Now, just like many of the other posters on this website, I’m a fan of unusual names.
I’d love to hear your honest opinion of these names I like. Thoughts appreciated!
I wouldn’t want a future child of mine to have an unfortunate name, no matter if I love it.
Some of these names are unisex, but I’ll leave it up to you whether they sound like boy or girl names.
Thanks!
[name]Romy[/name] - Eh. Not a fan of this one. Doesn’t have enough heft to be a boy’s name, and is too ditzy to be a girl’s name.
[name]Ezra[/name] - Classic.
[name]Bryn[/name] - No thanks. [name]Way[/name] too trendy, and a lifetime of “here, let me spell it for you…”
[name]Tegan[/name] - See [name]Brynn[/name].
[name]Miguel[/name] - Classic. Being of English heritage, I prefer [name]Michael[/name].
[name]April[/name] - Very pretty. Beautiful.
[name]Quinn[/name] - Too androgynous for me. Plus, it’s annoyingly popular.
[name]Mika[/name] - [name]Love[/name] this one. Prefer spelling of [name]Micah[/name] or [name]Mica[/name].
[name]Cherry[/name] - … No. [name]Just[/name] no.
[name]Marley[/name] - Not my style. I’m not a [name]Bob[/name] [name]Marley[/name] fan, and that’s all I can relate this name to.
[name]Juniper[/name] - No thanks. Aside from [name]Rose[/name] and [name]Lily[/name] I’m not a fan of giving kids formal names after plants or trees.
[name]Chaunsie[/name] - Classic. Prefer spelling of [name]Chauncey[/name].
[name]Nolan[/name] - Ok. Good solid name and not annoyingly popular.
[name]Odessa[/name] - Very pretty. [name]Haven[/name]'t heard this one in a long time.
[name]Poppy[/name] ([name]Favorite[/name] [name]Flower[/name]!) - [name]Love[/name] it as a nickname for [name]Patricia[/name], [name]Philippa[/name], [name]Penelope[/name], etc.
[name]Finn[/name] - No thanks. Too plain.
[name]Laurel[/name] ([name]Favorite[/name] Tree!) - Again with the naming kids after plants and trees thing. No thanks.
[name]Cinna[/name] - Maybe as a nickname, not as a full name. Not a fan either way.
[name]Lacie[/name] - No thanks. Sounds trashy.
[name]Aria[/name]/Arietty (nn [name]Ari[/name]?) - [name]Aria[/name] is a very pretty girl’s name. [name]Ari[/name] has always been a boy’s name to me.
[name]Cecil[/name] - Classic. [name]Love[/name] this one.
[name]Vincent[/name] - Ok. Not a personal favorite, but still a classic name.
[name]Ramona[/name] - Not my style. [name]Just[/name] don’t like the way it sounds. Also, it is eternally associated with the [name]Ramona[/name] [name]Quimby[/name] books by [name]Beverly[/name] [name]Cleary[/name].
Echelon - Like the noun, or the energy company? Either way, no thanks.
Lockett - No. Definitely don’t like. Sounds like a mishmash of [name]Locke[/name] and [name]Beckett[/name], and not a good mishmash.
[name]Ciel[/name] ([name]Sky[/name] in French) - Ok, I guess. Not a favorite.
[name]Daphne[/name] - Feels dated. Not a fan.
Caypso - [name]Do[/name] you mean [name]Calypso[/name]? Either way, no. Lots of mythological names transfer well into modern times. This is not one of them.
Like:
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Miguel[/name] (but I’m probably too Caucasian to use it!)
[name]Aria[/name]/Arietty (both, but the “Borrowers” connotation is probably too marked for me to actually use Arrietty)
OK:
[name]Romy[/name]
[name]April[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name] (for a boy. [name]Don[/name]'t care for it on a girl)
[name]Mika[/name] (I’m thinking MEEK-a, but is it [name]MIKE[/name]-a?)
