Need a baby boy name that's unique

[Littleraindrop15]

hey

please help me find a baby boy name that's unique I have so far liked Lucien and that's as far as I got but I'm not 100% keen on it either.

I have had a look on baby websites but nothing is inspiring me

please help

There is a variant used else that is pronounced in this way (I know a Dane and a Swede with the name) Joachim/Joakim

I don't think any real children will be harmed in the making of this thread. Baby names is a known gateway.

There are several variations in the pronunciation and spelling. The Spanish pronounce it “Hwakeen” but spell it with an ‘n’ at the end, the Portuguese pronounce it with a soft j (and spell it with an ‘m’). DH also has a Scandinavian friend Joachim, pronounced like the saddowizca said. I’m guessing the actor pronounces it Hwakeen because his family lived in South America for a bit?

I've never understood why the correct pronunciation makes this name better. Hey this is my new baby Cillian, We call him Killy for short and he can use Kill when he's older!!

Bleurgh.

Rant over.

And I don't think his famous name sake is good looking either, so there. All my controversial thoughts out for the day.

What about Balthazar @Littleraindrop15

I don't know if someone else has printed this out, but that is not how Joaquin it is 'wha - keen'

Call him Unique. The name always will be, even if it gets popular.

The pronunciation of Joachim has been pointed out a few times... not sure if anyone has explicitly said it's also a good idea to spell it correctly rather than ending in 'quim'!

Jace

If you want unique, youll need to invent a new name

Otherwise you want something unusual/uncommon?

You need to be careful with your quest for an unusual name given you and your DH can’t even pronounce Cillian correctly! Poor child could end up with a name you both have no idea how to say correctly @Littleraindrop15

A ‘unique’ spelling though 😄

Cuan, an Irish name which is quite cool.

Meant to say - pronounce - KU AN

Oh wow

A lot of these are names from different cultures and you will look pretty stupid if you use them and do not come from that culture.

A lot of these are names from different cultures and you will look pretty stupid if you use them and do not come from that culture.

I did preface that list with “I don't think all of them are usable, but with so little to go on for your taste - unique was the only factor I could match”.

How do you get that list? DS must be on the 2019 one

A few ways to look at the date for England and Wales. And a note that (unlike Scotland) England and Wales only release the names given to three or more babies in a given year. So there could have been two babies given each of the names on my list in 2020, but there’s no way to tell that.

ONS data sets for girls names - one file each year going back to 1996
ONS data set for boys names - one file each year going back to 1996
These are great for more granular data. They give a separate too hundred for England and Wales, popular names by location, maternal age.

Dark Greener website. This is my favourite way to view name popularity. It takes the ONS data and plots it on a graph so it’s easy to see how the name trends have changed year by year - great for catching rising trends, and far easier for a quick check than loading up the spreadsheet!

Oh yes sorry I've been on Dark Greener and it isn't there so assuming it's under 3

@AWobABobBob - only about 3 or 4 of the listed names are not British.

The rest are either obscure older British names or come from cultures or literature from which the British have freely adopted names for centuries, Greek mythology for instance.

Ulysses was on my list (we went for Thomas in the end 🤣🤣)
I also like Cyprian

Some gorgeous suggestions here 🥰

If a bloke said to me "Hi, I'm Cyprian" I'd think he came from Cyprus...

I very seriously considered Isambard.
DH did not!

Clovis
Ignatius

We know one Alaric. Anselm is classy.