When Darin and I were looking for a name for our first child, we finally decided upon Sophia, because it means “wisdom,” because it’s beautiful, and because it’s not that common.
Well, two out of three ain’t bad.
Uncommon names aren’t so very much so anymore. The name Sophia is part of a trend towards old-fashioned feminine names — just today in the park there was a Sophie (of course), a Gabriella, and an Arabella. My niece Madeline is unlikely to be the only Madeline in her class.
There are quite a few Sophias out there, and even more Sophies. Fia gets called “Soph” and “Sophie” all the time; she usually stares at whoever’s calling her that until they use “Sophia.” The nickname Fia suits her so much — to me it speaks of being “defiant” and “fiery,” and reminiscent of the French word for proud, “fier.”
Boys don’t seem to have as wide a range of name choices. In Sophia’s preschool class there are two Maxes, and there are only 12 kids in the class. Max is over, okay? Same thing with Jack. Go to a playground, yell out “Jack!” and count how many kids turn around.
So far we haven’t run across too many Simons. In fact, so far: none. Well, except in Britain. Everyone who works on Teletubbies is evidently named Simon.
Some friends of mine named their boy Atticus, which is wonderful and unusual. Surprisingly, I have discovered three or four other Attici.
Today in the park there was also a boy named Seneca. A few years ago I knew a woman whose son was named Demetrius.
Other unusual names: I’ve met one girl named Symphony, a boy named Neo (I didn’t ask his mother whether she took that name from The Matrix or not), and a girl named Brontë, as in Charlotte, Anne, and/or Emily.
I have a friend whose stepson was named Ocean (I have since run into a few other Oceans) and whose son is Horizon. I thought Horizon was an odd name at the time, but you know what? Now I think it’s kind of neat. Also, they live in Northern California, where he’s less likely to get teased for that sort of thing.
There are several girls named Emerson. Where that is coming from I have no idea.
I like really unusual names. I realize this may not be a popular position. And I guess if a kid has a really weird name, then they’re open to teasing. But who can judge what a really weird name is?
There seems to be this school of thought that kids need “normal” names, like Anne or Jim. Joanne Jacobs says that she chose her daughter’s name “to avoid teasing in first grade and make it easier for her to run for president of the United States.” My college roommate said she had to choose names not only for President of the US but for President of Ford or some other Fortune 500 company.
Maybe if there were a wider range of names available, we wouldn’t have to worry about the teasing aspect.
And you know, I doubt Condoleezza Rice has suffered from having an offbeat name. Although filling in those little circles on the name portion of the SATs probably sucked.
After a month of going back and forth over boys names ( Roan (pr. rowan), Reuban, Robin, Harry, George, Max) for our newborn we have called him Jasper Thomas. Our friends think it a great name. Strong, artistic, colourful (he came with a downy cover of red hair)and uncommon. All 4 grandparents think Jasper is a dumb choice. They say it is the name of a miser, or a cad, or the name of a B-grade fence-sittin’ cowboy. We have told them to get over it and get used to it, and allow new associations to form, for their first grandson. I love the gem-names Pearl and Ruby for girls. What other associations do people have for Jasper?!
We named our first daughter Shonda. We wanted something different. As a Dad I wanted Rhonda, but my wife wouldn’t buy it. When Shonda went off to college the school roomed her with an African-American girl because Shonda sounded African-American. They became the best of friends and roomed together for two years until they both moved off campus with other friends. We have since run into several Shondas or LaShondas.
