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s/o Unique baby names--how about not unique but not common?

nemtownnemtown
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If your LO has a name that isn't terribly unique but that you haven't heard much of, what is it?

DS's name is Jack. Not terribly uncommon, I'm afraid, but we LOVE it.

However, my name is Andrea. It's not very unique but I have only known 2-3 other Andreas in my life, so I guess it's pretty uncommon. That's the kind of thing I'm talking about.

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  • dionnemd10dionnemd10 member
    our son's name is scott-easy, simple but just not very common.  i posted under another post that our dr. said in 20 years she has never delivered another scott and the nurses were all impressed that we went with a more classic name that isn't trendy and used much.  
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  • madameprimmmadameprimm
    Our daughter's name, Gia, is uncommon but not necessarily unique. The same goes for her first middle name, Simone.
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  • dibdib
    Our DS is Walter.
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  • Mrs.BoomBoomMrs.BoomBoom
    quincy
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  • Blue1299Blue1299
    My DD is Arden, which is traditionally a boy's name. It's not unique at all, but I doubt she'll run into too many people with the same name.
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  • kcisthebombdotcomkcisthebombdotcom member

    DSs name is Bryce.

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  • superauntsuperaunt member
    I think DD's name, Sabrina, isn't very common but not way out there either.
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  • BananaSDBananaSD
    do you think Isla is unique or just uncommon? 
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  • StarryNight39StarryNight39

    My son is Drew. Not very common (at least not around here)

    My girls are Ava and Ella (both common!!)

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  • kellianngarrettkellianngarrett member
    We named our DD Raegan Grace. Not a common spelling and you don't hear Reagan a lot.
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  • nemtownnemtown

    imageBananaSD:
    do you think Isla is unique or just uncommon? 
    I'd say unique, but only because I don't think it's something you hear a lot of in America. I could be wrong--maybe it's just not common in MN. Like if I named my DS Sven. Not something you hear a ton over here but it's QUITE common in Sweden. I'd call that unique.

    I think it's beautiful, though.

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  • LurksgirlLurksgirl member
    Our LO is Charlotte, I've never met another Charlotte and neither has DH.  We named her after my great great grandmother.
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  • BananaSDBananaSD
    imagenemtown:

    imageBananaSD:
    do you think Isla is unique or just uncommon? 
    I'd say unique, but only because I don't think it's something you hear a lot of in America. I could be wrong--maybe it's just not common in MN. Like if I named my DS Sven. Not something you hear a ton over here but it's QUITE common in Sweden. I'd call that unique.

    I think it's beautiful, though.

    thank you!  After some research, it is a common scottish name and gaining popularity in Australia, but I agree, I think its just not prevalent in the US yet.

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  • goldenleavesgoldenleaves member
    Our son's name is Ryan. It's a really common name in our area among people in our age group, but we don't know another baby Ryan (yet).
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  • pandagirl15pandagirl15
    DD is Alana.  I've only known 1 other Alana.
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  • elyshasweddingelyshaswedding
    Our son is Grady (mn Kimball) - a pretty old-fashioned name, but the only other one I have heard of is Grady Sizemore.
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  • ACRACR
    We've got a Morris here. Definitely not common amongst the under-70 crowd. Wink
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  • beckyonebeckyone
    We named our DS Abraham and will call him Brahm (H is silent)  for short. 
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  • Fuzzy8252Fuzzy8252 member
    DD is Lela (think Layla).... and I'm Lena.... not terribly unique names, but not common.
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  • mariamariamariamaria member
    My DS is Tate....I hear it more often now.
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  • ms_mellorms_mellor

    I'm a teacher, so I go by how many I have taught...

    Believe it or not, I've taught and Isla (and I looove the name).  I've never taught a Ruari (it's the Irish spelling, DH is Irish).  I have taught a Maggie, and she was lovely, but haven't heard of many of them (although it is getting more popular).  So I guess both of my girls have uncommon names.

    I'm a Sarah....sooooo very common for my age (and it seems every year really).
     

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  • stellablue1972stellablue1972

    We named our son Flynn. 

    I've never known anybody else with the first name Flynn.

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  • JDucky06JDucky06
    My baby girl is Charleigh Grace. Not to common, I am Jennifer so you can feel my pain of how common my name is!
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  • finally2006finally2006
    Our baby is Elle.  Most of the popular variations are Ellie or Ella but not too many plain old Elle's running around.
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  • MamaMandaWMamaMandaW member

    imagemariamaria:
    My DS is Tate....I hear it more often now.

    I know a 3yo Tate and a 22yo Tate.. and thats it, so I would say uncommon..

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  • Mrs.KLFMrs.KLF member
    DS is Isaac - not unique at all, but very uncommon.  I don't know a single Isaac IRL - the only one I know is the son of a blogger friend of mine.
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  • Andie41Andie41 member
    My DD is Nadia. Definitely not common in the US, but not super unique.
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  • Dr.LorettaDr.Loretta member
    Most of the women in both families have non-unique but uncommon names: Barbara, Cecile, etc.
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  • BeautifulStrangerBeautifulStranger
    Our sons name is William which is really common in the south but we call him Liam which is not common in our area. It took my family weeks to be able to pronounce Liam. My dad still calls him William more than Liam.
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  • jillian6jillian6

    We named our DD #1 Haley and DD #2 Hannah. We have a long, hard last name and were trying to go with easy first names.

     

    My name is Jillian, which is gaining popularity.

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  • lostaspenlostaspen
    We named our little boy Arden--it has Irish and Latin roots and neither of us had ever heard it for a first name.  It's more common as a last name--think Elizabeth Arden.  My DH met someone since LO was born that named their daughter Arden.
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  • zeptattoozeptattoo member
    Colin is gaining in popularity, but LO's middle name is Brady and that is still uncommon.
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  • aegrimmaegrimm member

    imageLurksgirl:
    Our LO is Charlotte, I've never met another Charlotte and neither has DH.  We named her after my great great grandmother.

    I love that name! And I love naming kids after their grandparents (however "great" they are, lol). My great-grandma's name was Ella and that's just way too trendy for me, so we went with her middle name: Mae

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  • ancjphancjph
    imagems_mellor:

    I'm a teacher, so I go by how many I have taught...

    Believe it or not, I've taught and Isla (and I looove the name).  I've never taught a Ruari (it's the Irish spelling, DH is Irish).  I have taught a Maggie, and she was lovely, but haven't heard of many of them (although it is getting more popular).  So I guess both of my girls have uncommon names.

    I'm a Sarah....sooooo very common for my age (and it seems every year really).
     

    We also have a Ruari, Dh is also irish.
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  • amdiclamdicl

    My DD's name is Ivy Caroline...a lot of people comment that they do not know anyone who is young with the name Ivy or Caroline, so as another person mentioned more popular with the over 70 crowd. 

    My name is Annie Marie, again, not unique, but I only know one other Annie that is around my age. 

    My DS's name is Braydon Jack, which I knew was not unique, but I didn't realize how common it was until after he was born. 

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  • MELuckyInLoveMELuckyInLove member
    DD is named Lia - not an uncommon name (Leah), but the spelling is.
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