I’m a part of a gothic site (it’s sort of like a gothic social media) and in the forums section, I found a thread titled “unorthodox baby names” and I just had to go through it. And now I have to share what people were talking about on there
I’ll * my favorites (ones I actually like)
Here’s some names mentioned along with interesting comments:
Girls:
[name_f]Kitana[/name_f]
Akisha
[name_u]Ivory[/name_u]
Moonflower
Faelyn
[name_f]Mercedes[/name_f]
[name_f]Nautica[/name_f]
[name_f]Cherie[/name_f]
[name_f]Deanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Tiffany[/name_f] Lenae
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Nova[/name_f]*
[name_u]Ren[/name_u]
[name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]*
[name_f]Alyce[/name_f] – pronounced like [name_f]Elise[/name_f]
Skarlett
[name_f]Gypsy[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Mercury[/name_u] – sister to [name_m]Thorn[/name_m] [name_m]Apollo[/name_m]
[name_u]Dominique[/name_u]
[name_f]Tanja[/name_f] [name_f]Elise[/name_f]-- from Norway
[name_u]Romy[/name_u]
[name_u]Shiloh[/name_u]* – but for a boy
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]
[name_f]Liesel[/name_f]*
[name_u]Marley[/name_u]
Merlot
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]-[name_f]Lucia[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Laura[/name_f]
Tsunami
[name_f]Adalyn[/name_f] [name_u]Lee[/name_u]
[name_f]Stacie[/name_f] Laishai – apparently la-shay
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f]*
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Nylah[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]-[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Adara[/name_f]
[name_f]Fia[/name_f]* – but I do prefer [name_f]Fiammetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Aoife[/name_f] – sister to [name_f]Fia[/name_f]
[name_u]Rylee[/name_u] [name_u]Madison[/name_u]
[name_f]Mina[/name_f] [name_u]Raven[/name_u]* – sister to [name_u]Dorian[/name_u] [name_m]Tobias[/name_m] and [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_u]Tristan[/name_u]
Cerai
Falhn [name_u]Angel[/name_u] – [name_f]Fallen[/name_f] [name_u]Angel[/name_u] O_O He said it came from a short stories he used to write as a teen
[name_f]Lorna[/name_f]*
Jaszmine-[name_f]Louise[/name_f] Mondea
[name_f]Honor[/name_f]
[name_f]Faustina[/name_f] *
[name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlet[/name_f]
[name_f]Valencia[/name_f]*
Bloem, Zus and Mensje – sister names mean “flower, sister, and something close to small human in Dutch” apparently
[name_f]Ayeesha[/name_f]
[name_f]Selena[/name_f] [name_f]Leanne[/name_f] – sister to [name_m]Walter[/name_m] [name_m]Eugene[/name_m] with future brother [name_m]Thor[/name_m] O_o. I should mention that this woman said “After Selena, I thought I’d stick with the Greek god theme, so we’re going with Thor.” O_O
[name_f]Patience[/name_f]* – as a middle. I used it for a boy in my book
[name_f]Atlantis[/name_f]
[name_f]Molly[/name_f]-[name_f]Raine[/name_f]
[name_u]Dakota[/name_u]-[name_u]Blue[/name_u]
[name_f]Divine[/name_f] [name_f]Faith[/name_f]
Faithful [name_m]Christian[/name_m]
Boys:
[name_m]Amadeaus[/name_m], [name_u]Phoenix[/name_u], Karizma and Divabella – siblings
[name_m]Walter[/name_m] [name_m]Eugene[/name_m]
[name_m]Valor[/name_m]
Rizzo
[name_m]Garrett[/name_m]*
[name_m]Virgil[/name_m]*
[name_m]Faustus[/name_m]*
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u] [name_m]Tobias[/name_m]*
[name_u]James[/name_u] [name_u]Tristan[/name_u]* – brothers (with [name_u]Dorian[/name_u]) to [name_f]Mina[/name_f] [name_u]Raven[/name_u]
[name_u]Reign[/name_u] Aikido Roose
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Link[/name_m] – named after 2 video characters, but I don’t know who [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] is
[name_m]Nemo[/name_m] [name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Winsten[/name_m] ([name_f]Winnie[/name_f])
[name_m]Briggs[/name_m]
[name_m]Woodrow[/name_m] (Woods)
[name_m]Tyrus[/name_m]
Borg
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]*
[name_m]Cedric[/name_m]
[name_m]Crew[/name_m]
[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m]
[name_m]Broderick[/name_m]
[name_m]Jacoby[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]
[name_m]Kyson[/name_m]
[name_m]Quinten[/name_m]
[name_m]Talon[/name_m]
Tayven
[name_m]Ryker[/name_m]
[name_m]Meyer[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Tyrone[/name_m]
Anniken – says it’s common in Norway where they live
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]*
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]* – whose father wanted to name him [name_m]Link[/name_m] or Hyrule
Krue [name_u]Hunter[/name_u]
[name_m]Ryder[/name_m] [name_u]Armani[/name_u]
Teag [name_m]Draven[/name_m] – these three from Krue down to Teag are brothers with Skarlett and [name_f]Gypsy[/name_f]
[name_m]Fox[/name_m]* & [name_m]Diesel[/name_m]
[name_m]Thorn[/name_m] [name_m]Apollo[/name_m] – brother to [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Mercury[/name_u]
Dasani
[name_u]Cloud[/name_u]* – GP
Daegan
Braeydynn – the comment “ridiculous. His F-ing name is still [name_m]Braden[/name_m]” made me laugh
Comments that were funny:
“I wouldn’t say it’s unethical to name a child [name_f]Bella[/name_f], [name_m]Edward[/name_m], etc. Those are real names and five years from now when twilight’s been completely forgotten by anyone that’s actually going to breed, [name_m]Edward[/name_m] will just be seen as a kind of nice traditional English name”
“The problem is, a person who’s going to name their child [name_f]Nevaeh[/name_f] Yooneek Vodka Juicy Couture, isn’t exactly the type of person who does a lot of research about anything.”
After the name Dasani came up – "I’ll name my kids [name_u]Evian[/name_u], Aquafina, Dasani and Perrier. "
[name_f]Divine[/name_f] [name_f]Faith[/name_f] and Faithful [name_m]Christian[/name_m] are a bit much even for this believer!
[name_u]Dakota[/name_u]-[name_u]Blue[/name_u] sounds like a state is bleeding to death and needs help! (Code [name_u]Blue[/name_u])
[name_u]Reign[/name_u] Aikido Roose sounds like a Japanese cartoon character/video game.
Bloem, Zus and Mensje are a little cheesy.
Faelyn - it’s [name_m]Faolan[/name_m] or [name_m]Phelan[/name_m].
I really only like [name_f]Nova[/name_f], [name_f]Lorna[/name_f], and [name_f]Aoife[/name_f] for girls and [name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m] for the boys.
These are pretty bad, especially g*psy which is super offensive, you shouldn’t even be able to name a child that.
“Our son if [name_m]Walter[/name_m] [name_m]Eugene[/name_m], which is unusual where we live. Then I had [name_f]Selena[/name_f] [name_f]Leanne[/name_f] but I wanted to name her [name_f]Aphrodite[/name_f] [name_f]Leann[/name_f] but my mom said that wasn’t a real name so I named her [name_f]Selena[/name_f], which is a version of a Greek goddess name, and I figured we’d stick with the Greek god theme since it works so well. So since we’re sticking with the Greek god theme, we thought we’d go with [name_m]Thor[/name_m] next” O_O
LOL!
Well clearly the first thing anyone will think when they hear about siblings [name_m]Walter[/name_m], [name_f]Selena[/name_f], and [name_m]Thor[/name_m] is that their parents were really into the Greek gods. sigh
Oooh, I liked a lot of those! I will say [name_f]Divine[/name_f] [name_f]Faith[/name_f] & Faithful [name_m]Christian[/name_m] are a bit much, but I love [name_f]Divine[/name_f], [name_f]Faith[/name_f], & [name_m]Christian[/name_m] as individual names.
Of the girls names, I love:
[name_u]Ivory[/name_u].
[name_f]Mercedes[/name_f].
[name_f]Deanna[/name_f].
[name_f]Tiffany[/name_f].
[name_f]Isla[/name_f].
[name_f]Nova[/name_f].
[name_u]Ren[/name_u].
[name_f]Alexandra[/name_f].
[name_f]Alyce[/name_f].
[name_f]Gypsy[/name_f].
[name_u]Dominique[/name_u].
[name_u]Romy[/name_u].
[name_u]Shiloh[/name_u].
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u].
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f].
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f].
[name_f]Fia[/name_f].
[name_u]Rylee[/name_u] [name_u]Madison[/name_u].
[name_f]Mina[/name_f] [name_u]Raven[/name_u].(I love [name_u]Raven[/name_u]).
[name_f]Honor[/name_f].
[name_f]Patience[/name_f].
