Eclectic Names

The following names have the following:

  1. Beyond [name]Ava[/name] & [name]Aiden[/name]'s Perfect Balance list
  2. starred in the [name]Baby[/name] Names Bible
  3. listed in the Cool Names For Babies
  4. never made the top 1000 in the past 20 years on the Social Security’s baby name registry

[name]Bryony[/name]
[name]Esme[/name]
[name]Honor[/name]
[name]Isadora[/name]
[name]Juno[/name]
[name]May[/name]
[name]Nell[/name]
[name]Raphaela[/name]
[name]Thea[/name]

[name]Abner[/name]
[name]Barnaby[/name]
[name]Cormac[/name]
[name]Dermot[/name]
[name]Lars[/name]

What is it!?! I always like the girls’ names better than the boys. As here:

[name]Bryony[/name] – [name]Love[/name] it. Wish it would take off. [name]Long[/name] a favorite.
[name]Esme[/name] – [name]Love[/name] it. I see it here so often, I thought it had taken off.
[name]Honor[/name] – [name]Love[/name] it. Like the idea of using this with nn [name]Nora[/name].
[name]Isadora[/name] – I like it, as long as you don’t shorten to [name]Dora[/name]. [name]Don[/name]'t know about [name]Dora[/name].
[name]Juno[/name] – Are you sure? If this hasn’t boomed, it seems as though it will soon.
[name]May[/name] – Like this so much. Good in the middle, but as first too.
[name]Nell[/name] – I just love this name.
[name]Raphaela[/name] – Seems like a great, slightly unusual girly girl name for those tired of more typical choices.
[name]Thea[/name] – So sophisticated and just unusual enough.

[name]Abner[/name] – I know I’m dating myself here, but this guy is a comic strip hick. Charming of course. But no one you want to name your child after.
[name]Barnaby[/name] – Okay. But I’ve never felt the magic.
[name]Cormac[/name] – I really like this. Can’t believe it hasn’t boomed long before now.
[name]Dermot[/name] – [name]Just[/name] okay. No. Make that too odd.
[name]Lars[/name] – See above.

But thanks for that list. Interesting. Thought provoking. And maybe some future popular names?