what are your favourite contemporary and or unusual names

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Ty :)

Cecily - not contemporary, but somehow unusual

also loving Melusine, Idony, Romilly, Amoret....
not big on contemporary "Kaylie" types of names, but used to love Daenerys and Evenei - which I invented myself for novel.

Caspian
oslo
river
phoenix
rocco
everest
finch
birch
onyx
flint
cedar
marshall
ocean
marlow

harlow
nova
juniper
darcey
dahlia
zola
eden
summer
autumn
meadow
wren
vienna
starla
twila
honey
bluebell

Sonny/Sunny,
Archer
Eden
Ray/Rae

Oxford
Banks
Mars
Ellis
Kai
Kitt
Penn
Geo

Zeena
Esra
Della
Zosia
Zadie
Marigold
Kit
Ember
Mira
Rowan
Araminta (Minty)
Phaedra

Dakota

Linton

Balonz

Persephone
Aida

Reginald
Basil

Reuben i love it. Im infertile with failed IVF the fact I'll only be able to name a dog or cat Reuben and never a child kind of breaks my heart a bit

Oh goodness, this is extremely sad to read. I’m so sorry. With the kindest of hearts, spending time on a baby name board and reading about what lots of pregnant ladies are hoping to name their babies (for me) would be only adding to my grief and suffering. Is there a Mumsnet board where you could find comfort and healing with people in similar circumstances?

@DurdleSnore

Thanks for your kindness. You are right, I shouldn't be on these boards. I normally don't come here anymore it just popped up on 'active'

Thanks again xx

Titus

I am so sorry to hear that

You can hide boards if you like

Castiel

Ayrton
Torin
Quade
Wade
Wyndham
Weston
Kalman

Patrice
Ailsa
Indigo
Katya
Alfreda
Artemis
Lauretta

I love all those American type girl names - Hadley, Addison, Avery, Brianna, Brielle etc.

Not so keen on American boy names - seem to be Gunner/Hunter type, Trevor/Desmond (I know 2 little Desmonds) type or Jayden/Kaiser type.

@DurdleSnore This is just so patronising!!! I’m gobsmacked at these kinda replies.
I don’t think you have a clue so don’t impart some condescending wisdom
so you’ve now made this poster feel even worse

Romy
Macauley
Tallulah
Marina
Emmett
Penelope
Iris
Ellis
Ianthe
Leander

Contemporary:
Aria, Avery, Aubrey, Addison, Amaya, Devon, Etta, Enya, Genesis, India, Lyra, Maia, Nova, Piper, Quinn, Saffron, Savannah

Unusual:
Anoushka, Araminta, Aphra, Bronte, Cassandra, Fenella, Giselle, Jacinta, Karensa, Keziah, Leonie, Lorelai, Miranda, Octavia, Taryn, Verity, Vanessa, Xanthe, Zipporah

Contemporary AND Unusual:
Amberley, Delphi, Fallon, Kiki, Livia, Nyah, Nia, Ramona, Romilly, Raven, Zeryn

Modern:
Campbell
Bennett
Hollis
Barrett
Holliday
Bellamy
Arden
Denali
Devlin
Marlowe
Merrick
Reese
Sydney
Soleil
Lennox

Unusual:
Bernadette
Dymphna
Bridget
Tirzah
Beulah
Dinah
Aphra
Drusilla
Philomene
Kerenza
Constanza
Thomasina
Keziah
Layla
Daphne
Greta
Rue
Frida
Greer
Echo
Agatha
Elowen
Leonora
Alys
Lowenna
Cosima
Petronella
Elin
Alix
Cleo
Elfrieda
Berengaria

Boys:
Contemporary and Unusual:
Kingston
Lincoln
Lyndon
Zion
Justice
Denzel
Laszlo
Ragnar
Clement
Conn
Casimir

Also, Nancy and Flora. Though not that unusual.

Hero
Zuleika
Bathsheba

Inigo
Rollo
Titus

My granddaughter is called Vienna. I think my daughter went with it as an 'unsued name'. But I did that with hers 24yrs ago, and then it became hugely popular two years later

my daughters are sage halston and westlie grá (grá literally meaning "love" in irish) !

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