please give me your opinion on these unusual names

[harlok]

I am struggling to find a boys name that is the "one". I like unique names but also names that will grow with them, quite a difficult combo. I like the sound of Brakkai and Indio but would like to test them out before I actually name the baby. Any comments welcome.

[shootfromthehip]

Moiye? I think it's a Native American Indian name for a river somewhere- would shorten to 'mo' nicely.

[SarahL2]

My friend has a Harlan - she also has a Torin, it's an Irish name and I have never met another one...

[SarahL2]

I don't like Ceawlin by the way - he'd get called 'Ceiling' at school

[MadameCastafiore]

Or Sea Lion!

Why would you want to saddle your kid with a name everyone will ask hin to repeat or spell?

Why does it have to be unusual or not used - everyone's name is used by someone else no matter how stupid it is and that is my take on what you are trying to do STUPID!

[MadameCastafiore]

And your other kids names aren't unusual at all - pretty normal middle class names IMO. Well except Corey which is American isn't it so there will be about another billion of them on the planet!

[MamaLazarou]

How about Oak or Lex?

[harlok]

corey is not american its celtic although it is widely used now in the u.s. however 14 years ago wasn't quite so popular. my childrens other names are very unusual to the area i live in. this is what i am trying to obtain really. i always imagine what it would be like to name my child something quite whacky during pregnancy, must be hormones? but as soon as they arrive as you can see it never happens. in reality i know that i'd never really use them i just thought it would be fun to see strangers reponses, although it's mostly been far from fun!

[Surfermum]

I love your childrens' names. And Corey is a favourite of mine ... especially after seeing a huge, gorgeous aussie lifeguard by that name doing the Iron Man in the World Lifeguard Championships .

[nomorecake]

out of brakkai and indio, i prefer indio.
you maybe better off looking into other cultures for the more unusal type of names.

but saying that i like these:
silver
Austin
bailey
lucien
kyle
guy
hugo
niall

goodluck!

[nomorecake]

what do your other children like? may be you could have a family vote?

[ErikaMaye]

I know what you mean about wanting something different, but the names you've suggested are just that bit too unusual. Your other childrens names are beautiful, and unusual enough to be different in your area, but not too unusual to cause a stir. Some of the others that have been suggested are worth considering

[GetOrfMoiLand]

Olo - I don't like that, what about Iolo (it's a Welsh name).

Don't like Indio either - what about Inigo, it's a lovely name IMO - it's Spanish or Basque I think.

Brakkai - nope.

Thing is I really don't like randomly made up names really, like proper names.

[Tortington]

Dekel

[Disenchanted3]

Instead of Olo how about Otto?

Dont like the first 2 at all.

[EachPeachPearMum]

Torsten
Thurston
Arlo
Kester
Randall
Linus
Soren
Gordon
Duncan
Ivo
Quinlan
Quintus
Cosmo
ILAR
Oisin
Orion


I really don't like Brakkai, sorry, seems very harsh, and made up. Indio- the only one I can think of was the nasty bandito in a spaghetti western....
There are lots of nice unusual names out there though...

[Mamazon]

whilst i can understand the desire to not have one of 14 tom's in a year group, i do think it terribly selfish to want to name a child something SOOO unusual.

he will forever be repeating his name, having to spell it out and never fitting in.

unusual or rather uncommon name fine, totally unique? its just not fair.

IMHO obviously

[lowrib]

"i do think it terribly selfish to want to name a child something SOOO unusual.

he will forever be repeating his name, having to spell it out and never fitting in.

unusual or rather uncommon name fine, totally unique? its just not fair."

Sorry but that's just not true.

I know lots of adults with unusual names - work colleagues have commented "do you actually now anyone with a normal name?!"

They ALL say they really like their unusual names.

It's much more common to have an unusual name these days anyway. Look at any inner-city primary school class register and you'll see traditional names are often in the minority!

[cyteen]

EPPM, I love Thurston. We considered it for DS (Sonic Youth fans )

[lowrib]

And regarding difficult-to-pronounce or spell names, you may not realise it but the sub-text here is that only English names are acceptable.

Lots of the names people complain are hard to pronounce or spell on these boards are Celtic. If they're not used they'll die out completely which is death of culture in action, and would be a great shame.

[lottiejenkins]

As long as you dont call him Rayn....... I am still giggling at Lee Ryan from Blue calling his son Rayn... (He then carefully explained that Rayn was an anagram of Ryan!!)

[EachPeachPearMum]

cyteen- yeah... I like Kester that you suggested too- prob my favourite boys name, but DH vetoed ...
Well Septimus is my absolute favourite, but I'm NOT having seven!

[Carens]

howz about Zane
Brogan
Conor
Sean
James
Marc
Mathew
Joshua
Cathal
Darragh
Cairan
Padraig
?

[nomorecake]

and evan

[harlok]

lowrib completely agree with you there!
madamecastafiore as for hermione being usual it only sounds usual now thanks to the harry potter movies but 10 yrs ago it was unusual! i actually got it from the winters tale by shakespeare.
thanks for all suggestions you've certainly given me something to chew on!