Unusual or unique baby names

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I agree with the names that are actual names from another generation not in much use today. So many people pick trendy names thinking they’re unique, and then aren’t at all (see Hudson) although I don’t really care what they do. However I do hate appropriated names. It’s always these white yoga types who think they’re so enlightened and they name their babies after other cultures and it’s instantly cringey to me and usually a sign I won’t want to be friends with them.

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Anonymous wrote:I agree with the names that are actual names from another generation not in much use today. So many people pick trendy names thinking they’re unique, and then aren’t at all (see Hudson) although I don’t really care what they do. However I do hate appropriated names. It’s always these white yoga types who think they’re so enlightened and they name their babies after other cultures and it’s instantly cringey to me and usually a sign I won’t want to be friends with them.

Like Bohdi? I see that a lot.

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Anonymous wrote:I love the name Yale for a girl or boy!

A bit pretentious. Harvard was taken?

I love the name Yale too! Especially for a girl.

I like Lael, which makes me think maybe you should spell this Yael. Because YALE is really odd, like naming your child Harvard or Cornell.

Yale is actually young Alban’s middle name.

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Anonymous wrote:I love the name Yale for a girl or boy!

A bit pretentious. Harvard was taken?

I love the name Yale too! Especially for a girl.

I like Lael, which makes me think maybe you should spell this Yael. Because YALE is really odd, like naming your child Harvard or Cornell.

Yael is Yah-El. Two syllables, rhymes with hell.

Lol, hell is one syllable.

But maybe I don't know how to pronounce Lael. To my ear, it rhymes with Yale.

Is that right?

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Anonymous wrote:My husband’s aunt is named Aracely and I love it. We might have considered it if we had a girl and if were a tad easier to pronounce in English. My white family can’t even handle our son’s barely Spanish middle name.

I had to call someone for work and pronounced it AIRA'-selly. Is that right?

It’s more like are-a-selly

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Soren.

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Anonymous wrote:Soren.

Lorenson

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Anonymous wrote:I've always loved Hero for a girl, like from Greek mythology and Much Ado About Nothing. I've never met anyone with this name, though.

I've heard Hera, also a greek goddess, and love it.

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Anonymous wrote:Hudson for a boy

Funny enough, both of my kids had a Hudson in their preschool class.

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Anonymous wrote:I knew a woman named Domini and I've never met anyone with that name before or since

Damini (pronounced Dah-mee-nee) is a fairly common Indian name. Was she Indian?

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Anonymous wrote:Freya - Norse goddess

I wish I had known this name when I had my babies! I think it’s so strong and beautiful.

I know a little Freya, she's as strong-willed as the name conveys!

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Anonymous wrote:Clover

I think Clover is cute.

Clover is a cartoon bunny.

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Anonymous wrote:Lavinia

Also a fairly common Indian name. Usually spelled Lavanya.

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I know someone who just named their baby Hehla, after Hela in the Marvel Universe. I'm not sure why you would do that to a child.

I've also seen Loki, who is kind of my favorite Marvel character, so I guess that's okay?

As long as we're on a superhero kick, to the PP who is confused about how to Pronounce Yael - it is two syllables, rhymes with Kal-el, LOL!!!!

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Anonymous wrote:I know someone who just named their baby Hehla, after Hela in the Marvel Universe. I'm not sure why you would do that to a child.

I've also seen Loki, who is kind of my favorite Marvel character, so I guess that's okay?

As long as we're on a superhero kick, to the PP who is confused about how to Pronounce Yael - it is two syllables, rhymes with Kal-el, LOL!!!!

Pp here but is there something I don't know about what "rhymes with" means?

How do you get Yael to sound like KAL-EL?