What are some names that you wouldn’t use but that you would love if you found out someone else name their baby? For example names that don’t sound good with your last name, names that are too “out there” or that don’t fit with children you already have, etc.
I don’t think I would use [name_u]Penny[/name_u], but I was thrilled when a favorite blogger of mine chose it for her little girl.
I [name_f]LOVE[/name_f] the name [name_f]Danielle[/name_f] for a girl and [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] for a boy, but my partner’s ex’s name is [name_f]Danielle[/name_f] and she goes by [name_u]Dani[/name_u], so both the boy and girl versions are out for us.
So many.
[name_u]Dove[/name_u]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
Skander
Pyrus
[name_f]Saskia[/name_f]
[name_m]Baxter[/name_m]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_m]Sylvester[/name_m]
[name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Hester[/name_f]
[name_f]Quilla[/name_f]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_m]Emrys[/name_m]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Dulcinea[/name_f]
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]
[name_m]Odin[/name_m]
[name_f]Salome[/name_f]
[name_f]Clio[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_m]Stellan[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_m]Ivo[/name_m]
[name_m]Oswin[/name_m]
[name_m]Amadeus[/name_m]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f] (can’t use thanks to my last name)
[name_f]Marnie[/name_f]
[name_u]Remy[/name_u]
[name_m]Cosmo[/name_m]
[name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_f]Natasha[/name_f]
[name_m]Ignatius[/name_m]
[name_m]Erasmus[/name_m]
[name_m]Galileo[/name_m]
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_f]Geneva[/name_f]
[name_u]Zephyr[/name_u]
[name_m]Darwin[/name_m]
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_u]Vesper[/name_u]
[name_u]Sascha[/name_u] (m)
[name_f]Polly[/name_f]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_f]Thisbe[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Ursula[/name_f]
[name_u]Oberon[/name_u]
[name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m]
[name_m]Merlin[/name_m]
[name_u]Winslow[/name_u]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]
[name_m]Waldo[/name_m]
[name_u]Dexter[/name_u]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_u]Tristan[/name_u], [name_m]Fabian[/name_m], [name_m]Alastair[/name_m], [name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m], [name_m]Jonas[/name_m], [name_m]Magnus[/name_m], [name_m]Julian[/name_m], [name_m]Christian[/name_m], [name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_f]Kate[/name_f], [name_f]Lara[/name_f], [name_f]Evanna[/name_f], [name_f]Primrose[/name_f], [name_f]Libby[/name_f], [name_f]Georgina[/name_f], [name_f]Lily[/name_f], [name_f]Kerensa[/name_f], [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
A few are already in use by family members/family members’ pets but most I can’t use because I’ll never have enough children to warrant their use. I ruined [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] for myself because I have a habit of naming inanimate objects and now most of my possessions are called [name_m]Fred[/name_m] or [name_u]Freddie[/name_u] :rolleyes: And I kind of rue the day [name_m]Prince[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m] met [name_f]Kate[/name_f] Middleton because it means I can never use [name_f]Kate[/name_f] in combination with [name_m]William[/name_m] without sounding like a massive royalty nut (which I am but shhhh don’t tell anyone 
)
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f], [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], [name_f]Cassandra[/name_f], [name_f]Cressida[/name_f], [name_f]Diana[/name_f], [name_f]Faye[/name_f], [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]/[name_f]Kate[/name_f], [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_u]Darren[/name_u], [name_m]Desmond[/name_m], [name_u]Dexter[/name_u], [name_u]Dylan[/name_u], [name_m]Elijah[/name_m], [name_m]Ian[/name_m], [name_u]Jamison[/name_u], [name_m]Kellan[/name_m], [name_m]Orlando[/name_m], [name_u]Seth[/name_u], [name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_f]Kate[/name_f], [name_f]Katie[/name_f], [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]/[name_f]Catherine[/name_f], [name_f]Katelyn[/name_f], or any other spelling or variation of this name (SO’s ex)
[name_m]Silas[/name_m] (last name issue)
[name_u]Madison[/name_u] (my name, and I don’t really like it, but I adore [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] with -line pronunciation, not -lyn… and I kinda like [name_f]Madelina[/name_f], but as a GP.)
