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Original poster

Exoctic baby girls names please.

88 replies

LittleMissBliss · 26/01/2009 17:35

Not Mango or Princess Tiaami before anyone thinks they are being really witty!

I am mixed race dh is white, so our child would look olive skined (like ds) or very possibly like a pale black/mixed raced person. Just thought i'd get that in before anyone flames me! Telling me how awful it is to inflict such a name on a typical British looking child.

My name is arabic in origin. Ds has a very british biblical name and i would like a more unusual name if i were to have a girl.

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macaco · 27/01/2009 18:23

some spanish ones

Amaya
Amalia
Soraya
Candela

Mammina · 27/01/2009 17:22

How about Habiba, which I think is Arabic, Bibi for short?

LaDiDaDi · 27/01/2009 17:14

OOh what's that lovely cornish girl's name?

Dezmela?

TooFoggy · 27/01/2009 16:38

Zillah

beachyhead · 27/01/2009 15:21

My dd is Kezia.

Second daughter of Job, from the bible.

chandellina · 27/01/2009 15:16

Chiara
Melea
Anousha

GossipMonger · 27/01/2009 14:29

Shayla
Skylar
Skye
Tegan
Cherise
Aurora
Emmeline
Clementine

TooFoggy · 27/01/2009 14:25

Soraya
Charis
Persephone

LaDiDaDi · 27/01/2009 14:06

Neela
Adeela
Neetika

FrizzBath · 27/01/2009 13:00

I know a Laily whose dad is middle-eastern - it's a pretty name and really suits her

hoppybird · 27/01/2009 12:52

Spanish names:

Carmen
Paloma
Roxana (originally from Persian, meaning "bright" or "dawn")

Serena - (italian name)

Latifa - (arabic meaning "gentle, Kind")

this is a good resource for international names - it also gives you name days - sometimes there's a nice one that happens to occur on the birthday.

HTH

Bubbaluv · 27/01/2009 10:32

Moana means ocean. Is Tahitian and also (I'm told recently) Mauri.

LaDiDaDi · 27/01/2009 10:14

Emerald

LaDiDaDi · 27/01/2009 10:14

Carmen
Carlotta
Paloma
Valentina
Anouk

Xavielli · 27/01/2009 10:13

Eliana is a lovely name Buda

Ariana is also very nice.

LittleBoSheep · 27/01/2009 09:50

How about Iman?

DS knows a Natalia, and a Maia (Maya), I also like Lily

this site is useful as you can search by gender and origin.

MrsMattie · 27/01/2009 09:32

Estrella (Eh-stray-ah)? Spanish for star. I liked a lot, but didn't feel i could give my non-Spanish baby such a Spanish name (it's also the name of a beer in Spain, too! But still very pretty, I think...)

Other Spanish women / girls I know:

Calida
Leya (Lay-ah)
Marisol
Sierra
Marisa

There is also a Sicilian woman I used to go to M&T group with who's (mixed race) daughter was called Santina.

christiana · 27/01/2009 09:07

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Cies · 27/01/2009 09:03

I agree that Graciela is lovely.

If you like Ariana, there's also the Spanish name Ariadna.

What about Araceli? It's very popular in the south of Spain.

Other Spanish names that I like off the top of my head:
Candela, Blanca, Sabela, Lucia, Carlota, Catalina, Leonor, Elena, Alba, Elisa.

MrsMattie · 27/01/2009 08:55

Graciela / Graziela is lovely.

I also know a Jamila (Jammi for short) - lovely name.

Lila / Lyla as an alternative to Leila?

Kaya / Kaia? (I liked this a lot and considered it for DD)

A friend recently named her daughter Syrai, which I thought was beautiful, too.

lillypie · 27/01/2009 08:49

My granddaughter is called Saiya,my son is mixed race and her mother is Hindu

LuLuBai · 27/01/2009 08:41

I love Leila. The Eric Clapton song was ages ago and shouldn't put you off.

The one Marni I know is short for Mariana (apparently her older brother couldn't say Mariana so it became Marni).

I quite like Amaryllis for a girl born in winter (the flower is like an explosion in mid winter) but no child of mine is likely to look exotic enough to carry it off

Also like Eulalia (Lali or Lia for short), Yolanda and Graciela if you are looking for Spanish sounding names.

Buda · 27/01/2009 07:30

A friend here has an Eliana which is pretty and I think a bit exotic.

mumoverseas · 27/01/2009 06:37

My DH and I are expecting DC4 in a few weeks and we'd decided on the name Kalila for a girl which we absolutely loved. We wanted something a little 'ethnic/arbic' as we are currently living in the Middle East. It means 'beloved, sweetheart' in arabic. According to our scan however we won't be using it so hope someone else likes it.

Layla (the night/born at night) also really nice but apparently more common now after Eric Clapton's song.

Jamila (beautiful in arabic) is another nice one

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LittleMissBliss · 26/01/2009 19:45

Lunarsea i do prefer that spelling. I do think it's a beautiful name and have never heard of the song, but lots of people (well mumsnetters) associate it with the song.

I'm not keen on Apollonia

Ariana is my favourite.

I really liked Amelie and Amelia during my last pregnancy but they are ever so popular now. So Ariana is perfect.

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