s/o Names you like but rarely hear

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Anonymous wrote:Matilda
Athena
Helen
Eileen

Love Athena and considered it for DD but DH thought it was "too much".

Also love Florence, Delphine and Allistair.

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For girls: Marjorie, Anne, Mary/Maria, Veronica, Ingrid.
For boys: Frederick, Raymond, Arthur, Otto.

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Anonymous wrote:I had an Enzo in my class last year and thought it was an awesome boy name.

My husband is Vinchenzo and we call him Enzo. Its nice because we were able to name our son Vinchenzo and call him Vinnie so they have the same name but different nick names making it the best of both worlds in the name sake category.

I dated a guy named Marco whose younger brother was Vinchenzo and he was called Chubby CHenzo right up until he went to college.

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Anonymous wrote:Matilda
Athena
Helen
Eileen

Love Athena and considered it for DD but DH thought it was "too much".

Also love Florence, Delphine and Allistair.

Oh love Delphine- the name of my grandmother's best friend- such a sweet lady and always loved it!
Alastair is so nice too

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for a girl - Melody, Camille Erica, Suzanne, Yvette, Marion, Celeste

for a boy - Joseph (I know the data says it's popular but I can't recall meeting a single boy with this name since having my oldest 6 years ago); Noah is another one.
others - Reid, Gerard, Phillip

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Anonymous wrote:for a girl - Melody, Camille Erica, Suzanne, Yvette, Marion, Celeste

for a boy - Joseph (I know the data says it's popular but I can't recall meeting a single boy with this name since having my oldest 6 years ago); Noah is another one.
others - Reid, Gerard, Phillip

Every other boy under 8 that I know is named Noah.

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Anonymous wrote:Bridget is a classic name I dont hear too much. Mildred is my favorite "old person name" that I think should come back. Millie is adorable in my mind. Im done with all versions of Eleanor and Stella. Those old people names are DONE.

haha! The name Bridget is always interesting to me. Bridget is/was the stereotypical working/low class name in Ireland...it was THE name for Irish domestic maids/servants/the "help" so much so that for a really long time, many women would actually change their names to avoid that stereotype. I'm never sure if Irish American "never been to Ireland but my last name is Sullivan or O'Reilly!!!" crowd doesn't know this or doesn't care.

We know and don't care. Irish American naming conventions are distinct from Irish naming conventions, and this kind of class-nervousness doesn't mesh well with the large contingent of Irish Americans that take pride in the fact that we overcame discrimination.

That said, I have all the side-eye in the world for Irish Americans who've never been to Ireland buying into current bandwagon trend of naming their kids Aelish or Saorsie or Aoife. If someone had to teach you how to pronounce it after the age of 15, it's not your culture.

So what? Cultures don't own names.

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Anonymous wrote:Bridget is a classic name I dont hear too much. Mildred is my favorite "old person name" that I think should come back. Millie is adorable in my mind. Im done with all versions of Eleanor and Stella. Those old people names are DONE.

haha! The name Bridget is always interesting to me. Bridget is/was the stereotypical working/low class name in Ireland...it was THE name for Irish domestic maids/servants/the "help" so much so that for a really long time, many women would actually change their names to avoid that stereotype. I'm never sure if Irish American "never been to Ireland but my last name is Sullivan or O'Reilly!!!" crowd doesn't know this or doesn't care.

We know and don't care. Irish American naming conventions are distinct from Irish naming conventions, and this kind of class-nervousness doesn't mesh well with the large contingent of Irish Americans that take pride in the fact that we overcame discrimination.

That said, I have all the side-eye in the world for Irish Americans who've never been to Ireland buying into current bandwagon trend of naming their kids Aelish or Saorsie or Aoife. If someone had to teach you how to pronounce it after the age of 15, it's not your culture.

So what? Cultures don't own names.

So, it's cultural appropriation. So, I side-eye people who appropriate culture that is not their own. So, you get defensive about that. So, you post a nonsensical question about "ownership."

That's what.

