What names do you love but wouldn't use

[inmyslippers]

I went for a very safe name for my son. But looking at him now he could pull off Rio which his dad wanted to call him. There were others I loved but felt unfair to saddle a child with

Shilo
Hudon
Shay
Franklyn
Carter
Lorenzo (we have strong northern accents and it would sound ridiculous)
Carey - due a come back
Tate
Ira
Silas

Love Edward/Teddy as a name but it's my late-exes name so would look very weird.

Like the name Kayleigh but been told its a bit chavvy

Maverick

Yes, @inmyslippers I can totally picture a little toddler Judith nn Judy. Judith is not a million miles from Martha in vibe.

I'm definitely going to have a cat called Magnus one day.

Serenity.
Raven.
Reeva.

I was hell-bent on Theodosia 😳 it was an outright no from DH. The name she ended up with is not much more sensible to be honest..

Serendipity is a beautiful name. Jasper or Felix for a boy.

@2tired2bewitty

Mordecai, zero Jewish heritage but I really love the way it sounds

I feel the same. It's such a lovely name to say out loud. Nice to hear I'm not the only one.

Briony

Hunter.
Devon.

Love these as names but not brave enough to ever get used by us!

My username is the name I'd have given DD in another universe!

I love Javier, but with a very Irish surname it just wouldn't work!

Also Xavier, though don't think I'm brave enough.

I love the name Raphael but it would not have suited DS2, who I briefly considered it for.

Shay is a really normal name where I am from. Most Shays are older, maybe in their 50s or 60s. It would be the equivalent of Alan or something like that.

Artemisia.

Nevaeh. It’s actually a really beautiful sounding name.

Sandra. Viz’s fat slags.

Iris. Surname is Lewis so too lispy.

Oliver/Ollie. I already have a Stanley/Stan.

Cohen. Really love the sound of this but I’m not Jewish and I know some find it offensive.

Django
Jotham (still my favourite name and I am gutted we didn’t use it for DS)
Phyllis - which I absolutely love and wasn’t even allowed for the dog!!

Audrey. I don’t know why, I absolutely love the name. Currently pregnant with my first and know if it’s a girl, I won’t use it, but it’s still lovely 😊

Why not @Chachama ? It's a good name and you obviously love it. Do you think you might regret not using it if you choose something else?

Dwight for a boy (ok, am a big Poldark fan! 😁)
also love Liron (Hebrew name)

Paige
Adrienne
Odele (love it, but sounds too much like the famous singer)

Skylar

I've always loved Nathaniel but with my Irish accent it just sounds awful.

Maud - such a beautiful name but I didn’t call either of my daughters it. Next one is a Maud, for sure 🤣

I loved Delilah during one pregnancy. I still kind of do and I would love to meet little Delilahs (or Delias or Dahlias for that matter). But I'm glad I didn't use it because DH would have sung the Tom Jones song at the poor child incessantly.

Cosmo - a bit too out there
Ottilie - too widely used now
Ariel - too washing powdery
Anna - my favourite but DH’s exe’s name 😂

Mordecai, zero Jewish heritage but I really love the way it sounds

^^ I love Cohen as a name but it's a jewish word for priest 😆

@romdowa

I've always loved Nathaniel but with my Irish accent it just sounds awful.

I love Nathaniel and Nate, such handsome names!