What are your favorite ''underused'' names?

General Name Discussion
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I’ve recently been obsessed with finding ‘‘new’’ names I like! Looking for underused but recognizable names - not too unusual, no pet names if you know what I mean. I don’t really have a style, I just like what I like :woman_shrugging:t2: :joy:

Some of my new-found favorites:

Girls: [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f], [name_f]Lilith[/name_f], [name_f]Margot[/name_f], [name_f]Iris[/name_f], [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], [name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Paloma[/name_f]

Boys: [name_u]Archer[/name_u], [name_m]Alistair[/name_m], [name_u]August[/name_u], [name_u]Griffin[/name_u], [name_u]Julian[/name_u], [name_m]Otis[/name_m], [name_m]Wesley[/name_m]

I’m looking for inspiration so feel free to list as many as you want!

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Delia
Flora
Jane
Nell
Adelaide
Gwendolen
Harriet
Marian/Marianne
Sybil
Verity
Amabel
Amalia
Annika
Giselle
Nadia
Petra
Sonya
Miriam
Susanna(h)

Dominic
Frederic/Freddy
Gus
Laurence/Laurie
Drake
Edmund
Ellis
Gilbert
Peter
Roger
Rafael
Raoul
Judah
Malachi

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Ida and [name_f]Magdalene[/name_f] come to mind for girls, and [name_m]Cassian[/name_m] and [name_u]Ira[/name_u] for boys.

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I think [name_f]Paulina[/name_f] is very underrated. I rarely see anyone mention it.

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Petra
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Avis[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabine[/name_f]/Sabina
[name_f]Anais[/name_f]
[name_u]Pascale[/name_u]
[name_u]Marin[/name_u]

Adrian
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_u]Nolan[/name_u]
[name_m]Ansel[/name_m]
[name_m]Cedric[/name_m]
[name_u]Sinclair[/name_u]
[name_m]Hamish[/name_m]

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How funny, I have [name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f] and [name_m]Dominic[/name_m] on my list! What a great list!

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Delta
[name_u]Delaney[/name_u]
[name_u]Navy[/name_u]
[name_f]Meadow[/name_f]
[name_f]Saoirse[/name_f]
[name_f]Clover[/name_f]
[name_m]Josiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Seamus[/name_m]
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m]
[name_m]Malachy[/name_m]

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Girls: [name_f]Polina[/name_f], [name_f]Katinka[/name_f], [name_f]Yekaterina[/name_f], [name_f]Therese[/name_f], [name_f]Gretchen[/name_f]

Boys: [name_m]Cadmus[/name_m], [name_m]Kelvin[/name_m], [name_u]Tai[/name_u], [name_u]Ashby[/name_u], [name_u]Florian[/name_u]

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Paloma and [name_m]Alistair[/name_m] :heart_eyes:

Colette
[name_f]Letitia[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Lois[/name_f]
[name_f]Posey[/name_f]

Anthony
[name_u]Callum[/name_u]
[name_u]Declan[/name_u]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_u]Tristan[/name_u]
[name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m]
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m]

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Underused names, hmmm let’s see.

Girls
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f], it’s elegant and dignified.
[name_f]Jemima[/name_f]- it’s so happy and upbeat, it’s on my girl’s list.
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]- I just love it and you don’t hear it anywhere. I am surprised it’s not more popular.
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]- From the Latin meaning truth. Underused out of all the puritan names.
Ariette- It sounds so pretty and nice alternative to [name_f]Harriet[/name_f].

Boys
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m], I love the nickname [name_m]Raffi[/name_m].
[name_m]Elio[/name_m]- I think this will really gain popularity over the next few years.
[name_m]Evander[/name_m]- it’s a great alternative to [name_m]Alexander[/name_m].
[name_m]Jacobi[/name_m]- again it’s an underused biblical gem.
[name_m]Deacon[/name_m]- love the meaning ‘messenger’. And feels smart and charming.

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My favourites are:

Elio (top pick if our baby is a boy)
[name_m]Bastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Miro[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_m]Wilbur[/name_m]
[name_u]Remy[/name_u]

Zella
[name_f]Alba[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Della[/name_f]
[name_u]Noa[/name_u]
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]