I’m from Germany and I love names like June, Jonah, Aidan and Anna. My niece is called Annelie Sué(life) and I love that name over all =)
Anne.
i like strange names, my name is so boring their are three girls the same age as me where i went to school with the exact same spelling,it’s annoying,
Boys: Giles(from Buffy), Ellison, Harris, Draco(from Harry Potter), Reginald(my grandad), Xilas(pronounced zy-lus), Tino, Lore, Daek (day-ek)
Girls: Dominic, Chelsie(cousin), Maddison(cousin), Morgan(cousin), Summer,
Either: Cyprus, Crete, Cairo, Greece, Egypt, Harlow(the town i was born in)
My father accidently he wasn’t thinking at the time named my little brother who is now 10 James Arthur,
Rachel Amanda (my sister)
Ryan Derek Reginald (my brother got his middle names Derek from my dad, and Reginald from my grandad on my mums side)
James Arthur
Harry George (just harry like Harry Potter but he’s nearly nine so he wasn’t named after Potter)
James is such a common name their are three/four in my brothers class they had to choose different nicknames like my brothers been Jimmy since he was born and no one ever calls him James, so theirs James, Jimmy, Jimjon and Jamie.
i like strange names, my name is so boring their are three girls the same age as me where i went to school with the exact same spelling,it’s annoying,
Boys: Giles(from Buffy), Ellison, Harris, Draco(from Harry Potter), Reginald(my grandad), Xilas(pronounced zy-lus), Tino, Lore, Daek (day-ek)
Girls: Dominic, Chelsie(cousin), Maddison(cousin), Morgan(cousin), Summer,
Either: Cyprus, Crete, Cairo, Greece, Egypt, Harlow(the town i was born in)
My father accidently he wasn’t thinking at the time named my little brother who is now 10 James Arthur,
Rachel Amanda (my sister)
Ryan Derek Reginald (my brother got his middle names Derek from my dad, and Reginald from my grandad on my mums side)
James Arthur
Harry George (just harry like Harry Potter but he’s nearly nine so he wasn’t named after Potter)
James is such a common name their are three/four in my brothers class they had to choose different nicknames like my brothers been Jimmy since he was born and no one ever calls him James, so theirs James, Jimmy, Jimjon and Jamie.
MY children are called :girls ,paris ,tayler and kenzi.
and my baby boys (twins) are called,carlos and Cole.
what are your favirote baby names
Hi guys, I’m Michelle,
i love unusual names and even though i’m only 13 i keep a list of my fav’s.
leilani is a fav for a girl pronounced lei-(as in floral necklace)lah-(as in the singing note)-knee(your knee)
Jessie and tyron (tie-ron) are favs for boys
i also like Letisha and Tenisha. (girls)
I think all of you guys are coming up with fabulous names. just don’t go to long because us kids these days don’t enjoy having to spend half a test time writing our name on the test, but at least you’d have a range of nicknames!
Now I’ve read all your comments Piper and Paris (for girls) sound good too!
My name is Jessica and all through school and college I always met someone else with my name. I now have three children (2 boys 1 girl). I think that because my name is so common that I wanted my children’s names to not be so common. Their names are Zavier Malachi, Omari Jai’meir(Jay-meer), and Sabriah(sah-breeah)Allana (allona). Mouthfull isn’t it. My husband and I are expecting a new baby girl soon and we are leaning close to the name Hope Kayla Jade. I think it is so beautiful and feminine and will suit our youngest child perfectly. I chose my children’s names based on what I like–not what’s popular today because names won’t always be popular. Whats popular to some people isn’t always popular to everone else. When choosing a name for you child just follow your heart because I know I did.
I love the debate and opinions posted here…Having a unique name helped me form my unique individuality and saved me from recieving any monagrammed tooth brushes or pencils for Christmas…Which in my opinion, is a big bonus…I also have initials that form an acronym, C.A.T which was not done purposely, but was such a great thing to discover when I learned how to read & write…Unique names are great, and I am blessed to have brother (Adrian: does that qualify as a unique name?) who loved the Ewoks and Cindel Towani when he was a six year old boy…Oh, and hello to the other Cindel who posted…Love the name 🙂
The last name makes it touchy ..The accent on Cornell is the last syl re; corNELL. Most 1st names the accent is 1st re:SAM me. These two structures don’t trip off the tongue…..
