Uncommon Names I Love!

Like most females and a lot of males, over the years I have gathered a huge list of names I love for if I ever need to use them. As a rule, the names I love are normally uncommon and to most would be considered old school. I have narrowed my very long list of names to 16 uncommon names I love the most.

Firstly, I love the name Atticus. Ever since reading To Kill a Mockingbird the name has always stuck with me. I think that the main reason I love this name is due to the way it sounds. I also like how it sounds when it is shortened to Attis.

I feel like this next name is more common, but I still think it fits the ‘old school’ theme and it’s the name Elijah. I’ve been obsessed with this name for a while, again I think it sounds really nice when said and it’s just a very strong name. I also like Eli for short.

Next is the name Tobias, I prefer when this name is left in full as oppose to Tobi, but I do like either variation. I have no idea why, but I feel like the name Tobias sounds like the name of someone who is very smart and important.

Another name on this list is Thaddeus, my love for this name came from my love for the film Now You See Me, where one of the characters was named Thaddeus Bradley. I instantly loved the way it sounded! I like also that it can be shortened to Theo. I would say that Thaddeus is probably the most uncommon and unusual name on this list which is probably one of the reasons why it is one of my favourites.

Again, this next name is more broadly common, however I have never actually met someone with this name and it is Luca. I absolutely love how this sounds, it roles of the tongue and I just think it is a really pretty name.

I also love the name Arlo, again it just roles of the tongue and I think it sounds really pretty. I also like that it is a simple name and it sounds very old school.

Another name I love that is particularly unusual is Otto, but I think that it’s just sooo cute and quite cool sounding. Honestly, I am not a hundred percent sure why I like this name, but I just do.

I also love the name Ieuan, the way I would pronounce this name would be Yi-An. Again, I think this name just roles of the tongue when said and is quite unique. As my name is quite common I love when I find names that I have never heard anybody called before.

Another name I love is Finnleigh spelt specifically with the ‘leigh’ on the end as a prefer this name particularly on a girl. Every time I hear this name I imagine a little girl with brown hair and two little plaits… is that weird? Aha!

After reading The Morganville Vampires series I have found a lot of love for the name Amelie. In my head when I read the name I pronounce it as Am-I-Lee. I also really love the name Emily but as it’s quite common, I think that Amelie is quite a nice twist on the name.

Wren is the next name that I love, I’m not going to lie, the love from the name did come from Pretty Little Liars. But unlike the show where the character is a male, I love the name for a girl. The same way I do with Finnleigh, whenever I hear the name I just imagine a little girl with brown hair!

I think my next name people will either love or hate and it’s the name Bambi. I absolutely love this! I think it is so cute! Just a little girl or boy called Bambi, how sweet! Anyone else love this name?

The next name I think is more common, but it is still not one I hear all the time and it’s the name Erika. Again, I’m not a hundred percent sure why I love this name but ever since I heard it in the TV show F.R.I.E.N.D.S it has just always stuck with me.

Olive is the next name I love, I think it’s a very pretty twist on the name Olivia which is more common. In my opinion it’s very pretty and sweet sounding.

Eden is another name I love, I think it sounds very old school but very pretty at the same time! I also like that it is a very simple name.

Finally, my last name on this list is Meela. I feel like most people would choose to spell it Mila, but for some reason whenever I see Mila wrote down my natural instinct is to say My-La, so unless I spell it out phonetically I would never say it the way I would actually want to pronounce it! Did that make sense? I don’t think so aha!

So, I know this has been a little bit of a random blog post, but I hope you enjoyed reading it! I would love to know what names you love,

Much Love, Holly x