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Under-used nice names

127 replies

Dogmum20 · 14/11/2021 07:57

Hi All,
Would love some suggestions for under-used, nice, names. Not ‘oldies that have come back’ (Esme, Evelyn, Alba, Edith etc…) but those names that when you hear them you say ‘ah that’s a nice name, you don’t hear that often, I’ve never met a ** before’.
Any suggestions welcome! 😊

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JaninaDuszejko · 14/11/2021 14:35

Another vote for Caroline, also love Frances and Eleanor but that's pretty popular these days.

Ryannah · 14/11/2021 16:38

Veryan used to be a fairly common name in Cornwall, you never hear it nowadays.

SparklyGlasses · 14/11/2021 16:48

Mary
Louisa
Camilla
Verity
Laura

GuckGuckDoose · 14/11/2021 16:51

Genevieve
Celine
Astrid
Mariella
Esther

72WayTooCool · 14/11/2021 17:14

Jacinth nn Jassy
Vivienne
Virginia
Aurelie
Fiona
Lucille
Dora
Dorothy

muddyford · 14/11/2021 17:40

Rebecca, Rachel, Isobel, Elinor, Sarah, Janice, Julia, Frances, Laura

Grumpyosaurus · 14/11/2021 17:55

Hilary
Zenah
Lilian

Anthony
Victor

Juancornetto · 14/11/2021 17:59

Miranda

Luredbyapomegranate · 14/11/2021 18:21

Lois
Ines
Flora
Oona
Caroline
Stella / Estella
Adela
Susannah
Frances
Jane
Joanna
Diana
Carina / Karina
Melinda
Marina
Stephanie
Katharine / Catherine etc (these days)
Margaret

PurpleFlower1983 · 14/11/2021 20:33

Briony

WildCherryBlossom · 14/11/2021 20:47

Melissa
Marisa
Cosima
Ramona
Claudia
Lydia
Thalia

I seem to be stuck in a rut of 3 syllable names ending in 'a' Grin

ESGdance · 14/11/2021 21:03

Margot
Gloria
Bridget

FrostyGirl66 · 14/11/2021 22:09

Rosanna
April

DipperandMabel · 14/11/2021 22:23

Natasha
Harriet
Alexandra
Selena
Alana
Naomi
Lara
Bethany
Audrey
Anya
Diana
Cara
Carly
Zoe
Georgia
Rebecca
Sarah
Maria

EducatingArti · 14/11/2021 22:24

Alison
Alexandra
Benjamin
Catherine
David
Daniel
Dorothea
Edgar
Edward
Elizabeth
Frances
Harriet
Hannah
Isabella
Ian
Imogen
James
Junia
Junilla
Keren
Kate
Laura
Magda
Martha
Mercy
Nicholas
Oliver
Olivia
Patrick
Rachel
Rebecca
Robert
Sarah
Susannah
Tamara
Trudy
Theresa
Thomas
Una
Verity
William

Snoopsnoggysnog · 14/11/2021 22:26

Esther

DipperandMabel · 14/11/2021 22:31

For boys….

Alasdair
Grant
Scott
Kenneth
Malcolm
Sandy
Calum
Ewan
Sean
Neil
John
Ryan
Leon
Jamie
Stewart
Gary

Angelina1972 · 14/11/2021 22:36

Ooh what a lovely thread. My favourites are:
Estelle
Esther
Louisa
Laura
Josephine
Flora
Anna
Caroline
Celeste
Pearl
Katherine
Elizabeth
Sarah
Heidi
Hazel
Victoria (Kiki for short)
Suzannah (Suki for short)
Michelle (Mimi for short)

MrsFin · 14/11/2021 22:54

Susan, Deborah, Jane, Joanna, Gillian, Victoria, Mary

AnonAnnie2977 · 14/11/2021 23:02

Hayley, Emma , Bryony boys Albert, Jude,

Bbq1 · 14/11/2021 23:10

Anne
Lucy
Nathaniel
Christian

Crumblinginside · 14/11/2021 23:13

Seamus
Enda

Cora
Eithne

MumofSpud · 14/11/2021 23:19

@MissyB1

I work in a nursery, some lovely under used names I’ve come across recently are;

Sarah
Diana
Elizabeth
Anna
Celine

Joseph
Francis
Euan
Corey
Patrick

I have a DS - Euan but he is 23 now. When he was born his great gran said 'what sort of a name is that? Call him a proper name like John'
Pinkandpink · 14/11/2021 23:28

Ruth and sliced

Pinkandpink · 14/11/2021 23:29

Sorry Alice lol 😂