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Uncommon Baby girl name help!

91 replies

Hellonamer27 · 28/03/2022 15:57

Hello! New here. Please help us.
We are expecting a baby girl and are absolutely stuck on names. Our son’s name is Torin. We love that it is unique, yet familiar. We love Sage and Harlow but fear that they may be just too popular now. Only other name we have come up with is Arlie- but just aren’t sold on anything.
New some fresh ideas!
Thanks in advance.

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StrawberrySanta · 28/03/2022 19:28

I wouldn't say Sage or Harlow are popular. I've only heard Harlow as a surname and Sage is the main character in a book I'm currently reading. How about Clementine? Clem is a cute nn

PattyMelt · 28/03/2022 19:26

Addie, Scout.

Alsoplayspiccolo · 28/03/2022 19:23

Elvie
Honor
Blythe
Rory
Tippi

Llamapolice · 28/03/2022 19:09

Ursula
Dinah
Heba
Yolanda
Opal/Emerald/Sapphire

Mufflette · 28/03/2022 19:06

Alva

CoffeeBeansGalore · 28/03/2022 19:01

Marsali
Morven
Alix
Tamsin
Talia
Cadence
Grayling

PierresPotato · 28/03/2022 19:01

Geillis

Doveyouknow · 28/03/2022 19:00

Camdyn Harlow….

PollyPutTheKettleOnKettleOn · 28/03/2022 18:51

Isadora

merryhouse · 28/03/2022 18:50

"Dorabelle?! - that's a beautiful name"

@scottishnames I know it's where whisky comes from. Gin comes from Juniper and I notice you didn't moan about that one. You don't have to tell people what it means. I just like the sound of Skieba.

Now that OP has lots of more-or-less sensible suggestions, can I be first to use Ebony Dark'nesse Dementia Raven Way?

HellToTheNope · 28/03/2022 18:31

Perry

ChristmasTreeGorgeous · 28/03/2022 18:11

Darklis.

Thedogscollar · 28/03/2022 18:03

Torin and AnoushkaSmile

HuntingoftheSnark · 28/03/2022 17:49

Ianthe
Isolde

FairyLightPups · 28/03/2022 17:45

Gaia, Juno, Arietta

Howareyouflower · 28/03/2022 17:45

Domini

SpaceJamtart · 28/03/2022 17:43

Romy
Eira
Marnie
Azura
Marin
Rani

miltonj · 28/03/2022 17:41

@KirstenBlest

Dorabelle has a nice ring to it
😂
scottishnames · 28/03/2022 17:41

There have been some very nice names put forward and I hope you find some you like, but I can't believe that anyone is seriously suggesting you call a child a corrupted and incorrectly pronounced form of the Gaelic for 'whisky'. That's what 'Skieba', listed upthread, is.
The Gaelic words for 'whisky' are uisge-beatha, pronounced OOSH-keh-BEH-huh. The final syllable is very slight or almost non existent in some regions . You can hear a sound clip here forvo.com/search/uisge%20beatha/

The words do indeed mean 'water of life' but almost everyone in Scotland knows they are the Gaelic name for whisky.

It really, really is not a personal name - unless you'd happily call a child 'Gin' or 'Vermouth' or 'Beer' or something similar.

Torin is a good name and definitely unusual; but it's not unique (=one and only) . There were 23 babies with that name in England and Wales in 2020, plus 9 in Scotland.

Fantail999 · 28/03/2022 17:35

Saskia
Jewel
Pania
Heather
Willow
Marley
Briar
Chelsea

KirstenBlest · 28/03/2022 17:31

Dorabelle has a nice ring to it

ICouldHaveCheckedFirst · 28/03/2022 17:30

Calypso
Charissa
Venetia
Fiordiligi
Dorabella
Mercedes
Carmen
Astrid
Anastasia

RussianSpy101 · 28/03/2022 17:25

Nia
Winnie
Jobie
Aalia
Valentina

Don’t do Arlie. It looks like a spelling mistake for Harley. Harlow quite popular nowadays.

KirstenBlest · 28/03/2022 17:22

@merryhouse the ^ needs to be next to a character but not next to a ( or ) and preceded or followed by a space

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LadyLolaRuben · 28/03/2022 17:14

Aspen / Aspen Rose (middle name)