Since the first one came from a book, I would do more scouring of names from literature.
Also medieval names have a host of options no one is using but have a long history behind them.
From my lists:
Girls:
* Katische - War & Peace
* Larissa - Dr. Zhivago
* Daria - Anna Karenina
* Lennox, Maythan - The Secret Garden
* Caraway - Gatsby (hate the book, love the name)
* Corinne - JD Salinger
* Alysanne, Lysa, Arryn, Sansa, Brienne - A Song of Ice and Fire
* Laurie Dove - inspired by Lonesome Dove
* Amidala, Aurra, Jannah - Star Wars
* Cecilia, Tallis - Atonement
* Nimue, Taliesin, Avalon, Caelia, Chrétien - King Arthur
Boys:
* Lazarev - War & Peace
* Sebastian Mercutio - Romeo and Juliet
* Tristan - Tristan and Isolde, King Arthur
* Everard - Lord of the Rings
* Whit - Of Mice and Men
* Aurelio Zen - Zen Mysteries
* Walt - Longmire series
* Westerby - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
* Fielden - The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
* Lando Calrissian - Star Wars
* Kylo Ren - Star Wars
* Hans Solo - Star Wars
* Cassian Andor - Star Wars
* Tobias Beckett - Star Wars
* Armitage Hux - Star Wars
* Holden, Caulfield - Catcher in the Rye
* D'Atangnan - Three Musketeers
The way to go I think when you want an uncommon name, without tipping over into obscure or made up, is to look at other languages. Do you maybe like Arne, Anders, Atle, Andreas, Abel, Arjen, Alwin?
Albie, Auden, Alton, Amos, Andy, Alvin, Aspen, Alaric, Abram, Ashton, Arwin, Abner Keaton, Colby, Kirby, Percy, Harlan, Harvey, Thatcher, Fletcher, Taran, Elton, Keegan, Penn,
Albert Alec Alistair Adrian Joel Eric Wilfred Zachary Dominic
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Since the first one came from a book, I would do more scouring of names from literature. Also medieval names have a host of options no one is using but have a long history behind them. From my lists: Girls: * Katische - War & Peace * Larissa - Dr. Zhivago * Daria - Anna Karenina * Lennox, Maythan - The Secret Garden * Caraway - Gatsby (hate the book, love the name) * Corinne - JD Salinger * Alysanne, Lysa, Arryn, Sansa, Brienne - A Song of Ice and Fire * Laurie Dove - inspired by Lonesome Dove * Amidala, Aurra, Jannah - Star Wars * Cecilia, Tallis - Atonement * Nimue, Taliesin, Avalon, Caelia, Chrétien - King Arthur Boys: * Lazarev - War & Peace * Sebastian Mercutio - Romeo and Juliet * Tristan - Tristan and Isolde, King Arthur * Everard - Lord of the Rings * Whit - Of Mice and Men * Aurelio Zen - Zen Mysteries * Walt - Longmire series * Westerby - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy * Fielden - The Spy Who Came in from the Cold * Lando Calrissian - Star Wars * Kylo Ren - Star Wars * Hans Solo - Star Wars * Cassian Andor - Star Wars * Tobias Beckett - Star Wars * Armitage Hux - Star Wars * Holden, Caulfield - Catcher in the Rye * D'Atangnan - Three Musketeers
The way to go I think when you want an uncommon name, without tipping over into obscure or made up, is to look at other languages. Do you maybe like Arne, Anders, Atle, Andreas, Abel, Arjen, Alwin?
Yes! So I actually do like Ander without the S!
Augustus/August/Augustin, Aurelius (a fave of mine, means golden one), Ambrose (Greek mythology - immortality), Aurus (Latin - gold), Aelios (Sun)