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Don't love girls names...

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FaithHopeandGlory · 20/04/2020 08:16

So, we have whittled our list for boys down to: Rupert, Felix, Jasper, Jago, Edward, Austen and I've snuck Quentin in there.

We are having so much trouble even liking girl names along a similar vein. We'd like them to be recognisable names but ideally not popular as like most, we'd like them to be the only one in their class. No names feel right to us at the moment and I already feel like I've read a million and one names sites, forums and lists but can't find the one.

I'm hoping you lovely lot can help?!

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Carolwithane · 20/04/2020 19:51

Jocelyn
Rowan

87Callista · 20/04/2020 19:50

Orla, Sophie, Laurel, Elaine, Isolde, Ellen, Jaida, Michelle, Katie, Willa, Penrose, Lucia, Wendy, Sylvia, Zorina, Bethany, Dove, Freya, Betsy, Yara, Harper, Scarlett, Nancy, Lumi, Aubrey, Leilani, Bridget, Anthea, Arlene, Enid, Sasha, Zana, Mabel, Heloise, Rubina, Allison, Leticia, Ida, Lavinia, Sara, Emme, Mirena.

june2007 · 20/04/2020 19:48

Seriously if you want them to be the only one in the class with the name then don,t schoose, Amelia, Isabelle, Mathilda, or Violet or sophie. These are pretty names but also quite a few of them at present.

I like Elizabeth as you have so many options to shorten if you want.

RoseHarper · 20/04/2020 19:44

Forgot Phillipa/Pippa too.

RoseHarper · 20/04/2020 19:43

I think Juno, Etta and Penelope have a similar feel to your boys names.

florascotia2 · 20/04/2020 19:38

And a few gaelic ones, all Scottish:
Morven
Ishbel
Eilidh
Elspeth

Mostly not gaelic, mostly simply local versions of international names:

Morven - yes this one is gaelic. It means 'big mountain'
Ishbel - Scots (not gaelic) version of a pan-European name, Isabel
Eilidh - essentially Ellie/Helen with a west-coast accent
Elspeth- Scots (not gaelic) version of international name Elizabeth.

They are all perfectly nice names , please don't get me wrong.

Phoebesgift · 20/04/2020 19:30

Phoebe,
Elspeth,
Willow,
Mavis
Jodie
Delta,
Avril

HelloItsmeAgain1 · 20/04/2020 19:25

Eloise
Amelie

HelloItsmeAgain1 · 20/04/2020 19:23

Elena
Eleni
Bettina

Jamiladodger · 20/04/2020 19:21

Briar
Rosalia
Lulu
Lucy
Marcella
Elowen
Kimberley
Margo
Halle
Christa
Penelope
Vita
Philippa
Alicia
Henrietta
Miriam
Surya
Bonita
Tessa
Nella
Hazel
Colette
Sadie
Marigold
Dina
Jade
Tamsin
Una
Nadia
Annabel
Oceane
Zoe
Louisa
Virginia
Ruby
Meadow
Calla
Autumn
Leigh
Noelle
Delia
Marisa
Thea
Lana
Araceli
Halona
Bea
Cressida
Elspeth
Kelila
Nairi
Naomi
Francesca
Vivienne
Estelle
Raffaela
Sian
Eleanora
Clementine

cptartapp · 20/04/2020 19:09

*Louisa

cptartapp · 20/04/2020 19:09

Meredith
Esther
Cassandra
Louise
Faye
Alicia
Zara
Francesca
Zoe
Serena

daisypond · 20/04/2020 18:57

Claudia
Marianne
Antonia
Camilla
Frances
Daphne
Fenella
Letitia
Caroline

LotusClover · 20/04/2020 17:38

Casey
Darcy
Estelle
Fleur
Halle
Jasmine
Kacie
Kayla
Maeve
Noelle
Rosanna
Sasha
Stella
Talia
Yasmin

IVflytrap · 20/04/2020 15:55

Jessamine
Tamsin
Faye
Romy
Emmeline
Adelaide
Giselle
Agnes
Kezia
Laurel
Honor
June
Farrah
Lois

FrownPrincess · 20/04/2020 15:35

Leonora
Rowena
Miriam
Miranda
Serena
Cassandra

neighbourhoodwitch · 20/04/2020 15:33

Cordelia

BubblesBuddy · 20/04/2020 15:32

Athena
Leila
Oriel
Augusta
Meriel
Michaela
Sabina
Harriet
Freya
Jocasta
Araminta
Kinvarra
Dorothea
Isadora
Christabel

We always wanted to use a less popular name for both our girls but also one that wasn’t too impossible to spell or pronounce. There is nothing more annoying than people getting your name wrong all the time as I know from bitter experience. I have not included their names above but I failed. Both have quite a list of incorrect versions of their names! Also their friends come up with nicknames that don’t originate from you. You might like a nickname but others use something totally different!

Ellmau · 20/04/2020 15:20

Alexandra
Rosalind
Miranda
Antonia
Arabella

CoffeeRunner · 20/04/2020 15:18

I love Jasper!

Some nice but not overused (at the moment anyway) girls names;

Natalia
Gabriella
Francesca
Delphi (or Delphine)
Mary
Beatrice
Hannah (I don’t know of any little Hannah’s)
Eliza
Anastasia (lots of nice possible shortenings)

CaffiSaliMali · 20/04/2020 15:09

@FaithHopeandGlory

Morwenna - Morr-wenna (rolled r, in practice most people will say More-wenna)
Elowen (Elle-oh-en)
Lowenna
Steren - same as below but with a T
Seren - Serr-en - en as in Pen and the first e has the same sound
Mari - Marry
Tesni - Tess-nee
Eira - Ey-ra (ey as in hey, ra as in rabbit. Eye-ra in some parts of Wales)

And a few gaelic ones, all Scottish:
Morven
Ishbel
Eilidh - ey-lee. I know one who describes it as Hayley without the H
Elspeth

www.bbc.co.uk/wales/livinginwales/sites/howdoisay/names/index.shtml?e - some of the Welsh ones are here.

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FaithHopeandGlory · 20/04/2020 15:02

Some gorgeous ones there, thank you. Love Juliette (I've put that on my list and if not first name it's definitely a middle name contender), Evangeline, Georgiana and Josephine (DH has already vetoed Josephine though, I adored the nn Sephie! :( )

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FaithHopeandGlory · 20/04/2020 14:59

@CaffiSaliMali you'll have to help me with the pronunciation of some of those! They sound beautiful though!

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Lobsterquadrille2 · 20/04/2020 13:59

Artemis, Henrietta, Ianthe, Cordelia, Athena, Hebe, Alice.

CaffiSaliMali · 20/04/2020 13:54

Juliet / Juliette
Evangeline
Rosa
Rosamund/Rosalind/Rosalie/Rosemary
Isolde
Iseult
Naomi

As Jago (love it) is Cornish, some other Brythonic celtic names:
Morwenna (Welsh and Cornish)
Elowen (Cornish)
Lowenna (Cornish)
Steren (Cornish)
Seren (Welsh)
Mari (Welsh)
Tesni (Welsh)
Eira (Welsh)

And a few gaelic ones, all Scottish:
Morven
Ishbel
Eilidh
Elspeth

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