a few unusual girls names

[17caterpillars1mouse]

What are your thoughts on these slightly unusual girls names

Tallulah
Hebe
Delilah
Mavis
Clemency
Isadora
Aoife
Maren

TIA

[sosieso]

Love Hebe but I only get bad feedback for it. My partners sister laughed when she heard it. "Heebie jeebies" gets mentioned a lot :(

Tallulah and Delilah are nice and flow off the tongue. I can't really imagine an adult Tallulah but maybe that's because of Bugsy Malone.

I prefer Mirren to Maren and Cecily to Clemency.

Whenever I hear Isadora, the Wizadora theme tune starts playing in my head! Not necessarily a bad thing.

I don't like Mavis - prefer Mabel and I'm not keen on Aoife either as I don't think it sounds that nice if you don't have an Irish accent.

[Lemondrop99]

Tallulah - it ok but seems to suit a child rather than an adult

Hebe - dislike. I also think heebie jeebies!

Delilah - I quite like this but I'll bet other posters won't like the "Why, why, why Delilah" connotations.

Mavis - good God no. Reminds me of that old bat in Corrie!

Clemency - this is ok. I quite like Clemmie

Isadora -I really like this. Also Isolte/Isolde

Aoife - lovely name

Maren - also nice, although the old person I know with this name is German, so I assumed it is a German name.

[fishfingerSarnies]

Love Hebe , Delilah and Mavis not keen on the others.

[Sirzy]

The only one I would use is Aoife.

[ButterflyOfFreedom]

Isadora is my favourite from your list

[Liadain]

Aoife is not unusual to the Irish. It's along the lines of Sophie, Emma etc. Grand, standard name.

Delilah, I just can't get past the Biblical association.

Tallulah - too flouncy and fussy for me.

Hebe - heebie jeebies...

I love Maren. It's a fabulous name.

Clemency - I like it

Mavis - nope. But then I'm not a fan of Edith, Agnes and all the other "old lady" names

Isadora - nice name. With the Isa beginning it doesn't seem particularly unusual tbh - I accept that it isn't as common. But there's so many Isabella's etc that I don't think Isadora really stands out.

[SuperBeagle]

The only one I like is Tallulah, but I don't think it'd be an easy name to pull off. The average kid/woman would struggle with it, IMO.

[Meeep]

Mavis is my favourite. So pretty.

[Sugarpiehoneyeye]

❤️ Hebe.

[frid]

Think I prefer Clementine to Clemency, but Clem is a nice shortening

[BertrandRussell]

I like Clemency and Hebe.

[bridgetreilly]

I don't like any of them, sorry.

[user1459464195]

I wouldn't say Aoife is unusual - I know a few and I'm not in Ireland. I like Isadora. Not so keen on the others, sorry.

[Threeandabit]

I love Isadora from your list.

Also an unusual name, that I love, is Nicoletta. Just thought I'd mention it.

[Bloosh]

Tallulah- quite pretty, but twee maybe
Hebe - I think heebee jeebies too, but it's a cool name.
Delilah - quite cool too (tom jones song though)
Mavis - so so awful
Clemency - nice, a sweet name
Isadora - I love it
Aoife - lovely
Maren - interesting. Have never come across it before. Is it pronounced Mar-in

[greendale17]

Hebe????? Awful!

[noodlebum]

I like Delilah :)

[cuirderussie]

Aoife is extremely common in Ireland.

I love Clemency!

[bettybyebye]

I have a Delilah have only ever had positive comments on it (not that I really care what others think). From your list I also like Tallulah and Aoife. Hate Mavis, but I am really not a fan of the current old person name fashion - can't believe how many little Arthurs I know! And I met a baby Eric recently too

[Sophronia]

I like Tallulah, Delilah and Isadora. I prefer Clemence to Clemency.

[34AQuid]

I like Delilah and Aoife.

Mavis is dreadful. Maeve?

Not keen on the others.

[RhubardGin]

Tallulah - cute on a girl but not a woman

Hebe - heebie jeebies!

Delilah - pretty

Mavis - awful

Clemency - awful

Isadora - awful

Aoife - beautiful, on my list!

Maren - prefer Merrin/Meryn

[Tilapia]

My favourites are Clemency and Isadora. I know two Talullahs and two Aoifes, so I don't think of them as particularly unusual.

[heateallthebuns]

I don't really like any of them much sorry.

[TempsPerdu]

Really like Clemency and Maren (although I love Marin, Merryn and Mirren even more!). Hebe is cute and I like the flower/Greek goddess connection, but the heebie-jeebies thing would put me off.

Can't warm to Tallulah or Delilah, and Mavis is just dreadful - think it'll be a while before that one makes a comeback!