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  1. #1
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    Jan 2009
    Gold Coast
    174

    Ok so some of the names that I like or are in my family - perhaps not the most unusual names but cute and not too out there:

    Calais - like the car but not named after the car - actually a French sea port
    Sway-lee
    Willow - ok so this is getting a bit common now but wasnt when I named my neice 6 years ago - I hadnt actually heard of a child with that name
    Astrabella - my favourite - if I was having a girl she would have this name - meaning beautiful star!
    Harper (girl)
    Hudson
    Avalon - I know Ava is really popular but I prefer this.

    Something people find really funny about our family is all of the kids have a connection with a car in their names, wasnt intentional at the time of naming but now we think about it they all do, my oldest brother has two kiddies:

    Lincoln - an old car I am told (perhaps popular before my time)
    Hermione Avalon - Avalon being a current type of car

    And my other brother has three daughters:
    Calais - Holden
    Willow - as in Willowbank raceway
    Holly - as in Holly Carboretor

    So we are thinking of naming our son:

    Hunter Cruz - just to keep with the family tradition of having the motor vehicle connection.

    I think you are right with unusual names becoming popular over time, a lot of the names in my family have become popular since they were little:

    Khala - actually pronounced Kayla - but she is 25 so unheard of when she was little
    India - again unheard of 18 years ago but now getting quite popular
    Maddison - very unusual 20 years ago when she was born
    Perrii - girl - unusual and still not popular lol
    Amity
    Sian
    Slade

  2. #2
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    May 2007
    3,220

    My cousins' name is Lael (pronounced Layel)

    I went to school with a girl named Freedom

    Then of course there is Nevaeh that is becoming way to trendy these days.

    I also LOVe the name Harper for a girl (as in Harper Lee)

  3. #3
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    Jul 2009
    557

    My DS's Middle name is Slaide its not that common, we used it as it was my MIL's maiden name!

    I have a girlfriend called

    Le'Shay - pronounced Lee-Shay and she has a little sister Honey.

    i also know a elderly lady called Gaynor, and Gwenda

    I also know

    *Erlan and Luigi
    *Marcello
    *Cort , Larnka and Cecil

    my mums next door neighbour has a 4yr old daughter... Schanele? (chanelle)

  4. #4
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    May 2007
    3,220

    Oh - Honey reminds me - DH delivered a baby a couple of years ago, and they called her Sugar

  5. #5
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    Nov 2007
    Country Vic - West of Ballarat
    1,568

    My DD doesn't have an unusual name but one that is not heard very often - Tara.

    I went to school with a girl called Aisha (Ay Sha) and also a girl called Kylie (normal name) but her brothers were called Cord & Edge. I also know someone who's brothers name is Brock (getting more common).

  6. #6
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    Jul 2009
    557

    My DD doesn't have an unusual name but one that is not heard very often - Tara.
    Kelly- One of my mates gfs name is Tarzii.

  7. #7
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    Oct 2009
    In a castle with my princesses
    1,057

    Funny...
    My cousins son has a friend (10) called SNOW...
    My friends DD (8) is Phenasia (FAN-AY-SHA)
    I have another with a son called FORCE
    and last but not least a lady I worked with has IRWIN (son)

  8. #8
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    May 2007
    3,220

    I lovr the name Aoife. I too didn't know how to pronounce it the first time I saw it, and automatically thought Oy-fee. And thought It was a strange name. Then I hear it pronounced and really liked it.

    it was on a reality TV show I was watching on Foxtel, and yes the girl was Irish.

  9. #9
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    Jul 2005
    Sydney
    4,517


    i also know a elderly lady called Gaynor, and Gwenda
    actually i know of a 30yr old called Gaynor!
    and that also reminds me of a guy i used to work with called Gaylord

    other ppl i went to school with:
    Hamzah
    Prasard
    Abir (A-beer)
    Aytul (eye-tool)
    Munevver (pronounced moon-eer-vah. Moony for short)
    Shiranee
    Shonnika
    Vedia

  10. #10
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    Nov 2007
    Southwest Syd
    1,858

    Wow some very unusual names my gf works in the medical profession and came accross a woman who had Nitros and Oxygen for her twins names

  11. #11
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    Mar 2010
    Western Vic.
    4

    My SIL is Irish, so the names are unique here but are very common in Ireland.

    Aoife (eefa)
    Aisling (ashling)
    Audrey
    Aoife is the name we have chosen if this baby is a girl. I love Roisin too but my husband can't get pronounce it properly. I'm Irish so Aoife is a name I heard a lot growing up. Our daughter is called Ciara, pronounced like Kiera (Knightley). My spelling of the name (with a C) is actually far more typical than the K spelling. Sadly everyone pronounces it Key-ara or See-ara, because of that singer from the States. I hate the fact the people might think I called her after some pop star!.

    Have to say most of my Irish mates think it's a bad idea for me to use Aoife, because it's so hard to pronounce and spell for Aussies, but every Aussie i've asked about it has loved it! You see so many strange and wonderful spellings of names over here that I guess everyone is far more open minded to unusual names.

  12. #12
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    Aug 2006
    Our house, in the middle of our street
    1,996

    I just recently met a little boy called Foxy. I have to say, i think it's a little cruel - but he's a cutie.

  13. #13
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    Sep 2009
    743

    A family member named their first daughter TAOME (pronounced Tay-oh-me) - stands for 'the apple of my eye'.

  14. #14
    Registered User

    Aug 2010
    Logan City, Queensland
    128

    I like unique names myself my own name is Regan most people pronounce my name as Ragen which used to annoy me back in school lol. i have heard of a few other Regans but not many and they were usually boys and i'm a girl T.T

    Rayga
    Kaioan (Kai - own)
    Drake
    Elise (El - ize)
    Reyes


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    Norma
    Adria
    Jubie
    Last edited by BabyDragonz; August 22nd, 2010 at 12:55 PM. : more names