[name]Juniper[/name]
[name]Nolan[/name]
[name]Odessa[/name]
[name]Poppy[/name]
[name]Finn[/name]
[name]Laurel[/name]
[name]Cinna[/name] (Intriguing, but too “Hunger Games,” I think. It was a man’s name in the book, but it sounds girlish.)
[name]Vincent[/name]
[name]Ramona[/name]
[name]Ciel[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Calypso[/name]
Dislike:
[name]Bryn[/name] (too trendy-sounding)
[name]Tegan[/name] (ditto)
[name]Cherry[/name] (though it would be OK as a nickname)
[name]Marley[/name]
Chaunsie
[name]Lacie[/name]
[name]Cecil[/name] (Sorry. It has always sounded sissy to me.)
Echelon
Lockett
I think I got them all…most of these are not my style, but if we all had the same style, how boring things would be! Good luck!
Here’s the ones I really like and can see in real life:
[name]Romy[/name] – I love this and I actually like it for a girl
[name]Quinn[/name] – I love [name]Quinn[/name] on a boy, very strong
Chaunsie – [name]Love[/name] this but spelled [name]Chauncey[/name]
[name]Odessa[/name] – very beautiful and strong
[name]Aria[/name]/Arietty (nn [name]Ari[/name]) – I love [name]Aria[/name] and Arietty, but Arietty makes me think of the recent movie The [name]Secret[/name] Life of Arriety (which is pronounced air-ee-et-ee instead of with the [name]AH[/name] sound) I love both though
[name]Vincent[/name] (nn [name]Vinny[/name]) – [name]Vincent[/name] is so classic and handsome
[name]Daphne[/name] – love [name]Daphne[/name]. So pretty and classic
[name]Romy[/name] - [name]Kinda[/name] like it. NMS really but it’s not bad.
[name]Ezra[/name] - Not bad.
[name]Bryn[/name] - Prefer [name]Brynn[/name] personally. It’s ok.
[name]Tegan[/name] - Meh.
[name]Miguel[/name] - Nice, I don’t hear this often.
[name]April[/name] - Not a fan of month names, but this is probably my favorite of all of them.
[name]Quinn[/name] - It’s ok.
[name]Mika[/name] - This is one of the very few boy names I like on girls, though I prefer [name]Micah[/name] or [name]Mikah[/name] (unless you’re pronouncing it mee-kah? In that case I don’t really like it).
[name]Cherry[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like.
[name]Marley[/name] - Reminds me too much of the movie with the dog.
[name]Juniper[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like.
Chaunsie - The spelling really throws me off. [name]Chauncey[/name] is NMS but better.
[name]Nolan[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name]!
[name]Odessa[/name] - Meh.
[name]Poppy[/name] - Hate, sorry. I don’t see the obsession with this name (or [name]Pippa[/name], which is similar).
[name]Finn[/name] - Not bad. Too short for me.
[name]Laurel[/name] - [name]Love[/name]!
[name]Cinna[/name] - It looks like you left the end of cinnamon off… don’t like it.
[name]Lacie[/name] - It’s ok, prefer the [name]Lacey[/name] spelling.
[name]Aria[/name]/Arietty (nn [name]Ari[/name]) - [name]Love[/name] [name]Aria[/name], don’t like Arietty.
[name]Cecil[/name] - It’s ok.
[name]Vincent[/name] (nn [name]Vinny[/name]) - NMS but it’s a really good name.
[name]Ramona[/name] - [name]Kinda[/name] like it. [name]Romy[/name] would be a cute nn (it could work right?).
[name]Ciel[/name] ([name]Sky[/name] in French) - Meh.
[name]Daphne[/name] - Like.
[name]Calypso[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like.
Echelon - [name]Don[/name]'t like.
Lockett - [name]Don[/name]'t like.
[name]Romy[/name] - [name]Love[/name] it. It’s a bit of a boys name to me, but I like it a lot. Moreso as a nickname
[name]Ezra[/name] - 100% boy to me.
[name]Bryn[/name] - I’m way over this name.
[name]Tegan[/name] - Very 2010 to me. Not a fan.
