Anyone who has given their child an unusual name ...

[yoopermom]

I (an English major) loved Scottish/Welsh names, and DH (being a hunter) loved Western names, so DS ended up being "Duncan Wyatt". He's only met a few other Duncans (all senior citizens), but knows tons of Wyatts, so he's kind of glad to have a unique name.

Terri (who always hated being a Theresa/Terri)

 

[happygirl]

Only if you consider Ashlyn and Brady unusal

 

[Trish Bessette]

My DD is Macie with her middle name Jo. It is different but SO MANY people like it - Macie Jo

 

[happygirl]

My DD is Macie with her middle name Jo. It is different but SO MANY people like it - Macie Jo

I like the name Macie

 

[lovesmurfs]

Our last name is something that kids would enjoy teasing my kids about, so we went with fairly common names. DS was Timothy until he got to kindergarten, when he discovered "Tim" was much easier to write. He can still use Timothy when he gets older if he wants to.

We thought we were going old fashioned with Hannah for DD (1999), but then starting the next year it was the most popular girls' name. Sigh. So in addition to bunches of Hannah's, she has to fight with the whole Hannah Montana deal.

 

[puffkin]

Only if you consider Ashlyn and Brady unusal

I knew there was another Brady mom around on these boards I just think it is such a great boys name AND very easy to yell when he acts up LOL. Plus no one mispronounces/spells it!

 

[Laura]

I (an English major) loved Scottish/Welsh names, and DH (being a hunter) loved Western names, so DS ended up being "Duncan Wyatt". He's only met a few other Duncans (all senior citizens), but knows tons of Wyatts, so he's kind of glad to have a unique name.

Terri (who always hated being a Theresa/Terri)

If my DD had been a DS, we'd have chosen Duncan for the first name. DD's first and middle names aren't very unusual, but they're not in the top 10 either. I had a hard time choosing. There are a lot of really pretty girl names.

My name's pretty common for women my age, it was very popular in the '70s. I don't see baby Lauras too often these days. I always liked my name (short, simple, sounds like a girl), and there were usually only one or two girls in my grade named Laura, so it wasn't a big hassle or anything.

 

[PebblesMK]

My DD is Macie with her middle name Jo. It is different but SO MANY people like it - Macie Jo

Everybody calls my Maysain, Macy. I really irks me too. But I don't feel like I should correct them....she seems to like it unless it's somebody she doesn't like.

I guess that's like me. I'm BrookeLynne and go by Brooke a lot but if people assume that's what I'm called, then I tell them that's not my first name. Gosh, i'm evil.

 

[Hollywoodhaha]

My name is Holly and my parents debated the spelling too, haha. Holly, Holley, Hollie, Holle, Holli, etc..

My teachers in high school STILL spell it Holley, probably because we have a big housing complex spelled Holley.

My best friend is named Ashlynne and people spell it wrong or call her Ashley.

If I ever have kids, I have been in love with certain names since I was little.
Alice Ann, Emma Elizabeth, Seth [can't think of middle name]

 

[tzolkin]

I am curious, if you think "Candace" and "Silas" are not unusual, what are the names of the "unusual" named children?!?

I know they're not very common names, but I've known many Canda(i)ces and Silas is a biblical name that was fairly common in the late 1800s, so I see it as a normal, but "old fashioned" name.

The others are named Aysia and Indigo.

You know, until recently (2005) I hadn't heard Silas as a name but ever since Weeds (not that that's the reason why someone is named Silas) I notice Silas as a name all the time. Perhaps that's because the Weeds character Silas helped me recognize it more?

He was born right before the Da Vinci Code movie came out. I couldn't believe how many people asked if I got the name idea from the movie. Why yes, who wouldn't name their child after a murderous albino monk from a movie that came out two weeks after he was born. (I know I could have had the idea from the book--i didnt-- but they specifically asked about the movie.) I hadn't heard it much before we named him either, but now I've seen quite a few. I've never seen Weeds.

 

[pearlieq]

And I agree that Koi is not a good name. I LOVE Remy and I LOVE Holland. Both are unique but sound great as girls names. Koi is just really bad.

