Weird names?

Question

My uncles wife is expecting next May, she's asking for name ideas and like unique names. I came up with some that I like but at the same time I hate, what do you think?;
For a girl:
Aubergina, Mango, Lessa, Kinder, Dublin, Galway, Ireland, Derry, Limerick, Yinda, Livia, Olive, Unda (oonda), Dillon, Apple, Bluebell, Paris
For a boy;
Sailor, Brazil, Christalyn, Kendally, Lally, Rinda (rind as in mind), Kal-el, Ryder, Rouge

I'm Irish and don't do thanksgiving.

I'm from Ireland, and my auntie and uncle have 5 kids already, all boys (Jack, Paul, Kelan, Cathal (caathill), Daniel)

Fair enough Limerick is know as Stab City but it's not what I think of when I hear Limerick as a name, only as a city! I think Limerick is a gorgeous name!

I'm from Galway if that gives you a reason why Cork is not there! LOL!!!!

The b'ball league is over for the year (there's only 4 teams in it!!) but in the new year we're having friendlies. Slán!!

I'd like to see u try and bet Galway! We rock at everything!!!!

This is not a joke, I did say they were names that I love but at the same time hate!

eh it'll be my lil cousin!! not my own!

I also like ''Dibhlin (pronouced div(as in live) lean)'' , it was a nickname I used to use for my friend and it could be used for a boy or girl, it's a kind of made up Irish name.

Answer 1

Of your names, I like Dublin, Ireland, Olive, and Livia for girls. The only boy name on there I like is Sailor.

So much of names depends on personal taste. My taste in unique names is ones that are historical or literary but not heard very often. I like it when they sound somewhat like common names (like Lysander sounds like Alexander). Examples for boys:
Caedmon -- the first English poet
Caelin -- an early Anglo-Saxon name
Alban -- an early Anglo-Saxon name
Gideon -- a warrior in the Bible
Lysander -- character from "Midsummer Night's Dream"
Silas -- in the Bible; helped Paul
Kent -- a district in England
Hadrian -- Roman emperor; built a famous wall in England
Gareth -- a knight from Arthurian legends
Gawain -- a knight from a famous Middle English poem

For girls:
Una -- one of the heroines in Spenser's "Faerie Queen"
Isolde -- a lady from Arthurian legend; beloved by Tristan
Ophelia -- heroine in "Hamlet"
Artemis -- Greek goddess of the moon, chastity, and the hunt
Moira -- an Irish form of Mary
Lucy -- name used many times by William Wordsworth

Answer 2

Aubergina: Absolutely not. It's too close to the French word for "eggplant".

Mango: Are you high? Why would you name a kid after a tropical fruit?

Lessa: I don't love it, but it's a heck of a lot better than the first two.

Kinder: NO. That's the German word for "children". Or, in English "more kind"--as in, "Be kinder to your brother."

Dublin: If you live in Ireland, why would you name your child after the capital?

Galway: Sounds like a last name.

Ireland: "Hi, I'm Ireland! I live in Ireland!" Terrible.

Derry: Makes me think of "dairy." Bad idea.

Limerick: No. For so many reasons.

Yinda: Very ugly, I'm sorry.

Livia: Ok, this one is acceptable (better as a nickname for Olivia but at this point beggars can't be choosers).

Olive: Olivia would be overwhelmingly better.

Unda: No, please no. It's very unattractive visually and when spoken.

Dillon: Better for a boy. And when spelled as Dylan.

Apple: Good Lord, NO!

Bluebell: If you must use a flower name, use one like Lily or Violet.

Paris: Too many negative associations with that name.

Sailor: NO. Bad, bad idea.

Brazil: Awful.

Christalyn: For a boy? That poor kid will get beaten up every day of his life.

Kendally: Same as above.

Lally: Um........no. Allan would be fine, but Lally? No way.

Rinda: Oh jeez, this is getting ridiculous. NO.

Kal-el: Good Lord. That's a bad one.

Ryder: I've never been a fan, but.....it's better than some of the others on here.

