Uncommon names for babies

[Celestialwish]

Hi everyone!
I'm expecting twins due in late September and DH and I are struggling to think of names. My DH and I already have a son (biologically his from a previous relationship, Mum is not in the picture) called Zachary, who is 5.

We're not interested in weird/alternative spellings, but we do want something that is uncommon or unheard of, that still goes well with Zach's name.

Any ideas?

There may not be many young Marks but there are still A LOT of middle aged Marks around, so the name still feels common. Give it another 20-30 years!

I like the suggestions of

Darius
Quentin
Caspar

Tabitha
Seraphina
Rosalie

Some of the ones quoted above are popular as anything! Every second girl in my DD’s primary class was called Georgina or Lottie.

What about:

Christabel
Rosalind
Hero
Saskia
Laura
Constance
Cecily
Anoushka
Amadea

Florian
Bennett
Aaron
Noah
Christopher
Julius
Pasco
Nathaniel

@Juliagreeneyes Noah is awfully popular too

Romana
Leonie
Anneliese
Iona
Miriam
Marcia
Marceline
Jenelle
Emery
Twyla
Rhoda
Ellery
Candice
Marcella
Tamsin
Marianna
Frida
Samara
Lorelei
Jocelyn
Seraphina
Mallory
Della
Leonora
Lorena
Alora
Avery

Edgar
Calvin
Moses
Samson
Silas
Benedict
Ivo
Jonas
Cyrus
Rufus
Magnus
Harris
Fraser
Douglas
Damien
Hayden
Peter
Lincoln
Josiah
Barnaby
Ronan
Leonard
Marcus
Callum
Tristan
Seth
Flynn
Spencer
Reid
Cameron
Lewis
Dexter
Archer
Rafferty
Joel
Evan
Isaiah
Asher
Aaron
Eric
Owen
Jonah
Patrick
Vincent
Wilfred

Hester
Dodie
Rowena
Cassandra
Julianna
Vera
Erica
Marina
Mirabel
Rosamund
Alondra
Leilani
Peggy
Silvana
Phaedra
Petra
Alina
Celia
Cecily
Josephine
Adelaide
Hebe
Giselle

How do you know it’s twins if you aren’t due until 8 months from now? Surely you are only a few weeks pregnant?

About 15 years ago round here - but not at all for babies at the moment! Goes well with Zachary

@Juliagreeneyes I do agree it goes nicely.

Neil and Carol.

Barbara and Carol
Neil and Keith .

Gavin & Stacey?

Girls
Bryony
Cassie
Keziah
Octavia
Gwendoline
Hestia
Philomena
Dolores
Guinivere

Boys
Samuel
Cassius/Cassian
Gaius
Julian
Giles
Phineas
Lorenzo

Zach and ...

Fletcher
Milo
David
Digby
Saul
Katrina
Viola
Winsome
Carla
Vivienne

Benjamin ( Ben) - How many little Ben's are there now? not many
Elizabeth ( Beth/Lizzie etc) timeless

Some people are posting names that are in the top 10 baby names at the moment!

Names I have only met one of (as a teacher in England);

Girls:

Laiken
Auburn
Mirelle
Rosamund
Ebony
Tanith
Magdalene
Morwenna
Nikolet (Nicolette is also an option)
Noelia
Saffron
Keziah
Antonina
Cinzia
Nerissa
Liana
Avila
Apphia
Adria
Vida
Vita
Viola
Xenia
Phaedra
Tamsin
Tamar
Clea
Leah
Ruthie

Boys

Horatio
Wilfrid
Alban
Benedict
Asher
Reuben
Gregory
Blaise
Rocco
Emlyn
Xavier
Julius
Gracian
Tristan
Gio
Adam
Lucien
Douglas
Troy
Miles

Due late September?? Have they even been conceived yet?

I’ve never understood the desire to find an unusual/ unique name for your child. I have a unique(ish) name- it’s a pain in the arse.

Coralie
Navy
Verda
Enid
Lakota
Cleo
Novella
Rain/Raina/Raynor
Layke

Cren
Trader
Colt/Colten
Rock
Azlan
Levi
Felix
Lincoln

You must be barely pregnant, give it some time!

Zachary, Nardia and Ebony

Zachary, Rupert and Finn

Iolanthe and Imogen

Jacob and Joseph

Mark and Matthew

Sienna and Savannah

Some of the suggested names are really common. I know lots of young Noahs, Bens and Finns for example.

You know there's a huge middle ground of well known beautiful and memorable names that are easy to say/spell?!

The alternative to an overused top 10 name is not necessarily an obscure unique one!!

We're not interested in weird/alternative spellings, but we do want something that is uncommon or unheard of

How about

Magnus
Quentin
Conrad
Cassius

Astrid
Viola
Marnie
Dahlia

Personally i love them all - underused classics that are well known and easy to say/spell. Much more memorable than a popular top 10 name (that will inevitably sound dated as it falls out of fashion)

Ottilie
Hazel
Elspeth
Saskia
Cassandra (Cassie)
Martha

Lucas or Lukas
Marcus

Gary

Genuinely unusual for kids at the moment?

Harold, Roger, Stephen, Peter, Michael, Terence, Derek, Francis, Graham.

Sheila, Linda, Margaret, Gillian, Gertrude, Susan, Barbara, Anne, Patricia

not currently unusual - any girls name that starts and ends with a vowel, any boys name that sounds like a surname or an off-brand medication (current winners Jayxon and Tylor)