Names you never see on NB?

A thread to share the names you never, ever see on NB and wish you did more often! Not just the uncommon ones, like [name_u]Addison[/name_u], but the ones we truly never see.

For me, it’s

[name_u]Roy[/name_u]
[name_m]Wayne[/name_m]
[name_m]Huckleberry[/name_m]
[name_m]Gregor[/name_m]
[name_m]Lloyd[/name_m]
[name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_u]Seth[/name_u] (I don’t know why this isn’t more popular!)
[name_f]Carla[/name_f]

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[name_f]My[/name_f] dear Umbriel.
[name_f]Leda[/name_f]
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiorella[/name_f]
[name_f]Dinah[/name_f]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m]
[name_u]Dexter[/name_u]
[name_m]Foster[/name_m]
[name_m]Baxter[/name_m]
[name_m]Hardy[/name_m]

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I wish [name_u]Rue[/name_u] & [name_f]Carla[/name_f] were more commonly discussed here. [name_f]Lovely[/name_f] names, especially [name_u]Rue[/name_u]!

Obviously, there are some very peculiar names that haven’t seen the light of day in centuries, but I’ll share some names I’m genuinely surprised I never see.

Adelheid / Adelheidis
Evanthia
Eydís
Inej
[name_f]Lilja[/name_f]
[name_f]Nala[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f]
Ségolène
Yvelise
Zurine

Adalwolf
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_m]Einar[/name_m]
[name_m]Emil[/name_m]
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m]
[name_m]Ludwig[/name_m]
[name_m]Rasmus[/name_m]
[name_m]Wolfgang[/name_m]
Wylan

These are all from my personal list of names I love. :slight_smile:

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One I’ve never seen mentioned here before at all is [name_f]Cataline[/name_f], which is honestly kinda surprising to me. [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] and all her variants are very popular here, so it’s a wonder this hasn’t ever come up.

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Antonella
[name_f]Finola[/name_f]
[name_f]Ilse[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f]
[name_f]Maxine[/name_f]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Roxana[/name_f]
[name_f]Keziah[/name_f]
[name_f]Mercy[/name_f]

Bryn
[name_u]Sinclair[/name_u]
[name_m]Ender[/name_m]
[name_m]Bramwell[/name_m]
[name_m]Angus[/name_m]
[name_m]Amadeo[/name_m]
[name_m]Chester[/name_m]
[name_m]Hector[/name_m]
[name_m]Marcel[/name_m]
[name_m]Adlai[/name_m]
[name_m]Joaquin[/name_m]
[name_u]Perry[/name_u]
[name_u]Blaine[/name_u]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]

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I haven’t seen anybody (other than me) mention [name_m]Elior[/name_m] or [name_m]Zuriel[/name_m] yet.

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[name_f]Laura[/name_f]
[name_f]Kaitlin[/name_f]
[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]
[name_f]Gertrude[/name_f]

[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_u]Sean[/name_u]
[name_m]Ronald[/name_m]

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Susan
[name_u]Laine[/name_u]
[name_f]Edna[/name_f]
[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]
[name_f]Alyssa[/name_f]
[name_f]Macy[/name_f]

Lionel
[name_m]Kent[/name_m]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m]
[name_m]Nigel[/name_m]
[name_u]Carlisle[/name_u]
[name_m]Lance[/name_m]
[name_u]Sterling[/name_u]

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Naia
[name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Hilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Swanhild[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilma[/name_f]
[name_u]Echo[/name_u]
[name_f]Valley[/name_f]

Ripley
[name_u]Lenny[/name_u]
[name_m]Flint[/name_m]
[name_u]Sparrow[/name_u]
[name_u]Milan[/name_u]
[name_m]Elwood[/name_m]
[name_m]Wells[/name_m]

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Armand is never mentioned, regardless of being a handsome name and (in my opinion) fitting in well with the general Nameberry style. Also others I like and wish they were discussed more often:

Gustav
[name_m]Henrik[/name_m]
[name_m]Ludovic[/name_m]
[name_m]Alaric[/name_m]
[name_m]Amadeo[/name_m]
[name_f]Serafina[/name_f]

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Luana

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Omar is one that first comes to mind. The style seems like it should fit with the many other short vowel names!

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Names that I don’t see very often…

Hannah
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_u]Riley[/name_u]/Reilly
[name_f]Rainie[/name_f]
[name_f]Alina[/name_f]
[name_u]Cameron[/name_u]
[name_u]Carmen[/name_u]
[name_f]Eluned[/name_f]
[name_f]Amity[/name_f]
[name_f]Charity[/name_f]
[name_f]Solange[/name_f]
[name_u]Sol[/name_u]
[name_f]Soleil[/name_f]

Names that I don’t recall seeing at all…

Wylie/Wiley
[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m]
[name_f]Mona[/name_f]
[name_m]Randall[/name_m]
[name_u]Randy[/name_u]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_f]Alula[/name_f]
[name_f]Tulip[/name_f]
[name_f]Edna[/name_f]
Ebenzer

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Peter (Surprisingly, thought it would be quite popular)
[name_m]Alaric[/name_m]
[name_m]Graeme[/name_m]
[name_u]Billy[/name_u] (boys, [name_u]Billie[/name_u] for girls is definitely around)
[name_u]Sorrell[/name_u]
[name_f]India[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadine[/name_f] (saw this in a post recently and very surprised its so underused)
[name_u]Nicola[/name_u] (again, I know loads in real life but don’t recall it on here? Very surprising)

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Anita
[name_f]Mercy[/name_f]
[name_f]Gretel[/name_f]
[name_f]Theresa[/name_f]
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]

Clifford
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_m]Anthony[/name_m]
[name_m]Orin[/name_m]
[name_u]Timothy[/name_u]
[name_m]Kurt[/name_m] / [name_m]Curt[/name_m]

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Beatriz! It’s ridiculous considering how popular [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] & [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] are!

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Ariadna
[name_f]Niobe[/name_f]
[name_f]Edna[/name_f]
[name_f]Sidonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Nola[/name_f]
[name_f]Yolande[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sowenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Blossom[/name_f]

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Ohanna and Meghri! I wish they would gain more traction on here. [name_f]Ohanna[/name_f] means “God’s gracious gift,” and Meghri means “honey town.”

I haven’t seen people talking about [name_f]Luz[/name_f], which i find odd especially considering how popular [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] is! I’ve seen other Spanish names like [name_f]Valentina[/name_f], [name_f]Isabella[/name_f], [name_f]Inez[/name_f] and [name_f]Luisa[/name_f] around, but never [name_f]Luz[/name_f]

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Timothy which I adore

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