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Rare baby names?

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BloodyFireworks · 04/11/2024 18:11

We’re looking for baby names that are rare but not trendy. We like Mabli and Frances for a girl and Ivo and Cyrus for a boy but we don’t love any of them. We’d like names that are a bit out there, but not modern.
Any ideas?.

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evtheria · 04/11/2024 18:17

Girls
Persephone
Constance
Josephine
Frances forgot you mentioned this!
Evelyn (of course, traditionally boys)
Penelope

Moreteaandchocolate · 04/11/2024 18:57

Leonie
Miriam
Lois
Lorelei
Tamara
Josie
Daphne
Verity
Arwen
Lydia
Serena
Hannah
Esther
Bryony
Sasha
Frida
Annelise
Mali
Marcia
Twyla
Tamsin
Jocelyn

Silas
Jonas
Seth
Aaron
Nico
Samson
Lucien
Darius
Rory
Dexter
Nathan
Luke
Ray
Jared
Tristan
Ronan
Peter
Adam
Ralph
Douglas
Calvin

Itabsolutelyispossible · 04/11/2024 18:58

Lilias
Rumer

Hazelmaybe · 04/11/2024 19:07

Winifred (Winnie or Win)
Mae
Lila

Otis
Benedict

BloodyFireworks · 04/11/2024 19:20

Love Persephone, Miriam, Lorelei, Twyla for girls. And Lucien for boys.

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Forgottenmyphone · 04/11/2024 19:51

Maeve
Gwyneth
Athena
Letitia
Saskia
Cynthia
Beatrix
Sylvie
Cecily
Meredith
Pandora
Everly

Hector
Gideon
Avery
Franklin
Atticus
Sidney
Jonah

thesnailandthewhale · 04/11/2024 19:58

Trevor

BloodyFireworks · 04/11/2024 20:31

Really like Avery and Saskia.

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Mumofgirls2017 · 04/11/2024 22:30

ludo
silas
torben
jago
otto
elias
remus
magnus
rafe
rudy
orson
quinn
loki
phineas
griffin

flora
romy
esther
cora
sadie
opal
cassia
juno
joni
polly
alba
clover
cleo
etta

JumpstartMondays · 04/11/2024 22:40

Genevieve
Gwendolyn
Enid
Edith
Etta
Penelope
Anastasia
Calliope
Cosette
Lucinda
Peggy
Lydia

Alfred
Percy
Arthur
Reginald
Rupert
Orson
Flynn
Soren
Lucius
Zephyr
Raymond

Calliopespa · 04/11/2024 22:40

Isambard

miniaturepixieonacid · 04/11/2024 23:13

Hmmm, rare but not modern. How about:
Ariel, April, Aphra, Anika, Anne, Alexis, Adele, Amberley, Ariadne, Asha, Alba
Bronte, Bree, Bay, Belinda, Bridget, Bronwen, Bryony
Clarice, Celest, Cherry, Cecile, Calista, Celia, Cynthia, Calliope, Carmen, Coral
Darina, Davina, Doria, Dorian, Deloris, Dana, Dina, Darrell, Diana, Delphi
Erica, Eilidh, Evadne, Elisaveta, Elowen, Elspeth
Faye, Fleur, Fern, Fabia, Fenella, Felicia, Fiona
Gloria, Giselle, Guinevere, Griselda, Geraldine
Henrietta, Honor, Hester, Harmony, Honey
Ida, Irena, Isolde, Isadora, Iona, Ingrid, Irma, Inez
Jessamy, Jocasta, Jacinta, Juliana, Joelle, June, July, Jessa, Jerica
Kirsten, Karensa, Katinka, Kathleen, Keziah
Liandra, Leonie, Lavinia, Leona, Larissa, Lorelai, Lois, Lettice, Lesley, Liberty
Miranda, Millicent, Melisande, Morven, Meryl, Melody, Mirabelle, Marina, Maeve
Neriah, Noelle, Noa, Nadia, Nadine
Octavia, Ondine, Odette, Opal
Primrose, Patience, Pandora, Prunella, Phyllis, Phyllida, Posy, Paloma
Queenie
Rosina, Rowena, Ramona, Rita, Ruth, Reagan, Rosemary, Rosalind, Rivkah
Serenity, Saffron, Sorrel, Sylvia, Susannah, Samaris, Sapphire, Sephora
Trinity, Tamara, Tamsin, Tanya, Tegan, Taryn, Tansy, Thalia, Tiffany, Tamika
Ursula, Una, Ulrika
Verity, Vanessa, Vashti, Veda, Vera, Viola, Velvet
Winona, Willa, Wanda
Xanthippe, Xanthe
Ysanne, Yvette, Yvonne, Yolanda
Zeryn, Zillah, Zelda, Zipporah

