[name]Just[/name] wondering, how many of you would actually use a guilty pleasure name? Which would you use, which wouldn’t you use? Why?
Also, how do you feel when or if your friends/family use crazy GP names? Obviously it is their baby and they can name it whatever they want, but do you admire their bravery, or think they are out of their minds?
Personally if I met someone with a “crazy GP name” I’d admire it. It’s refreshing and interesting to hear new names.
Having children is no where in my near future but I plan on naming my children what I want. Nothing ridiculous or anything though. I don’t want to name them something I don’t love just because it’s safe or “appropriate for a CEO”.
I don’t know. I guess it depends on the GP name! For example, [name]Gypsy[/name] is a GP for me, but I would never in a million years use it. I think it has a cute sound, but it holds a very negative stereotype to some, and to others it’s incredibly offensive. I wouldn’t want to do that, besides, it’s too out-there, lol. However, names like [name]Zenobia[/name] and [name]Primrose[/name] are also GPs. Would I use those? Maybe. If [name]Posy[/name] grows on me any more, I might have to use [name]Primrose[/name], as I can’t find anything else I like more! It seems so fanciful to me, but I still really love it. And [name]Zenobia[/name]'s just so out-there, haha. If I used it, I’d use it as a MN. I think [name]Promise[/name] is a cool GP too, and I think I’d be happy to see it used, but when I actually think of how it’ll affect the child, I’m not sure I’d be so happy, kwim?
I’m not sure how I’d feel if I met a child with a GPish name–like I said earlier, it would depend on the GP, lol.
I think it’s wonderful when someone uses a tasteful GP. I love it in small doses.
My GPs aren’t really that crazy…like I would name my kid [name]Odessa[/name] or [name]Astoria[/name] in a heartbeat. But I would never name my kid something random like “[name]Cloud[/name]” or anything like that. Thats just a bit ridiculous…
So to answer your question, I would use GP names(but they’re not that weird…) and I love it if other people use uncommon names, as long as they have some taste(no Saffrons for me!) 
I like to think I would use a GP name, but then again i have no kids yet!
My fiance is probably more into one-of-a-kind names than i am, so we will likely have children with slightly crazy names
My family and friends are also pretty accepting of out there names, and i feel like whatever choice we came to they’d be happy with. I think this lends itself to the climate of feeling free-er to make an out-there choice.
I have friends who just named their son [name]Cedar[/name], and i just love it!
Also, I know some people with amazingly unusual names, and as far as i have heard, they all love their unlikely names.
You’re having trouble naming your second daughter, right? Your family is pressuring you?
Haha, I would But the names that I like are practically GPs anyway!! Oh well…
Interesting! It’s nice to see you all are pretty open to using GP names. I wonder if it’s just because nameberries tend to be more creative namers than the average [name]Joe[/name]… or [name]Jane[/name] 
juliet.a - yes, my family is pressuring me to NOT use [name]Sparrow[/name]. My husband is pressuring me TO use [name]Sparrow[/name]. He doesn’t think [name]Sparrow[/name] is an unusual name at all, lol. He thinks it’s completely normal!
My concern is (1) am I brave enough to do use it, even though I think it’s really cute? (2) Her big sister’s name is [name]Eva[/name] [name]Natalia[/name]… talk about a bad sibset! The girls will be 2 1/2 years apart, and I don’t want the younger sister to think her name is weird or not pretty and her sister’s name is pretty. DH said “Their names aren’t accessories for each other. They are different people, with different personalites so who cares if they have different style names.”
DH allowed me to keep [name]Winter[/name] in the running, though!
Probably not. I don’t want to take too much of a “risk” on my child’s future or life. We (people) judge on names, so I wouldn’t go too crazy, though I don’t like super common names either :).
I like to think I’ve been desensitized by seeing so many GP names over the years that I may not realize which are truly GP names…if that makes any sense. I don’t think I have any “too out there” names on my GP list, the majority is stuff that doesn’t work with my last name. [name]Zenobia[/name], mentioned above, is on my GP list not because she’s too out there, but because she doesn’t work with my silent “Z” last name. I absolutely love seeing unusual [legit] names on real babies. I just read about a [name]Chiara[/name] Blackbird and I about died.
I’d want to. But I probably wouldn’t. Sometimes I don’t know if I actually really like the name, or I like the idea of it being a GP name if that makes sense.
