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Unusual girl names beginning with O?

169 replies

LadyThompson · 12/06/2008 10:47

Ottilie, Octavia...thoughts on these please, and what else? I don't want anything made up, or too modern, or too popular, however pretty (eg Olivia).

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QuintessentialShadows · 12/06/2008 15:53

Orion
Oriel

RustyBear · 12/06/2008 14:20

There's a girl in Year 6 at the school I work at called Oria, which i think is very pretty.

cyteen · 12/06/2008 14:20

Onneca

Brightfield · 12/06/2008 14:13

My favourite is Olive.

CristinaTheAstonishing · 12/06/2008 14:04

Fernando Torres's long-term GF is called Olalla. (Sister to Odipsy.) The things you find out when your 8 year old DS is in love with Torres.

belgo · 12/06/2008 14:01

I've met an Ola

belgo · 12/06/2008 13:59

Orca

Beetroot · 12/06/2008 13:58

oak

Beetroot · 12/06/2008 13:58

okra

Beetroot · 12/06/2008 13:57

Olive

Beetroot · 12/06/2008 13:57

Obergine

CristinaTheAstonishing · 12/06/2008 13:57

Oana (pr. like Spanish or Portuguese Juana)

belgo · 12/06/2008 13:56

Orangina

Beetroot · 12/06/2008 13:56

Orange

Blandmum · 12/06/2008 13:55

Do you not fancy Otolith?

They are microscoptic crystals in the ear which let you know when you are standing upright!

Go one, have a punt at Onan!

treacletart · 12/06/2008 13:54

Opal, Olga, Olympia, quite nice, erm... Ochra, Orca, Oompalompah, Ocado, - sorry can think of lots more bad ones, I think the nicest O name is Olivia and others are few and far between. Why does it have to be O?

expatkat · 12/06/2008 13:51

I have an elderly student called Orlanda.

belgo · 12/06/2008 13:44

Olga

MrsFogi · 12/06/2008 13:39

Ottilie is a beautiful name and can also be spelled Othilie (which I prefer).

EachPeachPearMum · 12/06/2008 13:38

Opal
Onyx
Oksana
Olwen

There are many Nigerian names beginning with O, but they may not be a good ethnic fit for your family?

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LadyThompson · 12/06/2008 13:33

No, I'm wise to Onan. Oddly, I won't be calling her Orange, either...

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QuintessentialShadows · 12/06/2008 13:31

DO NOT GO FOR ONAN. Your child could never visit Norway. Ever. (possibly other countries too) It is biblical, by the way. Onan gave name to onanism - masturbation. But I dont remember exact as funnily we did not cover that much during religious education in school. I think he was ordered to have sex with somebody to make an heir, but instead he sort of withdrew and made himself come on the grown.

See, not great associations for a name.

MB, how could you??

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LadyThompson · 12/06/2008 13:31

Well, we all have different ways to choose a name, Bundle...I don't think it's all that odd to like the look of names with a certain letter.

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Aero · 12/06/2008 13:31

"Octavia is lovely, I know of someone born on 08/08/08 who is called that which is a fab story behind a name so if the baby comes on the 8th you should definitely consider it"

We're still in June, or did you mean 1908! (in which case - Wow!)

I like Octavia too. the one I know is also an 8th child and is known as Tavy mainly.

I also like Orianne, Oriana, Orla, Oceane.

bundle · 12/06/2008 13:29

I like the way O looks