Unique baby names. How unique is enough?

I personally like older names that have fallen out of fashion like Whitney, Norman etc.

If I were to name a kid, I'd want it something so that there is not five other kids in their class with that name, yet not something that is unpronounceable or that would give the kid grief their whole life.

 

I honestly hate the idea of strange names. In the unlikely event that I ever have children, they will not be named something like Kahrleigh (a girl I went to high school with) or Kyler.

That kid would be named something completely common, like Jake. Or Matthew. I want them to have a real name, not something nobody's ever heard of.

 

I'd rather give them a name that's common than uncommon and unpronounceable. I personally like the names Lily, Grace, Elijah, and Kathryn.

 

Although I don't want children, I like unique names as well as some traditional names.

Some names I like:
Scarlett
Jade
Olivia
Alexander
Jaxon
Xavier

 

I quite like the idea of uncommon names but not overly mad ones. A girl I know named her child Phoenix, to me that just isn't fair. You're setting them up for life and I think it would be nice to give them a name that is unique but not enough that it would be considered odd. I personally would like to take my mad name ideas out on myself, just change my name and get it out my system lol.

I like Vincent for a boy and Lisa or Harley for a girl.

 

Alexandra is also a possibility... with lots of included names as abbreviations.. sandy, alex, lexi, etc...

If you look up "normal" names there are often quite colourful explanations...

Ash, Ally, Ember, Heather sound quite pleasing...

 

A *little* unique is what you're trying for. Overly common and it's boring and doesn't breed much sense of identity as I see it. But overly uncommon and your kid will wish for a normal name because they can't relate to others and deal with mispronunciations on an hourly basis.

My favorite names are "normal" enough, but not frequently used anymore so are slightly striking. At least to my own sensibilities.

 

Haha well it's an interesting name. Another one was Lazarus, but again I feel that's maybe too much. Phoenix Furey would be a cool superhero name though

 

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I love unique names, but my friend was telling me about this guy in her online school class and his name was, I kid you not, "Godremembers." All one word. Don't name your child something like that.

 

I don't have a problem with parents who think outside of the box, but would prefer that any "unique" name be a middle name, rather than the first name.

One issue I see with giving certain unique names is that it can be a hurdle in their life in that it might subject them to stereotypes, if the name is too "unique."

If I were to see someone who had a "free-spirited" name, I'd probably think their parents were a bit "out there" :lol:. I'd have images of their parents in tie-dye clothes and a VW hippie van :lol:.

However, with names, I might be a bit biased because the most "out there" name in my family is probably my cousin, Aidan.

 

i like unique names, but i share the feeling of other members of not wanting to mess this child up. i also don't like names that have a ton of ways to spell them (having been cursed with one myself).

some of my favourite baby names are: elliot, skye, storm, lennon, kai, raiden, indiana... i'd like to give my child one of our "family middle names" which are definitely not common, so i might have to tone it down a little on their first name :lol:

 

I am all for unique names for kids, if I ever did have a kid or two I'd want them to have a unique name, cause, no kid of mine is going to be a "normal" kid.

Personally I like the name "Echo" for a girl and, something that's a little bit more common for a boy, "Devin"

If I ever did have kids, (most likely adopted) I'd want a girl and a boy, Echo and Devin

 

i'm sticking to the tradition we have on our island, give them an "english" name and a traditional palauan name. and i can tell you those names can get pretty interesting.

 

I like unique names with a rich history. I like Greek and mythological names in particular. Minerva, Cosima, Isolde, Caspian, Evander, Orion etc.