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.

I was never able to get anything from the seaside tat shop either. Still can't, but now I have a pop star with my name. I just wish I looked like her as well.

Paddileigh

Isabecca
Dimples
La-a
(just kidding about the last one)

Eliezer
Drystan
Ambrose
Emil

Shanti
Kerenza
Thomasin
Ianthe
Illana
Ishmay
Ariela
Leonora
Fayanne

Oh and I worked with a Pandora many years ago. Not met another since!

Octavia
Scout

Clementine (Clemmy for short)
Renesmae
Evalina

My daughter is 27 and has a name that was unique until about 5 years ago. Her name is Esme.Our son has a very uncommon name Laurie or Laurence.

@msatlantis whereabouts does the Senga you know live? Wonder if we know the same one.

Roya
Rowan (girl)

Araminta (nn minty)
Mika
Joffrey

I have never met another with my name but I don't like it so not offering it up.

Tiare'
Janelle
Isabis
Eloisa
Alberte

Sofus
StJohn
Carradoc
Wilbur

Xenia

Tobin

Vincent

Nuala
Liesel
Dionne
Irina

Saturday
Lennox
Tierney
Romany

(All female)

For male names, I know a little Otto and he is the only one I’ve met but I’m aware that it is increasing in popularity at the moment.

For boys: Ramsay and Otto (though I believe the latter is becoming more popular currently).

No one I know has the same middle name as me. So unusual I struggled to spell it until I was aged 10

Berengere
Aglaia
Kheng
Rosetta
Aili
Persephone
Lalage
Mariamne
Domneva
Zeta
Jarn-Marie
Aynsley
Hazel
Fabian
Ilizane
Nerys
Oriana
Ronja
Elke
Kaisla
Solenn
Eini
Otso
Trygve
Amberley
Olabisi
Horatia
Zenna
Xanna
Brutus
Cyrus
Darius
Rosamaria
Aeronwen
Trilby

I could do this all day: I love names, I’ve taught for nearly 20 years so have many former students, I work in a big organization, and I always remember unusual names of people I meet.

Repeated myself there

Oooh, another girls’ name I’ve only met one of: Berenice [ber-i-neece]

I've never met anyone else with my name but it's been mentioned here. I can only think of one, Misty.

Vibeka
Lorenza
Sheridan (boy)
Yolanda
Virginia
Marcelo (boy)

Suki

Morgan
Morven
Zita
Ziva
Briony
Marsali
Martine
Coralie

Paxton
Tudor
Christian
Keagen
Cooper

3 of my dc are on here! I've never met another one of their names, although judging by this thread there are apparently others around!

Eckhart