Names you loved but will never/ have never used.

[TeniBear]

Actually, DH and I decided on names before I was ever pregnant, and we never used them. We would have had Paige and/or Michael if we'd stuck with them. I realised at about 10 weeks with Ianto that we could NOT name our daughter Paige Reid. How did we not realise that?! Once I'd pointed that out we re-thought Michael. I admitted I didn't really like the name. We only ever chose it because we liked the nickname "Mikey". Dumb dumb dumb. I still loooove the name Paige and I'll keep it in mind if I remarry and have a daughter with my new husband

DH is a hard-butt when it comes to names. The ones we've come up with (Ianto/Isabelle, Amelia/Oscar) are the only ones he ever agreed to. Oscar he wasn't a huge fan of, but I flat-out told him that if we had a boy it would be that if he didn't think of a better one. Luckily we had a girl

I've already named our next girl, and he agrees. Just have to think of a boy's name and we're set for one more Middle names are ridiculous though. It has to be a J name for every boy but he doesn't like any of my suggestions!

[Artechim]

I love Tessa. I can't use it because with our L-ending surname is sounds similar to testicle Maybe not overly noticeable but it is one of those things that you can't unsee.

[Cassius2]

I love Tessa. I can't use it because with our L-ending surname is sounds similar to testicle Maybe not overly noticeable but it is one of those things that you can't unsee.

omg.can't.stop.laughing. I cannot unsee it lol.

[Artechim]

LOL, it was my top of the list name for A for months, until one day when I said it out loud!

[Three Graces]

I also love Audrey, although it was never on our list or debated.
We liked Clare until I met one who was a bit of a cow, just before I fell pregnant with DD. I had the name Olivia picked before I fell pregnant, I saw it on one of those name puzzle ads in a magazine and cut it out - that's what we ended up going with. Surprising, given the name was never shortlisted for DS1 or DS2.

Years ago, I loved Dante and Dash (DH = no way). Just reading through others' suggestions, I actually know a Yannick and he's lovely (he's French/Canadian). I've always LOVE, LOVE, LOVED Joshua but DH thought it was too popular.
Chloe, Evelyn, Ella, Joshua, Emma, (I got Grace for our DD's middle name), Flynn, Joshua...
DH wanted Harvey or George. They didn't happen.