SAMme corNELL. Easier to say if it were SAMme CORnell. So please take care naming your baby when sounding out first and last name together.
Jack Cornell…has that “klk Klk tween names
Ethan OR Quintin Cornell clicks off the tonque? Andrew Cornell??? Andy works O.K.eh? Help me out: : CARY! I love Cary Cornell. Too F’ ing cute? Lemme know. THANX
The last name makes it touchy ..The accent on Cornell is the last syl re; corNELL. Most 1st names the accent is 1st re:SAM me. These two structures don’t trip off the tongue…..
SAMme corNELL. Easier to say if it were SAMme CORnell. So please take care naming your baby when sounding out first and last name together.
Jack Cornell…has that “klk Klk tween names
Ethan OR Quintin Cornell clicks off the tonque? Andrew Cornell??? Andy works O.K.eh? Help me out: : CARY! I love Cary Cornell. Too F’ ing cute? Lemme know. THANX
My name is Marielle too!
Marielle Alexandra.
I LOVE names, I go through phases of liking a specific name…at the moment it is Elizabeth, and Mei (which means “beautiful” in Chinese.)
I am 14, and I love writing stories, so I often blame my looking in baby name books all the time on that fact–that is part of the reason, but the other part is just that I am fascinated by names…I don’t know why!
I think that they are wonderful, and when I do write stories they usually have 28 characters who have at least 3/5 names each.
It’s a weird thing to be interesed in I suppose…and I am certainly not planning on having a baby ANYTIME soon. I don’t even relate names directly to babies!
Anyway, so that’s just a snippet about me and my fascination with names…
Hi..My name is Garla & I have only met one other individual with the same name. I was named after my grandfather Garl. I have 12 grandchildren with another boy on the way so I was helping explore names when I came across this site. Some of my grandchildren have unusual names so if you are interested they are as follows with F or M following name to denote female or male. Myranda(f), Savannah(f),Kelsey(f),Zonly(m),Nolan(m),Rory(f),Trevor(m),Baylee(f),Austin Colbert(m), Madison Chase(f), Cyrus Gowan(m),Ariel Mateija(Pronunced May-teig-a)(f)and for the new grandson names such as Thor, Cash, Harrison, Jameson,Jaegar,and new offerings popping up every day. Personally I was hoping for another girl so she could be named Lola Lee. That name just has been stuck in my head since the last girl was not named Lola!!! Anyways…fun site. Happy name hunting to all!
My son’s name is Clellan. Each year he starts school, his teacher calls to ask how to say it.
I was given the Danish name Anne-Lise (pronounced Anna-Lisa) by my Danish mother. Which would have been fine if I’d grown up in Denmark. Growing up in New Zealand wasn’t quite so fine. Mostly I get called Ann-Lis, or Anna-Lis. Or some other hybrid, and never is it spelt correctly. Also in NZ everyone shortens names to nick-names, which is important to remember when choosing. My mother is horrified I’m only ever called Annie by my friends, but I kind of like it.
As for my children, with a fiance called Quintin we’ll definately choose an unusual name – as long as it has some relevance. Whilst as a young child I didn’t enjoy being different – as an adult, I love my name!
Tak Mor!
I prefer names that are more on the common side. I feel that a name doesn’t make a child special, it’s silly to think that naming your child some off-the-wall name makes them special. my kids are very special and they are Jacob Christopher, Caleb Jonathan and Abigail Grace. Pretty common. My friend is planning on naming her child Sebastian whether it’s a girl or a boy. I think that’s pretty strange but whatever.
