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post #1 of 128
6/29/03 at 10:48pm
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Just took a look at the popular names thread and thought I would start this one.

I love unusual names and thought we could all share some of the unusual names we have all heard and liked (or detested).

There is one family I know who pretty much all have unusual names: two daughters, Chelsea and Sheray Chelsea is a little uncommon. her two sons, listen to this: Jovan Etrayu (middle name from Neverending story), and her newest addition is Dragon Lore (pronounced DRAY-GUN).
post #2 of 128
6/29/03 at 10:57pm
Most unusual name i've heard of is Siri Iris for a boy. It's a palindrome.

One of my fave alternative names is Naeco. It's ocean spelled backwards.
post #3 of 128
6/29/03 at 11:07pm
I don't know anyone with particularly unusual names, but I have one myself, though it is becoming more common. My name is Rhiannon.

Growing up I didn't like my name much, but now I love it and I am SO glad I'm not just another Jennifer (no offense meant).

So we decided to give our son an unusual name also (DH's name is Dan), and name him Ozaiis (pronounced oh-ZAY-iss).
post #4 of 128
6/29/03 at 11:29pm
One of the women on my old PG board named her son Robinton, after the much-loved Harper of Pern from the Dragonrider's series.

Dragan is a Croatian name. My friend's DH is named that. His friends call him "DRAY-gon" but in Croatian it is "DRA-gan".
post #5 of 128
6/29/03 at 11:35pm
if we had had a girl, dh seriously wanted to name her sugar magnolia; we had a boy!

i know someone who named their boy grey rabbit. no joke.
post #6 of 128
6/29/03 at 11:44pm
I have an unusual name and hated it until about age 13, tried to change it, hated that too, learned to love it... but it was hard and I copped alot of teasing as a kid that I could have done without

my kids have names that are fairly standard as I had no desire to do the same to them
post #7 of 128
6/29/03 at 11:45pm
My brother's exgirlfriend is going to name her son Lestat. My brother also named his son Nikoy, which I think he made up.
post #8 of 128
6/30/03 at 12:01am
If we ever have a girl, her name will be Cynthany Lucerra (Sin-tha-ne Lu-sara).
I came up with Cynthany when I was tired one night. I was trying to say "Cynthia Geary" (the actress from Northern Exposure) and I slurred it. My dh said, "that's pretty" and we decided to use it.

We made a huge mistake, though. Throughout my pg with ds#2 we were sure it was a girl. When we got surprised with a boy, we chose Calvin Lucas. Just using the same initials. Well, if we have a girl, our children will have matching initials and I hate that.
post #9 of 128
6/30/03 at 12:12am
DH family has odd names for the grandkids..

Ours our..

Mercury Alexander.. Ok.. Alexander is pretty normal, but we got heat over Mercury..
and
Xavier Kerrclan.. Again.. Xavier not too out there, but Kerrclan is in refferencee to my dads side ot the family.. THey are scottish from the Kerr Clan.. Ta-Da..

This one due in July will be LIam Lloyd.. Liam pretty popular these days, and Lloyd was dh gpa's name..

His sibs named their kidss..

Ocean Orion, and Noah for his older sis's 2 boys..

Poet for his youngest bro's boy,

Malichi Curtis, and Arianna for his youngest sis's kids...

My family is pretty odd too.. I am Dyan (pronounced D anne.. )and my sister is Leia (yep. .After Star Wars.. If she had been boy she would have been Darth. .)

Warm Squishsy Feelings..

Dyan
post #10 of 128
6/30/03 at 12:34am
My niece's name is December Noel. I know an Amulree who was named after a town in Scotland.

I am contemplating names for my baby to be born in January. If it is a boy it is probably going to be Joel Matthew and if it is a girl it is probably going to be Delaney Skye. Although they may change tomorrow

My son's name is Elijah Markus. I never realized how many people pronounced Elijah with a "zha" instead of a "jah". My dh and I joke about naming our second son Elisha and that would get everyone confused
post #11 of 128
6/30/03 at 12:38am
Dyan - Wow, good thing she was a girl!

DDs name is Lilyka. its pretty unusual (hence the reason I chose it for a user name) It is pronounced li-li-ka, should have spelled it Lillica. too late now. it is hungarian apparently.

some other names we had picked that were less than usual were Denali and Indigo (for a boy) and Ocean for a girl.

My neighbors kids were: Shadow (boy) Sesca (girl - sounds like Fresca) and Draven (boy - long a sound)
post #12 of 128
6/30/03 at 1:27am
My daughter is Dagny, named after one of the main characters in an Ayn Rand novel. My husband just insisted. I fought it pretty hard, I wanted something easier, but he is a huge Rand fan and had always, always felt if he had a daughter he would name her Dagny. It is actually a pretty common Norweigan name. Seattle has a large Norweigan community and when we lived up there we met a few others. People with the name are either Norweigan or had Rand Fans for parents.

it is hard for her now ( she's almost 7) EVERY time someone asks her her name I see her get the look. She says "Dagny" they say "HUH?" she says "DAGNY!" They say "daphne?' She says "DAGNY !!! D-A-G-N-Y" they do: and she says " Forget it....just call me D "
post #13 of 128
6/30/03 at 1:59am
I love a lot of unusual names. Dh is more 'normal', but we compromised pretty well on the kids.

Ds is Maverick Gabriel. My family called him 'little boy' for two months, hoping we would change it. Everyone else thinks Maverick is very cool.

Dd is Charis. (pronounced Care-is) Not too much problem from family and friends, except no one can pronounce it correctly.

I love both Mercury and Orion. Also, Cain and Hawk.

For girls, the prettiest name I've ever heard is Krissoula. And I like the names Silver and Scarlet as well.
post #14 of 128
6/30/03 at 2:15am
Some unusual names I have run across:

Stavros
Spiros
Canaan
Seth
Areyh
Asher
Aramayis
Justice
Gideon


Me'irah
Giselle
Maureen
Reda
Rhia
Raizah
Angelique
Adah
Moiya
post #15 of 128
6/30/03 at 3:52am
my sil named her dd Czlicia (pronouced su lee shu) poor girl, she is only 3 and most people can never pronounce her name right...I have no idea what she is going to do once she goes to school
post #16 of 128
6/30/03 at 4:37am
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post #17 of 128
6/30/03 at 4:50am
JesseMomme My son is Liam too. I didn't think the name was *that* uncommon (in fact it's rising in popularity fast), but people still don't seem to know how to pronounce it. My grandfather was pronouncing it Lie-am. : Whatever.

Liam's middle name is Slainte (pronounced Slan-cha), which is an Irish greeting/toast for good health.
post #18 of 128
6/30/03 at 5:31am
I named my daughter Acacia, but she changed it to Rain a year ago. Both pretty unusla, although Rain gets pronounced correctly. (I got so tired of saying, "Uh KAY shah, like the tree..."

We know girls named Ocean and Denali, those aren't that uncommon out in California!

Dar
post #19 of 128
6/30/03 at 5:56am
my son has a really unusual name, and i'm due in two months with number two.. will definately be going the unusual route again with this one.

lilyka, i LOVE your daughter's name/your user name. every time i see it, i smile.. darned if i almost don't want to use it. i can't, tho, cuz i'll just think of you (not that that's bad .. but you know..)

i'm thinking i'll scour godess and god names.. and if anyone knows any good links to unique names, let me know!
post #20 of 128
6/30/03 at 6:02am
Dar I have a freind named Denali in CA, wonder if she's the same you know, SC mountains? DOes not pronounce it like the mountain
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