Name-Nerd Names You've Met In Real Life

General Name Discussion
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In the spirit of a previous post asking which name lovers’ names are often mentioned on forums but rarely seen [name_m]IRL[/name_m], I got curious and wanted to know how many people with more typical name-nerd names we berries actually have met or known!

I’m in the UK so some of the more common ones mentioned a lot here e.g. [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_u]Theo[/name_u], [name_f]Poppy[/name_f], [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] etc. are relatively ordinary (although still lovely, of course!). Some of the more unusual names I’ve encountered in real life are:

[name_f]Saskia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Kerensa[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Orla[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Effie[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Catrin[/name_f]
[name_u]Simone[/name_u]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
Amalia
Romilly
Iona

[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_m]Josiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m]
[name_m]Pierre[/name_m]
[name_m]Julius[/name_m]
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]/[name_u]Finlay[/name_u]/[name_m]Finbar[/name_m]
[name_m]Xander[/name_m]
[name_m]Fergus[/name_m]
[name_m]Angus[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthias[/name_m]
[name_m]Job[/name_m]
[name_m]Joel[/name_m]
[name_m]Alessandro[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
Jasper

2

I’ve met a [name_f]Saskia[/name_f], [name_f]Heidi[/name_f], [name_f]Thea[/name_f], [name_f]Anya[/name_f], [name_f]Heidi[/name_f] and [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] too

In real life I’ve encountered:
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_u]Rex[/name_u]
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_m]Gethin[/name_m]

[name_f]Antonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f]
[name_f]Talullah[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f]

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I’ve met several girls named [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] (very common name among girls my age in the US) but I’ve also met a [name_f]Thea[/name_f], [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] (spelled Maebel but pronounced the same), [name_f]Anya[/name_f], [name_f]Joy[/name_f], [name_u]Simone[/name_u], [name_f]Elsie[/name_f], and [name_m]Julius[/name_m].

95% of the boys I’ve met in my life have boring names so most of these are girls.

Others I’ve encountered
[name_u]Scout[/name_u]
[name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f]
[name_f]Amethyst[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] (x2!)
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Margo[/name_f]
[name_u]Marlowe[/name_u]
[name_f]Moira[/name_f]
[name_f]Livia[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
S0phie [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] (very nameberry first/middle combo)
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] “[name_f]Edie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Brigid[/name_f]
[name_f]Annette[/name_f] M00n (another first/middle combo)

[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_m]Seamus[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Beckett[/name_m]
[name_m]Wells[/name_m]
[name_u]Murphy[/name_u]

Some Name Nerd sibsets I’ve met/heard of:
[name_u]Ari[/name_u]@na, Ser@phina, and M@lachi
D@phne, Ir!s, and V!olet
Ameli@ and Elod!e
M!dori, Aniel@, Opheli@, and Ir!e
[name_f]Ver[/name_f]@ and [name_f]Els[/name_f]!e
C@llum and 0wen

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Oh, I know/have encountered a lot! I tried to narrow it down to the really unique/nameberryones though. Most of these people are 13-25.

Girls;
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f] (x2)
[name_f]Emerald[/name_f]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_f]Antonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Coral[/name_f]
[name_f]Amie[/name_f]
[name_f]Alisha[/name_f] [name_f]Noor[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Beata[/name_f]
[name_f]Bruna[/name_f]
[name_f]Lulu[/name_f]
[name_f]Illiana[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
Karisma
[name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] [name_f]Brynn[/name_f]
[name_f]Amber[/name_f]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Trinity[/name_f]
[name_f]Serenity[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarai[/name_f]
[name_f]Alina[/name_f]
[name_f]Jenica[/name_f]
Alinea
[name_f]Kitana[/name_f]
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f]
[name_f]Nautica[/name_f]
[name_f]Marie[/name_f]-[name_f]Christine[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavina[/name_f]
[name_f]Davina[/name_f]
Carollee
[name_u]Harley[/name_u]
[name_f]Marli[/name_f]
Alexxia
[name_f]Gaia[/name_f]
[name_f]Neve[/name_f]
[name_f]Chantal[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u]
[name_f]Meagan[/name_f]
[name_f]Acacia[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f][b]

Boys;[/b]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_u]Tyson[/name_u]
[name_m]Callum[/name_m]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_m]Deangelo[/name_m]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
Dhenzel
[name_m]Franco[/name_m]
[name_m]Lincoln[/name_m]
[name_m]Seamus[/name_m]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_u]Dakota[/name_u]
[name_m]Julius[/name_m]
[name_m]Finbar[/name_m]
[name_m]Angus[/name_m]
[name_u]Nikola[/name_u]
[name_m]Isaiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Anson[/name_m]
[name_m]Farris[/name_m]

