I like both Damery and Damaris (I probaby prefer the damaris version for my own tastes).

And don't worry about reactions...I named my son Braden and at first I got "oh, I lOVE it", to "Oh, how..um..different" to my parent's "where did you find that name?". Meanwhile I'd had that name in my heart for years as just right for my child.

A year after he was born, i started hearing more Braden's and then it became a soap opera character (which means there'll be tons of the coming out) and nowadays no one thinks twice about his name as unusual - if anyone says anything it's to say they love the name themselves.

Of course no one's heard too much of it yet, but it's just in style with the kind of names parents are drawn to right now. If it's meaningful for you - go for it.

100 years ago, Bertha and Kermit were in the top 20 lists for popularity...there's a reason that's not parent's tastes anymore.

Just a side note - Nevaeh is not unique. It has actually crept up to be in the top 100 names for more then one country.

Damery is unappealing to me for a few reason. One, it makes me think Emery, like emery board (Nail File). Not sure why?

There is nothing wrong with wanting to give your child a name that not a lot of others have.

But in lots of cases a name one thinks is 'unique' is actually not. It is becoming a trend to stick 'lyn' on the end of a name. Or 'bell/a'. It doesn't make it unique though..

A bad point of a 'unique' name is this:
The baby will grow into a child. The child into an adult. And the adult into elderly.

Can you imagine a grandmother named Damery or Nevaeh or Josielyn or something like that?

Plus the person will spend their entire lives having to spell and give the correct pronunciation for the name..

Yes, you are the mother.. But the child is the one who has to live with the name.

I am NOT trying to be horrible. Or personally attack anyone. I am merely pointing out some things you should consider before naming a baby. They will be stuck with this name their entire life!!

Please do not take offense to any of the things I have to say.

Lucy x

Mom_of2 wrote:

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"dah ma ree" sounds like jamboree not really a good thing

I pronounce Jamboree "jam-bo-ree" I really don't see the resemblance between that and "dah ma ree" except for the "ree" at the ending, unless that's what you are talking about. I'm not even sure if that's a legit pronunciation of Damaris but I'd expect that people in France would pronounce it that way, since France was kinda sorta in the subject.
May I add that I'm with Magic.Princess on the 'unique' spelling front. Amelia (77) Nevaeh (31) Arianna (70) Isabella (2) Marissa (133)I don't see these names as unique, especially Isabella and Nevaeh because those two are everywhere! ( except of course Nevaeh, that hasn't reached us...yet)

Peace & Love.

Damery is ok. If you and your husband like it, I say go for it. I kinda like Amery.

When I first saw it, I read damn-er-y. I like the name after you explained the pronunciation, but I'm not sure kids won't have a lot of mean "fun" with that one. I know kids can make cruel jokes out of just about anything...but I would just be careful not to create obvious targets.

Damaris is nice, easily pronounced from the start.

In the end, you should feel peace about the name you choose

I like the way it is pronounced but the spelling could be a pain in the future for your little one and her teachers/other adults.
Maybe a spelling that gets the same sound but is easier on the eyes is the way to go? Or, the alternate Damaris is nice, too. Your baby, your decision. I like that you are finding unique names