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Most unusual girls names you've heard?

339 replies

shuz1980 · 22/07/2021 18:01

Im really stuck on girls names, theres not a single name me and my partner can agree on. I want something unusual but something really pretty and girly. Whats the most unusual names you've heard?

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thegreylady · 22/07/2021 21:27

Tabitha
Elfrida
Tanith
Selina

hamptonedge · 22/07/2021 21:26

I've only met one Velvet. Beautiful name 😊

Blue4YOU · 22/07/2021 21:18

I’ve only met one Alva and I loved that name!
Also met one of:
Eleni
Justina
Calliope
Belen
Ingrid
Talullah
Vivienne (obvs not too unusual)
Audrey
Elinore
Tatiana
Kayleigh
Doris
Marigold (yes, the last two are over 60)
Joy
Grainne
Noelle
Angelene

HuntingoftheSnark · 22/07/2021 21:18

I used to work with a Delight (overseas). It suited her.

Nuggetnugget · 22/07/2021 21:10

Not so unsual that it's unheard of but I knew a baby Kathleen

Muriel
Azure

lovablequalities · 22/07/2021 21:09

I taught a girl called Panacea many years ago.

Calmdown14 · 22/07/2021 21:08

I would always consider how easy a name is to shout when you need them not to run into the road or to stop doing something dangerous.
Aurora looks lovely written down but I really struggle with it in this context

Finallybroody · 22/07/2021 21:08

I know a little girl called Persephone

Maggiesfarm · 22/07/2021 21:06

@StiggyZardust

My DS went to primary school with a girl called Ladybird.
President Johnson's (LBJ) wife was called Ladybird.
ittakes2 · 22/07/2021 21:06

Leeza
Lola
Cherie
Cheyenne

iMombie · 22/07/2021 21:06

If I had a girl, she would have been called Avery. Means ruler of the elves.

Maggiesfarm · 22/07/2021 21:05

Antimony.

Must be pushing forty years ago.

The mother obviously didn't realise antimony is a poison.

Saisong · 22/07/2021 21:05

There's a girl at DS school called Deorwynn

Also knew a Silva and a Vashti when I was young

mrwalkensir · 22/07/2021 21:05

BunnyRuddington would Magenta be about 28 now - dad was a printer?

mum0fone · 22/07/2021 21:03

I once met a Tiannie, pronounced like “Tia-knee” and thought it was lovely

PrettyLittleFlies · 22/07/2021 21:03

@RandomCatGenerator

Unusual names of girls I’ve met

Minuet
Precious
Savannah
Blue
Mercedes

I have not met any Minuets but the others, yes. Precious is a popular name in some communities.
BunnyRuddington · 22/07/2021 21:03

Autumn

I think that just shows how regional names are. There was a spate of Autumns and Summers around here at one time.

the80sweregreat · 22/07/2021 21:03

@BillyIsMyBunny

Junia Memory Amala Oxana Cushla
Cushla? I'm Sure someone will channel Del Boy and call her ' cushty ' ! Poor soul .
SusannahSophia · 22/07/2021 21:03

I know a Honey, Storm, Summer, Thirza, Phaedra, Fallon, Teigan, Thalia, Blue, Delyth, Xanthe, Ramona, Meriel, and Jonquil.

Let us know what you decide.

BeeBobny · 22/07/2021 21:01

Elin
Edit
Helena
Azzurra
Ines
Rina
Alisa
Alma

littlepieces · 22/07/2021 21:00

Wren
Maya
Erith
Astrid
Xandie
Athena

cortex10 · 22/07/2021 20:59

Coralie

Bookaholic73 · 22/07/2021 20:57

I guess Tamar might be unusual, but not around here.

Martyitsyourkids · 22/07/2021 20:55

Blossom, Autumn, Meadow.

TwatyKaty · 22/07/2021 20:55

Augusta
Valentina
Cecilia
Zeborah
Clarissa

I have a DD who has one of these names.