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Need an usual/uncommon girl's name

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Oliviera1996 · 12/11/2023 07:34

We cannot think of a girls name we like that isn't really popular.

Names we like but for various reason probably won't use are;

Storm
Sloane
Lovella
Quinn

Can anyone else suggest some more unusual girls names along the same lines?

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CeciledeVolangesdeNouveau · 21/11/2023 12:23

Vera? Or one of the virtue-themed ones like Charity, Patience etc.

Vittoriosa · 21/11/2023 12:17

Wendy

LemonAidG · 20/11/2023 21:32

crumblingschools · 12/11/2023 08:25

You may like having an unusual name but your DD might not.

This.

TheWordWomanIsTaken · 20/11/2023 21:15

Honora

GreyhpundGirl · 17/11/2023 06:16

Oliviera1996 · 12/11/2023 07:47

@fuzzystar we are obviously going to pick a name we like and aren't going for a name no one else wants.

Just don't want a name that is overly common. Personally I have an unusual name and I love it. I like that when people hear it they comment that it's unusual. I want the same for my daughter.

I work in a profession where I know a person can be judged by their name so I wouldn't go for something over the top.

I'm a teacher- many names parents consider unusual or uncommon tend not to be. Traditional names like Diane Suzanne are a lot more uncommon than 'uncommon' names

NotFastButFurious · 16/11/2023 19:05

Girls that I’ve ever only met one of:
james
calypso
caledonia
pandora

Joonio · 16/11/2023 18:59

Briar, Perdita, Ida, Muriel, Zora.

Samzzz · 16/11/2023 18:55

Winter
Blake
Oakley
Etta
Shae/Shay
Shiloh
Lumi
Billie
Auriol

maddiemookins16mum · 13/11/2023 21:15

Lois
Juanita
Vanessa
Veronique
Tessa
Trish

user1492757084 · 13/11/2023 08:28

Lovely people I know with unusual names ..
Java
Gidget
Mio
Aston
Clover

CoffeeBeansGalore · 12/11/2023 23:10

Grayling
Aubrey
Hannaliese
Piper

oneinamillieon · 12/11/2023 21:42

ellowyn is the first one that comes to mind. friends daughter's name.

Rowgtfc72 · 12/11/2023 21:13

@useitorlose I'm the Rowena from above and like your friend am in my fifties.
I wonder if it was a 70s thing? I'm actually named after the Aussie actress Rowena Wallace who played nasty Patricia in Sons And Daughters.

Flidina · 12/11/2023 14:51

Mckeltie
Pearl
Seraphina
Harlow
Imogen
Carlotta
Amberley
Annika
Zenaya
Gaia
Kerensa
Jessamine
Haisley
Novalie
Oriana

OhGoOnThenIfYouInsist · 12/11/2023 14:50

Tate
Vida
Roma
Giselle
Rene

JustGotToKeepOnKeepingOn · 12/11/2023 14:43

I like the advise to look at names from the 60s. So many of the names listed just look way too try hard. I know someone who just called this baby Quinn. I really don't like the name... I just hear quim every time. Sorry!

Why not go for a good solid name?

Elizabeth
Dorothy
Helena
Judith
Anna
Margaret
Eileen
Catherine
Selina
Nicole
Sarah
Heather
Jennifer

bluebird3 · 12/11/2023 14:39

Dahlia
Fern
Quinn
Caliope
Raina

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Oliviera1996 · 12/11/2023 14:35

I love the name Rhodes too but I don't know if it's too masculine.

Also enjoy that someone has suggested my own name to me 👀

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Oliviera1996 · 12/11/2023 14:34

@Theoldwoman Allegra 🤍🤍

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Oliviera1996 · 12/11/2023 14:32

@Canihaveanotherbiscuit love Liberty however Paw Patrol has ruined it for me !!

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Oliviera1996 · 12/11/2023 14:31

@Pushkinini Clover !! Love this

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Pushkinini · 12/11/2023 14:23

Aurelie
Viva
Miranda
Celestine
Clover
Justine
Morvoren
Merryn

Ellmau · 12/11/2023 14:06

Damaris
Amaryllis
Ishtar
Loveday
Inaret
Mirabel
Miranda
Vashti
Jocelyn
Jenness
Talitha
Minerva
Venetia
Hester
Aster
Lark
Linnet
Rowan
Verena
Ethel
Cressida
Blossom
Tryphena
Zillah
Mara
Dorcas
Sybil/Sibyl
Bronessa
Xanthe
Yseult
Guinevere
Rosalba
Lucinda
Berenice
Cynthia
Parthenope
Calliope
Hermia
Hero
Desdemona
Ariadne
Atalanta
Garnet
Garland
Eustacia

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 12/11/2023 14:05

lljkk · 12/11/2023 13:55

None of these are overused among babies born today:
Valerie, Vanessa, Melissa, Melanie, Nicole, Susan, Suzanne, Julie, Sarah, Amanda, Caroline.

Just look at top names for 1975.

There’s a good quiz on sporcle for the top 1000 girl names in 1975.

lljkk · 12/11/2023 13:55

None of these are overused among babies born today:
Valerie, Vanessa, Melissa, Melanie, Nicole, Susan, Suzanne, Julie, Sarah, Amanda, Caroline.

Just look at top names for 1975.

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