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.

Zero, Phoenix, Tiger, Rainbow, Chilli, Torin, Thor (pronunciation Tor) Remy (girl) Xavier.

Elke
September
Citizen
Leonora
Annunziata (nn Ata)
Alba
Monark (that was how it was spelt)
Eilidh
Aubrey
Nela

Constance - Connie, who was one of the first women GPs in the country.

I've seen my name mentioned on this thread twice but different spelling to me. Never met one in real life though

Larissa

Lalage (lah-lah-ghee).

I went to school/college with Nonie (pronounced no-ni rather than non-ee), Brandy, Gaynor, Petra and Oriel (all girls). And I’ve met children called Ixia, Hebe, Honey, Jordanna, Ishbel, Harmony, Anais, Ariadne and Zaynib.

Boys names are trickier. The only one I can think of from school/college is Casey. I’ve met children called Everton, Clement, Elvis, Boaz, Gaius, Enoch, Cyrus, Blaise, Perseus, Orion and Perry.

@WineGetsMeThroughIt Felicity here, born in 1986, and have never actually met another one. But I do know 2 children under 6 with that name!

DS’s teacher is Alethea, I always feel like I’m saying Alicia with a lisp.

Jamieson
Goddard
Dickon

All male. All three are equally terrible names IMO.

I love the name Alethea. Beautiful.

@Chicchicchicchiclana

I love the name Alethea. Beautiful.

It’s one of my absolute favourites too, so beautiful and means “truth”.

Cordelia
Geraldine
Honor
Ivana
Tiffany

Boys:
Elvis
Theon
Asha

Girls:
Lyra
Dahlia

Genevieve
Sadie
Stefania
Tansy
Claudia
Lyra
Maud
Joan
May
Trixie
Lois
Iona

Boys are harder!

Kevin (I know several but most are 40+ Only one young child Kevin)
Heddwyn
Ioan

Ariadne
Audra
Zasha
Danica
Maren

Clement
Julian
Wessel
Scout

Lorna
Clara
Winter
Orla
Byrony

Abraham
Vaughan
Tristan
Caleb
Sonny
Byron

Eulalie. Very pretty

Jade (for a boy)
Shoshana (f)
Pheleba (f)
Santosh (f)
Christabel (f)
Ocean (f)
Cayo (m)

Lorna, Shona, Eilidh, Morag

But I am sure these names are more plentiful in Scotland

Also Aldean, Thomasin

Aurelie, it's such a pretty name and I've never met another with the sane name.

Abcde
Talitha
Abyella
Sonny
Red
Thunder
Lotus
Lucretia
Kyomi
Serin

I don’t like any of these names.

I've only ever met one Candida and one Gaye, both 20 in around 1990. I think they are both great names but I'm not sure either is ready for reclaim.

@Ravenspeckingearly

Abcde Talitha Abyella Sonny Red Thunder Lotus Lucretia Kyomi Serin

I don’t like any of these names.

How TF would you pronounce that first name?!

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