My Ideas For Unique Girls' & Boys' Names

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I don't think I've mentioned on Mumsnet yet but I recently found out that I'm pregnant again!!

We are quietly excited and have the 12 week scan tomorrow.

We are wanting to keep the gender as a surprise for when they come along but we've been toying around with some ideas for unique names. We don't want to follow the crowd, we want a unique name that will also be presentable on a CV when they are older.

These are the names we've thought of so far. We wondered what you all think.

Girls:
Matilda
Lynne
June
Estelle
Martine
Louisa
Elaine

Boys:
Jonas
Antonio
Derek
Norman
Lawrence

June is great, but she’d need to be born then
I like Jane too
Estella is lovely - much nicer than Estelle

Matilda and Louisa are too popular to fit your brief, Amanda is nice but Mandy is awful - what about Miranda instead?

Louella rather than Louisa?
Marina or Maria rather than Matilda?

It’s a bit early to revive Lynne on its own, it still carries a downmarket 50s vibe - but maybe something like Rosalyn, Aislinn or Caitlin?

Elaine has the same dated low rent vibe as Lynne, plus there are millions of Eleanors and Ellies about. Martine also sounds tired.

I really like Laurence and Jonas

Antonio is a bit odd if you aren’t Italian - but you went for Anton you should also be able to avoid Tony.

Derek and Norman are terrible. If you want to revive mid century names - John, Robert (Robbie, Bobby), Richard, Michael, Adrian, Adam, Simon, Jonathan, Dominic are all nice. Peter is too, but it does tend to end up Pete.

Unique means one of a kind BTW, so it either means making something up, or at least picking something so obscure no one has been called it in years.

The op explained early on that by unique she just meant likely to be unique in the kid’s class, so no need for every post to question this 🙄.

I like Jane and Laurence best; Laurie is a lovely nickname. I also like Elaine. You could have Antonius instead of Antonio - it’s ds middle name and he gets lots of comments on how nice it is.

In the same retro vein that you seem to like, how about:

Ernest
Fabian
Edgar
Marjorie
Gayle
Nora

Norman is atrocious. Sorry.

These don't scream unique really. Maybe a little old school/traditional but not trendy?

How about things like -

Lois
Lainey
Astrid
Serephine

Names don't come into play on a university application !

Matilda is pretty common near us. I know 4 all between the ages of 5 and 18.
I love Estelle. And June.
i wouldmy go for Antonio if you aren’t Spanish as it will be endlessly asked. I love Jonas!

Unique means no one at all has it

you can’t have unique I think and socially acceptable on a CV easily

perhaps “uncommon” or “slightly unusual “

it would stop me thinking there might be some laughs in the thread ( slinks off guiltily)

Matilda is one of the most popular girls names round here! Don’t like Elaine or Lynne. Don’t call a boy Derek or Norman. Please.

I quite like Lois but it does make me think of Lois Griffin.

Another name I like is Hilda.

I am currently toying with the idea of Brent for a boys' name.

Thanks all for the replies past, present and future.

Thank you! You say Lois Griffin...I actually quite like Griffin for a boy, lol.

Brent is David Brent though!? How about Fred or Franklin (Frank)? X