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...?

Jezebel, lovely.

Taliesin. I love it, it was vetoed though.

Coco, had DS2 been a girl he was to be Tuesday!

For girls names I love Isabella, Lola, Lara, Layla (bit of a theme there!) & Keira but DP veto'd them all immediately! :( He said he doesn't like the nn Bella, especially when the surname begins with B too, Lola is a showgirl , Lara Croft, he just plain doesn't like Layla and Keira Knightley

And boys, I love Luca but DP doesn't (we have I think since settled on Lucas) & Leo, but again, DP veto'd!

Sara after 'a little princess' by frances hodgson Burnett. Dh vetoed it.

serenity love it .unfortunately i read on here that it's an incontinence pad and i just couldn't be that cruel

Fletcher, love it! DH, he say no :(

I really like Hal- where are any Hals?

I really like Micah and Malachi but we have an M surname that would sound ridiculous!

I love love love Honeysuckle. I might actually use it tbh....

i love cash tho wouldnt have the guts to use it lol x

For girls, I love Harper, Piper, Hunter type names, but would never have been brave enough to use them, tho I do regret not using Harper as a MN for DD. I also love the name Loveday, but DH just looked at me as if I was mad when I suggested it - as a MN, DD first name was picked out when I was about 15 and was never up for discussion!!
For a boy, I like Edward, but just too posh for round these parts.

St John. Read Jane Eyre at school and loved it since then. Would not call any child it though - think of the ribbing!

Also love Xavier but my DH has vetoed it. Ditto Mabel.

Tristan

Have always loved Evangeline but day to day would have to call her Evie. Have 2 DDs and didn't call either of them this!

Hi I love the name Betty think it is beautiful also Jemima

Hi I love the names betty and jemima there so pretty

Gabriella - I feel it's best suited to a dark-haired child. My girls are both very fair.

Alexia - because it means 'inability to read.'

Clementine - because I don't think most people feel the same about it as I do.

Pandora - ditto

I'm sure there are others....

Ah yes, jemima. There's another one. And Ophelia.

Wanda. I love love love it!

primrose ,honeysuckle ,lavender and loveday

algernon nn algie love this but it would be too cruel . wouldn't it?

i wanted clementine but DH said she'd get teased?

Astrid. DP say NO. :(

Lake for a boy and Harper for a girl

I joke not but DH wanted to call a boy Skeet!

Skeet? Your poor misguided DH, thankfully he has you there to steer him right :o

I always loved the name Issara for a girl after reading it in some book when I was younger, but I think it would be a bit too poncey to inflict on a child. Actually, after a quick google, i'm not sure it's a proper name at all...

i LOVE the name skye for a girl, and skye is a really special place to DH and i but... but... i don't know, it's just a bit overdone isn't it?? i should look it up on those 'popular name' sites.. anybody got a link for one?

and wouldn't people think it was sky and write it as sky... ??