I'm sorry, but I have to agree. Remy is a fine name and Holland is a little quirky but kind of nice. Koi is just awful. Why would anyone name a child after a decorative fish? It's not a pleasant association.

 

[hulagirl87]

We are planning on giving our child an unusual name. And it's funny the reactions we are getting from it. Some people immediately love it and say that it is pretty, but sometimes we get the "oh...where did that come from?"

DH and I love it which is all that matters. It is in baby books so it's not like we made it up!

 

[Rora]

My parents named me Rory, a relatively unusual name. I like my name minus the fact that everyone calls me Rory Gilmore, from the Gilmore Girls. AND, sometimes it's hard for people to say. The 2 R's kind of sound weird sometimes..

But, I do like my name!

 

[Phil'sFrontier]

There is a family in my town who has 3 children, Lake, Sky, and Land...seriously.

 

[Jenvenza]

I'm sorry, but I have to agree. Remy is a fine name and Holland is a little quirky but kind of nice. Koi is just awful. Why would anyone name a child after a decorative fish? It's not a pleasant association.

I have to agree as well! Koi is an awful , awful name to give your DD. Sorry.

 

[Jenvenza]

Our DD's name is Gianna. Not a name you hear too often, and I dont think it will ever be a popular name. But I dont think it is unusual. I think there are a couple of people here on these boards who have a Gianna. But we have only met one other Gianna in person. And that was at WDW!

My nephew is named Miles. Not a name you hear too often either.

 

[MomNeedsVacay]

Our DD's name is Gianna. Not a name you hear too often, and I dont think it will ever be a popular name. But I dont think it is unusual. I think there are a couple of people here on these boards who have a Gianna. But we have only met one other Gianna in person. And that was at WDW!

My nephew is named Miles. Not a name you hear too often either.

I grew up with a beautiful girl named Gianna, but her nickname was "Gigi" ... I've been hearing Miles a LOT in the past year or so... the other day there were three at the playground!

 

[MarieFan]

Growing up Jennifer in the 70s made me want to be sure my daughters were never stuck tacking on the initial of their last names in every class that they were in. There was always a "Jenny S., Jenny R and Jenny V" or some such nonsense, though my parents swear that they hadn't heard of it before I was born.

So I picked Brynne for my first daughter, from a baby book, never dreaming that people would mis-pronounce it. It looks like it sounds, two "n"s make a short vowel sound, you get the idea. But she gets everything from "Brianne" to "Brian" to "Brine" (!!!) Her middle name is her Korean name.

For our second daughter, we nearly chose Piper, (LOVE IT!) but to make a long story short, we didn't bring home the baby we called Piper, and we didn't want to use the name for the child who was ultimately ours. We fought like crazy to agree on a name, and ended up keeping her Korean name, SeiJin. (say - jin) I worried that it would never be pronounced correctly, but gave up considering that since everyone gets Brynne wrong. I do wish I would have left the "e" off and made it "Brynn" instead, because I think it would be easier. Oh, well.

And by the way, in Korea, SeiJin is more like Seh-jin, so even we say it wrong technically. We kept it for the meaning, "World Treasure" and because of the story of how it came to be her name, and because we love it. We do call her "Sage" sometimes for short, though it hasn't really stuck.

 

[Jenvenza]

I grew up with a beautiful girl named Gianna, but her nickname was "Gigi" ... I've been hearing Miles a LOT in the past year or so... the other day there were three at the playground!

We thought Gianna's nickname would be Gia, but that never stuck and every calls her G! But she is 2 now and only wants to be called Gianna! Or Gianna Rose, which is her middle name!

Yes, I think Miles is becoming more popular these days!

 

[Eeyore'sthebest]

My husband was doing business at an office complex in a nearby city and a woman had just had a baby she named "Placenta". There is NO NAME crueler than that!

Oh yes there is. My Dsis works in the family court system so she sees all sorts of names. Her absolute favorite is pronounced Sha theed. Unfortunately it is spelled ****head. And I believe it will be filtered by the Dis but I don't want to type it funky and get a violation!