To answer your question about bravery. I admire it! I love that I know people named [name]Thomasina[/name], [name]Wednesday[/name], [name]Esmerelda[/name]. When I hear their names I’m always chuffed.
There are quite a number I would use if they had not been vetoed - [name]Galatea[/name], [name]Calliope[/name] and [name]Drusilla[/name], for example.
I used [name]Leonie[/name], which is very middle ground for me because I love [name]Anna[/name] & [name]Jane[/name] and I love [name]Marigold[/name] & [name]January[/name]…
But now I think I might be a more daring namer if/when I have another baby.
I think gp names are very different for everyone. They depend on how out-there your taste can get. But when I mentioned the name [name]Leonie[/name] a lot of people thought it was nuts, so I guess it’s unusable by some peoples standards.
To me I found [name]January[/name] very gp I wouldn’t use because of the lack of nn that I really love. Something like [name]Aster[/name] is pretty sounding, but too obvious in the teasing department. I swoon over cutesy names like [name]Bunny[/name] & [name]Kit[/name], but would never use them as a full name cause they don’t age well & are fine as nns.
I think that I am not super conservative, but I consider a names wearability. [name]Unique[/name] is fine, but I look for versatility and nothing that’s all baby, something that travels well, doesn’t have multiple pronunciations, and sounds ok in a Russian accent & Italian accent/nicknames easily in Russian…
If my husband agreed, I totally would. We had more problems with girl names than boy names because my girls names were more GPs than anything. As absolutely ridiculous as it sounds, I have always loved the name [name]Rainbow[/name]… yeah, I know. To me, the name is beautiful because of how lovely rainbows actually are, but also what they represent (a promise from God to us that He will never flood the entire earth again). I also love the nn [name]Raine[/name], (which hubby is actually cool with) so it all works out well.
But, he can’t get behind [name]Rainbow[/name]. [name]Ah[/name] well.
Some other GPs which aren’t as crazy are [name]Eowyn[/name] and [name]Maple[/name].
Hmmm… I would as long as it had been on my list for a long time. I would never just use a name on the spurf the moment.
Only in the middle spot, not as a first name.
The only GP I have that I would never use except maybe on a fictional character is [name]Evening[/name].
Oh yes!!! Mine are listed in my signature, and I have full support from the future father of my children, and the few family members I’ve confided in. Some of the friends I’ve told have informed me that I’m not allowed to change my mind, they love them so much, lol!!!
Yes, but as a middle name, and pick a more common [but not trendy] first name. This allows the option of my kid picking which name she’ll go by, the more down to earth name or the more wild one.
As for names I’d actually use: [name]Octavia[/name], [name]Cordelia[/name], [name]Amaryllis[/name], [name]Oriana[/name], etc.
@ ashthedreamer [name]Primrose[/name] nn [name]Posy[/name] is adorable!
I would use a GP name if it fit the personality of my child. Obviously I would never want to give them a name that didn’t fit them.
I don’t have that many guilty pleasure names, if I like a name I put it on my list for actual baby names. My guilty pleasure list is mostly names with bad associations or names that are hard to spell/pronounce, or names my partner has said a firm no to, so… no.
For the most part, I couldn’t use most of the GP names I like for boys, mainly because they are names that are far more popular or standard (well, by now, anyway) on a girl. (i.e. [name]Ashley[/name], [name]Alexis[/name], [name]Madison[/name], [name]Cassidy[/name]… to name a few) Others are too strongly associated with someone or something (i.e. [name]Jericho[/name] with [name]Chris[/name] [name]Jericho[/name], Aslan with the holy lion of Chronicles of [name]Narnia[/name], etc.) that I fear his name would not be taken seriously. The rest (i.e. [name]Endymion[/name], Siddhartha, etc.) are a bit of a mouthful.
I’d be more apt to use one of my GP names for girls, such as [name]Rosalyn[/name], Eilonwy, or [name]Elinor[/name]. Many of them I’d be too hesitant to use because of pronunciation issues. (i.e. [name]Orlaith[/name], [name]Siobhan[/name], [name]Isla[/name] [ees-lah], [name]Aoife[/name], etc.) or cultural uncertainty. (i.e. [name]Fatima[/name]) The only word/nature name that’s clearly GP I can think of is [name]Tulip[/name] nn [name]Tully[/name].