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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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WhereTheWaldThingsAre · 13/12/2014 15:08

Ooh, Turquoise I know a little Vesper, maybe we know the same one!

Threeplus1 · 13/12/2014 13:47

Romy
Saskia
Danika
Daria
Lisette
Amara
Mignonne (mee-nyon)
Lupita
Lordes (like madonna's daughter)
Skyler
Marilena
Donatella
Franka
Melissa
Daphne
Seine (like the river)
Sienna
Arushka
Mahalia
Naomi
Sandrine

ZaraW · 13/12/2014 13:39

I love Galena thinks it means healing in Greek

ocelot41 · 13/12/2014 13:32

Tanith - unusual but not too poncey.

AnnieOnAMapleLeaf · 13/12/2014 13:28

Some of my favourites:

Anya
Octavia
Seraphina
Anastasia
Arianna

Surf25 · 13/12/2014 13:23

Or Eliana?

Surf25 · 13/12/2014 13:22

Juliana?

OfficerKaren · 13/12/2014 12:51

I haven't met a Mary under 70.

Nimue was a character in Arthurian legend - the Lady of the Lake.

mondaymadness · 13/12/2014 12:37

I love Allegra.

In a similar vein:

Augusta

Aminta

Celine

Selina

ChickenMe · 13/12/2014 11:47

OH vetoed Posy - gutted. I think it's adorable, cool and different. Will now have to save it for a future cat.

I'm liking the less common flower names-Camelia, Tansy, Azalea.

The Romanians have some fascinating names-Luminita (little light), Georgeta, Nicoleta, Raluca..

I also think the Spanish do great names-Luz, Marisol, Immaculada, Graciela...

bluewisteria · 13/12/2014 10:00

Doesn't Vesper mean wasp in Italian?

almapudden · 13/12/2014 09:52

Flavia

TurquoiseDress · 13/12/2014 09:50

A friend of a friend has a little girl called Vesper.

I quite like it, never heard it before (apart from James Bond film!).

Don't know anyone else with this name....I'd be tempted to use if we ever have DD

Riverland · 13/12/2014 01:14

I love the name Angelica.

redhatnoknickers · 13/12/2014 01:02

Tesni
Vashti
Morwenna
Rowena
Rowenna

WhiteHairReally · 13/12/2014 00:42

Jacinta
Blythe
Yolande
Portia
Vanda
Yanina
Romola
Verony
Venitia (veneesha)

bouncingbelle · 12/12/2014 23:32

Bronte
Estelle

Powaqa · 12/12/2014 22:26

Ria

Theshedofalfredogarcia · 12/12/2014 22:24

Alanna

wadjet78 · 12/12/2014 22:18

Etta, Ina, Rosa?

Sillyshell · 12/12/2014 20:27

I used to go to school with a girl called Arja which I've always thought was lovely.

youlookbeautifultonight · 12/12/2014 20:17

Saskia

TweeAintMee · 12/12/2014 20:14

Anais

merlincat · 12/12/2014 20:01

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Phial · 12/12/2014 19:56

Myla

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