UK Berries! What names would you like to see used more often?

I love these two Nameberry lists and always come back to them for inspiration: (Hipster British [name_u]Baby[/name_u] Names for Boys and Hipster British [name_u]Baby[/name_u] Names for Girls). Thanks @katinka! :wink:

I am curious what names UK Berries would like to see used more often in real life, whether it’s fashionable, hip or just something you really like.

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Those lists have some amazing names!
For boys I’d say [name_u]Emmett[/name_u], [name_u]Valentine[/name_u] or [name_m]Bram[/name_m], those are on my list and hopefully not too out there for strange looks. Worried about teasing for [name_u]Valentine[/name_u] too. I’d love them to be more known, but not overly popular.

For girls I’d love [name_u]Indigo[/name_u] (I adore the nickname [name_f]Indi[/name_f], but hate other longer variations, plus it’s my favourite colour!), and generally more unisex names like [name_u]Eden[/name_u]/Sage instead of [name_u]Riley[/name_u] which is overused.
Also more of the [name_f]Nancy[/name_f]/Posey/Betsy style cutsie oldy vintage names

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Ooh yes [name_f]Kitty[/name_f], [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f], [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f] and [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

[name_f]My[/name_f] baby name list I am obsessed with is the Upright Elegance list on British [name_u]Baby[/name_u] names : Upright Elegance - British Baby Names

I could name a [name_m]Radford[/name_m] sized family using only that list!

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Love those lists! It would be great to meet any of them, but I’d particularly like to see something more unusual like [name_u]Valentine[/name_u] or [name_u]Willoughby[/name_u] to convince me it can be done!

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that’s my favorite, i have it open in one of my tabs almost all the time haha

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Ahh, I’m thrilled you like the lists! They were good fun to put together :blush:

I’d like to see more medieval names be rediscovered, I think. There are plenty that feel quirky but simple and wearable today.

Names like…

Cicely
[name_f]Anstice[/name_f]
Rohais
[name_f]Adelais[/name_f]
[name_f]Iseult[/name_f]
[name_f]Effemy[/name_f]
[name_f]Annis[/name_f]
Annot
[name_f]Malkin[/name_f]
[name_f]Ismay[/name_f]
Ellicot
[name_f]Idony[/name_f]
Mariot
[name_f]Sibley[/name_f]
[name_f]Aubine[/name_f]
Emelot
Isabea
Mahaut
Ysole

Aiken
[name_u]Averil[/name_u]
[name_u]Larkin[/name_u]
[name_m]Nichol[/name_m]
[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u]
Bartelot
[name_m]Digory[/name_m]
Bonamy
[name_m]Parkin[/name_m]
Pipkin
Elphin
[name_m]Fulco[/name_m]
Guiot
[name_m]Hamlet[/name_m]
Joskin
[name_u]Pascoe[/name_u]
Wolstan
Beauvis
Claudin
[name_m]Eduin[/name_m]
[name_m]Josquin[/name_m]
Cariou
Marcou
[name_u]Robinet[/name_u]

Totally got carried away there, haha :see_no_evil: But I had fun finding some new old names!

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I would like to see [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] used more often is such a dignified elegant name really beautiful name. I think people association the name to much with coronation street though :joy::joy:

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Am I… A hipster?! That girls list is almost exactly like mine :joy:

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Girls
[name_u]Romilly[/name_u]
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamy[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eugenia[/name_f]
[name_f]Angelica[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Tomasina[/name_f]
[name_f]Henriette[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f]
[name_u]Penny[/name_u]

Boys
[name_u]Bellamy[/name_u]
[name_m]Clarence[/name_m]
[name_m]Hector[/name_m]
[name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_m]Eugene[/name_m]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m]
[name_m]Terrence[/name_m]
[name_m]Lance[/name_m]
[name_u]Rex[/name_u]

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Hmmm, hard to say. I certainly wouldn’t want any of my favourite names to increase in popularity. :sweat_smile:

Here are some names I like, but (probably) wouldn’t use and would love to see on someone else’s child:
[name_f]Eliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Imelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Soraya[/name_f]
[name_f]Annora[/name_f]
[name_f]Marielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Elvira[/name_f]
[name_f]Noemi[/name_f]
[name_f]Annika[/name_f]
[name_f]Delfina[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Amity[/name_f]
[name_f]Corisande[/name_f]

[name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m]
[name_m]Leandro[/name_m]
[name_m]Matteo[/name_m]
[name_m]Lysander[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthias[/name_m]
[name_m]Darius[/name_m]
[name_m]Josiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Dimitri[/name_m]
[name_m]Tiago[/name_m]
[name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m]
[name_m]Angelo[/name_m]
[name_m]Emilian[/name_m]

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American here eavesdropping on the British people thread lol
:stuck_out_tongue:
I’m still a teenberry, but when I’m an adult I would love to go to [name_u]London[/name_u] for a year or so.
Btw do you guys really drink tea with every meal?
Because I love tea
A lot

Okay I’ll force my American self to shut up and leave this thread now.

Cheerio!

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no. at least i dont. i like tea, but i think most people limit themselves to only one or two cups a day…? that said i do have an friend who is very addicted to tea and has around 6 cups a day, but she’s welsh not english.
:grin: