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Girls names you might not find in a baby names book

32 replies

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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ernjas · 04/12/2018 19:55

Aurelia
Aurora
Alaska
Athena
Betsy
Cora
Coral
Dora
Darci
Eleska
Effie
Etta
Elise
Georgie
Greta
Grey
Harlow
Harper
Iris
Imogen
Juniper
Juno
Jovie
Jolie
Joni
Juliet
Koda
Lennox
Leigh
Marley
Nella
Onyx
Opal
Quinn
Teryn
Thea
Willa
Xena
Yasmin
Zelda

VforVloodyHell · 04/12/2018 19:54

My name is Vada. Never met another one or seen it in any lists!

LovelyBranches · 04/12/2018 19:52

Some of the out there names of women I know

Tuesday
Tyrion
Mali
Wallace

Youranus · 04/12/2018 19:50

Albertine,
Severine,
Mauve,
Patsy,
Claudette,
Ingrid,
June,
Gisele,
Mauve,
Manon,
Magali,
Wilma,
Frieda,
Josephine,
Ines.

Peachbubble · 04/12/2018 19:47

I've heard these recently:

Athena
Daria
Amira
Zena

Ricekrispie22 · 04/12/2018 19:46

Celestia
Lyra
Delphine
Cossima
Emmeline
Estella
Martina

BumbleDevon · 04/12/2018 18:58

There's some lovely name lists here categorised by theme / sound / time period / meaning.

www.britishbabynames.com/blog/name-lists.html

One name I learned from that site that I'd never heard before was Idony. Quite a common mediaeval English name apparently!

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