Long awaited 1st child, girls names rare and unusual

Hi there Thumbwitch! I've had a mn break. Back now though DD2 is waaaay better and just dairy limited mow. She can nearly eat anything in any quantity. Hope all well?

Sorry op

If I am ever blessed with another daughter she may well be Eleanor. I copied this from wiki, thought you might like it as all it's meanings are so positive. Especially 'to heal' as a long awaited child is fills such a place in our lives

Eleanor (pronounced /ˈɛlɛnər/, except in North America where it is usually /ˈɛlənɔr/; also spelled as Elinor, Elenor, Eleanore, or Elynor) is a female given name.

The first verified bearer of the name was Eleanor of Aquitaine. She was called Aliénor, which became "Eléanor" in the northern Langue d'oïl and in English. The meaning of the name Aliénor is not surely known, maybe coming from Latin lenire ("to heal"), or the Germanic name Aldenor, which could mean "old north".[1][unreliable source?] In English the name is sometimes connected to Elena, Ellen or Elaine (Helen, Helene) as well. It could be connected to the Greek eleos ("compassion") as well.

There may be an earlier Eleanor on record. Eleanor of Normandy lived a century earlier than Eleanor of Aquitaine. However, primary sources that identify her name as Eleanor have not been found.[2]

Cognates of the name in different languages include Leonor (Portuguese pronunciation: [le.o.ˈnoɾ])(Spanish and Portuguese), Eléonore (French), Eleonora (Italian), Leonora or Leonore (German), and Lenore. The similar Hebrew name Elior means "God is light".[3] The similar-sounding Arabic Allahu Nuri also means "God is my light"; the modern version is Nurullah (Noorullah) ("light of God").

fave not face. Damn autocorrect!

Is it Pink who's named her daughter Willow?

My worry about Willow Grace (which is my face from your original list) is that she may be neither willowy nor graceful :)

Is niah pronounced knee-a or n-eye-a?

What about:
Athena
Ariadne
Fleur
Amber
Jasmine
Lucia
Meredith
Nerissa
Raven
Estella
Aurora
Aurelia
Violet
Clover
Gaia
Iona
Ivy
Iris
Kaia
Tanith
Isolde
Serena
Celeste

Clementine?
Florence?

Just reread my message ^ realised I missed a word out

"I've yet to meet a girl under 3 whose middle name is not Grace or May, Grace is everywhere."

my pal has a scarlett grace 7m old

As above, Scarlett and Grace are everywhere. Willow - know a few.

I thought Lyra or Lila might fit in with your choice? Pretty, not v. popular but cant be shortened like Lucelia can. (Lyra springs to mind from Northern Lights book by Phillip Pullman - strong female heroine but also sounds a pretty name in my opinion anyway!)

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I like cecilia an dd2 was almost cordelia.

Nevaeh is gawd awful.

I would pick Cecelia from the ether, and Willow from your list.

Could I just add that you can never guarantee that there won't be a child of the same name, no matter how unusual, just round the corner.

We know only one Olivia but DD is at school with two x Coco.

Choose the name you like the best.

All your names are actually pretty popular except Lucelia, and that sounds a bit made up which isn't a good thing. The sound is nice though!

How about Clelia? Now that IS a rare one (and a strange, arty and interesting character from a Margaret Drabble novel).

If you want a 'nature' middle name, how about Linnet?

Cecily, Cordelia, Lavinia, Cassandra, Vita, Vanessa - all pretty rare, unusual and beautiful.

Nevaeh and Leynah are nice :)

I like Willow Grace best from your list.

Lucelia sounds a bit fussy (how about Lucia?)

Scarlett, Grace and Willow are hardly rare are they?! In fact Scarlett and Grace are ten a penny in most areas of the country. Cecelia and Cecily are much nicer than Lucelia, and I do rather like Nyah.

Spend a bit more time with the name books, I'm sure you'll find something that fits all your desires :)

PS - a huge congratulations :) We have a five-week old DD and it's the best thing ever :)

Names that might fit with your taste could be:

Adelene/Adeline
Ophelia
Lavinia
Cordelia

Sorry! I've gone down a literary route there :)

Scarlett is pretty popular at the moment, and I feel like I've yet to meet a girl under 3 whose middle name is Grace or May, Grace is everywhere.

Lucelia will just be Lucy, although that's not that common at the moment anyway.

I love Niah though, I know a Naya who is about 18 and I've always loved her name. Her twin sister is Siri.

Willow is a bit meh.

Agree that Elora is pretty.

Ones whch I think sound nice with your surname are: Martha, Romilly, Clara/Clarice, Matilda, I prefer Lucia to Lucelia.

If you would shorten Lucelia to Lucy then none of your names are at all unusual. On the government website already linked to you will also be able to find a list of virtually all girls names given in the last year, ranked in order.