[name]Do[/name] people love it? Hate it? Misunderstand it? Copy it? Tell us more about what it’s been like to live with an unusual name and whether you’d recommend a unique choice to other parents.
My little girl’s name is [name]Vera[/name]. She’s a little over a month old, and already people are mixing up her name. Some pronounce it odd ways ([name]Veera[/name]), and others say, “Oh, that’s unique.” I’ve gotten several compliments and I overheard someone saying that it’s a name unfit for a baby. But [name]Vera[/name] is so sweet and simple beside Makenzy, McAila, [name]Terra[/name], [name]Emma[/name]-[name]Lee[/name], and [name]Patrisha[/name].
My daughter’s name is [name]Amerie[/name] [name]Lynette[/name] (AM mah ree) ([name]Lin[/name] et) & we get compliments on her name a lot. Most people mistake it for [name]AnneMarie[/name] but we say"No…it’s A-M-E-R-I-E!" Yes, it so happens to be the name of a singer but she says her name [name]AH[/name]-mer-ree but I didn’t know that before naming her. I picked the name because it’s my middle name [name]Marie[/name] mixed up (switch the A and M & add an E. I love her name because it’s an actually name (a boys name) but not too over the top! It fit’s her perfectly and I love that her last name([name]Smith[/name]) will be more popular than her first!
My son’s name is [name]Matthew[/name] Kreuz, he goes by Kreuz. I’ve never heard anyone else having his name. Also my daughters name is [name]Ashlin[/name] [name]Brooke[/name], I’ve only heard of a hand full of Ashlins.
My son’s name is [name]Caedmon[/name] (Caed for short). It is a very unsual name. But it fits him to a tee. He loves music which is where he got his name from. Now if i could only come up with a pretty girl name!
My first two have fairly normal names: [name]William[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] and [name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Diamond[/name] (she was named [name]Madeleine[/name] for the yummy french cake and [name]Diamond[/name] is a family name, but it’s beautiful) but my THIRD came along unexpectedly and we’d run out of family names - well, that we’d consider using anyway!
His name is [name]Huon[/name], (pron [name]HUGH[/name]-on) for [name]Huon[/name] pine which grows in Tasmania (his granpa’s from there): it is rich in resin with a nice piney smell, and is a rare wood much prized by boatbuilders for its excellent ability to float and resistance to rot. So far our [name]Huon[/name] has also displayed these characteristics - except perhaps the resinous fragrance.
BUT!!! The name is missing from your list of tree names - please add it. There’s also a river of the same name.
[name]HUON[/name] is a name growing in popularity in Australia, though you don’t come across it every day, but there are other Huons around. I think I know of at least 5 others from various parts of the country, of various ages (including adults). I came to this site to see if it had gained enough popularity to register a blip on the lists yet.
[name]Huon[/name] is now 6 and I think he likes having a unique name, being the only one in the school. Poor [name]Maddy[/name] had 3 other Maddies in her kindergarten class, and will always have others around : as a [name]Su/name, I know the feeling!
Last word on tree names: [name]Huon[/name]'s best friend is called [name]Rowan[/name], together they are the Two Trees.
Be happy, [name]Su[/name]
My cousin just named her baby [name]Doutzen[/name], we are all third generation dutch with a dutch last name, and at first I didn’t like it, but its really really growing on me! I think its really distinctive and the model (which is where she got the idea for the name) [name]Doutzen[/name] Kroes is beautiful, which led me to the Supermodel name list, and I really like [name]Behati[/name] too… I don’t know what has gotten into me!
I am a mother to five children soon to be six. My second daughter (fourth child) has an unusual middle name that I absolutely adore!! There are days that I wished it was her first name… but [name]Zo[/name]” seems to suit her too perfectly to be too remorseful!! Her middle name is Taeya. I kind of made up the spelling as a variation of T”a… when I saw the name T”a I just thought of the drink… [name]TEA[/name]!! So I played with the spelling and came up with Taeya… It’s a beautiful name I think and I hate that I can never find it in any baby name sites… or maybe I like that? lol either way, beautiful name in my humble opinion -=-)
Thank you for this post - I am very interested in the responses since I am considering a very unusual name for my son. I want something special but don’t want him burdened.
Is correcting pronunciation and spelling really that bad? Does it make up for not being one of 3 kids in a class with the same name?
I don’t feel my kids names are “way out there” or anything, but other people find them unusual. I prefer names I don’t have to spell, but I’ve certainly broken that pattern! I like names that are uncommon, but still actually names, but I’ve broken that rule too! Oh well, here’s the names:
[name]Kellie[/name] [name]Alicen[/name] [name]Helena[/name] (15)
[name]Crimson[/name] [name]Alexandria[/name] [name]Eleanor[/name] (9)
- btw, there is a length limit on social security cards, her’s exceeds the limit
And for all you doubters on being named [name]Crimson[/name], she ADORES her name and is complimented on it all the time, which I can’t say the same for the younger kids!
