I was thinking of updating and refreshing this list of Nameberry’s favorite unique names[name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f] a bit for 2025 [name_f][/name_f]- and I’d love to hear your nominations!
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‘Unique’ is obviously a subjective, hard to define term, so just for the sake of this, let’s say preferably outside the US Top 1000[name_f][/name_f] or towards the latter end? Of course, rare wherever you are is great too!!
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Suggest up to five[name_f][/name_f] favourites [name_f][/name_f]- whatever style or gender leaning! (though if the name is say, [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] or [name_f]Hazel[/name_f] for a boy, maybe indicate the gender leaning so it makes sense why it’s there!)
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Thanks everyone [name_f][/name_f]- looking forward to seeing what you pick
@Wandarine[name_f][/name_f] fabulous ideas [name_f][/name_f]- love to see [name_f]Nerys[/name_f] and [name_f]Vimbai[/name_f] and [name_m]Kjartan[/name_m] are so cool! Out of interest, do you link [name_m]Tycho[/name_m] to the Greek origins or Dutch/Norse ones?
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@VEL[name_f][/name_f] I lovve [name_m]Caradoc[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- so handsome! And [name_m]Cosmas[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f] [name_f]Everild[/name_f] is such a sweet yet rugged one too! Great options
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@ellerbea[name_f][/name_f] loving these! [name_f]Malinalli[/name_f] is intriguing, [name_m]Kenelm[/name_m] is very cool and [name_f]Ellerbe[/name_f] is fab [name_f][/name_f] I knew a [name_f]Djuna[/name_f]! A lovely name
I love the unique names list, and I’m always showing my friends some or the other gem I found there (I think they’re tired by now haha).
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Recent favorites: [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Callaway[/name_f] (g) [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Hollister[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Arabelle[/name_f] (not sure if this counts as too popular) [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Iona[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]Sumitra
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Wallis, Polydore and Nicander are very cool too!
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[name_f][/name_f] [name_f]Everild[/name_f] is such a sweet yet rugged one too! Great options