I always thought my name was different. My name is Carissa. I still have to correct people that there is no L in my name. Friends and family call me Cris for short, which I have always liked. When I have a child of my own I want name thats different but not off the wall strange. (A girl I work with has a daughter named Patches) My husband and I are thinking of starting a family of our own and are having fun discussing names. For a boy we like Brogan and a for a girl I like Finnley or Finnegan, he does not. What do you think?
hey im Scottish and my name is comman as muck here. I probably know about 10 Frasers (fray-sor). Althou im yet to meet someone outwith the uk that can pronounce it! “Frasier” is what i am to every1 else it seems. Think its a cannadian variation that came about after all us scots shifted further west during the highland clearances!. An its from the tv. I like exotic names like
india, ocean, naomi, kate-lynne, mina (Mee na), Akira, lillya (lilly-Ah) and erm ..nathalie. For some reason i can only decide on girls names, althou ocean would prob work for both.
when I was 17 my thoughts for future childrens’ names were “Paisley” and “Ocean” “window?” my friends still tease me on these although i still sort of like Ocean (yes, like The Atlantic) guess I’ll wait for a pet of some sort. my first child was to be named taylor (boy or girl) after he was born the name lost all appeal so he wound up being Jeremy (Wiliam) and our little girl is Dana (Michelle) I think we did o.k.
I once tried to give my husband the knickname scooter but that didn’t take –in a big way so now he’s “pumpkin” (Personally I think he was better off with scooter)
I’m from England and I was given the name Anouska (no ‘h’) by my mother who lived in St Petersburgh for a while.
I hated it as a kid but now at 22 i’m quite glad i have a more unusual name (despite the old granny’s all saying ‘oh, don’t you have a beautiful name, luvvie’!!)
I think AnousHka is more common as people often manage to fit the ‘ssh’ sound in there somewhere- it’s tempting to correct people but I usually end up sounding a bit pretencious!
Apparantly it’s a Ukraine name, not Russian, but whichever way, I’d recommend it as a nice individual name which is always remembered. Xx
I’ve always thought it sort of funny that there could be so much controversy over a name. Hours, months, days, and heated arguments for a /name/.
Though, that said, I have become quite the name-obbsessed myself. There are some common names (Rebekah, Danny/Dani(girl), Dawn, Alexandra) that I like but I also hate it when my conversations go like this: “I saw sarah at – ” “which sarah?”
I like the name Ender (I think my affection for this name stems from reading the children’s book “Ender’s Game”) and I don’t think of it as End-er. I just dont. It never crossed my mind infact that it could be interpreted that way until my sister pointed it out and declared she wouldnt want to be one of my kids. But I know lots of people who (including my whole family) think that it’s stupid.
Apollo, Alectra, Daemon (nicknamed Dae), Atticus, Loralei, Aspen (not after the place, I like the tone), Leiloni, Alekona (boy/girl), Kel(could be short for Keladry), Alanna, Jerome (nicknamed Jem), Mattais, Forest, Lilliana, Jagger, Evan (girl, common but it’s my friend’s sister’s name and i love it), Andy (girl), and since I could go on and on I’ll end with Glennon (girl).
I hope that when/if i were to have kids in the future that I would not let my judgment cloud and have my child inherit something like Apple, Espn (after the sports channel, dont laugh it’s true), or Candy. My friend’s sister is named after her parents. Don and Janine, hence the outcome: Donine. Possible child cruelty. Donine thinks her name is hideous. Not that i can blame her.
Personally, I’ve met a reasonable amount of “allison”s but not too many. Although I wasnt too fond of it, I rather like my nickname ‘Ali’. Though, speaking of weird names, I was named after a restaurant “Ali’s”. I can only be thankful it wasn’t “Applebee” or “McDonalds”.
I have a somewhat unusual name that I’ve only heard a handful of times in my life- mostly boys. It is Jarin and my mother came up with it starting with a J- a trend in my family- and adding sounds until she found one she liked.
It must be because I’ve had a unique name all my life that I want my children to have stand out ones as well. My husband and I are trying to pick out baby names (although we arent QUITE there yet) and so far have decided that the old biblical names for a boy are the only ones we can agree on. Our favorite one now is Elijah (I’ve already decided to call him Eli for short) Cute, huh? 🙂
My favorite names for girls are Ava and Jocelyn, but I’m having a harder time selling him on those.
hello my name is summer bierly, i think that this column is very good it teaches kids not to hate there names but to also like them. take my name for EX. its summer aleah joy bierly and people make fun of it, but as the years went by i started to like my name and i wouldn’t know who i would be if someone named me someone else well that only my name. WELL IT WAS NICE TALKING TO YOU GOOD BY
Hi, My name is Myranda. I can never find the meaning of my name i was wondering if you could help me?
For my daughters, I used the names Ariana (ah-ree’-ah-na), Kyra (rhymes with here-ah), Cosette(cohz- eht’), and Siobhan (shuh-bawn’) The latter we are constantly told is really pronounced “shih-vawn/” but we are Americans.
I have make countless attempts at trying to search for a valid meaning for my name, Marielle, which is very uncommon in my eyes.
I’m 18 and a freshman in college…. only met ONE marielle in a school of 35,000+ and her name is spelled Mariel !!
But to all the Marielle’s that may come across this page…. our name is absolutely BEAUTIFUL and there isn’t a single adult I have met (save maybe 4) that have not told me i have a very pretty name!! Be proud!!
Hi everyone, I just wanted to share with you some of my favourite names most of which are kind of unusual, here in NZ anyway! for girls:Mishca, Azaria, India, Brie/Bree(not really unusual)and for boys:Jayden, Leo, Levi, Nico, Chase, Taylor(v. common actually!!) and Bailey. Actually they don’t seem 2 unusual after some of the others posted on this site but I love them anyway. I think those pple who said that they thought naming kids ‘weird’ names was really mean r WRONG, I love the names posted on this site and I think it’s far better to have an unusual name than one just like everybody elses(eg. sarah, jessica)so keep them coming !!!!!!!bye
p.s wud love feedback on what you thought of my names
p.p.s to the person who named their son Jasper, don’t worry the grandparents will get used to it! I think it’s a v. cute name!
Hey,
I have some friends and there whole family has weird names.
The grandparents are Risto and …
Kids are Milo, Kiirsti, Timo …
Grandkids are Leilani, Dania, Tatiana, Tiare, Savannah, Josiah, Elijiah, Marita and many more.
I can’t remember all the names but they are all really weird. It’s hard to pronounce some of the names like Kiirsti, which you you say like gearstick.
Weird hey!!!!!!!
I love weird names and I plan to name all my kids strange and wonderful names. I have My heart set on Lilliane Maree!! Does anyone think that is awfull??? PLease comment
From Michelle
Well I think the name Evangeline is beautiful. I was a little confused about Dawn saying she had a guy’s name?? Dawn is a girl’s name are you thinking of Don? Prounced differently. Aurora is another version of Dawn it means sunrise or day break.
Some of what people said cracks me up because they think they are making names up like or being creative. Most of these names are old but they are not making them up. Evangeline has been around for a long time. As has Clementine. Beauford (beau) too! Also there are names that have been made up before if you look through your geneology as someone pointed out. Looking through mine I see Adine, Dulce, Ransom, Gentry etc etc.
Also about the gender thing, are you all aware that Carol, Ashley, Cary, Tracy, Robin, Stacy and many more actually started out as boy’s names?
Also of note is that people seem to think that their names are unusual for the time, often this is not so. Take for instance the name jaden, it is very common at least where I live. Almost every name listed here I run across weekly. I am not saying that they are not lovely names or that you shouldn’t use them. They are just not unique any more. Including the name UNIQUE. If you want to see how common your baby’s name go to SSA and put in the baby’s name it will pull up the rank of that name for the past ten years.
what does the name Tenisha and Marquisha mean ?
I have viewed all of this site and have not seen any of the names listed that I came up with which are…Lexis,Emerald Jade(Jade for short),Willow,Simon,Emma Lee. DXoes that help anyone?
I named my daughter Paz, which means “fine gold”, the best of the best.
