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Most beautiful, unique girl's name you know?

283 replies

EricaJ28 · 12/12/2014 03:42

Please help! Still on the hunt for a girls name and I love ones that are incredibly unique (perhaps only heard once or twice).

Would love your best suggestions! Needs to be incredibly feminine as the surname is very traditional English, long, clunky.

Names ending in 'A' sounds work well. Names with 'ella' sounds don't (So Aurelia, while I love it, won't work and is becoming too popular).

Names like Arietta, Aya, Elka, Allegra? I'm just not sure we love them enough. What is the most beautiful, unique girls name you have heard?

Middle name not settled, but will probably be something more well known (Juliette, Francesca, Cara, Amelie). Thanks for your help!

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fidgetywidget · 12/12/2014 07:03

Not sure if these fit your requirements exactly but they're definitely less common names where I am:
Eloise/ Elouise/ Heloise
Vita
Helsa
Revina

MortaIWombat · 12/12/2014 07:01

Edda
Yasmina
Helena ("Hell-ay-na")
Philomena
Angharad
Alana
Aurelia
Eluned
Allegra
Lohita
Aletia

And if you're VERY grateful, you may have Corinna, as I shan't be having another dd now. Grin

Oh, and I know an Elke, not Elka (German). Pronounced the same, though.

SanityClause · 12/12/2014 07:01

Odette

SanityClause · 12/12/2014 07:01

Ariadne
Virginie

OstentatiousBreastfeeder · 12/12/2014 07:00

Isolda/Isolde?

I've never met one before :)

Artandco · 12/12/2014 06:54

Estella
Giselle
Valentina
Clementina
Constantina
Marina
Dahlia

Bohemond · 12/12/2014 06:39

Calliope

carolinecupcake · 12/12/2014 06:38

Ioanna - the greek form of Joanna - pronounced Yoanna. Not so common even here in Greece but quite feminine.

Finola1step · 12/12/2014 06:38

Or Arelie (correct spelling). Pronounced Ah-reh-lee

PrintScreen · 12/12/2014 06:35

Ariana
Isadora
Theodora
Nina
Juniper

Finola1step · 12/12/2014 06:34

Aralie

Applejuice70 · 12/12/2014 06:29

Cleo
Autumn
Waveney
Pippa
Pheiffer
Mize
Vanya
Lara

ipsofacto73 · 12/12/2014 06:28

Hera

ipsofacto73 · 12/12/2014 06:27

Joy, Esther, Agnes, Isadora, Coco

lolalotta · 12/12/2014 06:14

Yolanda is not that unusual...

Asleeponasunbeam · 12/12/2014 06:11

We have three Summers, two Willows and one Autumn in the same class!

So you might not get 'unique', whatever you choose. Beautiful and interesting, yes.

I liked the names on the 'posh girls' names' thread the other day. Do any of them suit you?

Cordelia?

Whowouldfardelsbear · 12/12/2014 06:10

Catriona

GwenStacy · 12/12/2014 06:10

Avyana?

GiggleJuice · 12/12/2014 06:03

I really like Roya and Aria.

SanityClause · 12/12/2014 06:00

Antigone
Sylvia
Xanthe

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bouncingbelle · 12/12/2014 05:55

Also love the name Autumn, and only know of one person called this.

bouncingbelle · 12/12/2014 05:52

Soraya
Saoirse
Sorcha
Daska

I like your names in your op, with the exception of Elka, it's just too much like 'elk' for my ears!

KoalaDownUnder · 12/12/2014 05:44

Inez
Calypso
Elita
Alette
Anouk
Sabine

SunnaClausIsComingToTown · 12/12/2014 05:29

Isolde Giselle?

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