Does anybody have names they love but it is just so unexpected, you wouldn’t have ever thought you’d love it but now you do?
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m] and [name_m]August[/name_m] as well as [name_f]Isadora[/name_f] are a few of mine. [name_f]Isadora[/name_f] has become a top name for me over the years 
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[name_f]Nairne[/name_f]. Thought it was just a crush last year but I would love to have one one day! Unlikely as we already have 2 agreed upon top 2 girl names but she’d be a contender for a 3rd daughter!
[name_f]Sheila[/name_f]
[name_m]Ashton[/name_m]
[name_f]Miley[/name_f]
[name_m]Micah[/name_m]
daniel 
I was iffy on Dan, adored Danny, but despised Daniel… anyone who knows me well enough knows how that turned out 
and I wouldn’t have it any other way!
Probably my spunky, sweet miss [name_m]Chase[/name_m] 
She definitely wasn’t my style before, but now I can’t imagine my list without her!
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[name_f]Willa[/name_f]! I didn’t really like this name, but I’m finding it so sweet right now!
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[name_m]Theo[/name_m]! I never liked this name and one day my friend told me she’d see me having a little [name_m]Theo[/name_m] one day and I was like no way, I wouldn’t use that name but months later it became one of my favorites 
[name_m]Kerrigan[/name_m] → can’t remember where I even got it from but I just love the clunky sounds and surname-y feel (but it also feels so different to some of my other favourites)
[name_m]Robin[/name_m] → I have a cousin with the name, and while I’ve only met them once, it felt off limits (especially as it’s close to the name of a cousin I know well) - then BBC Ghosts happened and now I love it.
[name_m]Roger[/name_m] → so clunky and old man and yet 
[name_f]Kaia[/name_f] → I didn’t like it when I first heard it, but then it was the right name for a character of mine and now I love it
[name_f]Ginevra[/name_f] → I’d always thought too associated with one book series and also 'like [name_f]Minerva[/name_f] but as appealing* but then I read [name_f]Villette[/name_f] and it totally changed my perspective
Funnily enough, [name_m]Calvin[/name_m]. I always liked [name_m]Callum[/name_m] but could never figure out why I didn’t like [name_m]Calvin[/name_m]. I’d never met one but when I saw a character in a TV show named [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] and actually heard the name being said and used in context of a person, not just hypothetical/on paper - I loved it!
[name_f]Ruby[/name_f] / Rúbý - I remember I really disliked this name for a while. I blame [name_f]Ruby[/name_f] by The [name_m]Kaiser[/name_m] Chiefs for that 
Then I felt indifferent towards for a a long time. When I was pregnant with our daughter I suddenly fell head over heels in love with it. We didn’t end up using it, but it still has a place in my heart
[name_m]Zion[/name_m] / [name_m]Tzion[/name_m] - for the longest time my only associations were zionism (which I had a very unnuanced and frankly wrong opinion on at the time) and a very wishy washy, “spiritual” woman I knew who named her son [name_m]Zion[/name_m]. But recently it just clicked. Especially with the Hebrew pronunciation tsee-ON.
beatrice is my second-favourite girl name, and i used to be pretty indifferent about her! i remember seeing her on my long list and thinking ‘why do i have beatrice on my list? i don’t even like her.’ one day she just ‘clicked’ and i’ve seriously loved her ever since 🫶🏼
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[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] - not a fan of common or classic names but lately I really love this name.
[name_f]Mercy[/name_f] - I don’t typically like virtue names but [name_f]Mercy[/name_f] has been stuck in my head.
[name_f]Stevie[/name_f] - this name would be so cool on a girl ! but my signature style for girl names is long and romantic so I couldn’t really name my daughters [name_f]Serafina[/name_f], [name_f]Odessa[/name_f] and [name_f]Stevie[/name_f].
[name_f]Esmarie[/name_f] - A made up combination of [name_f]Esme[/name_f] and [name_f]Marie[/name_f] but why do I really love this?
[name_m]Casey[/name_m]
[name_f]Charlotta[/name_f]
[name_f]Summer[/name_f]
Then for boys…
[name_m]Spencer[/name_m]
[name_m]Keanu[/name_m]
[name_m]Cedric[/name_m]
[name_m]Theo[/name_m]
[name_m]Montgomery[/name_m]
[name_m]Emmett[/name_m]
[name_m]Kenai[/name_m]
[name_m]Laurie[/name_m]
[name_m]Romeo[/name_m]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]!
I used to hate her with a passion because I felt it was too short and baby sounding, especially with the nn [name_f]Annie[/name_f].
But we all know how that turned out, and I’m so glad it turned out like it did.
It was the same situation for me ! I definitely think rereading A Series of Unfortunate Events helped; [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] is so so lovely 
Other than that, I used to dislike [name_f]Florence[/name_f] and [name_f]Frances[/name_f]. Nowadays, I end up using them as middles in a lot of my combos !
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[name_f]Ianthe[/name_f] 
The sound of this was quirky and mysterious. The meaning is “violet flower” which I thought was neat… and then I realized that my character [name_f]Violet[/name_f], could still be [name_f]Ianthe[/name_f]. haha little confusing.
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