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Unusual names

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Bibiboo · 28/06/2004 19:27

I'm thinking of some unusual names for baby and can't decide whether it would be a blessing (being individual) or a curse (forever having to repeat it/spell it)? Any advice/experience y ou gals can give me?

My name is Welsh so isn't all that common outside Wales, but there were 3 of us in my class at Secondary school and we were referred to as name B, nameT and nameL (or Brown, Thomas and Lloyd) which wasn't all that nice.

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autymom · 13/08/2004 14:39

I have a
Maddison Lauren Eve
and a
Taylae Paige Chloe

Staceyk · 13/08/2004 14:57

I can share thoughts here, we are set on girls names either Hannah or Katie, we both like both, but for boys different matter, DH likes Jack which i quiet like but think bit common. my faves in order are, Dennis, William, Alfie, Fred

I know none of these are unusual but would appreciate your thoughts on these names.

Titania · 13/08/2004 15:02

i wanted Alfie, Harrison or Harvey for a boy but DH wouldnt let me!

nutcracker · 13/08/2004 15:03

My mom wanted us to have Harrison for a boy, but we had Harry instead, really suits him too.

Titania · 13/08/2004 15:04

though i do like the names they have got now anyway

marialuisa · 13/08/2004 15:05

Well for boys I'd rank them:

  1. William
  2. Fred
  3. Alfie
  4. Dennis

I find it hard to imagine anyone over 10 but under 60 callesd Alfie or fred, but they are sweet and quite fashionable. Is Dennis for a relative? I think the Eastenders connection might be hard to overcome. William is a classic though, good for all ages.

And if you knew my DD's name you'd immediately ignore my comments!

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Bibiboo · 13/08/2004 15:06

StaceyK - LOVE Fred and William - both good solid names and unusual enough that there may not be several of them int eh same class in school

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mckenzie · 13/08/2004 15:20

autymum, how do you pronounce 'Taylae'?

Staceyk · 13/08/2004 15:52

thanks for comments, come on marialuisa you have to tell me DD names now!
And what names did DH allow you Titania ?
Nobody commented on DH name of Jack, no Dennis nothing to do with family, I like names that are traditional, and everyone can spell etc, but that are not that common. I have a good friend called Fred who I adore as does DH but he is Gay and DH has a fear if we call DS Fred he will turn out the same! (there is no logic in men at times) DH doesn't like Dennis & Alfie for the Eastenders connection! and William he just says Billy no mates!! At this rate we'll never get anywhere

acnebride · 13/08/2004 17:06

i really like alfie, i do like fred as well but i've met a few recently incl a Frederica so i'd probably go for alfie - could you call him alfred so that he has a choice later?

jack is nice - dh wanted that for ds - but it' sbeen top name for 5 years plus i think so we had it as his second name. William is his third name, i'm actually not wild about it but it's my dad's name. It makes me think of frills and jelly.

Titania · 13/08/2004 17:15

StaceyK I have Max, Abigail and Ethan

janeybops · 14/08/2004 21:20

I think Esme is lovely too - but I am biased as I already have one. Got quite a bit of negative fedback when she was born. Did you make it up? Is it short for Esmerelda? Also there seem to be lots of Esme witch characters in books!!!

For my second I wnated Thea for a girl and Sidney for a boy. DH agreed with Thea but not Sid so when he was born he had a compromise name!

tiredemma · 14/08/2004 21:32

if i was ever to be blessed with girls, my fave names are (in no particular order)
maisy- lottie- evie- tilly.

as it goes i have two delightful liitle boys, harry and alfie, went through a phase not long ago of not liking the name "alfie" as i felt it was a bit too common now ( mainly because everytime someone asked his name, they would then go "ooh after alfie moon? " no!
but no i love it again, it suits his little characture .

nutcracker · 14/08/2004 21:44

Emma - Harry and Alfie are gorgeous names. Obviously i'm a bit biased on the first one though.

I also think Emma is a lovely name don't you ??

edam · 14/08/2004 22:00

Strange how Esme is suddenly becoming popular. Had never heard of an Esme in real life five years ago. Adopted a cat, previous owner had called her Clive (her sister was Derek) and our friends who were staying spent a whole evening trying out different names. The only one the cat reacted to was Esme. So that's who she became. Now ds is at nursery with an Esme and I'm waiting for the very embarrassing moment when he tells her 'that's my cat's name!'. Fortunately he's only one so we've got some time left...

peachypie · 14/08/2004 22:24

my gorgeous two are named, Ethan jack and Eden ruby.

bea · 14/08/2004 22:36

dh's Granny (90 odd) is called Esme and i think it's a lovely name!... everyone calls her Emmy for short - which i think is lovely too!

nanookofthenorth · 14/08/2004 22:43

have met a geronimo and a zeberdee but though this was ttp(poor kids!)

edam · 14/08/2004 22:53

... that reminds me, I once met a Zoltan. He was born and brought up in Huddersfield and spoke with a very broad Yorkshire accent!

edam · 14/08/2004 22:54

Just to clarify, I think Esme is a lovely name too, it's just a bit embarrassing that it's our cat. Would have insisted on something else if I'd known Esme was going to be so popular!

mckenzie · 15/08/2004 17:18

some friends of ours know a family with three girls and they are called Porsche, Saab and Mercedes.

Whatever sparks your engine I guess!!

tallulah · 15/08/2004 20:06

The thing that really really winds me up is when people use unusual boys names for girls. There are thousands of beautiful girls names, & very few (it seems) boys names, & when you are trying to find an unusual name for a boy that can't be made into something rude (we once considered Brock....., just briefly ) it is really frustrating to find a really lovely name & realise that people are using it for girls. It then "automatically" becomes a "girls" name in the public mind. (this happened many years ago with names like Tracy, which was originally a boys name). I wanted to call DS3 Paris until I noticed a spate of local girls with the name. Having found myself on the boys register so many times at school (& my unisex name is more usually a girls name, esp spelt the way it is) I wouldn't want a son to go through the same thing.

Please, mums of girls, stick to girls names!!!!!

Kif · 15/08/2004 21:14

The day before I went into labour I was hell-bent on Dd being 'Philomena' - read she was the patron saint of hopeless causes and loved that idea - so romantic.

Dh vetoed (sounded like Phenomenon - also relation to well known brand of soft cheese), we've ended up with my original first choice (also v. unusual)... but if I have another Dd may inisist.

I dislike the American habbit of giving surnames as boys first names (Smith,Taylor,Jackson etc.)... I s'pose if all of us with Dd have nicked the good names

Demure · 16/08/2004 14:35

Really enjoyed trawling through names, really struggling for boys names! DH likes Seth, Max, Conrad, Truman & Cole....I like Max, but my Sister-in-laws dog called Max, and all her kids call him Dinky doo??! Can't help thinking of it as a doggie name....Since reading posts, I really like Ellis, I'll try it on DH later.

tex111 · 16/08/2004 14:48

Kif, I know what you mean about using surnames. It's so popular in the States. We were over a few months ago and went a friend's daughters little league soccer game. I was reading the names on the back of the kids' jerseys - Dalton, Taylor, Mackenzie, West, etc, etc and, after ten years in England, just assumed it was their surnames. Nope! That was their first names - boys and girls.