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A name you like but you feel is unusable

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LisaJohnsonsFacebookMole · 13/12/2024 22:55

Stressing the you and the subjectivity.

I quite like Nessie but it's unusable anywhere that speaks English. Possibly even beyond 😂

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smokeandflame · 14/12/2024 05:34

Bodhi

lovealongbath · 14/12/2024 05:38

Fanny

Toastghost · 14/12/2024 05:40

My mums favourite was always Lettice. I have a feeling I was almost Lettice.

GoldenLegend · 14/12/2024 06:04

Happyinarcon · 14/12/2024 05:27

I always liked the name Antigone, pronounced An-tig-onee, but it’s a bit too posh. Also she was a sad character. Maybe I could have used it and stuck with Annie for short

This gets shortened to ‘Tiggy’ which is quite sweet.

BlackChunkyBoots · 14/12/2024 06:09

Genevieve was the name of DD's DF's ex-GF which ended badly. Shame, so many nn possibilities.

Isis. Again, a shame.

Porkyporkchop · 14/12/2024 06:11

Annakin

Heidi2018 · 14/12/2024 07:50

I've always loved the name Mallory

Mumofgirls2017 · 14/12/2024 08:31

Names I consider ‘guilty pleasures’ I’d never us IRL!

Everest
Thor
Clarence
Quentin
Kenneth
Elvis
Finch
Leander
Oslo
Herbert

Pollyanna
Ostara
Sunday
Coco
Pixie
Venus
Olympia
Ramona

SallyWD · 14/12/2024 09:04

misszebra · 14/12/2024 00:51

i think its fine to use now its been long enough

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I think the association is still strong in people's minds.

StrikeForever · 14/12/2024 11:54

BlackChunkyBoots · 14/12/2024 06:09

Genevieve was the name of DD's DF's ex-GF which ended badly. Shame, so many nn possibilities.

Isis. Again, a shame.

I had a colleague called Genevieve. It’s a lovely name.

RubyBirdy · 14/12/2024 13:12

Annie, but I live in Scotland and the rhyme is too obvious and widely used.

ShaggyPutItOnWhatAPongItGaveHimTheShakesNShivers · 14/12/2024 13:18

BibbityBobbityToo · 13/12/2024 23:43

Set the scene, council estate, Mother screaming out the window "NAT-TAAA-LAAAYY get in fer yer tea"

(Disclaimer, I was an 80's estate kid with a friend called Natalie 😆).

It sounds lovely with an English accent 😀.

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I think it sounds nice in most accents as long as people don't swallow the 't'.

Natalie sounds lovely; 'Na'uhly' is horrid.

ShaggyPutItOnWhatAPongItGaveHimTheShakesNShivers · 14/12/2024 13:20

RacingThoughts111 · 14/12/2024 01:20

Octavia

I know a woman who called her DD Octavia, I absolutely love it but could never name my own DC that 😅

What's wrong with it? I know it's a bit on the posh side, and should technically only be used if she has seven older siblings; but it's a nice name.

Is it because of the car?!

ShaggyPutItOnWhatAPongItGaveHimTheShakesNShivers · 14/12/2024 13:21

I had a pet mouse called Elvis, who was sadly injured. He was caught in a trap... Grin

Sunnyflow · 14/12/2024 13:59

Mumofgirls2017 · 14/12/2024 08:31

Names I consider ‘guilty pleasures’ I’d never us IRL!

Everest
Thor
Clarence
Quentin
Kenneth
Elvis
Finch
Leander
Oslo
Herbert

Pollyanna
Ostara
Sunday
Coco
Pixie
Venus
Olympia
Ramona

I can see why Oslo or Elvis might be unusable.

But what's wrong with Leander, Quentin or Ramona? I know teens/adults called these and never thought of them as weird Confused

Aria999 · 14/12/2024 14:04

Siri

Aria999 · 14/12/2024 14:07

Also my favorite name is Anastasia but I always felt it was a bit OTT for an actual child.

DeathStarCanteenGal · 14/12/2024 14:25

I love Ariel, but when I suggested it to DH when I was pregnant, he was like 'it's soap powder'
Also love Scheherazade, but it's a big mouthful for a name

Sunnyflow · 14/12/2024 14:26

Aria999 · 14/12/2024 14:07

Also my favorite name is Anastasia but I always felt it was a bit OTT for an actual child.

Really? I know several Anastasias and think they suit them beautifully!

Happyinarcon · 14/12/2024 14:27

GoldenLegend · 14/12/2024 06:04

This gets shortened to ‘Tiggy’ which is quite sweet.

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That is sweet, maybe I should have had more courage

RosaBaby2 · 14/12/2024 14:35

Ira.

inthemudwithyou · 14/12/2024 14:45

I came on here to say Ira.

First heard it on This American Life podcast. Ira Glass. Pronounced Eye-ra.

And my husband is Irish.

TribeofFfive · 14/12/2024 14:51

TrainsCarsBoat · 13/12/2024 23:19

Verity or Clemency. Love both but we're not posh enough!

Verity isn’t posh! I put Verity with Donna, Sharon etc
I wouldn’t use it for a baby but not because it’s posh.

TribeofFfive · 14/12/2024 14:54

Delphiniumandlupins · 14/12/2024 02:03

Any names which are also possible characteristics. Grace, Patience, Belle, Honour, Joy (all girl's names I realise) just seem to be tempting fate

Yes to this! I work in a high school in an extremely deprived area. The few Graces we have in school really don’t live up to their names.

Enko · 14/12/2024 15:02

Allanah. I love the name but was dhs x and they ended very badly.

Flora both dh and I love it but surname means it's a no go.

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