Actually, I’m fairly certain Paz means “peace.”
I don’t know where you live, Tricia, but here in the US “Lexus” is a luxury car; while I have heard that certain luxury names are becoming popular, I just can’t see naming a kid after a car.
Simon? That’s one I’m fond of for some reason…:) Incredibly common across the Pond though.
Hi, does anyone have any opinions about the name ESME. It’s a girls name I’m considering, it is very old, not a new made up one! I’m just a little unsure about the pronuncation. I think it is french and often see it with an accent on the last e . I would love to hear any comments Thanks, Sam from Canada P.S we already have a Maya and a boy named Giacomo (Jack)
Um..well my name is Taormina…after the city in Sicily…my parents never gave much thought to it and the consequences of substitute teachers taking attendance…but oh well 🙂
My boyfriend and I want Annalicia Alohi’lani Tiare for a girl and Maximos Blake Noa for a boy.
Hi, my name is pretty common but spelt differently, Ashli. But I like it.But I love the names: Carlin (for a boy or a girl) Angus (for a boy) and Ruaridh (for a boy). What does everyone think?
Just an FYI to the person who said she liked Athens for a girl. Athens was named after the Goddess Athena, and Athena is an actually name.
Here’s my feedback: I think esme is pretty. I think it’s pronounced ez-may. And I dont think its French. The accent was probably added to help people pronounce the e. Next, I would definatly ignore the comment diane made about “here in America, (say it like a hillbilly) Lexus is a luxury vee-hicle!” Lastly, for Ashli, I can appriciate the uniqueness of your names, but angus can be a particularly harsh name for your son especially if he’s a little chubby, ( Angus beef) As for Carlin, It reminds me of carl (a name i never really cared for) and Ruaridh definatly seems like a indian name. I dont have feelings about it one way or another. It would be up to your son to give that name its greatness!
For me, Im due Oct 1st. Ive always enjoyed all kinds of names but its so different when you have to name someone! So far these are the favorites- Holden, and Archer. Jolie (zho-LEE), Soleil (so-LAY), and Solenne (so-LEN). I lean twards english boys names and french girls names. Any favorites out of these? Any least favorites? Thanks.
Hi guys,
I detested my name as a child, Alexia 2 me sounded like a car manufacturer or a seedy brothel. After a while however, the nicname lexie came around and i love it! I never wanted alex as a nickname as it was quite common but i have yet to meet another lexie!
My 2 Children Lily-Ella and Hayden both hate their names so im hopeful that someone will give them nicknames they learn to love. I still adore their names though!.
Hi, my name is Nataliya. It is very common among slavic names, so I never had a problem with it. My Mom calls me Natasha, but ever since I moved to Canada people have been trying to give me a nick-name Nat (too lazy to pronounce the whole thing?). I really don’t like it, so my co-workers know that by now, and even if they say “Nat” sometimes they always apologize, which I really appreciate.
As for my children names I really like Andrew, I just have a problem with Andy, wich he will be called here in Canada. I also like Joshua and a short version of it Josh. Andrew Jeremy would be cool, I think, ’cause he can be A.J. I like Elijah, too. For girls I always think about Grace (Gracie for short), or Angelina. I just don’t want it to be too obviuos (think Angelina Jolie). Apple is a nice name, too, but not for the regular kid. If you are a Gwineth Paltrov daughter – than it’s OK. It’s Hollywood, what can I say. They sure can do things that I woudn’t dare. I also want my child’s name to be “normal” when we go back home for a visit (that would be Ukraine). So that’s my thoughts on the subject. If anyone knows a god web site with the names and their meanings, please write the address. Thanks so much.
Buy to all.
fav girls names: Rio, Ava, Sierra, Southern, Grace, Anais, Ananya
My name is Peta. As a child I hated it as I had to say “I am a girl” each time I said it. But now I really love the name when it is pronounced properly. It is pronounced Peeta, not PetER. It has a soft A at the end, so is not masculine at all. I like boys names for girls, but I think it would be overkill if I used a boys name if I have a girl, eventhough Peta is not a boys name. (I really dislike the name Petra though.)
