Help me find a not too weird name

[FinallyPregnant23]

I have a REALLY common name - first, middle AND surname, and I’ve always really, really hated it.

I’m currently pregnant with my first baby girl, after TTC for 10+ years, during that time I’ve seen a lot of the more usable unusual names I like become really popular, and I’m struggling to find anything I like now. Some names I love but won’t use:

Aroha - it’s a Māori word/name and neither DH or I are Maori
Ngaio - same as above
Snow - I LOVE this but DH would never let me use it as a first name, he’s considering it as a middle
Meadow - I think this is the most reasonable but DH doesn’t like it
Moon - Luna is popular so I think it’s justified but DH says too hippy for a first name

I do like some of the popular names, I mean they’re popular for a reason, I like the sound of Sophie/a and Olivia for example but could never let myself use them because of how popular they are.

So now you know just how weird I like my names, is there any you could think of that might satisfy my need for an unusual name but that also are acceptable to use? I don’t want to give my daughter the opposite problem to me and have her hate her name because it’s so weird!

Yes, it means evening in Latin.

It's also a cocktail 🍸

Fable! It’s my guilty name that DP will never let me use 😭 gorgeous and has beautiful ‘normal’ nicknames ‘Fay’ or ‘Belle’ should she grow up and want a more common name ❤️

Meadow /Harvest/Flower meanings
Cerys
Persephone
Aine
Daphne
Bryony
Alyssa

Moon meanings
Phoebe (beware, popular)
Ursula (little mermaid connotations though, friends)
Celeste
Astrid
Diana

Snow
Bianca
Elsa

Some random ones I think would meet the unusual criteria but not nouns are:

Elodie
Mina
Anastasia (suggested several times, but lovely)
Arabella
Odette (Dotty)
Dorothea
Aubrey
Ilaria
Danae
Ariadne
Vanessa
Iona
Lucille
Drusilla
Darla
Arianne

Story
Sonnet

Please tell me you’re having a laugh.

Op, my name is very uncommon outside of the small community I was born in. I had surprised looks, people double checking, people misspelling/ mispronouncing it all my life.

I also think having a common name 20/30/40 years ago is different to having a popular name today - today the variety of names used is much bigger and even Evie may be the only one in her class, even though it is overused.

We wanted a well known name, not popular but not too out there. Something that can suit anybody and not invite any prejudice/ jumping to conclusions. Neutral name is an easy name to have.

If you like Snow what about Bianca/Blanca or Alba?

If you like Naomi what about Salome?

I agree with this

Meadow isn’t even unusual? My nephew goes to school with a couple. Similar to Summer, Robyn, Ferne, Hunter, Daisy…

And wow, if some of your children are going to struggle accepting someone with a name like Meadow then how are they going to cope in the real world?! Absolutely hilarious!

And how do these kids react to names from other cultures?

suggestions:

Cicely
Xanthe
Fiora
Lucia
Delphi
Olive
Ianthe
Peony
Saffron
Hazel
Posey
Nola

Good luck and good for you x

Nova 🌟

If you like the general sound of Sophia and Olivia but want something less common what about:

Acacia
Aaliyah
Antonia
Thalia or Talia
Tara
Cara or Kara
Clara
Carla
Alicia
Alyssa
Marcia
Saskia
Shanara
Salia
Katya or Katia
Nora or Norah

Say that again?

I know an older lady called Sonnet, doesn’t seem to have done her any harm.

Bracken

Hortensia. I absolutely love it.

Japonica
Coral
Seren
Calliope
Juniper

Juniper
Blanche

More suggestions
Astrid
Maris
Lyra
Vega
Mist
Misty
Avalon
Sorrel
Liberty (my choice now if I had another daughter)
If you like Snow what about Lumi?

Eloise
Paloma
Ophelia
Xanthe
Coco
Goldie
Emmeline
Tula
Fia
India
Verity
Camille
Violet
Maya
Sadie
Zara
Olive

Sorrel and Daffodil are nice and worth considering

I don't think I'd like being called Daffodil

I think there are unusual names where people would think 'lovely name, very unusual'. And others where they would just think 'huh?!'

Fully agree with this. I think there’s a trend of parents selfishly giving their kids unusual names (and not the nice unusual) as a sort of shock factor these days

Lowenna, it’s a Cornish name that means ’a happy child’.

How about Apple? (if you don't mind the association with Paltrow's daughter).