[name_f]Neveah[/name_f] (I have such animosity towards this name…)
My god so many. . .
[name_f]Alessandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Aria[/name_f]/na
[name_u]Bristol[/name_u]
[name_u]Brooke[/name_u] (a cousin)
[name_u]Cassidy[/name_u] (a celeb my fiance fancies, haha)
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_u]Everly[/name_u]
[name_f]Evie[/name_f] (Last name)
[name_u]Fallon[/name_u] (SO hates it)
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Flanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f]/[name_f]Lauren[/name_f]/[name_f]Laurel[/name_f] (Cousin just used this)
[name_f]Mallory[/name_f]
[name_f]Maura[/name_f]
[name_u]Mckinley[/name_u]
[name_f]Meadow[/name_f]
[name_u]Sailor[/name_u]
[name_u]Taylor[/name_u]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Wendy[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_m]Beau[/name_m]
[name_m]Boston[/name_m]
[name_m]Bridger[/name_m]
[name_m]Conor[/name_m]
[name_u]Curran[/name_u]
[name_m]Eamon[/name_m]
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]
[name_m]Geoffrey[/name_m]
[name_m]Holden[/name_m]
[name_m]Ian[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonah[/name_m]/[name_m]Jonas[/name_m]
[name_m]Noble[/name_m]
[name_u]Salem[/name_u]
[name_m]Scott[/name_m]
[name_m]Seamus[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_u]Sonny[/name_u]
Hmm… it’s much easier to do the boy’s list than the girl’s : )
[name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizaveta[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Maria[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_m]Ian[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Ives[/name_m]
[name_m]Drury[/name_m]
[name_m]Stephan[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_u]Sinclair[/name_u]
[name_m]Harry[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Alasdair[/name_m]
[name_u]Adair[/name_u]
[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]Gaines[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_f]Panama[/name_f]
[name_m]Wyatt[/name_m]
Ames
[name_m]Amos[/name_m]
[name_m]Marius[/name_m]
[name_f]Danielle[/name_f] (friend)
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] (cousin)
[name_m]Sylvester[/name_m]
[name_u]Dylan[/name_u] (nephew)
Any 1 syllable name, last name is one syllable and it just doesn’t sound right.
[name_u]Madison[/name_u] (cousin)
[name_f]Zoey[/name_f]/[name_f]Zoe[/name_f] (friends daughter)
I don’t really know what else. I looked through the already posted lists to think of those lol.
[name_m]Nemo[/name_m]- one of my favourite literary characters but now too associated with a darling little clown fish!
[name_m]Ezio[/name_m]- I love it but as both OH and I are British through and through, I feel it wouldn’t fit would our heritage
[name_m]Axel[/name_m]- again, another of my favourite literary characters but OH has vetoed this one completely.
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f]- Sounds to similar to OH’s sister’s name
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f]- I love it but no one I know can pronounce it! OH thinks it’s too similar to his sister’s name again.
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]/[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]/[name_f]Emmy[/name_f]- already similar names in the family
Wow - you guys had a lot!
[name_f]Willow[/name_f] (cousin)
[name_f]Macy[/name_f] (cousin)
[name_u]Hadley[/name_u] (too popular)
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f] (named my sister that one)
[name_m]Jack[/name_m] (named my brother that one)
[name_f]Olive[/name_f] (too close to [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], my other sister)
[name_m]Casper[/name_m] (the friendly ghost)
[name_m]Harold[/name_m] (the purple crayon book kind of ruined that)
[name_u]Mason[/name_u] (too popular)
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] (uncle and cousin)
[name_u]Billy[/name_u] (two cousins)
and any typical names because my future last name is [name_m]Nelson[/name_m].
[name_m]Sylvester[/name_m]
[name_m]Orlando[/name_m]
[name_m]Harry[/name_m] (too popular)
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] (too popular)
[name_f]Pixie[/name_f]
[name_f]Gertrude[/name_f]
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]