unusual baby names

**cherrypip** · 10-06-2006 23:26

My baby girls name is Gypsy and from the day we named her this we realised that everyone has an opinion when you give your baby an unusual name and they simply must tell you whether it be kind or not so kind. My husband and i both love her name and never considered another through my pregnancy. I would love to hear from other mums who decided to give thier babies unusual names.
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**wa mum of 4** · 11-06-2006 01:10

When I named my chldren they were unusual.
I found that once you pick a different name other start to use them

Mine are:
Kye 9
Tahj 6
Rhaan 4
and baby Taeha 9mths, she was going to be called Tahiha but no one could say it

**SassyMummy** · 11-06-2006 01:11

It's not THAT unusual...but I named DD Chanel. It's not the most common name...

I think that it's "trendy" to name your child a not-very-common name at the moment. Check out celeb-kids...Suri (TomKat's DD), Shiloh (Brangelina's DD), Apple (Gwyn and Chris Martin's bub)...Frank Zapper named his daughter "Moon Unit Zapper"...ew.

I'm actually beginning to wonder if anyone will have the name "John" when DD is an adult...lol.

**the_queen** · 11-06-2006 02:10

I absolutely LOVE the name Gypsy!! I want to use it on a future daughter - but sadly it doesn't go well with our surname at all.

I think my kids' names are uncommon, not particularly unusual but definitely uncommon.

**nemosmum** · 11-06-2006 07:36

I dont know if my ds name is that unusual these days......

Although we have only met two other children with this name so I guess it kinda is

Its Orlando

We love it and called him that from the moment we found out we were having him!

Alot of family made the comment "well its your baby" while rolling their eyes at us

And others said "OMG I Love it!"

So I guess not everyone can love the name you choose, but as long as you like it who cares

btw I love the name Gypsy soooooo cute

hehehehehe

**Spewiesmum** · 11-06-2006 08:23

I have a cousin in the UK called "Unity Faith". I think she must be about 19 by now...her father was an Israelie (sp?) neuro-surgeon that my aunt carefully selected to be the father. She's a perpetual student and artist in Oxford

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A friend of mine called her daughter Atlanta Rain (there may be an 'e' on Rain). Atlanta suits her perfectly.

**mum2bubba** · 11-06-2006 19:59

Well or daughter's name is Hayley so its not really unusual, but I still have to spell it for people.

My nieces name is Chrishelle (which I don't find unusual at all) its a combo of Christine and Michelle. I have heard some really wierd names but as long as you like it then go ahead and use it, I want to name my next baby Skye if its a girl or Nathan if its a boy.

**SamanthaJane** · 12-06-2006 00:53

Nemosmum- I wanted to use orlando for a boy but my dp said no way

He thinks i was naming him after the actor...... as if........

And i love gypsy!!! Do u remember Gypsy Nash from home and away?? I used to always name my barbie gypsy coz i loved her name and i thought she was so kool. I insisted i'd call my daughter gypsy as well!! But i've never thought of that name until now.... i wonder what my dp would think of it... lol

I love unique names (wish my dp shared this love tho

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**Bubble*Crazy** · 12-06-2006 01:21

Friends named their girl Kyarna (Ky-arn-a: it quite often gets Key-arn-a though) as they couldn't agree on a name they both liked, so they put two together:-

Kylie (I think?!) and Alannah and got Kyarna out of it all.

**dannii** · 12-06-2006 01:27

i named my first 2 kids pretty common names.. then my last daughter a more unusual name (indy) but my DSD is another name i havent heard from anyone else, Katarna.
so we have 2 common and 2 unique sorta names.