Rare finds! I've only met one person named...

[avo]

I thought that it would be fun to hear about the names you have only encountered once in day to day life…since berries are such a diverse lot hailing from so many different countries maybe this will reveal some uncommon/unusual gems

I have only met one person named:

Ladies:

[name_u]Raven[/name_u]
[name_u]Sequoia[/name_u]
[name_m]Luki[/name_m] (loo-key)
Alasia (uh-lay-sha)
[name_f]Tova[/name_f]
Élan
Sebastienne
[name_f]Pilar[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Lois[/name_f]
Justine
Alethea
Grizzelda
Desda
Midori
Bryce
Raverra (ruh-VERA)
Tanya (TAN-yuh)
Nadine
Ryland
Karishma
Regina

Fellows:

Winston
Rocky
Ricco
Carter
Arthur
Callum
Soulemayne

[lilea]

Great idea!

Girls:
[name_f]Cerys[/name_f] (pronounced care-iss)
Melicka
Mhairi (pronounced Vari)
[name_f]Miranda[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]

Boys
[name_m]Barnabas[/name_m] ‘[name_m]Barny[/name_m]’
[name_m]Zebedee[/name_m]
[name_m]Johnson[/name_m]

I’m sure there’s loads more which I will add when I think of them.

[kmdharrington]

[name_f]Zaza[/name_f]
Eislyn
Meridian
[name_f]Safiyya[/name_f]
Christophene
Makaeda
Dilya
[name_u]Elia[/name_u]
[name_f]Shira[/name_f]
Marquart
[name_f]Leandra[/name_f]
Tajae
Dainiarra
[name_f]Saniya[/name_f]
[name_f]Graziella[/name_f]
Delijah
Simra
Isis
Mariah
Ilse

Adaobi
Naftali
Elazer
Keeva
Temple
Esko
Zico
Onyekachukwu
Toochukwu
LeoFrancis
Amaziah
Yusef
Orien
Dareus
Paz
Arsene
Ja’mar
Boris

[geeknamezyo]

[name_f]Adalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Allegra[/name_f]
[name_u]Carson[/name_u]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Lenore[/name_f]

Archimedes
Copernicus
[name_m]Mateo[/name_m]
[name_m]Monty[/name_m]
[name_u]Noel[/name_u]
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m]

And hey, I’ve met a [female] [name_m]Luki[/name_m] too!

[faithnamer]

I’ve only met one person named…

Elleory (g)
[name_m]Zechariah[/name_m]
[name_m]Yousef[/name_m]
[name_u]Marion[/name_u] (g)
[name_f]Amber[/name_f]
[name_f]Aoife[/name_f]
Oisen

[Sunniva]

[name_m]Just[/name_m] a few off the top of my head (all on kids under 5):

[name_f]Athena[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f]
[name_u]Dagny[/name_u]
[name_f]Saoirse[/name_f]

Anakin
Trumby
D’Artagnan

[jtay07]

[name_f]Allegra[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_u]Ari[/name_u]
[name_f]Paulette[/name_f]

[name_u]Chandler[/name_u]
[name_u]Blaise[/name_u]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
Aniello

[mabespark]

[name_f]Tennille[/name_f]
Timmarie
[name_u]Scout[/name_u]
[name_u]Justice[/name_u]
[name_f]Taryn[/name_f]
[name_f]Meera[/name_f]
[name_f]Raea[/name_f]
[name_f]Tandee[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
Janeanne
[name_f]Sheri[/name_f]
Sherridyn
[name_u]Reese[/name_u]
Jing Jing
[name_m]Emmerson[/name_m]
[name_f]Michelle[/name_f]

[name_m]Ephraim[/name_m]
[name_m]Lincoln[/name_m]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
Riggs

[palecarousel]

Ilis (eye-liss)
[name_f]Djuna[/name_f]
Dejanae
[name_f]Pandora[/name_f]
Maezelle (may-zell)
Enwar
[name_m]Berlin[/name_m]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Garnet[/name_f]
[name_f]Inez[/name_f]
[name_f]Della[/name_f]
Pricie
Dewanna
[name_f]Theda[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Margo[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucretia[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
Cherokee
[name_f]Rochelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Isis[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Geraldine[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]

[name_m]Amadeus[/name_m]
[name_u]Alfie[/name_u]
[name_m]Tre[/name_m]
R.D.
[name_m]Delvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Clayton[/name_m]
Gradon
[name_m]Bishop[/name_m]

[ajh]

[name_f]Anise[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Tianna[/name_f]

[Kateg1011]

