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im looking for boys and girls unusual names please?

53 replies

biglips · 13/04/2008 23:39

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Sixer · 13/04/2008 23:43

Kevin
Mark
John
Peter
Stephen
Simon
Arthur
Robert
David
Ian

Can you see where i'm going here.
Bring back the 70's and 80's. Very different!!

harpomarx · 13/04/2008 23:49

Arthur already trendy Sixer - think it's one of those old man names that are doing the rounds, like Albert.

but, I like your thinking... and was just naming a fantasy boy-child 'Mark' only the other day.

very sad, I know.

Sixer · 13/04/2008 23:57

ok so Arthur is slightly, maybe 30 years out and popular today, what's wrong with Kevin. I had 3 kevins as my first loves. (i'm sure it was just the name). David's invaded as well. They must have been really cool names.
Other than those
Lionel
Wayne
Dean
Darren
Neil
Gordon
Lee
(mmm the others in my class... were...

Sixer · 13/04/2008 23:57

Mark isn't sad, how many little Marks do you know?

harpomarx · 14/04/2008 00:02

not the name Sixer, the act of naming a non-existent child

never had a Lionel, Wayne or Gordon but loads of Darrens, Deans and Neils.

Knew a Clinton too, now that is a cool name!

Sixer · 14/04/2008 00:17

Ohhhhhh Sorry, I just watched THE LIONEL on tv tonight, he's hiper cool. That cool his guitarist is the coolest of all. (he put's the foo fighters to shame). OK so Lionel isn't to be. But Clinton, Clint... Far too 90's. Come on bring those old names back. I'd have a Richard..
no. Kevin.. def a Kevin
I hearby publicly announce, that should we ever have another boy, (hhmm) We shall name him.....>> KEVIN.

seeker · 14/04/2008 00:21

Timothy, David, Martin,Geoffrey, Colin, Denis, Malcolm.

Susan, Christine, Noreen, Angela, Eileen,Petra, Jill, Jacqueline.

Sixer · 14/04/2008 00:27

Love Colin
Jeffery (sp)
Dennis (sp)

Oh the choice, you can really confuse folk with spellings of names.
"Is that Geo or Je".
"no, it's with 2 NN's you eijit" D>E>N>N>I>S or even with one 'N' . Hey the world is your oyster. I wish i was having a boy/pregnant/not all over again.
There's so much fun to be had.

seeker · 14/04/2008 00:47

There was anothere thread like this a while ago - how to be unusual without being bonkers/guilty of child abuse.

In my head, Geoffrey is English and Jeffrey is American - but I probably made that up. Also, Denis is Irish and Dennis in English - probably made that up too!

IdrisTheDragon · 14/04/2008 01:31

I think Geoffrey is English and Jeffrey is American as well (my FIL is Geoffrey ).

nooka · 14/04/2008 01:36

We were going to have a Richard Ezra (we liked Ezra a lot but thought it might be a bit much, although having said that called the baby Ezzie through most of the pregnancy) but had a girl instead. I suspect Richard might actually be more unusual than Ezra though

UnderRated · 14/04/2008 01:37

I know an American Jeffrey

devonsmummy · 14/04/2008 13:24

Cyril

kitsmummy · 15/04/2008 19:41

Kit?

Fridayfeeling · 15/04/2008 19:42

Barry

chocolateshoes · 15/04/2008 19:44

I know a Ralph and a Mark who are both under 2.

I also know a Zuni, Djembe, Sorsha, Yossie & Cade

Mamazon · 15/04/2008 19:48

I am currently wanting to have a girl and name her Ophelia.

she could be fifi or Lea if people wanted to shorten it.

3kidsisquiteenuff · 15/04/2008 21:12

how about mya ,nisha, ayesha ,anya ,leila, for a girl and jai pronounced like kai but with a j,for a boy

LynetteScavo · 15/04/2008 21:15

Abashag (boys name0 is quite unusual around here.

LynetteScavo · 15/04/2008 21:15

Abashag (boys name0 is quite unusual around here.

preggerspoppet · 15/04/2008 21:29

alessio (a less e o)
or (a leth e o)
boy.

gingeme · 15/04/2008 21:58

My nieces name is Bliss and my nephews name is Blaine.
I have old fashined named boys
David
Edward
George

madmumNika · 15/04/2008 22:06

My DD is Mairi (Scottish gaelic for Mary). I also liked Amber, Iona, Inez, Heather, Sian, Ailsa, Lorna & Lucie. DD's middle name is Lee.

I think Tallin is nice for a boy. Also liked Ray, Finbar, Rowan, Cain & Leo. However my DS has the 'common' name of Sam, & middle name James!

supersteph · 15/04/2008 22:07

My little boy is Leon.
How about Justin, Jacob, ewan, nathan, kyle.

Lucy, daphni, jessica, christal, Angle.

dizzydixies · 15/04/2008 22:08

clyde or lindon for a boy

tarryn for a girl