[name]Miguel[/name] - Not a fan
[name]April[/name] - I like this name a lot. Was considering it for myself actually, I nixed it because it was too sugar sweet for my personality. I only like this if they girl is actually born in [name]April[/name] though. Otherwise, I find it just…disappointing.
[name]Quinn[/name] - I like it a lot, but not a fan of the Glee reference.
[name]Mika[/name] - Not a fan
[name]Cherry[/name] - Not a fan at alllll
[name]Marley[/name] - Nope.
[name]Juniper[/name] - As a middle name it’s awesome
Chaunsie - Nope. Very trendy and silly looking to me.
[name]Nolan[/name] - For a boy, it’s great.
[name]Odessa[/name] - I like it.
[name]Poppy[/name] - I think it’s silly, no offense.
[name]Finn[/name] - I like it a lot. I like [name]Flynn[/name] even more.
[name]Laurel[/name] - I like it. Nn [name]Elle[/name] is great too.
[name]Cinna[/name] - I love this name so much
[name]Lacie[/name] - Prefer [name]Lacey[/name], and it’s a very…provocative name to use I think.
[name]Aria[/name]/Arietty - [name]Aria[/name], I like a lot, but I don’t like the Pretty [name]Little[/name] Liars reference so much. And Arietty makes me think of a rat, so a no. [name]LOVE[/name] the nn [name]Ari[/name]
[name]Cecil[/name] - Nms
[name]Vincent[/name] - I don’t like.
[name]Ramona[/name] - Not a fan, but this could be used with the nn [name]Romy[/name]
[name]Ciel[/name] - Ehhh. It’s alright. Not enough of a name for me.
[name]Daphne[/name] - I like it. Nms, but I like it.
[name]Calypso[/name] - Seems like it’s trying to hard and falling short.
Echelon - Not a fan
Lockett - I like it, but as a middle name or maybe on a boy. It’s a bold choice imo.
[name]Romy[/name]–I like it, but it’s not in my top ten or anything.
[name]Ezra[/name]–Really like!
[name]Bryn[/name]–NMS
[name]Tegan[/name]–NMS
[name]Miguel[/name]–[name]Don[/name]'t really care for.
[name]April[/name]–Like!
[name]Quinn[/name]–[name]Love[/name]
[name]Mika[/name]–Not a big fan.
[name]Cherry[/name]–Would be a better nn than a first name.
[name]Marley[/name]–Not bad, but I’m always going to think of the dog!
[name]Juniper[/name]–Really pretty and unique.
Chaunsie–NMS
[name]Nolan[/name]–Like, don’t [name]LOVE[/name].
[name]Odessa[/name]–Interesting. I think I like it!
[name]Poppy[/name]–Like, but would be a better nn.
[name]Finn[/name]–[name]Love[/name]!
[name]Laurel[/name]–[name]Love[/name]! [name]One[/name] of my favorite names
[name]Cinna[/name]–Okay, but don’t love it.
[name]Lacie[/name]–NMS
[name]Aria[/name]/Arietty (nn [name]Ari[/name])–[name]One[/name] of my favorite names ever! [name]Love[/name] [name]Aria[/name]!
[name]Cecil[/name]–Not bad.
[name]Vincent[/name] (nn [name]Vinny[/name])–[name]Love[/name], but not a big fan of [name]Vinny[/name]
[name]Ramona[/name]–Like
[name]Ciel[/name] ([name]Sky[/name] in French)–NMS
[name]Daphne[/name]–Not a fan.
[name]Calypso[/name]–I like this one!
Echelon–NMS
Lockett–I quite like it!
[name]Romy[/name]- I love it for a girl.
[name]Ezra[/name]- I like it for a boy.
[name]Bryn[/name]- I am lukewarm for boy or girl.
[name]Tegan[/name] - Okay on a girl.
[name]Miguel[/name]- I like it.
[name]April[/name]- [name]Don[/name]'t care for. Like [name]Mae[/name]/[name]June[/name]/[name]March[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name]- I like for either.