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Boys: Jonah, Bruce, Enzo

Girls: daphne, violet, Victoria

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Anonymous wrote:Boys: Jonah, Bruce, Enzo

Girls: daphne, violet, Victoria

I know a Daphne and a Jonah both under 2! I really like Jonah for a boy.

For girls I like: Camryn, Faye, Melody, Olive, Iris

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Anonymous wrote:Bridget is a classic name I dont hear too much. Mildred is my favorite "old person name" that I think should come back. Millie is adorable in my mind. Im done with all versions of Eleanor and Stella. Those old people names are DONE.

haha! The name Bridget is always interesting to me. Bridget is/was the stereotypical working/low class name in Ireland...it was THE name for Irish domestic maids/servants/the "help" so much so that for a really long time, many women would actually change their names to avoid that stereotype. I'm never sure if Irish American "never been to Ireland but my last name is Sullivan or O'Reilly!!!" crowd doesn't know this or doesn't care.

We know and don't care. Irish American naming conventions are distinct from Irish naming conventions, and this kind of class-nervousness doesn't mesh well with the large contingent of Irish Americans that take pride in the fact that we overcame discrimination.

That said, I have all the side-eye in the world for Irish Americans who've never been to Ireland buying into current bandwagon trend of naming their kids Aelish or Saorsie or Aoife. If someone had to teach you how to pronounce it after the age of 15, it's not your culture.

So what? Cultures don't own names.

So, it's cultural appropriation. So, I side-eye people who appropriate culture that is not their own. So, you get defensive about that. So, you post a nonsensical question about "ownership."

That's what.

NP here. Hold the phone, so someone who's 100% Irish, though multiple generations American, is engaging in cultural appropriation if they name their daughter Aelish? Even if they have an Irish last name? And this is because they're now "American", not Irish? Then what names ARE American and acceptable under this reasoning?

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Milly

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Anonymous wrote:Bridget is a classic name I dont hear too much. Mildred is my favorite "old person name" that I think should come back. Millie is adorable in my mind. Im done with all versions of Eleanor and Stella. Those old people names are DONE.

haha! The name Bridget is always interesting to me. Bridget is/was the stereotypical working/low class name in Ireland...it was THE name for Irish domestic maids/servants/the "help" so much so that for a really long time, many women would actually change their names to avoid that stereotype. I'm never sure if Irish American "never been to Ireland but my last name is Sullivan or O'Reilly!!!" crowd doesn't know this or doesn't care.

Anne/Annie was also a classic "help" name from that era. I have a friend named Anne whose grandparents were furious that her parents named her that because it was a maid's name to them.

I think it's good to take back those names and use them proudly.

(And btw, your heritage is your heritage, whether you've ever been fortunate enough to visit the country or not. )

My name is Colleen and I've always known it simply means "girl" in Gaelic, not "beautiful girl" or "blessed girl" or anything special. Watching Jeopardy one night and the clue was "this Gaelic name that means "girl" is more commonly referred to as "wench" in Ireland"... Thanks, mom...

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Anonymous wrote:I had an Enzo in my class last year and thought it was an awesome boy name.

My husband is Vinchenzo and we call him Enzo. Its nice because we were able to name our son Vinchenzo and call him Vinnie so they have the same name but different nick names making it the best of both worlds in the name sake category.

Did you really use the h? It's completely wrong in Italian. It's Vincenzo.

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Anonymous wrote:There seem to be many young Eleanors/Ellies/Noras and Henrys/Coles/Benjamins based on the popular name threads.

What less popular names have you heard and liked?

Mine are Gwendolyn and Isa.

It's too bad because when I named my DD Eleanor it was not at all a popular name. In fact, I got many people who said not to use it because it's too old lady. Oh well, I love it and always have.

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Eleanor is a family name for us. My youngest sister was crushed when another relative (unrelated to "our" Eleanor) used it for her DD born earlier this year. You can't help what names are in the family, popular or not.

Same for the name "Nora" for us. Grandmother's name who passed away right before she was born. Maybe that's why they've gotten popular - so many folks are using "old fashioned" names to honor people in their family.