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Are these girl's names too strange?

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MaddieUK · 07/08/2015 13:42

I've not discussed names with the other half yet - he's from the UK, I'm not (European/Israeli roots). I'm looking for a name I could use on the continent as well as here. I have a feeling my taste in names is a little too weird for the UK though :) Would really appreciate it if you could have a look at my 'long list' and let me know if they'd be too out-there! Which are your favourites?

Imogen
Yuna
Indra
Elisheva
Celeste
Delta
Orla
Tirza
Yara
Ophelia

Thank you!

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ShadowStar · 07/08/2015 13:53

Imogen and Celeste would probably be the ones most familiar to UK people, they wouldn't seem at all weird. Orla I think is an Irish name too?

Personally I'd avoid Ophelia because that just makes me think of the character who meets a sad fate in Hamlet.

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MaddieUK · 07/08/2015 13:53

Ha @ Tuna :) That had never even occurred to me. Guess I'll drop that one!

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TremoloGreen · 07/08/2015 13:51

Of those, I think Tirza, Yara, Yuna and Indra would be ones that a lot of UK nationals hadn't come across before. That said, none of them are really difficult to pronounce or spell, so if you love them, go for it.

Delta would be considered unusual as a girl's name, in that everyone is familiar with the word (Nile Delta etc) but not as a name. I would avoid it for that reason.

Imogen and Orla are in common usage in the UK. Celeste and Ophelia are uncommon, but people have heard of them. Ophelia might sound a leetle bit pretentious to some.

Elisheva is very pretty, and very close to a well-known name so would be fine. I really like it.

Glindathegoodwitch · 07/08/2015 13:48

The only ones that may be a 'bit out there' for the UK are Yuna (tuna association) and Tirza (bit close to Tarzan)

I think all of the others are perfectly fine.

Btw, you shouldn't worry about being 'out-there' it's a nationality, a culture and a history :) Besides, if you look at the baby name books and popularity charts, you will find MANY 'non-british' names right at the top.

Notgoodwithwords · 07/08/2015 13:47

Indra & Celeste are beautiful names

honeysucklejasmine · 07/08/2015 13:47

Ha! Yuna, not tuna!

You could Anglicise a few if you wanted to... Elisha, Tara etc. Smile

WorraLiberty · 07/08/2015 13:46
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WorraLiberty · 07/08/2015 13:45

Imogen
Orla

honeysucklejasmine · 07/08/2015 13:45

I have never heard...

Tuna
Indra
Elisheva
Tizra
Yara

But it's always nice to hear a new name!