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There was a student at a school I taught at named Unique, I never had him in class but I wrote him late passes when I had first period hall duty once in a while. I don’t think it is any weirder a name than other “virtue names” like Faith, Mercy, Charity, etc.
I like the name Faith but I don’t like the name Grace for some reason. Its just so common lol
There was a student at a school I taught at named Unique, I never had him in class but I wrote him late passes when I had first period hall duty once in a while. I don’t think it is any weirder a name than other “virtue names” like Faith, Mercy, Charity, etc.
The virtue names date back centuries though, back to the Puritans. And being unique was definitely not a characteristic they would have encouraged! lol! I didn't see it as a weird or problematic name, though, just a very unusual one - not the same as those urban legend ones, of course.
And I could see that it could lead to a "Who's On First?" type conversation. My name is Unique. Ok, but what's your name? It's Unique. I know, you already said it was unique, but what is it? and so on.....
When we named our daughter, we wanted a standard name that wasn't very common. The name we chose usually falls in the 600's or 700's on the Social Security site. It's easy to spell and I don't think it sounds odd or old-fashioned. There is at least one actress with the name, but you don't hear it very often.
So to answer the OP's question, we did want a name that was not common at the time.
??? I don't understand how your husband insisted. You are the one who had the baby.
That's odd -- I decided on names I liked many years ago. One of the names I liked was Ryan -- it was always very high in contention, and it was on the upswing when it entered my list of preferred names. I'm really glad I didn't pick Ryan, though, because there are a million Ryans. My oldest son had three Ryans in his class a few years back.
I was wondering who the heck this crab is -- is it from Sponge Bob? I never would have made the crab connection, but I never watched a whole lot of Sponge Bob.
I had a name that I started loving when I was about 6 years old. I always thought that if I had a son, I would name him that -- it was practically etched in stone, unless I married a guy with that name or something. It was not an uncommon name, but it wasn't particularly common, either. Then it had a big upswing in popularity, was number 1 on some lists, and has been in the top 10 or so for a while. It was hugely popular the year my son was born, but I still named him that name because it had been my favorite for so very long. I still love the name, and I don't care that there are a million kids his age with the name. Oddly enough, he has never had another kid in his class with that same name (or at least he didn't in elementary school -- it's different in middle and high school, but even so, there have only been a few other boys with his name.)
The funny thing is, when I was thinking about girl's names, I wanted something that was traditional but not super common. Then I happened to see a rerun of The Waltons, which I had watched as a kid, and the mother's name was Olivia. I thought, oh, that's a great name and it went on my list. Then a few years later, somehow that name shot to the top. I was irritated that both my top names shot to number one, when I had liked them long before! Then I met a woman with a name I'd rarely heard, but decided I liked a lot, so that went on the list, too. That was Ella. But I never had girls, so I don't have an Olivia or an Ella.
I like the name Faith but I don’t like the name Grace for some reason. Its just so common lol
I don’t really like any virtue names. I don’t like the idea of trying to name a kid after one particular characteristic. Otoh, the names I like least are alcohol names. Brandy, Chardonnay, etc. thought I do have a cousin whose middle name is Sabra. Though now everybody in the US just thinks of hummus.
Mostly though i just don’t care what people’s names are.
I don’t really like any virtue names. I don’t like the idea of trying to name a kid after one particular characteristic. Otoh, the names I like least are alcohol names. Brandy, Chardonnay, etc. thought I do have a cousin whose middle name is Sabra. Though now everybody in the US just thinks of hummus.
Mostly though i just don’t care what people’s names are.
Sabra was an existing word - meaning a person born in Israel - that a liquor company chose to use as a name for their product.
The funny thing is, when I was thinking about girl's names, I wanted something that was traditional but not super common. Then I happened to see a rerun of The Waltons, which I had watched as a kid, and the mother's name was Olivia. I thought, oh, that's a great name and it went on my list. Then a few years later, somehow that name shot to the top. I was irritated that both my top names shot to number one, when I had liked them long before!
One of my friends named her daughter Olivia after the character on Scandal.
We have always sought unusual or uncommon but not wired names. During labor with our third daughter, we were debating various names. The LDR nurse, a charming Irish lass, suggested Kyla. It seemed perfect. Unusual but not weird. It means "beautiful" So we went with it.
The most common name that particular year was Kayla. Kyla was not far behind.
Not quite so unusual as we thought. You never know what is taking off this year.
My kids don’t have top 20 names, but the younger 2 have relatively common names anyway. I tried to avoid the ultra common names but wanted classic names. My oldest has a well known name, but it is not as commonly used.
My name is not way out there, but it's somewhat uncommon. I don't really like it, and would not use it for a son (I am childless by choice, btw). I think my taste for names is pretty similar to my mother's though. I don't love my name, but I do like, say, Keith or Garth.
Girl's names are easier for me. Anything ending in -ayleigh. Jessica has always been a favorite (but I hate Jessie). Sarah. Lindsey. I like all those. White, girly, nice-suburban names.
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