Rupert
Valentine
Malachi
Judge

Evie (Evangeline) her parents were older and she's been the only Evie I've known.

My sons name. I've never met anyone irl with the same name.

Elona (Anglicised Ilona)

Rudi
Sunday
Francis
Christofia

Girls:
Clementine
Merlin
Juniper

Boys:
Rupert
Indy
Tobin

Ingaret (a mediaeval English version of Angharad).
Dolores

Yolande

Dayna

I have a Cleo
We've only met one more in 13 years

Koda
Che
River
Tamar
Nia

Lyndon
Blysse
Bronze
Jossaniel
Carina
Atlas
Persephone
Elara
Seth
Love them all!

There was a Clowance on my course at uni - never met or heard of another although it's a name of a character in the Poldark books.

Cassidy (girl)
Oakley
Indigo
Inigo
Serendipity
Astrid
Seth

All the above are at DD's nursery.

DS and DD have a name that are almost one offs.