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.

Orla
Jonas
Gavril
Nerina
Betina

Fc not friends

Ember

Constance

Rua

I keep remembering more:

Nerissa
Thomasina
Pia

Safie

Cordelia
Zena
Marnie
Xanthe
Charity
Karine
Prudence
Carlotta

Ernest
Milo
Abel
Walter
Wesley
Cosmo

Ysmena

Wendy
Christabel
Simone
Xanthe

Euphemia - Famie for short.

Adiel - boy

Ketura - girl

Both Hebrew names, as it happens, though the first one was a black south African lad

Talitha
Tansy
Marisha
Etoile
Estelle
Araminta
Anoushka

Byron
Wolfindale
Kerron

Ellianne
Sorelle
Zinnia
Elka
Cherish

Nano
Pio
Madonna (not the Madonna!)

Carina
Carissa
Melissa
Polly
Felicity
Alessandra
Gabrielle
Juliet

I can only think of girls’ names though!

Justine
Jenna
Casey
Monty & Murphy (brothers, yes really!)
Jaycie
Xen
Edie

Chrysanthe
Allyanya (sp?)
Justice
Tintin
Festus

Loving Elvy and Eithne.

When I was growing up I wanted to call a girl, if I had one, Amelia as it was my nan's name and I'd never met another one. By the time I actually had a baby every other girl was called Amelia I wonder if any of these names might take off.

Oriel
Gabriel
Lancelot (yes)
Shola

Cordelia - known as Cordy

Tinkerbell - yes, really!! Dd of a girl I worked with... known as Tink😳

@newtb how do you find out stuff like that?

Kitty
Ayaaz
Eugene
Lolo

Samaya, beautiful soul inside & out!
Also my best friend

I once met a kid called Sunshine 🌞 her sister was called November. Never met another Sunshine or November!

My friend's son is called Jed. I think that might be one of the greatest names I've heard, never met another

Pia
Satchel