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Unusual girls names.

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Yourshakraishangingout · 07/09/2017 17:52

What is the most unusual/some of the most unusual names you know for little girls IRL (whether they are your cup of tea or not)

Looking for inspiration... don't mind if they are nicknames, nature, 'made up', from a different culture...I'm interested in hearing them all. Thank you.

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WhiteHairReally · 12/09/2017 19:51

Caladonia ( nn Cally) and yes, she's Scottish. I think it's a lovely name.

Moondialling · 12/09/2017 19:34

Piper
Loviah
Luna

Sparrowlegs248 · 12/09/2017 19:23

Met a 3 yr old Andromeda today.

candlerings · 11/09/2017 18:35

Norah
Tamzin
Seraphina
Kenzie
Zara

twinklestar2 · 11/09/2017 18:32

Met someone called Roma today.

Met an Araceli last week.

LottaBean · 11/09/2017 16:46

I've only met one of each of these:
Mylene
Precious
River
Athena
Luella and her sister Minnow

ThisIsNotARealAvo · 09/09/2017 20:51

Someone always claims to know or have taught a Ladasha.

NO YOU HAVEN'T

hollyisalovelyname · 09/09/2017 19:26

Tagora

Mrsknackered · 09/09/2017 19:09

I did know a family who were:

Tennessee, Trade, Falcon and Case.

Tennessee and Trade were girls.

Mrsknackered · 09/09/2017 19:07

These are all from my primary school:

Indigo
Minty (short for Araminta)
Bluebell
River
Gaia
Sundance
Ariadne
Hebe
Cantrill
Lemon

I actually really like Araminta, Ariadne, Gaia and Hebe.

Lemon not so much.

MissJSays · 09/09/2017 19:02

Alynthia
Danika
Tarley
Maite (pronounced Mighty)

Amee1992x · 09/09/2017 17:39

Met a baby called Zuri today at the hospital

TallulahBetty · 09/09/2017 15:39

La-a is an urban myth. It's on snopes

LovelyBranches · 09/09/2017 00:03

Peppa
Berry
Bebe
Carmel
Diandra
Marjorie (not uncommon but this was a baby Marjorie which is unusual.
Ismay

MrsJoyOdell · 08/09/2017 12:07

Arietty - which I absolutely adore!

insulecure · 08/09/2017 11:58

I know an Autumn too.

insulecure · 08/09/2017 11:56

Tresnee
Katrina
Philippa

The latter two I don't see too often anymore hence including.

QuirkyTiger · 08/09/2017 11:46

Una - Means one or first

ibentmywookie · 08/09/2017 11:25

Ursula, Pearl, Persephone, Guinevere, Ottoline, Delphi, Domino, Clementine, Willow, Wren, Hester, Ottilie, Ida, Ivy.

BroomstickOfLove · 08/09/2017 10:41

I thought the La-a thing was just a racist urban myth. Have you actually met someone called that?

BroomstickOfLove · 08/09/2017 10:36

I know at least two each of Pearl, Allegra, Sylvie, Summer, Magdalena, Clementine, Ursula, and Tilly.

velocitygir1 · 08/09/2017 10:21

@stopbeingadramallama you pronounce the dash I presume? Funny tho!

hlc123 · 08/09/2017 10:20

Dennie
Celica
Colby
Kennedy
Posey
Tulisa
Wren

pear123 · 08/09/2017 09:48

Solace

euanthesheepiloveyou · 08/09/2017 09:44

Mercedes
Dympna
Talia
Kendal
Tia-Leigh
Porscha
Corinne
Carina
Hanley
Winter
Lilliana
Hetty

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