Names you are sad never to use

[Oli5]

Just wondering if anyone is like me and is sad they will never use a particular baby name!
Mine is olive !! I long for a baby olive but no more babies for us!

No more for me either, youngest is 9 and I had a tubal ligation during my c-section. I did have the fanciful idea in my teens that I'd have 6 children, and do feel a bit sad that I never got to use all those names. BUT I'm more than happy with my 3 DC, and I do LOVE the names we chose.

Evie and Joseph 😥😥

Ursula. Didn’t have a third DC and DH hates it anyway.

Erica
Nina
Alexandra

All names we can't use for various reasons!

I didn’t have a girl, I’d have loved to give a girl my grandma’s name as a middle name. My cousin gave her daughter a name that was a nod to my grandma’s name, but my grandma was a stickler for full names so may not have approved… (think Elizabeth/ Lilibet ).

I loved Caspar for a boy, I thought it was too unusual. I didn’t realise the huge variety of children’s names nowadays, it wouldn’t have stood out at all (plus it’s actually a pretty popular name now).

We always planned that if we had a boy he would be Eli Isaac.
I had a miscarriage back in 2019 and haven't fallen pregnant again since.
I'm starting to think it'll never be a name we will get to use.

Juniper for a girl, but DH won't even countenance it and Elliot for a boy as no more babies after this one so definitely no boys

Faye. Wanted to call a baby it since I was 4. Partner knew and didnt like one from school. Vetoed it. Huff.

@Ijustreallywantacat

Eliza. Instant veto.

Aww, Eliza is one of our rabbits! Cary for a boy Ione for a girl Never had either (by choice) but still love the names!

Idris.

My DC are clamouring for a cat though. I could see a cat called Idris?

Also Sarah... DH vetoed on the basis that he'd had a crazy ex called Sarah!

Hester. Always loved it

Tabitha and Margo. I had 2 boys so never got to name any DD

I had all boys so I didn't get to use Emma.

If I'd had a fourth boy (DH very sensibly put his foot down and said no more) I'd have called him Finn. I ended up using it on the dog

Elsie is mine. I have enough dc though, it isn't a dogs name and I won't have cats. Perhaps a hamster, or persuade my children to use the name for grandchild!

I always wanted a Bryony. When I was expecting my last baby my eldest son had a girlfriend called Bryony so I thought it would be weird to use it.

@mumonthehill

Hebe and clementine for girls but I had boys. Also Gilbert and Gideon both I love but neither felt the one when we had both ds’s.

I know a hebe and a clementine ❤️

@CocoPancakes

Barney. I know it's not everyones cup of tea but I think it's such a cute name and the nicest boy I went to primary school with was called Barney. But my husband hates it. It also sounds ridiculous with our surname.

Please tell me your surname is dinosaur or rubble!!

I love the name Barney !

Carlin and Lawson

Darcy and Peyton. Both my girl names. I had boys.

Caleb, but DH vetoed it before we knew DC2's sex. We're most prominent done with babies too. Maybe I can convince one of the DC that a future grandchild should be called Caleb

Laurie and Jude.

I wanted more kids but know I’m lucky to have one.

Weirdly could only ever think of / became attached to boys names….

Ada. We were going to have a third but DH was diagnosed with terminal cancer when we were just about to start trying. He probably would’ve vetoed Ada anyway to be honest. I vetoed Eliza for DD - two of my chickens are now Ada for me and Eliza for late DH ❤️

Gideon
We stopped at two. If DD had been a boy, this was the name.

Matthew and Grace. Also sad that I won't have the chance to give a boy my Dad's name as a middle name.

Arietty, Beto by husband and he was a boy in the end!