[name_f]Arlene[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_m]Caiden[/name_m]
Azaelia
[name_f]Azaria[/name_f]
[name_f]Rainbow[/name_f]
[name_f]Luciana[/name_f]

[name_u]Jesse[/name_u]
[name_m]Brendyn[/name_m]
[name_m]Armin[/name_m]
[name_m]Orville[/name_m]
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]
[name_m]Austin[/name_m]

[system]

Kinstry
Isis
Pania
Cosi
Zora
Oki
Dune
[name_f]Orla[/name_f]
[name_f]Lutie[/name_f]
[name_f]Plum[/name_f]
Fritha
[name_f]Gala[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_m]Soloman[/name_m]
[name_m]Geronimo[/name_m]
[name_u]Red[/name_u]
[name_f]Thomasin[/name_f]
[name_f]Euphemia[/name_f]
[name_u]Dusty[/name_u]

PS it is funny what other people think are uncommon names. i don’t live in the States but know loads of Levis, Kais, Mirandas, Edens, Solomans, Islas, Alfies, Maisies , Minnies, Hunters for example

[dewdropsandroses]

[name_f]Nola[/name_f] (though it seems common on nameberry)
[name_f]Queenie[/name_f]
Cherith

[name_u]Britton[/name_u]
Hurtis

and I’m sure I’ll think of more.

[poptart8]

Male:
Boady
[name_m]Ryker[/name_m]
[name_m]Zander[/name_m]
Theoren
[name_f]Kodiak[/name_f] (mine)
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m] (my nephew)
[name_u]Pace[/name_u]

Female
[name_f]Lace[/name_f] (mine)
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_u]Hunter[/name_u] (very weird on a girl!)
[name_f]Odessa[/name_f] (my niece)
Emrynce
Zalaney

[auntie_a]

Girls
[name_f]Odessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Geneva[/name_f]
Dainger
Superior
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_f]Jeanette[/name_f] (called [name_m]Jett[/name_m])
[name_f]Iveth[/name_f] (prn more like Eveth)
[name_f]Minnie[/name_f] - an older lady.

Boys
[name_m]Zebulon[/name_m] ([name_m]Zeb[/name_m])
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_u]Kelly[/name_u]
[name_u]Walker[/name_u]
[name_u]Kai[/name_u]
[name_m]Herman[/name_m] - 11 years old.
[name_m]Norman[/name_m] -9 years old.
[name_m]Judson[/name_m]

Unless I commented otherwise, these are all children or teens. I’m sure there are a lot more, but these are the ones off the top of my head.

[laness]

[name_f]Ife[/name_f]
[name_u]Addison[/name_u] (surprisingly)
[name_m]Fabian[/name_m]
[name_f]Alia[/name_f]
[name_f]Leia[/name_f]
[name_f]Adrienne[/name_f]

[lcd1912]

mabespark: WOW where are you from that you have only met one [name_f]Michelle[/name_f]?!? I feel like every other girl in my grade was named [name_f]Michelle[/name_f]!
[name_m]Wes[/name_m]
[name_u]Corbin[/name_u]
[name_m]Kaiden[/name_m] (and he’s in his late 20’s-way before the -aden craze I think)

[name_u]Aspen[/name_u]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
Kevinagh
[name_f]Taryn[/name_f]
[name_u]Teagan[/name_u]

[jessieo]

[name_f]Una[/name_f]
[name_m]Romeo[/name_m]
[name_u]Lou[/name_u] [name_u]Lou[/name_u]
[name_f]Lourdes[/name_f]
[name_f]Christianne[/name_f]
[name_f]Saffron[/name_f]
[name_f]Promise[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f]
Lyndall
Thorin
Claudia
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f]
[name_f]Bettina[/name_f]
…and [name_m]Diesel[/name_m]. lol

[tree_loves_eth]

I’ve only met one person named…

[name_f]Petrea[/name_f]
[name_f]Leandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Deidre[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonie[/name_f]
Namaya
Athyra
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]
[name_f]Karis[/name_f]
[name_f]Katrin[/name_f]
[name_f]Stine[/name_f] ([name_f]Steena[/name_f])
[name_f]Margo[/name_f]
[name_f]Nastassja[/name_f]
[name_f]Ila[/name_f]

[name_u]Gerd[/name_u]
Ethyn
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
Taurian

[Tschiraldi]

[name_f]Eleni[/name_f]
[name_f]Neelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]
[name_f]Bernardine[/name_f]
[name_f]Danika[/name_f]
[name_f]Annika[/name_f]

[name_m]Bodhi[/name_m]
[name_u]Rex[/name_u]