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.

Arianne
Rufus
Jai (girl)
Gabrielle
Robin (girl)
Cliff

Jacquetta
Holly-May

Tirzah
Nirmalee
Xochitl
Coralie
Kateri
Terri-Leigh
Malinee
Cirhin
Gehan
Digory
Blayne
Zahir
Ramon
Jarlath
Helier
Amourette

I’ve never met anyone with my sons name 😃

@waterlego

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

I narrowly escaped being called Bernice. The name I was lumbered with is much worse though.

I have only met one:
Barney
Bernard
Brent
Brent
Nerio
Rosanne
Roberta
Maude
Briar
Lucia
Lucy
Andre (female)
Christine

Ottilie
Jeanne
Serafina
Nutmeg

Donald
Vernon

Anemone - I shit you not.

Yseult
Gilda
Wren (love this)

Have never met anyone with my sons name. According the ONS there isn’t many around either so I always like these threads in case his name pops up... I’d likely know whoever says it! 😂

Etta
Edee
Forest
Hunter
Zeenat

Sunshine
Precious
Morven
Afton

@Dirtystreetpie a real Joffrey?

Friday
March
Somerset

@newtb

I'm the only person with my name with a British passport. There used to be 2 of us. I'm no longer in the UK and am the only person in France with my name, too.

How do you find this out?

I used to know a Noosher but I don't know if it's actually a 'proper' name not a made up one.

@Howtomakeevery1

Hornby (my grandad)

Starlette

Starlette is my dogs name 😊

Keziah
Elvira
Elin
Taissy
Angharad
Roxanne
Odele
Nerissa
Calista
Calla
Karenna
Carlene
Ophelia
Lucinda
Zara
Ursula

Llewellyn
Merlin
Bryn
Caspian
Cassius
Yehuda
Rupert
Xavier

Doreen.

I met a lovely lady called Aurelia.

My cousin has a girl called Xanthe .

I went to school with a boy whose brother was called Ignatius.

A lovely girl called Luccia.

Liberty
Stella-Rose
Ariadne
Adrienne
Breanna

I used to childminder four children with unique names. Mine is quite unusual I have only ever met two people with the same name. I joined a group where I met one of them and we became friends for a while.

Clementine
Lowenna

Zebedee
Phyllis
Roberta
Alina
Gerald
Iris

Hecate
Ianthe
Eylem
Batya
Loretta

Walter
Orlando
Bing
Chance
Hal

Now, I like a couple of each of those names but unusual does not always mean lovely! And I say that as someone with an unusual name!

Jonquil
Corin
Mara
Lysel

Tia Maria
Chardonnay
Andi Lou

All in the same class. They must be late 20s now.

Zinnia.
Summer is quite common now.