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Names you have only ever met one of

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ladyinacampervan · 03/05/2021 21:36

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.

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curiouscatgotkilled · 09/05/2021 12:22

Tabitha, Hebe, Agnes ( pronounced the french way An-yes)

curiouscatgotkilled · 09/05/2021 12:23

Also love Teal

Rhayader · 09/05/2021 12:48

Jarleth
Maayan
Gethin
Quinn

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Violetlavenders · 09/05/2021 13:19

How is Biba pronounced Bieber Confused?

ArmoireArmy · 09/05/2021 13:51

@Violetlavenders That’s what I thought! Bee-ba not Bee-ber! Grin

WorkWorkAngelica · 09/05/2021 13:54

That’s what I thought! Bee-ba not Bee-ber!

There are lots of accents, especially in the UK they would sound the same! Not mine but plenty others

PlumpAndDeliciousFatcat · 09/05/2021 13:56

Bee-ba and bee-ber are homophones in non-rhotic accents.

notacooldad · 09/05/2021 14:01

Talon an agency colleague who is in her 40's

Gilbert as above but he us in his 30's
Cadence. She is in her 20's
I only know one Karina and she'll be 52 now.
Same with Cindy. She's 52 now but she was the cool kid of high school!

Violetlavenders · 09/05/2021 14:30

Bee-ba and bee-ber are homophones in non-rhotic accents.

How can Ba and Ber sound the same? Confused

Bat

Bert

They sound the same Hmm

Gullible2021 · 09/05/2021 14:41

They must all sing “ber-ber black sheep” to their kids Violet, Grin.

ArmoireArmy · 09/05/2021 14:47

@gullible2021 that made me giggle GrinBiscuit

ZednotZee · 09/05/2021 14:51

They must all sing “ber-ber black sheep” to their kids Violet,.

Well, yes if they are from Yorkshire I expect that they do Hmm

Gullible2021 · 09/05/2021 14:52

@ZednotZee

They must all sing “ber-ber black sheep” to their kids Violet,.

Well, yes if they are from Yorkshire I expect that they do Hmm

We don’t actually...Hmm
EmmaGrundyForPM · 09/05/2021 14:53

I would have said I've only ever known one Genevieve but this morning at our village playground there were two.

One was 4 years old and the other was about 12. It's a small village so even more unlikely.

SusannahSophia · 09/05/2021 14:59

Anyway...
Girls
Jonquil, only ever met one.
Nada, not sure I like it though
Isis, bad timing
Constance
Phaedra

Boys
Rafferty
Gaive (yes like Dave with a G)
Heathcliff
Lucian
Julian

MamaWeasel · 09/05/2021 21:51

I know of one Karina (adult)
And one Neveah, which imo is bloody awful (child)

Pantheon · 10/05/2021 07:03

Ada
Juniper
Primrose
Iona
Genevieve
Maeve
Jeremy

unim · 10/05/2021 09:53

Jocasta
Damaris
Augustin

Maireas · 10/05/2021 10:47

@drpet49

Neve Teddy Beatrice Lucian
Teddy is very common where I live- several colleagues used the name as well, so it could be like Jack/Harry/Alfie/Archie soon.
Maireas · 10/05/2021 10:47

Heathcliff would certainly be memorable!

muckypaws · 10/05/2021 10:56

Lucifer

Hoppinggreen · 10/05/2021 11:32

@muckypaws

Lucifer
I wanted to call DS that but DH vetoed it
notacooldad · 10/05/2021 11:53

Lucifer

I wanted to call DS that but DH vetoed it

Sensible Dh!!

Hoppinggreen · 10/05/2021 11:54

Well I may have been slightly hormonal
DS is now 12 and reckons it would have been awesome

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