After a unique name?

[Megg3636]

I already have two daughters and we’re having a third child… after unique, not common names :)

Since when?

Just go on instagram and look for the American influencers with large families. Came across one today whose daughters are called Fifer, Winslow and Sutton. Others have girls with names like Jayna, Kinsley, Kendall, Harlow, Sailor, Revel, Gypsy, Painter.

Neither is remotely unusual though.

Can't believe I haven't spotted Balonz being suggested on this thread yet. Someone's got to, I'm sure it's in the rules.

Sibi
Sydna
Deryn
Cassiopoeia
Blair
Bluebell

Ferdinand
Mitch
Darius
Deio
Macsen

I think it just means that many people don't really know or care what 'unique' actually means, which annoys the language pedants amongst us.

Luckily now several others have pointed it out, I don't have to 🤣

It's like people using 'exponential' when they just mean 'very big/ fast'

Amaquis
Anastasia
Hero
Cressida
Peyton
Lucasta
Annis

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It's a bit of a bugger when filling in forms though, but on the plus side it bemuses policemen and passport control personnel.

Juno
Velda
Myrtle
Beryl

What is your name? I'm sure it's not that bad!

I said above I like Francis, Hudson, Hunter etc...

Which is?

I like Francis spelt like this for a girl, I wouldn't use it on a boy :)

It's not like I'm going to call my child something ridiculous... as I stated, I have 2 already... thanks tho :)

Is Birdie a typo for Bridie?
You wouldn't call a child Birdy, surely?
Nigel
Neville
Raymond
Derek
Gloria
Mavis
Doreen
Maureen
All very unusual and you'd be ahead of the curve!

Thank you :)
Shame everyone has to nit pick that I said 'unique' and not 'unusual'

@Megg3636 there are some great ideas on here.
Sometimes it helps to write them down with your surname, see if it flows and sounds right!

Shame you had to say unique when you meant unusual 😉

If you call a girl Francis the poor thing will spend her entire life having her name spelled Frances and having to correct them. Or having people assume her parents couldn’t spell or wanted a boy. Would you really wish a lifetime of that on your daughter?

My brother had to correct people’s spelling of his name (parents used traditional spelling for their ethic group, then we emigrated to a place that had a a different usual spelling) and he hated it. Absolutely hated it.

You can be distinctive without saddling your child with an awkward name.

Growing up I wished I had a common name - the kind of name where there was at least 1 in every class. It was only in my early-mid 20’s I started to like my name. I do like it now but I’d have equally liked to be called Hannah or Rachel! (Which were very common at the time!). For that reason both of my children have fairly common, classic names. Neither of them have a friend with the same name which surprised me - they all have less common names like Fox, Monty and Delilah - which I don’t think will age as well. Some of the top 10 names in the UK are given to less than 1% of babies. They may have been in the top 10 for years, but that doesn’t mean you hear those names everywhere you go. If you’re looking for an unusual name, how about a classic name that could do with a revival, or even a common name with an unusual nickname?

they all have less common names like Fox, Monty and Delilah - which I don’t think will age as well.

I think the opposite - classic but underused names will never sound 'dated' to a particular era, unlike top 10 names

Monty and Delilah could be any age!

I think if you choose a name which is a proper name, but not currently fashionable, then it will be unusual but not flaky.

I guess I’d never thought of Monty and Delilah as classic names… but I do see your point.
With regards to the top 10 names, maybe I should have said classic names and within the top 20 or possibly more. I mean names like William, Thomas and James which are consistently popular throughout time. Maybe I should delete my previous post and start again!! :)

Aurelia

If you want unusual, then I would suggest Alexa. Spellable, pronounceable and very unlikely to be used by anyone else these days.....

Makes me think of Cosmo and Dibs.