Hi, my name (Kristen) i would say is normal and 4 some reason ppl hardly ever pronounce it right. But anyways, I have always liked odd names like for girls: Zarah, Moretisha, and Mekah. for boys i like: Kurtice (Kurt for short), Shane, Draco, and Vladamire (don’t ask why). and i also like these names: Rayne, Storm, Thunder, and Ezra. Plz tell me what you all think of them. Thanx, bye.
Hi
My name is Laura-Marie. I have always loved my name and I have already decided what I would like to call my children.
girls: Rain-Caitlin, Kara-Isabel
boys: Nathanial, Liam
I really love all these names and I hope that people here in Germany will be able to pronouce them. But who cares, I want these names. I´m especially fond of Nathanial.
Hi. I have to say, I love unusual names. I forced my parents to call our dogs Freya and Mishka. Both names I think are beautifull. When I’m older and I have children (hopefully) I would like to call the boy, if i have one, Nathaniel and the girl, dito to boy, Roxanne. I love both names. I would never give my child a popular name like Charlotte, Matthew, Lucy or Thomas. I think these names are terrible and anyone that calls their children by these names should be shot!
I was just wondering if anyone knew the meaning of the name Anouska? i have searched and found a couple of different meanings.
Hi all, I’ve had fun reading through these names. I’ve been battling for some time to pick names that really “get†me. Before naming a child I want to really LOVE the name myself. Personally I love unique names, but not really into off-the-wall ones. My mum’s name is Noella (No-ella as opposed to Noela). Her middle name is Lorraine (which she also gave me) and I think the two together sound elegant. Mum’s only ever met one other Noella. She said that as a kid it was a very “grown up†name, but came to love it as an adult. Her mother, who originally insisted it wouldn’t be shortened, ended up nicknaming her Noni (not sure where that came from!).
I once met an American woman (I’m Australian) called Glee which I thought was different. I know a woman who’s family is French and her mother is Marielle (and I agree with the earlier comment that it’s a beautiful name), her aunty is Michelen (Mish-il-en) and her little niece is Zellie (which I love). My brother has a little girl called Liberty, which I think is fabulous.
My name’s not unusual but it was when I was growing up in a small town. The boys often teased me – “Daniel Boon was a man…â€ÂÂ!! But it didn’t really worry me (and makes me laugh now). In a way they’re acknowledging that you’re a bit unique, and I think that’s a good thing. Also teaches kids to face a bit of adversity. I like my name but sometimes find it a bit long (pronounced Dani-elle, not Danyell). Usually I get Dani and Dan, which I like. It’s good having “options†– when I want to be serious or professional, I’m Danielle, and with family and friends I’m Dan or Dani.
I really like some of the names on this site. I especially like Cash, also Rogue, but I’d use that for a boy! I like strong names for boys like Steele. Also like Rush and Hudson. I like female names that start with E or A, they’re often elegant.
To Kristen: I like the names Rayne & Storm. A friend of mine has a dog named Thunder, so I wouldn’t think of that as a childs name. Rayne was on my short list when my wife and I were expecting. We didn’t go with it though. We named our children (2 girls & a boy):
Brynna – Celtic/Gaelic and it means HILL.
Kirra – Celtic/Gaelic and it means Dark Lady. Her middle name is TAKODA which is Native American and means FRIEND TO EVERYONE.
Bret – Celtic and it means Britain.
We have been extremely lucky because there isn’t one Brynna (pronounced BRIN-A, Kirra or Bret in their class. Whenever we tell somebody our childrens names, they always say that the names are beautiful and uncommon. Nobody has ever heard of the name Brynna, which makes us feel really good.
We also liked: Shaye, Mckayla, Cheyenne & Athena.