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Beautiful/Unusual girly names??

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missdumbledore · 29/07/2019 14:05

Suggestions for girly but unusual and beautiful names? (When I say "girly" I mean feminine eg. Names ending in a)

Names on the list so far: (we really love but are wanting some more suggestions)

Aphra
Odeya
Lyra
Dinah

Thanks x

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mondler · 03/08/2019 22:08

Elodie

growlingbear · 03/08/2019 17:17

OP, just wanted to say Aphra is a great name. So underused!

Dogsaresomucheasier · 03/08/2019 17:13

Georgiana, like Darcy’s little sister in P and P!

ilovemykids5 · 03/08/2019 15:58

Acacia (Ah kay she a)

Snog · 03/08/2019 13:28

Mariella

TheHallouminati · 02/08/2019 21:51

Pheroza

I love that name

IIN16 · 02/08/2019 19:13

Flora
Edie
Hira
Kitty

BiBabbles · 31/07/2019 17:21

Abeni
Adalet
Amerie/Amery
Annora
Celia
Charissa
Chryssa
Corinna
Eleni
Evelina
Halina
Irena
Isara
Lucinda
Mercia
Mirabelle/Mirabella
Olivina/Olivine
Silvia
Valora
Xanthia

Snog · 31/07/2019 17:20

Riva

CruCru · 31/07/2019 17:17

Camilla
Julia

CruCru · 31/07/2019 17:15

How unusual are you looking for?

Lydia
Helena (I would pronounce this Hel-ay-na)
Alba
Claudia
Octavia
Hannah

Proseccoinamug · 31/07/2019 11:44

Fenella
Romilly
Dorothea
Finola
Hebe
Calla
Tabitha
Rosina
Arietty
Odetta
Rosanna
Liliana
Kezia
Cassia

Waterlemon · 30/07/2019 22:40

Cecelia
Orlena
Seraya
Thea

Herecomethedaffodils · 30/07/2019 22:35

Ophelia

SophyStantonLacy · 30/07/2019 22:22

Nina
Greta
Rosa
Alma

KirstyT11 · 30/07/2019 22:20

Amara

Verily1 · 29/07/2019 21:25

Andromeda

AverageMummy · 29/07/2019 21:06

Dulcie - not ending in a but pretty & cute & extremely rare

JLo1979 · 29/07/2019 20:20

I'm going to throw some Irish in here

Seoda (show-da) means jewel
Ciara means dark or black
Naoise (neasha)
Réalta (rail-tha) means Star

Anna
Rhea

Original poster
missdumbledore · 29/07/2019 20:01

Thanks for all the suggestions! My favourite so far are

Zinnia
Amaya
Rowena
Leonie is cute too!

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Lilyannarose · 29/07/2019 19:39

Elora
Eliska
Dahlia
Rosalia
Amaya
Kiara
Lucinda
Catalina
Juliana
Clarissa
Brianna
Nyla
Ariella
Briella
Tanisha
Amalia
Carolina
Milayna
Shanaya
Marina
Nyra
Aubriella
Janessa
Estella
Kalina
Gaia
Paloma
Zorina
Valencia
Felicia
Elfrida

DonEmmanuelsDingleberries · 29/07/2019 19:30

Allegra
Althea
Calista
Cassandra
Gaia
Mina
Paloma
Ziva

Icklepup · 29/07/2019 19:25

Eliza
Dahlia
Althea
Andrea
Athena
Cassia
Evelina
Hanna

Ricekrispie22 · 29/07/2019 18:58

Athena
Xanthe (doesn’t end in ‘a’, but I think it’s unusual and feminine)
Cassia
Zinnia
Aliya

Shadow1234 · 29/07/2019 18:08

Valentina
Soraya
Davina
Lucia
Alicia
Ayisha
Aliyah
Alissya
Anya
Leila