Unusual names

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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.

I wanted to call DS2 Xander, but DS1 already has Alexander as a second name so that went out the window!

I thought DSs names were quite common, but classical, but they are the only ones in their classes (a couple in the rest of the school) I haven't meet anyone with DDs name although I know of a few.

They've got uncomplicated first names as they have complicated surnames, and I didn't want them to have to spell out both

Nanny had a baby girl 4 weeks early on Tuesday, called Morgana, I quite like it!

My SIL called her new baby girl Flavia, which took me a while to warm up to but I am used to now.

I met a woman at the park the other day and her little baby boys name in zander. She deliberately changed the x to a z as she knew that aussies would have trouble with it but I think it is a shame. It always worries me though when TV shows spawn popular names eg Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

My name was v unusual when I was a kid and I have always had to spell it and correct the pronunciation, which my parents taught me to do from a young age. I have been through phases where it annoyed me. For several years I spelt it with an extra 'n', which seemed to at least signal to people that it wasn't pronounced the first way that occurred to them. Then I started a new job and started signing off my e-mail with Sim, but it didn't really take hold as I kept introducing myself and referring to myself as my whole name. But now I'm 35 I couldn't give a toss about it really and just patiently correct the spelling and pronunciation when I can be bothered.

Sooo, I think having an unusual name is better on the whole than being one of 4 kids in your class with the same name (like my sis).

my friends little girl is called Thalia (pronounced Tarlia) which I think is nice and she is the only person I have heard off with that name.

karen01 I know two Thalias!

Oh didn't realise Xander was a character from Buffy (never watched the program in my life).
Find that out has kind of taken the appeal away . Seems kind of geeky now.

Could be worse though, my dp did suggest Gandalf at one point

Not names I am considering myself but unusual names that aren't too out there.

Verity for a girl

Giacomo (Pron. Jackamo) for a boy

my ex's latest baby (there are several!) is called Thalia. I quite like it

About ten years ago when I was 17 I created 'Kalen' It was going to be the name of my son one day when I had kids. The job i was in at the time gave me access to the national electoral roll and there wasnt anyone with that name. Just had ds and noticed about 10 Kalens!!!