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In school what was the girl with in the - your mind - prettiest name

266 replies

Enko · 14/02/2024 07:08

This is somewhat inspired by the resurrected prettiest girls name you know thread.

I wondered when you went to school what was the girl with the name you likes the most called?

I didnt grow up in the UK but for me her name was Karina. I thought her name was so pretty and unusual (it's a fairly normalish name for my generation in Denmark think top 50-100) but oh I had name.envy. grew out of it and Karina never even entered the consideration for my own children.😁

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ADHDat43 · 28/02/2024 05:22

Oh and briefly there was a girl called Vashti, which I thought was beautiful and exotic.
Also Verity. And Honor.

ADHDat43 · 28/02/2024 05:19

Carrie-Anne
This was the mid 1980s

ChocolateCinderToffee · 27/02/2024 17:37

Corinne, Juliet, Felicity.

Boy, did they stand out amongst the Sharons, Tracys, Julies, Alisons, Debbies and Jackies.

KittyFantastica · 27/02/2024 15:55

I longed for a pretty name like three of my friends - Anabel, Jasmine and Maxine. They were all lovely girls and I admired them all for different reasons, but their names were the prettiest of all the other girls in my school (in my six year old opinion!)

IamaRevenant · 26/02/2024 21:11

Briarly (pronounced like Bryony - of which there were a few in my year - with an 'l'). Just seemed so much prettier!

Sisters (from a Scandinavian country but forget which) called Jocasta and Imogen.

Francesca, who was also the daughter of a member of a very famous band so seemed terribly glamorous 😅. Still one of my all time favourite names, love Frankie as a nn too!

maryhadalittlegoat · 26/02/2024 17:24

Christabel

Bluewallss · 26/02/2024 17:18

2010s - Taylor

SprinkledGlitter · 26/02/2024 15:02

Either Marissa or Marcella. 8 year old me loved their names.

herecomesthesun24 · 21/02/2024 23:05

Angelika - didn’t especially like her but she was never going to be run of the mill with that name

Friends sister was Odile and that sounded foreign which was exotic to my young midland ears!

YourWinter · 21/02/2024 22:57

At primary school, early to mid 1960s, the girls whose names I liked most were Christine, Carolyn and Janette.

I started senior school in 1967 and loved the names Antoinette, Prudence and Sonia. Didn’t like the girls though.

TheCompactPussycat · 21/02/2024 22:53

1980s: Roberta

Diddlydays · 21/02/2024 22:45

Friday

MarsMama17 · 21/02/2024 20:36

Gabriella

sciencemama · 21/02/2024 20:29

Other pretty names
Anastasia
Leticia

goh · 21/02/2024 00:04

Sylvia - it may have been spelt or pronounced slightly differently

Tarkan · 20/02/2024 17:31

Morna. I don't like it so much now but absolutely loved it in my teen years.

Sirrah · 20/02/2024 16:54

Solette. When so many were called Jane, Julie or Susan, it was original and pretty. She was a lovely girl too.

WorthyPisces · 20/02/2024 08:22

Rhea - I still quite like it now, just not one on my list.

User373433 · 19/02/2024 22:37

Joy. I don't like it anymore but as a 10 year old in the late 90's I thought it was the loveliest name 😂.

Farmulaic · 19/02/2024 14:10

Amina (pronounced a-mean-a)

user1492757084 · 19/02/2024 14:08

Maryrose.
Dimity
Ngaire - said as Nyree.
Cassie
Julia
Elena

itsmyp4rty · 19/02/2024 14:00

Claudia, seemed such an exotic name to me as a child.

maddiemookins16mum · 19/02/2024 13:23

Dominique. She was my first girl crush too.

dontforgettofloss · 17/02/2024 17:13

Louise. I used to wish my name was Louise, I still think it's such a lovely name

bloodyeffinnora · 17/02/2024 17:01

smita

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