Sibsets;
[name_f]Sahara[/name_f] & Nafshiya
[name_f]Rosalia[/name_f] & [name_m]Dimitri[/name_m]
[name_f]Destinee[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f] & [name_f]Desiree[/name_f] [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] (identical twins)
Khavy, Khavan & Khavianne
Genika & [name_f]Ceara[/name_f] (identical twins)
[name_u]Eden[/name_u] & [name_m]Caleb[/name_m] (twins)
Nirsha, Thirsha & Girsha
[name_m]Declan[/name_m] & [name_m]Liam[/name_m]
Karshiga & Varshiga (identical twins)
[name_m]Prince[/name_m] & [name_f]Princess[/name_f]
[name_f]Sonia[/name_f] & [name_f]Hania[/name_f] (identical twins)
[name_m]Marvin[/name_m] & [name_f]Camille[/name_f] (twins)
[name_f]Haylee[/name_f] & [name_f]Kaylee[/name_f] (identical twins)
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] & [name_f]Jada[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f], [name_m]Jakob[/name_m], [name_m]Felix[/name_m] & [name_m]Pieter[/name_m]
[name_f]Summer[/name_f] & [name_f]Celina[/name_f]
[name_f]Mercedes[/name_f] & [name_u]Phoenix[/name_u] (identical twins)
[name_f]Maya[/name_f] & [name_f]Anouk[/name_f] (identical twins)
[name_f]Laurena[/name_f] & [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f] & [name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_f]Trinity[/name_f], [name_m]Timothy[/name_m] & [name_m]Trey[/name_m]
[name_m]Marshall[/name_m] & [name_f]Scotia[/name_f]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] [name_m]Peter[/name_m] & [name_u]Carmen[/name_u] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]

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I’ve encountered two girls named [name_u]Remy[/name_u], a [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f], a [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], and a [name_f]Thessaly[/name_f].

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I live in [name_f]Canada[/name_f] and have encountered;

[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rowena[/name_f]
[name_f]Emiliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Eira[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f]

[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m]
[name_u]Addison[/name_u]
[name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u]
[name_u]Hadley[/name_u]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]

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Great thread idea! Off the top of my head…

[name_f]Saskia[/name_f]
[name_f]Romilly[/name_f]
[name_f]Iona[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphi[/name_f]
[name_m]Pippin[/name_m]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f] (another one!)
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_u]Silver[/name_u]
Avocet
[name_f]Sparrow[/name_f]
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Arrietty[/name_f]
[name_f]Antonia[/name_f]
Sapphia
[name_f]Aurelie[/name_f]
Estée
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_u]Calypso[/name_u]
[name_f]Agata[/name_f]
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Rainbow[/name_f]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f] “[name_u]Theo[/name_u]”
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Jemima[/name_f]
[name_f]Celestine[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaux[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Alba[/name_f]
Betony
[name_f]Ailsa[/name_f]
[name_f]Fenella[/name_f] x 2
[name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_f]Anstice[/name_f]
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f] x 2
[name_f]Aoife[/name_f]
[name_u]Roux[/name_u]

Lupin
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] x 2
[name_u]Kit[/name_u] (another one!)
[name_u]Florian[/name_u]
[name_m]Fabian[/name_m]
[name_m]Augustin[/name_m]
[name_m]Agostino[/name_m]
[name_m]Lancelot[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodoros[/name_m]
[name_m]Horatio[/name_m]
[name_u]Rex[/name_u]
[name_m]Huxley[/name_m]
[name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_m]Spike[/name_m]
Étienne
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_m]Maximus[/name_m]
[name_m]Maximilian[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m]
[name_u]Roscoe[/name_u]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilbur[/name_m]
[name_m]Idris[/name_m]
[name_m]Fintan[/name_m]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_m]Emilian[/name_m]
[name_m]Monty[/name_m]
[name_u]Pascoe[/name_u]
Wilf
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_u]Rafe[/name_u]
[name_m]Cornelius[/name_m]
[name_m]Gaetan[/name_m]
[name_m]Emmanuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m]
[name_u]Willoughby[/name_u]
[name_m]Bertram[/name_m]
[name_m]Inigo[/name_m]
[name_m]Montague[/name_m]
[name_m]Fabio[/name_m]
[name_u]Sasha[/name_u]
[name_m]Nikolai[/name_m]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_m]Dante[/name_m]

8

An old coworker had a daughter named [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] nn [name_u]Rory[/name_u], I had a boss named P3tal 0pal, I met a couple with two girls [name_f]Marina[/name_f] (called Minnow) and [name_u]Story[/name_u]. At past daycares I’ve worked at I’ve had kids named [name_u]Lennox[/name_u], [name_m]Hendrix[/name_m], [name_f]Lara[/name_f], [name_f]Aria[/name_f]/[name_u]Arya[/name_u], Kerian, [name_u]Zia[/name_u], [name_f]Sandra[/name_f], [name_m]Graydon[/name_m], [name_f]Eliana[/name_f], [name_f]Alice[/name_f]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_u]Emory[/name_u], [name_f]Anniston[/name_f], [name_f]Arielle[/name_f] and [name_f]Nellie[/name_f].