I think boys names are harder. The majority of uncommon boys names are quite modern, I think. Maybe:
Alistair, Anthony, Axel, Angus, Abraham
Benedict, Bradley, Boaz
Cole, Crispin, Christian, Caspian, Cassian
Damien, Dominic, Dustin, Declan
Evan, Ellis, Edwin, Edgar, Edmund, Enoch
Francis, Ferdi, Fraser
Gregory, Gareth, Gaius
Huw, Horatio
Ian, Ivor, Ivan, Igor
Jeremy, Jonah, Joel, Jonty, Joaquin, Jesse
Kit, Kenneth, Kevin, Kester
Linus, Ludo, Leolin, Lester, Lachlan
Malachi, Monty, Martin, Moses
Noel, Norman
Otis, Orson
Percy, Perry, Paul, Philip, Patrick
Quentin
Rupert, Robert, Richard, Ronald, Rowan
Solomon, Scott
Tavish, Titus
Ulysses
Vincent
Wilbur
Xavier
Zebediah, Zephaniah, Zecaraih

GoldenLegend · 05/11/2024 00:00

Petronella
Dulcie
Leonora
Rosalba

Crispin
Fabian
Duncan
Norbert

mathanxiety · 05/11/2024 01:11

Tirzah
Dinah
Leonora
Thekla
Vita
Eirene
Jocelyn
Ursula
Alathea
Sidonie
Winifred

Alaric
Guy
Leonidas
Leopold
Cosmo
Ambrose
Caspian
Conrad
Ansel
Ludovic
Jonah
Nicodemus
Zacchaeus

Calliopespa · 05/11/2024 07:09

Ianthe

MerryMarys · 05/11/2024 07:22

Love the same names!

How about

Clara
Miriam
Antonia

Quentin
Fabian
Clement

DisplayPurposesOnly · 05/11/2024 07:31

Christian (historically a girl's name)
Keziah (old name)
Melissa (only ever met one)
Nerissa (from Shakespeare)
Sydney (for a girl)
Zilpha (old name)

Tobyn (only ever met one)

Calliopespa · 05/11/2024 08:13

Flavia

Flavian

BloodyFireworks · 05/11/2024 19:28

Thank you for so many suggestions, we like Alaric, Ansel, Fabian, Orson, Ivan, Moses, Tobin, Clement and Otis for boys.
Vita, Ariadne, Evadne, Odette, Tansy, Miriam, and Cleo for girls.
Will add them to our list.

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BasiliskStare · 05/11/2024 19:35

@BloodyFireworks - Just one opinion but I think Frances is a lovely name for a girl - not too trendy but classic and not often used nowadays.

BloodyFireworks · 05/11/2024 20:25

BasiliskStare · 05/11/2024 19:35

@BloodyFireworks - Just one opinion but I think Frances is a lovely name for a girl - not too trendy but classic and not often used nowadays.

We do love Frances, but it doesn’t feel like THE name. It’s still on our list though.

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theeyeofdoe · 05/11/2024 20:27

How about Ermintrude?

WingingIt101 · 05/11/2024 20:42

I have a little Vesper.

It's technically unisex but I've always thought of it as more feminine.
It does get the odd raised eyebrow but also a lot of compliments.
Very old Latin name.

BloodyFireworks · 05/11/2024 20:43

Vesper is adorable @WingingIt101.

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Calliopespa · 05/11/2024 21:03

theeyeofdoe · 05/11/2024 20:27

How about Ermintrude?

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