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classy elegant name not popular?

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eiche · 02/01/2019 22:45

Hi! I need ideas for baby girl , I'm Greek and husband is German and we live in the UK. I'm trying to find a name that will be easily pronounced in all countries plus be nice and a little unique. My list so far is:

Eva
Amelie
Alexandra
Josephine
Christina
Naomi

But I dont completely love any of these! Naomi maybe a little more than the others but it is pronounced Nah-o-mee in greece and germany and Ni-o-mee in the Uk or Nay-oh-mee by americans- so a bit confusing if I call her wrong!

Which name do you like ? And any other ideas?

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MikeUniformMike · 05/01/2019 12:19

not Nigh-OH-mi

MikeUniformMike · 05/01/2019 12:18

NAY-uh-mi

AndNoneForGretchenWieners · 05/01/2019 01:33

Danae
Maria
Anastasia
Greta

medicalbird · 05/01/2019 01:28

@nomester how should it be pronounced? Blush

nomester · 05/01/2019 00:59

I'm Naomi, it gets mispronounced a lot!
I nearly always get called Ny-Omi but my mum drilled it in me to always correct.
Another thing to consider with the name is, it spelt backwards...
Imoan... 🙈🙈
Congratulations! Hope you find the perfect name 💜

MikeUniformMike · 04/01/2019 17:48

Vanessa

SilverySurfer · 04/01/2019 15:31

I love Alexandria - classy but just a little different.

FlumpyMummy · 04/01/2019 13:56

Anna
Eleanor
Elizabeth

Lumpy76 · 04/01/2019 13:56

Thanks @mathanxiety ☺️

Eatmycheese · 04/01/2019 05:22

Love Penelope

mathanxiety · 04/01/2019 05:07

Theoni

ForkHandlesplease · 04/01/2019 05:03

Eleanor
Anastasia

ChristmasArmadillo · 04/01/2019 04:56

My Greek cousin is named Aletheia and I love it. Easy to pronounce, not too complicated to spell, unique but not bizarre, nice meaning...doesn’t flow well with my last name or I’d have used it myself!

mathanxiety · 04/01/2019 04:08

Beautiful names, Lumpy

StoneRoses4Ever · 03/01/2019 20:55

Natasha
Diana
Anna

My son would've been Anna or Alice (or possibly a Welsh name). My daughter is Mia but this is rather popular and doesn't really fit your brief.

moredoll · 03/01/2019 20:24

Athene.

moredoll · 03/01/2019 20:24

Athens
Artemis

itwaseverthus · 03/01/2019 20:22

But then again, I love Esther. I possibly have odd taste Grin

itwaseverthus · 03/01/2019 20:22

I like Caroline and Raine

kaytee87 · 03/01/2019 20:19

Katharine

Lumpy76 · 03/01/2019 15:47

I’m of Greek decent - our girls are Xanthe, Hebe-Hermione and Olympia. We also liked Persephone, Evanthe, Pandora, Penelope, Electra, Melissa, Larissa (Lara)

Peachbubble · 03/01/2019 07:54

Emma
Anna
Clara
Johanna
Maria
Hannah
Louisa
Susannah
Sabrina
Leona

Snog · 03/01/2019 07:53

Cordelia
Clarissa
Persephone
Penelope
Rebecca

mathanxiety · 03/01/2019 07:48

I like Eva and Josephine from your list.

How about -
Vera
Leonie
Frieda
Theodora
Mia
Mila
Greta
Matilda
Maria
Magdalena
Valentina
Anastasia

BFGgirl · 03/01/2019 00:35

Carolina?