9

It’s interesting to see what names others consider unusual - I’ve known at least half a dozen Heidis and several Joys!

Some people I’ve know with names that I find to be unusual (at least on adults in their 30’s):

[name_u]Shiloh[/name_u]
[name_u]Aspen[/name_u]
[name_f]Marnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Briar[/name_f]

[name_m]Barnes[/name_m]
Dashle
[name_m]Houston[/name_m]
[name_u]Sterling[/name_u]
[name_m]Anders[/name_m]

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I live in the US, and most of these people are in their late teens and early 20s:

[name_f]Abra[/name_f]
[name_u]Addison[/name_u]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f] “[name_f]Addie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Aileen[/name_f]
[name_u]Ainsley[/name_u]
[name_f]Albertina[/name_f]
[name_f]Alina[/name_f]
[name_f]Allaire[/name_f]
[name_u]Amal[/name_u]
[name_f]Amia[/name_f]
Anaiya
Ananya
[name_f]Andie[/name_f]
[name_f]Angelica[/name_f] “[name_f]Annie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Angelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Angelique[/name_f] “[name_u]Angel[/name_u]”
[name_f]Annick[/name_f]
[name_f]Antonietta[/name_f] “Anto”
[name_u]Arden[/name_u]
[name_f]Asha[/name_f]
[name_f]Aubriella[/name_f]
Alna
Amasha
[name_f]Beata[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Betta[/name_f]
[name_u]Blake[/name_u]
[name_f]Brenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridie[/name_f]
[name_f]Calista[/name_f]
[name_f]Carleigh[/name_f]
[name_f]Celina[/name_f]
[name_u]Chase[/name_u]
[name_f]Chiara[/name_f]
[name_f]Clodagh[/name_f]
[name_u]Colby[/name_u]
[name_m]Colter[/name_m]
[name_f]Cypress[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphi[/name_f]
[name_f]Dilys[/name_f]
[name_f]Dixie[/name_f]
[name_f]Domenica[/name_f]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliana[/name_f]
[name_u]Elisha[/name_u]
[name_f]Ellisen[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellyse[/name_f] “[name_f]Elly[/name_f]”
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
Emilija
Enissa
[name_f]Essa[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Farah[/name_f]
[name_u]Farrell[/name_u]
[name_f]Florencia[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgina[/name_f]
[name_f]Gigi[/name_f]
[name_f]Glynis[/name_f]
[name_m]Huntley[/name_m] “Hunny”
Hametta
[name_u]Kari[/name_u]
[name_f]Karoline[/name_f]
[name_f]Ketty[/name_f]
[name_u]Lisha[/name_u]
[name_u]Loren[/name_u]
[name_f]Macie[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Maia[/name_f]
Malaika
[name_f]Margaux[/name_f]
[name_f]Mei[/name_f]
[name_f]Melina[/name_f]
[name_f]Milena[/name_f]
Mehek
[name_f]Romana[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosella[/name_f]
[name_f]Serena[/name_f]
[name_f]Sia[/name_f]
[name_f]Tova[/name_f]
[name_f]Xenia[/name_f]
[name_f]Yolanda[/name_f]
[name_f]Zipporah[/name_f]

[name_m]Alessandro[/name_m]
[name_m]Angus[/name_m]
[name_m]Archibald[/name_m] “[name_m]Arch[/name_m]”
[name_u]Asa[/name_u]
Arbender
[name_m]Basil[/name_m]
[name_m]Beckett[/name_m] “[name_u]Beck[/name_u]”
[name_u]Bentley[/name_u] (he’s a middle-aged man)
[name_m]Boston[/name_m]
[name_m]Bram[/name_m]
[name_m]Byron[/name_m]
Cana
[name_m]Christiano[/name_m]
[name_m]Claus[/name_m]
[name_m]Cosimo[/name_m]
[name_m]Crew[/name_m]
[name_u]Cyan[/name_u]
[name_u]Dale[/name_u]
[name_u]Darien[/name_u]
[name_u]Dash[/name_u]
[name_m]Donal[/name_m]
[name_u]Dove[/name_u]
[name_m]Egnacio[/name_m]
[name_m]Egor[/name_m]
[name_m]Etienne[/name_m]
[name_m]Field[/name_m]
[name_u]Finley[/name_u]
[name_m]Forester[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabo[/name_m]
[name_m]Giancarlo[/name_m]
[name_m]Gregor[/name_m]
[name_u]Gus[/name_u]
Giustino “Gustine”
[name_u]Jael[/name_u]
[name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m]
[name_u]Nikita[/name_u]
[name_m]Oren[/name_m]
[name_u]Rishi[/name_u]
[name_f]Saga[/name_f]
[name_m]Willem[/name_m]

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Girls:
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Katharine[/name_f] (this spelling)
[name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_f]Nellie[/name_f]
Alessandra

Boys:
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Giovanni[/name_m] (x2)
[name_m]Justus[/name_m]
Alessandro (x2)
Aleksandr

12

Was at the pool with a Zephen yesterday.