[name]Mika[/name]- okay
[name]Cherry[/name]- [name]Don[/name]'t care for.
[name]Marley[/name]- [name]Don[/name]'t care for.
[name]Juniper[/name]- Sweet for girl.
Chaunsie - I like [name]Chauncey[/name] for a boy.
[name]Nolan[/name]- I like it.
[name]Odessa[/name]- [name]Don[/name]'t care for.
[name]Poppy[/name] - I like it a lot for someone else’s girl!
[name]Finn[/name]- Super name. Sorry about the immense and growing popularity.
[name]Laurel[/name] - Beautiful
[name]Cinna[/name]- [name]Lovely[/name]
[name]Lacie[/name]- I prefer [name]Lacey[/name].
[name]Aria[/name]/Arietty (nn [name]Ari[/name])- Very pretty.
[name]Cecil[/name]- Not a fave. I love [name]Cecily[/name] and [name]Cecilia[/name] for a girl though.
[name]Vincent[/name] (nn [name]Vinny[/name])- I like it a lot.
[name]Ramona[/name]- I like it on someone else’s child.
[name]Ciel[/name] ([name]Sky[/name] in French)- I like it.
[name]Daphne[/name]- I like it very much. And [name]Phoebe[/name], [name]Xanthe[/name]
[name]Calypso[/name]- I love it. And [name]Lorelei[/name] and [name]Ariadne[/name]
Echelon - [name]Don[/name]'t care for.
Lockett - I love it.
[name]Romy[/name]- I love it for a girl.
[name]Ezra[/name]- I like it for a boy.
[name]Bryn[/name]- I am lukewarm for boy or girl.
[name]Tegan[/name] - Okay on a girl.
[name]Miguel[/name]- I like it.
[name]April[/name]- [name]Don[/name]'t care for. Like [name]Mae[/name]/[name]June[/name]/[name]March[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name]- I like for either.
[name]Mika[/name]- okay
[name]Cherry[/name]- [name]Don[/name]'t care for.
[name]Marley[/name]- [name]Don[/name]'t care for.
[name]Juniper[/name]- Sweet for girl.
Chaunsie - I like [name]Chauncey[/name] for a boy.
[name]Nolan[/name]- I like it.
[name]Odessa[/name]- [name]Don[/name]'t care for.
[name]Poppy[/name] - I like it a lot for someone else’s girl!
[name]Finn[/name]- Super name. Sorry about the immense and growing popularity.
[name]Laurel[/name] - Beautiful
[name]Cinna[/name]- [name]Lovely[/name]
[name]Lacie[/name]- I prefer [name]Lacey[/name].
[name]Aria[/name]/Arietty (nn [name]Ari[/name])- Very pretty.
[name]Cecil[/name]- Not a fave. I love [name]Cecily[/name] and [name]Cecilia[/name] for a girl though.
[name]Vincent[/name] (nn [name]Vinny[/name])- I like it a lot.
[name]Ramona[/name]- I like it on someone else’s child.
[name]Ciel[/name] ([name]Sky[/name] in French)- I like it.
[name]Daphne[/name]- I like it very much. And [name]Phoebe[/name], [name]Xanthe[/name]
[name]Calypso[/name]- I love it. And [name]Lorelei[/name] and [name]Ariadne[/name]
Echelon - [name]Don[/name]'t care for.
Lockett - I love it.
[name]Romy[/name] - kind of cute. I’d use as a nickname for something else - [name]Rosemary[/name], maybe.
[name]Ezra[/name] - like it (on a boy only - I’ve heard of people considering it for a girl)
[name]Bryn[/name] - like iit on a girl, prefer with spelling [name]Brynn[/name].
[name]Tegan[/name] - like it fairly well, prefer spelling [name]Teagan[/name] - I thinks it’s usable for a boy or a girl
[name]Miguel[/name] - I like it, would only use if I had a Spanish last name.
[name]April[/name] - I like it a lot. It’s my favorite month name. I know many people think it’s “dated” but I don’t see a problem with it.
