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favourite uncommon but recognisable name?

113 replies

JessicaBearx · 08/07/2017 17:18

( looking for inspiration as i just can't seem to find a girl's name i like)

I dont personally love any i have come across so far or popular ones such as Olivia or Isabelle so looking for some underused but still recognisable names that we might like? I don't think i explained this very well but oh well! What's your favourite girl namd that you think should be used moreSmile

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GirlcalledJames · 08/07/2017 17:21

Salome

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Yika · 08/07/2017 17:22

I find these rather pretty and underused

Justine
Nadia

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flickerty · 08/07/2017 17:25

Nina

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00100001 · 08/07/2017 17:26

Joanna
Mary

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00100001 · 08/07/2017 17:27

Katie

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AnarchyKitty · 08/07/2017 17:27

Della . You don't hear that much anymore. And Lena.

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Sophronia · 08/07/2017 17:27

Susanna(h)
Louisa
Martha
Esther
Joanna
Miriam
Anna
Georgina
Tessa
Harriet
Jemima
Theodora
Juliet
Marianne
Lydia
Josephine
Kezia(h)
Margot
Philippa
Matilda
Rosalind
Naomi
Rowena
Sylvie
Tabitha
Ramona
Vivienne
Genevieve
Caroline
Dorothy
Emmeline
Frances
Zoe

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shambolicgreenfox · 08/07/2017 17:28

Bluebell!! Because I'm not allowed! 🤣

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SleepFreeZone · 08/07/2017 17:29

Dannica

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TyrionLannisterforKing · 08/07/2017 17:29

Helena. Classic and easy to spell.

I was 10 when I decided to name any daughter I might have, even if it echoes with my surname (second syllabe "li"). Still in my mind a decade later, and probably will be for another before I start ttc.

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Trampire · 08/07/2017 17:30

I have a dd but didn't use these names I loved,

Marigold (nn Mari)
Annie
Manon
Eloise

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sodablackcurrant · 08/07/2017 17:30

Sophie.
Rose
Delphine
Chloe

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MadameJosephine · 08/07/2017 17:32

Jennifer, it's my DD's name and I've not come across another yet (apart from adults obviously)

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JennyGreenteeth · 08/07/2017 17:33

Estelle
Thea
Lowenna
Elowen
Marina
Olive
Fenella
Cosima

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Alittlepotofrosie · 08/07/2017 17:33

Claudia

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Pemba · 08/07/2017 17:43

Jessamine / Jessamyn
Shoshana
Annika
Mirabel

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Pemba · 08/07/2017 17:49

Estella
Dorothea
Roisin (think you might need to have Irish connections for that one)
Emmeline

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numbmum83 · 08/07/2017 17:49

Chloe
Annabelle
Crystal
Sarah
Jemma
Nicola
Natalie
Emma
Katrina
Carly
I quite like Rebecca

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Bubblesoup · 08/07/2017 17:54

Marianne ❤
Caroline
Sian
Julia
Jane
Miriam
Nina
Leah
Sarah

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Bubblesoup · 08/07/2017 17:57

@madameJosepine I meant to include Jennifer! I LOVE that name! We very nearly called DD1 Jennifer but my nsme is Gemma so decided it was too similar (Gem/Jen). Such a shame!

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Pemba · 08/07/2017 17:58

Mara

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Tilapia · 08/07/2017 18:00

Tess

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CatchIt · 08/07/2017 18:02

Lyra

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Awwlookatmybabyspider · 08/07/2017 18:04

I wouldn't say all of these were unpopular. I'm tripping over Sophies
Chloes. I'm from Liverpool, though. So, it could be a Regional thing
And you might be surprised to learn Julia Sarah and Leah and Emma are all in the top 100 girls names

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MelinaMercury · 08/07/2017 18:06

Alannah
Bethany
Cara
Erin
Eliza
Francesca
Gayle
Julianna
Trudy
Zoe

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