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Suggestion of whimsical names

111 replies

GoldenRosebee · 10/12/2025 15:32

Looking for acceptable and established, but unusual whimsical names. Unusual, as in outside top 100, not unique. Would prefer if origin is of mythology or literature or history, but they also should be magical. Looking at European names mostly.

Names that I consider whimsical, but looking for more suggestions, especially according to first paragraph criteria
Aurora
Thisbe
Nimue
Juliet
Eluned
Amoret
Olwen
Freya
Cecily
Twyla
etc...

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TheseWinterDays · 10/12/2025 16:03

Melody
Morwenna
Miranda
Marianne
Loveday

DisplayPurposesOnly · 10/12/2025 15:59

Hebe (plant, Greek goddess)
Hero (Shakespeare)
Karenza (Cornish)
Loveday (Cornish)
Nerissa (Shakespeare)
Zilpha or Zilpah (Bible, several in my family tree late 1700s or so)

GrannyTeapot · 10/12/2025 15:42

The flower fairies are a great source of inspiration. Mediaeval or Ancient Greek books too.
Tansy is beautiful, Acacia, Alienna, Bronwynne, Celestina or Celeste, Marina, Genevieve, Tempest, Messalina, Helena, Rowina, Sage.

CadburysIsntChocolate · 10/12/2025 15:39

Calendula
Calliope
Fawn
Elvie
Sylvie
Sparrow

BatshitIsTheOnlyExplanation · 10/12/2025 15:35

I know someone whose name is Whimsy

Pixiedust49 · 10/12/2025 15:35

Elodie

Mulledjuice · 10/12/2025 15:34

Also Cicely Mary Barker's Flower Fairies

Sequinbow · 10/12/2025 15:34

I love Aurora but husband said no as it’s his ex wife’s middle name, I could get away with it x

Eightdayz · 10/12/2025 15:34

Bucket

Mulledjuice · 10/12/2025 15:33

Welsh, and Cornish, and Irish and Scots Gaelic names are a rich seam for you here OP

NewtonsCradle · 10/12/2025 15:33

Fable

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