What name do you secretly love but would never use for your child?

[CuppaTeaJanice]

For me it's Silas - it reminds me of the adventure programmes I used to watch as a kid. I think one of my first crushes must have been on a character called Silas.

I did suggest it for DS1 (vetoed by DP), but thinking about it I wouldn't want to call my son Silas and I can't really explain why.

Does anybody else have a name that they wouldn't use, but really like nonetheless...?

I named my 3rd child Esme Belle, I really love the name, and people often say how pretty it is. I just wasn't brave enough to go with the choice that both my husband and I wanted - Autumn Rose. We were probably right not to go with this choice, as some members of my husbands family thought Esme was too avante garde. Its amazing how rude people can be about such things, especially when the name has already been chosen. The name I never used for my little boy was Oscar.

I love the names Ocean and India.

Arthur. But our surname sounds like an alcoholic drink (although spelt differently) so it just sounds like 'Half a...'

ShinyPinkShoes...our reception class at school had a mock christening and called the baby Tallulah !!

I'm sure this is not how it's supposed to work but I'm getting lots of good ideas from this thread for my next baby!

BTW I have a niece called Matilda and it suits her soooo much. Means warrior princess I think and she's a fiesty little cutie. She gets called Tilda and T.

Ah Buckets - thanks for the clarification. Don't think I'll let a 60s radio show put me off the name Julian. It's so hard to find anything that goes with our surname that I'll keep that one on the list. We'd shorten Gabriel to Gabe anyway and I think that sounds quite tough.

I can understand why my husband vetoed Delilah for a girl though (although I really do love it!!!). I have suggested that no-one will remember Tom Jones when our kids grow up, but DH figures if he's stuck around this long....

I love Cosmo too. Always have. But DH doesn't like any of those name (I also suggested Sholto, Jago, Milo....)

Met a toddler called Margot recently - she was fab and it made me completely rethink the name. It's great.

Loved Maeve, but DH thought it was an old lady's name. We both liked Cara, but surname begins 'Mc' - DH would have called her Caramac, never mind anyone else!
Love Gabriel, but only have dds

Loved Angharad but there's not a drop of welsh blood in me so felt it would be wrong. Also loved Araminta but dp said that would be wrong, and he was probably right. Went for Cecily in the end, and I think it suits her perfectly.

I love Jasper for a boy, but it was the name of my old horse.

Also really love Noah but not sure if the kid would get teased everytime it rained!

Noddy for a toddler

Should add that I'm pregnant with a little girl, and my OH vetoed my two favorite names. Evelyn and Elizabeth so if I could call my daughter anything it would be one of those two names.

Girls:
Olympia - unfortunate if she turns out hefty
Zuleika - DH hates it and a mouthful with surname
Tabitha - love it but my SIL has one
Ottilie - actually, would prob. use this...

Boys:
Beau - unfortunate if he turns out to be not very beau at all
Arthur
Claud

Oh blackhawk - do you want to have my DH? After reading the baby name book from start to finish the ONLY girls name he likes is Evelyn. I quite like it but a couple of friends have DDs with similar names (Eva, Evie).

Noah was no 50 last year, don't think anyone will bat an eyelid in 5yrs time!

LuLuBai, swapsies? lol The only girl's names my husband really likes are Emily and Sophie.

I love Anouk, or Annick, or even Anneka (would have to find out correct spelling first!) But DH has totally vetoed it. Boo!

I love Tatiana but would be reluctant as I know it gets shortened to "Tatty".

Also love Giselle, but we live in france and here it is the equivalent of Ethel.

For boys love Felix, but everyone says it's a catfood. (So what?)

Also love Huckleberry, but DH just laughs.

Ah KleineMaus - I have known an Anouk, an Annick and an Anneke and all have been extraordinarly beautiful.

Blackhawk it's not going to work! I can't have Sophie or Emily I'm afraid. My kids already have two aunts called Sophie (sister and SIL) and two of my closest friends (and potential godmothers to next DC) are Emily.

Time to toddle down to the library for another baby name book methinks.

Gotta be Tallulah, shortened to Tally, or Lolita for a girl. Absolutely love Cassius for a boy. Once met a Diesel.... poor kid.

For boys, Sebastian, Solomon, and Rupert.
Really liked Gabriel but DH said would rather call our son Archangel. He also said yelling out the lounge window, Rupert, come in for tea, would sound just a tad poncey.
For girls, India (isn't Jo Whiley's daughter called India?) and Arusha, its not a name, but a town we went to in Tanzania. Not a pretty town, but a very pretty name, I think.

Well I would have loved to have called a boy Grover....
...but I had a girl, besides dp wouldn't have allowed it!