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Feminine, unusual, ethereal girl's names- any ideas?

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sleepyhead3 · 15/08/2010 10:12

I would like some ideas for girl's names that are not too commonly used, feminine but not feminissima if that makes sense!

Am looking for something light and slightly exotic sounding.

I have a few ideas so far:

Adela
Jessamine
Marguerite
Juniper
Vivienne
Marina
Camilla

Any opinions or other ideas??

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thedollyridesout · 16/08/2010 20:08

Serina/Serena?

DorotheaPlenticlew · 16/08/2010 20:03

Why ethereal, OP? Just curious... I can think of a lot of things I hope dd will be, but that ain't one of 'em (and rofl at the memory of reading Cold Comfort Farm).

shubiedoo · 16/08/2010 19:56

I love Seraphina and Alyssia.

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sleepyhead3 · 16/08/2010 19:52

frogs- will have to look it up!

Hopefully, you can have a feminine name and common sense too!

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MarthaQuest · 16/08/2010 10:59

Melusine

it's the name of a beautiful water witch IIRC

can't get more feyly feminie and eldritch than that!

AT1137 · 16/08/2010 10:53

Vivienne is beautiful and timeless. Adela I think may sadly get Ella as a nick name and Ella is v. popular. Vivienne has a certain charm to it and is very elegant(IMO).

teta · 16/08/2010 10:26

My daughter's called Carissa.We have only met one Carissa in 6 years[but i am not sure how ethereal a name it is!]

frogs · 16/08/2010 10:24

Re Cold Comfort Farm -- the message is that etherealness ends in tears, and robust common sense wins the day. It's a lovely book, everyone should have read it.

The girl in question is called Elfine, iirc.

Just watch out for the sukebind. Grin

Psammead · 16/08/2010 10:21

I do like Juniper.

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sleepyhead3 · 16/08/2010 10:17

I googled Cold Comfort Farm :)

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mamas12 · 15/08/2010 22:45

What about

Freya
Faye
Fearne

You can tell I'm all about the Faeries

febe · 15/08/2010 22:42

mines a meadow.

DinahRod · 15/08/2010 22:16

Searches thread for Sleepyhead wanting to name child Seth or Ada Doom.

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sleepyhead3 · 15/08/2010 20:54

frogs- I haven't read Cold Comfort Farm. Can you explain please?

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frogs · 15/08/2010 20:44

Have you read Cold Comfort Farm?

Be warned.

Grin
pranma · 15/08/2010 20:42

Eleri
Eloise
Adriana
Stella
Faye

Not Marina-too LotSW
'Ohhhhhh Marina!!' 'Ohhhhhh Howard!!'

jillhastwoponies · 15/08/2010 20:12

You'd better hope that you have an 'ethereal' kind of little girl Wink

My DD is rather 'solid', and not ethereal at all, her ideal name might have been something like Bertha.

hoolies · 15/08/2010 20:09

Evangeline? Ophelia?

favs from your list- Vivienne and Marina

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sleepyhead3 · 15/08/2010 20:05

Sorry- forgot to say:

Does anyone have any more comments on the names on my list?

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sleepyhead3 · 15/08/2010 20:03

lulabella- what an amazing list- I like several of those!

I also like Miranda, Cordelia, Genevieve, Blythe, Xanthe, Marianna, Emmeline from other lists.

getstuffed- do you think Vivienne will rocket because of AJ?

I might do a shortlist later!

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getstuffed · 15/08/2010 19:02

Ohhh love EM Forster.

Vivienne I adore but as Ang Jolie has it, it will rocket x

LibertyGibbet · 15/08/2010 18:32

Aphra
Meredith

Er, Galadriel?

PixieOnaLeaf · 15/08/2010 18:31

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zenon · 15/08/2010 18:30

Xanthe
Antonia
Clemency

What do you think of all the suggestions so far?

meadowlarks · 15/08/2010 18:24

Coraline.