Unsual names of people you've met

[Abigail47]

That you liked?

I was just thinking of girls and women that I've met over the years, that had unusual names, that I liked.

I've met these people
Johanna
Dina
Persephone
Saffron
Sherryanne
Bronwyn
Gaia -
sweet little girl I used to babysit

Velvet

Bleu
Antigone
Bow
Digby
Portia
Cruise
Athena

All in their mid/late 30’s now.

Name changed because you never know who might be on here...
My daughter's nursery has a Miracle, Isra and Sonea (all girls). Miracle and Isra might be common in the cultures they come from but I definitely hadn't met anyone with those names before! There's also a new girl named Tasnim - I've heard of Tamsin (although never met any) but Tasnim is a new one on me!

A friend at uni's housemate was called Jessamy.

I briefly knew a Mirella. I think it's pretty but she hated her name and always went by Ella.

Tasnim/Tasneem is a pretty popular name for Muslims. It's Arabic, meaning Fountain of Paradise and is in the Quran.

Ah, thank you. I haven't actually seen Tasnim yet (she's in a different group than my daughter) but the nursery is very international and there are quite a few Arabic names, but mostly more "obviously" Arabic if that makes sense (Malik, Harir, etc.)

I wouldn't have considered Mirella unusual, it is from French Mireille which comes from Mary.

I wouldn't have considered Mirella unusual, it is from French Mireille which comes from Mary.

Tasneem has great connotations for me because I went to school with one. Not only was she stunning to look at she was extremely kind and gentle. I wanted to be here so badly!

I've never met another one before or since so it's unusual to me 😅

Kenya (f)
Sherlock (m)
Lyric (m)
Aurora (f)
Merlin (f)
Kip (m)
Red (m)

Aura is another, would be teens now.

Never heard it before or since.

Woah! Kesia/Kizzy, I was obsessed with this 💜

Tamarisk
Orme
Genelle (not met in person)
Rasberry
Joerdis
Cullen
Merrick

DH had a great-aunt called Kezia.

I've met a Kinda and a Sweetie (both girls in London)

'Vashti' The Vashti we know said it was a Persian name.
Caoimhe
Atalanta (at school)
Annick

Nothing very out there!

Hazel
Aileen
Saxon
Miriam
Morag
Esme
Dagmar
Cassandra

Hamish
Struan
Owen
Euan
Ruaridh

My daughter is Arowe & everyone comments on how lovely and unique it is.
We also know a Lunara & a boy names Spence, not Spencer just Spence which I think is so cute!

Eden (male)
Zion
Storm
Dixie
Trafford
Lake
Colton
Gideon
Honey

Don't necessarily like them all but here is a list of most uncommon names I've comes across in real life:

Tanaji
September
Aoife
Ebony
Jubilee
Juliette
Joni
Della
Ashdon

Girls:
Satasha
Demelza
Leaf

Boys:
Moss
Haze
Breeze
Maximilian
Memphis
Elvis

Tesni- woman I worked with. I think it's lovely.

Two boys at school-Finch and Hawk -and they were friends.

Twins called Bee and Birdie

Tuesday (a woman my age group 30’s)
Sunday Rose (a baby a year or so ago)
Tulip (my teen daughters friend)
Temperance (toddler in the park recently)
Lolly (friends daughter. Not a nickname and not short for anything)
Tatum (daughters dance teacher. Known as Tate)

Romilly (F)
Cole (M)
Sully (M)
Talia (F)
Sailor-Blue (F)
Keegan (M)
Perditia (F)