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Girls names you might not find in a baby names book

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LittleTipple · 04/12/2018 18:54

After two DS's I was so excited to start looking for a girls name. However, after reading our baby names book and various online searches, there aren't many I'm liking!

So, which names might I have missed? Any girls names you don't often see on lists? I like a mix of names including classic, strong, bit quirky. Names you don't hear every day, but not so unique they will be teased or spend their lives spelling it out. Help!

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MumUnderTheMoon · 22/12/2018 09:33

Tabitha
Torrance
Arabella
Vidia
Fawn
Astrid
Also I took two very short, simple, fairly ordinary names and hyphenated them. I have never met another person with my dds name and everyone always says how lovely and unusual it is.

WaxOnFeckOff · 20/12/2018 19:16

Amaris
Marsali
Ailsa
Vaila
Tamar
Loni

Sarahandduck18 · 20/12/2018 10:01

Love Vada too, ever since the film my girl!

What about

Andromeda
Donalda
Aphra
London
Nikita
Arra
Murrin
Morvern
Ceiteigh
Eilidh
Caledonia
Granada
Fawn
Suki
Yoko
Bunty
Araya
Aerran
Astor
Afton
Acacia
Alethia
Leica
Chia
Trixie
Nova
Nerissa

ShadyLady53 · 19/12/2018 19:33

Oh, and Liddie after Pride and Prejudice 😂.

ShadyLady53 · 19/12/2018 19:32

Avra, Atiana, Oceana, Shayla, Briella, Tanith, Alaina, Vita, Lita, Rae, Raine - all names I’ve only come across once.

DuggeeHugs · 19/12/2018 19:26

Sybilla
Veda
Marnie
Hepzibah
Charis
Karigan
Ember
Ellora

thegreylady · 19/12/2018 18:35

I know a little girl named Zephyr and a Saffron and a Dinah.

averylongtimeago · 19/12/2018 16:49

Zilpha

SuperstarDJ · 19/12/2018 16:47

Merryn
Cassia
Romilly
Marnie
Rowena

PickleMeThis · 19/12/2018 11:07

Love Vada

mathanxiety · 06/12/2018 07:50

Lowenna
Elowen
Elfrieda
Aphra
Charis

Stella
Cleo
Eirene
Dinah
Leonora

Tess
Daphne
Cecily
Hazel
Beatrix

Fairypiggy · 05/12/2018 23:05

Ida
Elvia
Vesper

Polkasq · 05/12/2018 22:59

Coralie
Roxanna
Natalie
Scarlett
Cara
Angela
Saskia
Zara
Rowena
Marlena/Lena
Anoushka
Helen
Louisa
Cecilia

StarkatHeart · 05/12/2018 22:34

Oriana
Tegan
Thalia
Miachala
Lavinia

Shadow1234 · 05/12/2018 20:45

Romy
Remi
Cressida
Loretta
Tia
Emmeline
Romily
Leonie

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LittleTipple · 04/12/2018 22:27

@VforVloodyHell Aah, that's a lovely story. Well, it's top of my list Smile

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VforVloodyHell · 04/12/2018 22:08

@littletipple I was named after the main character! My mum was pregnant with me when it came out.

Can only think of one time it’s been mispronounced, my tutor called me Vadda a few times but it was easily corrected.

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LittleTipple · 04/12/2018 21:39

@orangeicecream Hebe is very sweet.

@VforVloodyHell do people know how to spell/ say your name? It makes me think of My Girl Smile Loving it, but DH needs convincing!

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orangeicecream · 04/12/2018 21:08

Hebe
Euphemia
Maitreyi
Ishbel
Constance
Mhairi

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LittleTipple · 04/12/2018 20:55

Wow, thank you for all the ideas. Really like Thea and Vada.

@BumbleDevon I'm going to have a good look through the link!

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StripyDeckchair · 04/12/2018 20:24

Anastasia
Morwenna
Endellion
Adeline
Hildegard
Marcella
Alana
Greta

StripyDeckchair · 04/12/2018 20:12

Allegra
Carmody
Vida
Mariam
Hero
Cordelia
Viola
(Last three are from Shakespeare- might be a place to look for inspiration)

VforVloodyHell · 04/12/2018 20:05

@corkandwood

Essex?

I told a lie anyway. Not actually ‘met’ in the sense but I remember when Facebook was young and fresh, and American woman messaged me just to say hello, because we both were called Vada with a quite similar surname

corkandwood · 04/12/2018 20:01

VforVloody. I know a Vada (and I don't think it is you and she certainly is not on Mumsnet baby name threads!)

Frosty66611 · 04/12/2018 19:58

Eliana
Myla
Lorienne
Shana
Janie
Serephina
Arwen
Talitha
Viola

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