[name_f]Atlantis[/name_f](a lot like [name_m]Atlas[/name_m], which is another name I like).
[name_u]Dakota[/name_u]-[name_u]Blue[/name_u].
Boys:
Amadaeus
[name_u]Phoenix[/name_u](I love this name)
[name_m]Walter[/name_m] [name_m]Eugene[/name_m].
[name_m]Valor[/name_m].
[name_m]Garrett[/name_m].
[name_m]Virgil[/name_m].
[name_u]Reign[/name_u].
[name_m]Woodrow[/name_m].
[name_m]Cedric[/name_m].
[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m].
[name_m]Broderick[/name_m].
[name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m].
[name_m]Talon[/name_m].
[name_m]Ryker[/name_m].
[name_m]Tyrone[/name_m].
[name_u]Rory[/name_u].
[name_m]Cole[/name_m].
&
Krue [name_u]Hunter[/name_u](this is neat, I love the flow when you put these two together).
[name_f]Kitana[/name_f] - I actually kinda like this one
[name_f]Deanna[/name_f] - in what world is this unorthodox. I know 3 people with this name. I know it’s not extremely common, but yeesh.
[name_f]Nova[/name_f] - love! It was my great-grandmother’s name and it’s high on my list
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Mercury[/name_u] – this I actually kinda like. I wouldn’t choose [name_u]Mercury[/name_u] but it’s not terrible and [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] is great
[name_f]Liesel[/name_f] - I like this as well
Merlot - I kinda like [name_f]Claret[/name_f], but I’m not fond of Merlot
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f] - love this one
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]-[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Adara[/name_f] - I really like [name_f]Adara[/name_f]
[name_f]Molly[/name_f]-[name_f]Raine[/name_f] - I don’t mind this if it was a fn/mn, not so much as a double-barrel
Karizma - lol
[name_m]Valor[/name_m] - I like this one too!
[name_m]Garrett[/name_m] - another that I wouldn’t consider very unorthodox, but it’s nice enough
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u] [name_m]Tobias[/name_m] - love this one!
Borg - with brother Klingon? yikes
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m] - love this one!
[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m]/[name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m]/[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]/[name_m]Silas[/name_m] - love all of these!
Anniken - I sorta kinda like it
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]* - I really like this one, along with [name_m]Clay[/name_m], I think they’re nice and underused.
[name_m]Thorn[/name_m] [name_m]Apollo[/name_m] - I don’t love it, but I don’t absolutely hate it either
I absolutely died laughing when out of the blue [name_f]Tiffany[/name_f] shows up on the list. [name_m]How[/name_m] unorthodox! Lol!
[name_f]Fallen[/name_f] [name_u]Angel[/name_u]'s address should be filed and sent change of name information and an apology when they get older. Probably even monetary compensation.
I’m glad [name_f]Liesel[/name_f] is getting some love in the world though! One of my favorite books I read when I was younger is The Book Thief and [name_f]Liesel[/name_f] is the main character. Such a lovely namesake to have. I am afraid my southern family would say, “[name_m]DIESEL[/name_m]?! You named her after gasoline?!” Sad days for me!
I am super surprised my favorite [name_f]Luna[/name_f] didn’t show up somewhere. Someone once told me only goths would use [name_f]Luna[/name_f]. Not sure if they wanted me to be offended? Didn’t bother me!
[name_f]Mercedes[/name_f]
[name_f]Cherie[/name_f] (love this even if NB thinks it is dated!)
[name_f]Nova[/name_f]
[name_f]Valencia[/name_f]
[name_f]Selena[/name_f]
[name_m]Amadeaus[/name_m] (middle name only)
[name_m]Valor[/name_m]
[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m]
[name_m]Draven[/name_m] (yeah I know about The [name_m]Crow[/name_m] but I think the similarity to “dragon” and “driven” is why I like it)
[name_m]Jacoby[/name_m]–I don’t especially like this, but I think [name_m]Jacoby[/name_m] Shaddox (real) is soooo much cooler than [name_m]Coby[/name_m] [name_m]Dick[/name_m] (stage)–this is the real name and initial stage name of the singer of Papa Roach
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]-[name_f]Lucia[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] wouldn’t be that bad, it was the addition of [name_f]Laura[/name_f] that hurts it.
[name_m]Nemo[/name_m] [name_u]Noah[/name_u], the mom said “We know the fish from Disney is there but if people pick on him, oh well. He has a middle name” >.<
And I should mention that Deanna is supposed to be DeAnna named after DeAnna Troi from Star Trek. She says it herself. >.>
