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Names you've only met one of.

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PritiPatelsMaker · 25/03/2023 15:57

There a a few names where I've only ever met one.

Gurus would be:

Patience
Hebe
Dulcie
Magenta
Ephiphany
Loveday

Boys would be:

Josiah
Maximus
River

I'm sure there are more though.

What names have you only ever met one person with?

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Lydiahateswashing · 25/03/2023 20:21

Rodney

RubiesAndRaindrops · 25/03/2023 20:22

Elodie, Storm (she must be in her 60's now so it wasn't because of the X men film), Odette, Soraya.

On the male side, Leslie, Leander.

LulooLemon · 25/03/2023 20:27

Arathy
Star
Comfort
Demi
Hebe
Ocean

Vance
Wavell
Vere
Albert
Damien

Echobelly · 25/03/2023 20:30

Girls:
Keturah
Demelza
Oriel

Boys:
Hawk
Boaz
Gavriel

Cakeybake · 25/03/2023 20:30

Demelza
Ximena
Mèloè
Fury
Foxy

All girls

lalaloopyhead · 25/03/2023 20:35

Primrose (an oldish lady who said she hated her name and a Jinty who is probably about mid forties..obvs made me think of the comic/annuals around in the 70's and whether that's where her Mum got the name

Marleymoo42 · 25/03/2023 20:55

Rowena
Jolly
Roman
Herewood
Morfudd
Nigel

mathanxiety · 25/03/2023 20:56

Eukaria
Arlene
Tatiana
Gobnait
Julianna

St. John
Raymond
Leslie
Marcus
Neville

XelaM · 25/03/2023 21:02

Adora

Mysterian · 25/03/2023 21:16

Honey-Boo.

MathsNervous · 25/03/2023 21:18

Arthor.

MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 25/03/2023 21:35

Suede

Fuctifin0 · 25/03/2023 21:51

@TidyDancer pronounced KC.
When asking about the spelling, Mum said K C and Y not 😁

SquareRootOfAllEvil · 25/03/2023 22:07

MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 25/03/2023 21:35

Suede

We’ve either met the same person or there’s more than one of them!

Angelmonkey · 25/03/2023 22:43

Sisters Tuesdaii, Tenasea (pronounced Tennessee), Britnii
Keziah
Xanthe
Heidi
Gentina

Mumofgirls2017 · 25/03/2023 22:48

Zenith
ludo
catrin
ivo
elvis
pocohontas
zanita
jolene
yvette
idabea
bay
coral
leonie
ember
bliss
byron
octavia
carmela
sarina
leopold
bastien
tansy
kiki
clio
mallory
grady
autumn
talitha
dana
limara
indigo
verity
alba

wizzler · 25/03/2023 22:49

DeNiro
Sorelle
Zinnia
Hebe
Henrietta
Amos

SnailKite · 25/03/2023 22:52

Rudy
Ignatius
Wrenrose
Aniline
Roderica
Oenone
Anitra

zen1 · 25/03/2023 22:56

Ren - boy
Raven - girl
Bo - boy
Happiness - lovely woman whose name really suited her
’Arry (yes, really!)

0hs0s0rry · 25/03/2023 23:15

PurpleGoose · 25/03/2023 18:28

Roberta (Bobby)
Hina
Aina
Aoife
Elodie
Madison
Boobie
Phoenix
Mychris

Aaman (with this spelling)
Taheen
River
Brian
Andreas
Deon
Ricardo
DJ
Tomos (Welsh and not pronounced like Thomas)
Kelvin
Prince
Rahman
Rajun
Raymond

Hina, Aaman, Taheen, Rahman and Rajun are all very common South Asian names lol.

I know 3 Hinas and went to school with a Rajun.

Phoebo · 25/03/2023 23:17

Soleil

0hs0s0rry · 25/03/2023 23:18

Cakeybake · 25/03/2023 20:30

Demelza
Ximena
Mèloè
Fury
Foxy

All girls

I used to work with a girl called Ximena few years back!

Phoebo · 25/03/2023 23:18

Zaire (boy)

themuminator · 25/03/2023 23:20

Ptolemy.

Wee (she was either German or Belgian).

PurpleGoose · 25/03/2023 23:28

0hs0s0rry · 25/03/2023 23:15

Hina, Aaman, Taheen, Rahman and Rajun are all very common South Asian names lol.

I know 3 Hinas and went to school with a Rajun.

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Yes I know, however I've only ever met 1 of each of them. 🙂 Same as Aoife being a very common Irish name, but I've only met one (and come to think of it only 1 Finola and Oonagh too)