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Under used girl names?

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woodywoody · 24/04/2017 23:24

what are some of your favourite non popular girl names / underused girl names? I love elegant but simple names such as Violet and Harper but they are too popular for me :(

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Rainbowqueeen · 25/04/2017 09:53

Anna
Lara
Laura
Claire

FamilySpartan · 25/04/2017 09:51

Agree with Daphne. I want to name our DD Daphne but DH is not having it Confused

SpreadYourHappiness · 25/04/2017 09:50

Elaine always seems like a "bulky" name to me rather than elegant.

Hattie is lovely.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 25/04/2017 09:48

Lucinda
Loula
Lucille
Caroline
Marcia
Alyssa
Abigail
Susan

DavidPuddy · 25/04/2017 09:48

Elaine is very elegant.

Oulavache · 25/04/2017 09:47

Mary or Maria

melonribena · 25/04/2017 09:45

I think Elaine, Sheila and Caroline sounds lovely when you say them but you don't hear of girls called them.
I had boys so couldn't use them!

WhiskyIrnBru · 25/04/2017 09:42

Hattie, Espeth,Martha

DavidPuddy · 25/04/2017 09:35

Frances
Marilyn
Yolande
Juliet, though I do know one who is four.

BrucesTooth · 25/04/2017 09:33

I know four Elodies and four Violets, all under 5.
I like Tamsin.

SpreadYourHappiness · 25/04/2017 09:28

Oh Daphne is such a pretty name.

Stumbleine · 25/04/2017 09:27

Daphne!

6 month old ds would have been a Daphne. Will never have the opportunity to use it now.

Joinourclub · 25/04/2017 09:22

GreatFuckability two of those names belong to my 1 year old!

I like, and don't know any:
Emma
Saskia
Imogen
Lydia
Elodie

Trills · 25/04/2017 09:14

Nobody can tell you what names are "underused".

Underused is an opinion, it means "rare but I like it".

Acunningruse · 25/04/2017 09:06

We have a Lydia, judging by the Hmmfaces I get it's quite unusual

SuburbanRhonda · 25/04/2017 09:01

Sylvia / Sylvie
Rosemary

DirtyDancing · 25/04/2017 08:57

Go back to some of the 70's - 90's names that are not longer used very often:

Felicity
Stephanie
Rachel
Joanna
Verity

Or the olde fashioned names that have not quite made a full come back

Beryl
Audrey
Ada
Nell

EsmesBees · 25/04/2017 07:30

Verity, Cecilia, Cecily, Celeste, Estelle

WhereTheFuckIsMyFuckingCoat · 25/04/2017 06:31

Meredith.

Absolutely adore it. Know one adult called it. No children.

Was first on my girls list every time but had four boys!

Mrsknackered · 25/04/2017 06:31

Raya. I would definitely of used if I had a girl.
I also love and think these should be more popular than they are:
Honor, Liberty, Sadie, Maeve, Tashi, Alicia.
I'm sure there's more.

NiceCuppaTeaAndASitDown · 25/04/2017 06:27

Cecily
Audrey
Margot
Lisbeth
Aurelia
Ariadne
Viola

ToffeeCaramel · 25/04/2017 06:05

Ida

GwendolynMary · 25/04/2017 06:01

Edith. Shortens to Edie. Just perfect

Mollie85 · 25/04/2017 05:53

Cadence
Dahlia
Elspeth

SoftlyCatchyMonkey1 · 25/04/2017 00:32

Always loved the name Bronwen

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