Anonymous wrote:Why is there such an obsession with finding “unused names”? Who cares?

I do. I have the most common name of my generation and it’s awful.

Anonymous wrote:Michelle
Estelle
Katherine
Shannon

I'm a late 70s Shannon

There were a TON of us (on the East Coast, at least). It was the go to Irish name at the time

But it is definitely not being used much now. My 14 year old has a friend named Shannon from her middle school, and that is the first time I have heard it used in her classes.

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OP specified two-syllables.

actually, they said their last name is two syllables

I'm a teacher. Last year I had a student called Mary, and the name really few on me.

This is the only Mary I encountered among students in 14 years, so really is underused now.

Michelle
Estelle
Katherine
Shannon

Anonymous wrote:Cassandra
Serena
Samantha
Veronica
Vanessa
Sasha
Bianca
Sabrina
Carissa
Katrina
Cecilia
Claudia
Tabitha

OP specified two-syllables.

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Anonymous wrote:Lisa, similar to Laura but not used as much.

Too 60s/70s.

So is Laura, which they like.

Anonymous wrote:Ada is a name. It's not Ava or Addie.

And? Ada and Ava sound the same when yelled across a playground. Good luck with your unused name.

Anonymous wrote:Why is there such an obsession with finding “unused names”? Who cares?

you do you, ok?

some people disliked being one of many with the same name in every class and workplace since they were young.

we all have our reasons for choosing the names we do for our children. If you want to name your kid Isabelle Emma Ava Lastname, go right ahead

Why is there such an obsession with finding “unused names”? Who cares?

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Anonymous wrote:We’re thinking about Meera/Mira. Anyone know one?

Yes, I know a few. It is a pretty name and we considered it (Indian family) but did not end up choosing it. "mira" is look in Spanish and if you go to any playground, there are literally 10 caregivers calling "mira" to their charges. Too confusing/ chaotic!

Give some thought to the assumptions wrapped up in that statement. "Any" playground, really?

Ada is a name. It's not Ava or Addie.

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Anonymous wrote: Ada/Adah

My daughter has had an Addie in her class every year. Addison, Adelynn and variations are quite popular.

Ada/Adah is a standalone name, very popular in the end of the 19th century.

Understood, but Ava and Addison and variations are popular, so Ada might not seem as unused as it might otherwise.

Cara
Paige
Johanna
Autumn
Lindsay
Sasha
Natalie

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Ada/Adah

My daughter has had an Addie in her class every year. Addison, Adelynn and variations are quite popular.

Ada/Adah is a standalone name, very popular in the end of the 19th century.