[name]Cassandra[/name] Rejeanne [name]Elia[/name] (2y 10mo)
(goes by middle name, which sounds like Regine the french way (ray-zheen) because it’s the best Americans can manage instead of how it should sound - ray-zhon)
[name]Cyrus[/name] [name]Evander[/name] [name]Leif[/name] (10 months)
My soon to be 17 year olds name is Calaine (pronounced Ka lane). I have only ever heard of one other person with the same name (while I was pregnant with her). I tell people her name is a combination of mine, which it is (my name is [name]Cathleen[/name] [name]Elaine[/name]) but I am sure my daughter’s name means something. I have searched every site I can find trying to find the meaning of her name. Anyone have any suggestions as to where I can find the meaning of her name?
I think that if you give your child an unusual name, it would be wise to pair it with one that is more straight-laced or more common. My mom gave me a very common first name (although she changed the spelling-that’s another issue altogether) and a very unusual middle name. When I was 10 I tried out using my middle name when we moved just to see if I would like it, and I didn’t. In fact, I am sort of embarassed by it now and won’t tell anyone what it is. I’m very glad that my middle name was the unusual one so I don’t have to make it known if I don’t want to.
i love [name]Leif[/name]!
My kids names aren’t unusual at all - [name]Ellie[/name] and [name]Clare[/name]. However, I’m so happy I chose them both because they aren’t in the top 50 and both girls are the only one in their school classes, but everyone knows how to say them. Sometimes I get a little trouble with [name]Clare[/name]'s spelling, but that could happen if I spelled it [name]Claire[/name], too. As long as they aren’t being called [name]Ellie[/name] and [name]Clare[/name] H. among 4 other [name]Ellie[/name]'s and [name]Clare[/name]'s I’m happy!
[name]Effy[/name] [name]Grey[/name] and [name]Gabriella[/name] [name]Rose[/name] who are both 9. [name]Georgia[/name] [name]Sky[/name] who is now 5 years old and then Liela [name]Grace[/name] who is only just 3 months.
My youngest is [name]Liberty[/name] [name]Grace[/name] - every comment has been favorable but one and that lady was a waitress in a restaurant who said something to the effect of , "At least her name isn’t __________ (and she spurted off some really hippie-sounding name).
My baby before her (who died at birth) was named [name]Destiny[/name] [name]Christanna[/name] [name]Mae[/name].
My older sons are [name]David[/name] [name]Jesse[/name] and [name]Matthew[/name] [name]Hayes[/name].They are more mainstream common names. My [name]Matthew[/name] especially had problems with having so many other [name]Matthew[/name]'s to contend with in classes. However, I always loved the name since I was a child and loved the meaning so I used it even though it was so popular. I think if your heart is set on a name-common or unusual you should go ahead with it. You won’t be able to imagine your child with any other name after he/she arrives.
My daughter, almost 9 now, is named [name]Sheherazade[/name]. People seldom know how to pronounce it, and sometimes she gets a little frustrated with that. But she does love her name and gets upset when people try to give her a nickname.
She did recently tell me that a name should be your name and not something cool that is from something else (she was having a name frustration day), and as we talked about it she decided she actually prefers it to having a common name. I hated my name (super common, but spelled different than everybody else’s) growing up, and I think a lot of girls go through those bouts of wishing their name was something else. [name]Sheherazade[/name]'s middle name is [name]Elizabeth[/name] so she could always opt to go with that, or a nickname ([name]Zade[/name] is her favorite) if it annoys her as she gets older.
My oldest son has a fairly “normal” name, [name]Julian[/name], but for some reason people think he is a girl before he meets him when they just see his name. [name]How[/name] many female Julians do you know?!? That just doesn’t make sense to me.
My youngest is named [name]Evander[/name], he is almost 2. We love his name, and it suits him. Sometimes we call him [name]Ander[/name] for short. It is too early to tell how he’ll like it, though. The only annoyance we continually get is, “you mean like the boxer?”… ummm, no, like our son ;).
My children are [name]Tabitha[/name], [name]Caitlin[/name], [name]Owen[/name], [name]Savannah[/name], & [name]Elizabeth[/name]. Not unusual if you ask me!
I’m considering giving my son an unusual name, and I’d appreciate opinions on the names am I trying to decide between… Also, I was wondering what other people’s unusually-named children have experienced - any excessive teasing (we are quite an eccentric family, anyway) or annoyance at having to constantly spell/explain it?
The names are Pegasus, Adrastos, Tarka, [name]Peregrine[/name], [name]Ezekiel[/name], [name]Cato[/name] or [name]Marmaduke[/name].
I think it would be great if you posted this question in the “Talk About Names” or “What Names Are You Considering For Your [name]Baby[/name]?” sections, where more people will be able to see it. 
(These threads don’t seem to get as much action.)