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Girls Names - Unusual but not dated or whacky?

37 replies

PitterPatter3 · 23/03/2024 06:36

Looking for a girl’s name which people will know but has never been in the top 100 or so and isn’t really whacky either (e.g. I wouldn’t go for Indigo or River).

My shortlist so far is:

Eloise
Anastasia
Gabriella
Clementine
Tabitha
Jemima
Camelia
Tatiana
Christabel

Any other suggestions?

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AngelQuartz · 23/03/2024 19:56

Athena, Dahlia, Alena, Cassia, Anya, Millicent, Ophelia, Verity, Augusta, Claudia, Marigold, Genevieve, Evangeline

Manyandyoucanwalkover · 23/03/2024 19:55

Cassandra
Saskia
Alma
Annabelle
Antoinette
Lavinia
Lucinda
Miriam
Rosamund
Silvianne
Ursula
Winnifrid
Henrietta

17caterpillars1mouse · 23/03/2024 19:51

I really like Anastasia. I know several young Gabriella's so that doesn't fit your criteria in my experience.

Have you considered...

Elspeth
Jocelyn
Meredith
Adeline
Natasha
Laurel
Coralie / Coraline
Bridget
Fleur
Emmeline
Claudia
Constance
Octavia
Tamsin
Talitha
Keturah
Simone
Farrah
Isolde
Iona

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PitterPatter3 · 23/03/2024 19:49

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 23/03/2024 16:11

Many of the Ancient Roman/Latinate girls names are well known, not wacky but have never been in the top 100 so aren’t dated. Think Claudia, Antonia, Serena, Marina or Mariana, Cecilia or Celia etc .

Also lesser used “British” or Shakespearean names - Verity, Jessamine, Bryony, Rosamund or Rosalind, Juliet, Miranda etc

I love this thinking! Many thanks.

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fantalimon23 · 23/03/2024 19:48

Gabriella is gorgeous.

Juliet
Rose/Rosalie
Harriet
April
Josephine
Maria

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PitterPatter3 · 23/03/2024 19:46

These are brilliant. Thank you.

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IamnotwhouthinkIam · 23/03/2024 16:11

Many of the Ancient Roman/Latinate girls names are well known, not wacky but have never been in the top 100 so aren’t dated. Think Claudia, Antonia, Serena, Marina or Mariana, Cecilia or Celia etc .

Also lesser used “British” or Shakespearean names - Verity, Jessamine, Bryony, Rosamund or Rosalind, Juliet, Miranda etc

FloofCloud · 23/03/2024 13:08

Tabitha
Saskia
Tiffany
Vivica
Remy
Reeva
Paloma
Genevieve

Theoldwoman · 23/03/2024 12:57

Erica
Dyani
Rhiannon
Katya
Genevieve
Mahalia
Demelza
Antoinette
Nardia
Francine
Thomasina
Jilena
Kristelle
Electra
Alfreda
Jordana
Lilliana
Magdalene
Marissa
Carissa
Azalea
Adrienne
Saffron
Telissa
Melisse
Bernadette
Saskia
Laurel
Yasmin
Matisse
Juanita
Roberta
Amity
Melia
Amali
Lana
Xanthe
Zelda
Pearl
Miriam
Birdie
Narelle
Neroli
Arlia
Haidee
Glenda
Kristin
Kirsten
Sheree
Anthea
Azaria
Maggie
Adeline
Roma
Kyla
Sydney
Yvette
Dana
Greta
Gretchen
Vera
Marguerite
Catriona
Katrine
Patrice
Nerissa
Bronwyn
Hermione
Giselle
Celeste
Estelle
Nerida

oldnorsesaga · 23/03/2024 09:21

Marina
Tabitha
Saskia
Imogen
Lucienne
Luciana
Cordelia
Cornelia
Corisande
Melusine
Ottilie
Sabina
Gabriella
Cecily
Eloise
Paola
Polina
Helena
Frederica

Mumofgirls2017 · 23/03/2024 08:21

Aurelia
annabelle
ottilie
rosalie
tallulah
vivienne
marigold
beatrix
josephine
juliet
henrietta
seraphina
ophelia
luella
serena
emmeline
theodora
valentina
cecilia
meredith

Moreteaandchocolate · 23/03/2024 07:04

Gwendolyn
Jocelyn
Analise
Emmeline
Tamara
Genevieve
Sabrina
Antonia
Celeste
Marianne
Nadia
Adrienne
Katrina
Leonie
Helena
Miriam
Natasha
Estelle