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.

Jeanne (soft J sound, name comes from Malta I think)
Agnes, a young artist I met in Australia who was British but living in Vietnam, she was memorable in a good way.

My maternal grandmother (whom I never met) was called Pretoria.

Antonieta

Fenella
Meriel

Just thought of another... Fenella

@AliceMcK

Tui, it’s popular in NZ and pacific islands, it’s unisex too. But it always reminds me of a beautiful brave little girl I once had the privilege of meeting.

I knew a boy names Tui, thought it was great. Felt very sorry for him when the travel agent changed its name

How weird - as I was typing that someone else posted it!!

Mavourneen
Lisanne
Crisselda

Celeste
Veronica
Venetia
Marianna

Merryn

Nyssa (nissa)

Lila (leelah)

Ember

Giles

Avanda female. Only ever met one

Tamalyn
Xena

I teach in an inner city school... got a few
Sarica
Ashjan
Marlon
Treasure
Shunai
Lina
Asya
Adia
Adion
Jahnia
Genevieve
Alpha

Mine is unusual. I was the only at school (1500 pupils) but it's not very nice.
I only met on) Jade. I think it's lovely.

I've never met someone with my name, but a famous person does have it.

Others...

Shuna
Larnie
Misha
Pearl
Jago
Mimi

Toren
Fenton (long before the dog video!)

@steppemum

Zillah Tirzah (although I do now actually know 2 Tirzahs. Milcah

but some of the others that I have only heard once I wouldn't inflict on a child
Bliss
Angel

Zillah was my great grandmother's name! 😍

Hornby (my grandad)

Starlette

Dd2’s name has come up here, but we were once walking through a park in Cambridge and as three separate families came to a junction in the paths we all called out ‘Beatrice’, which would suggest that it’s not rare everywhere

I offer Mariella and Onyx

Isolde
Clarence
Prosper
Clementine
Angharad
Corey
Rhani

Some of these I know of rather than know personally

Phaedra
Tyrelle
Regina (she went by Reg and totally surprised a lot of people who were expecting a 50-something man and got a knockout 30-something blonde)

People I've worked with name's and children's name I've heard at school.

Pandora
Kiora
Tallon
Loxley
Leura
Bluebelle
Millzey

Tierney pronounced tee-a-ni.
Romany.
I know a little girl called Stevie-G too,the parents clearly being Liverpool friends fans