[name]Quinn[/name] - I like it. Prefer on a boy, don’t mind on a girl.
[name]Mika[/name] - it’s okay. Is this Mee-ka? f or a girl? [name]Micah[/name] I only like a boy.
[name]Cherry[/name] - no… reminds of [name]Cherry[/name] Ames (series of books about a nurse from decades ago that I found in my grandmother’s basement) and that’s a nice reference but I think it’s a great idea to name someone this.
[name]Marley[/name] - not a big fan of it.
[name]Juniper[/name] - nms. I know many people love it.
Chaunsie it this a respelling of [name]Chauncey[/name] to make it more feminine? [name]Don[/name]'t really like [name]Chauncey[/name] or Chaunsie.
[name]Nolan[/name] - I like it a lot.
[name]Odessa[/name] - I could go for it.
[name]Poppy[/name] - kind of cute.
[name]Finn[/name] - love it - on a boy.
[name]Laurel[/name] - nice name.
[name]Cinna[/name] - like Sinna? don’t like much.
[name]Lacie[/name] - it’s okay. I like it spelled [name]Lacey[/name] better
[name]Aria[/name]/Arietty (nn [name]Ari[/name]) like [name]Aria[/name], Arietty not so much.
[name]Cecil[/name] - don’t like.
[name]Vincent[/name] (nn [name]Vinny[/name]) I like [name]Vincent[/name], [name]Vinny[/name] not so much.
[name]Ramona[/name] - it’s okay,
[name]Ciel[/name] ([name]Sky[/name] in French) - it’s okay. Sounds pretty. I would wonder what French speakers thought of it.
[name]Daphne[/name] - not a fave of mine, but a good name.
[name]Calypso[/name] - it’s okay. I prefer [name]Calliope[/name].
Echelon - too much of a noun.
Lockett - eh… not really.
[name]Romy[/name] - Not fond of it for a boy or girl. Prefer [name]Rene[/name] or [name]Renee[/name].
[name]Ezra[/name] - Boy, love it.
[name]Bryn[/name] - Prefer [name]Branwen[/name] or [name]Bryony[/name] for a girl and [name]Bram[/name] for a boy; don’t like [name]Bryn[/name] for either.
[name]Tegan[/name] - My husband loves this for girls, I am neutral on it for either.
[name]Miguel[/name] - [name]Love[/name]. All boy, of course.
[name]April[/name] - Dislike.
[name]Quinn[/name] - [name]Love[/name] for boys. Also like [name]Quentin[/name] and [name]Quinlan[/name], also for boys.
[name]Mika[/name] - Prefer [name]Micah[/name], boy.
[name]Cherry[/name] - Prefer [name]Cerise[/name] or [name]Sakura[/name] as kinder in middle school.
[name]Marley[/name] - Dislike for boys and girls.
[name]Juniper[/name] - Like for both sexes.
Chaunsie - Dislike for both sexes.
[name]Nolan[/name] - Dislike.
[name]Odessa[/name] - I can’t like [name]Odessa[/name] I only think of mass graves.
[name]Poppy[/name] - Prefer [name]Pippa[/name]/[name]Pepper[/name], girl.
[name]Finn[/name] - Boy, love.
[name]Laurel[/name] - Girl, love.
[name]Cinna[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like
[name]Lacie[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like any variation of [name]Lacy[/name] and the further it gets from [name]Lacey[/name]/[name]Lacy[/name] the less I like it.
[name]Aria[/name]/Arietty (nn [name]Ari[/name]) - Vastly prefer [name]Ariella[/name].
[name]Cecil[/name]
[name]Vincent[/name] (nn [name]Vinny[/name]) - Like
[name]Ramona[/name] - [name]Adore[/name]!
[name]Ciel[/name] ([name]Sky[/name] in French) - Dislike
[name]Daphne[/name] - Okay, but adore [name]Delphine[/name].
[name]Calypso[/name] - Prefer [name]Calantha[/name].
Echelon - no
Lockett - no