Rouge: Are you freaking kidding me?




PLEASE tell me this is just a joke because you have too much time on your hands.

Answer 3

OK... my sons names are Trae and Phoenix where i live (Australia) I get a lot of comments both good and bad. But quite frankly I think they are kick ar**! If either of them were girls one would have been called-jorja emily victoria...yes the whole thing! just to make the relies happy, You know the whole jelousy thing"why did you name it after her and not me?" they are so lucky to be boys!
any way nuf about me.
When picking a name you need to think... if you want it different it can't be ridiculous and it always helps to say the whole name(first, middle, last) together to see if it flows. Some of the names you have are very nice, Dillon (very charlies angels),Livia, Lessa, Kal-el, Ryder (but sounds kind of stripperish),

When it come to Irish names i like
boys-Ronan, Owen, senan (SHAN awn), Eamonn (AY mon), Mallaidh(MAH lee), Se (SHAY)
Girls- Shauna, Kayleigh, Faye, sinead (shi NADE), Donnchadh (DUN a kha),
For those of you playing at home i put approx. pronunciation in brackets on the hard ones (not to sure if im right though?)

Answer 4

Tell your uncle to try and come up with a name from his and his wifes name say if he was jason and she was karon then JARON. I cant think of the top of my head any weird names. I just think of the child being picked on at school, because it does happen even to the strongest of children. Also you cant find much personalised stuff with unpopular names on. Im talking from experience here m daughter is Rebekah but can I find anything with that on? my partners daughter is Regan and same goes there. They also got to think that their child will be old some day and most old people have the same name... Mary, Doris, Winnie etc. Plus if they have to keep telling people how to spellit then they will loose their identity. I know someone who is called Arron but everyone spells it Aaron Aarron. In the end he just says whatever. Hes had it all his life. What was the point of calling them something that no one can spell? Same with name shortening and Im to blame to but why name a child Isabella and cally it Izz, Izzy, Belle, Bella? They got to seriously think before they call it a unique name. A name has just come to me. DEVI I heard it when I had my eldest daughter and the babys mum says it means Goddess. Dwade for a boy although Im not sure what it means.

Good Luck to them whatever they pick.

Answer 5

All these names are daft!!! (Apart from Paris) The child should have a name that wont go out of fashion!!!. That poor child has got to live with a name for the rest of there lives (Unless they change it by deed poll)

Its OK for parents to give a child a fancy name but they arent the people that have to live with it.

Iam not having a go...Iam just saying that just because people do give there kids daft names People should follow there own trend!!

Answer 6

Remember this poor child has to live with the chosen name.
Names I like for girls are: India, Abigail, Cassandra, Ophelia, and for boys: Malachi, Seth, Joshua, the beauty of most of these is they can be shortened if the child doesn't care for the whole name when they are older. It is okay for the parents to go for something unique but uniqueness can equal embarrassment to the child, think carefully, good luck to your Aunt and Uncle with the new arrival x.

Answer 7

My mother always said she was going to call my brother Peregrine Torquil thank go he ended up with Stuart.

A friend wanted to call his daughter Precious but she ended up as Emma so it all depends.

If you wanted an Irish name I always like Colm or Conor for a boy and Niamh for a girl but if its a place name your after my favourite place in the whole of Ireland has to be Kinsale or how about Kerry for a girl.

Answer 8

I can't stand those. I'm Irish too and if I were to have another girl I would call her Sionainn. I think you would like it because it is a place name - the river Shannon, but it's in gaelic (ok, I know it's in Co. Clare, and you're from Galway, but that doesn't matter.)

Answer 9

lots of those names will be made fun of by other kids in school, it is important to think of that because the child is the one who has to live with it... but I do like Livia, Olive and Paris or Ryder for a boy. Naming a kid is so hard - to much choice!!

Answer 10

How about instead of Livia or Olive have Olivia?
Or instead of Unda have Una? It's an Irish name.
None of those names for boys... They all sound like those attention-seeking celebrity children names.