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Unusual and rare name advice needed.

110 replies

secretcove · 06/06/2009 19:51

I'm not ashamed to admit that want an unusual name for this baby, I don't want her to have the same name as anybody in her class or school. I know that this can still happen with a rare name but it's less likely.

So I need your wise thoughts on my names and more suggestions of rare names which are not likely to become popular in the future.

what do you think of the following:

Euphemia
Delilah
Juniper
Perdita
Isolde
Drusilla
Magdalen
Pandora
Cressida
Vi ola
Ismene

more suggestions please.

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Castiel · 06/06/2009 19:59

Know two baby Delilahs and two Isoldes, one a baby, one a toddler. Know a new baby Viola as well.

Deemented · 06/06/2009 19:59

I quite like Delilah and Viola, but not keen on any of the others.

Laila
Breeanna
Brogan - dd
Azariah - dd's middle name
Anushka

MaggieBee · 06/06/2009 19:59

Ismene is the nicest from your list.

lockets · 06/06/2009 19:58

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fucksticks · 06/06/2009 19:58

Perdita is 'lost one' sounds sad
Drusilla is a famous zoo where I'm from!
I know a Delilah and didnt think 'oh thats so unusual' when I heard it

Isolde
Cressida
Juniper

are all pretty and unusual

The others are unusual and sound a bit twatty tbh. You dont want to go for a name purely because its unusual when it doesnt actually sound that great do you?

CrushWithEyeliner · 06/06/2009 19:57

Euphemia - stunning

Perdita "one who is lost"- beautiful, reminds me of a Winters Tale

audley · 06/06/2009 19:56

Goodness me what a fab list, I like all of them except Drusilla, which sounds and looks a little scary to me. Euphemia is nice but reminds me off breathing difficulties, love Juniper, love Perdita but for the Jilly Cooper character, Isolde and Ismene are perhaps the most unusual but I prefer the others. Oh don't like Delilah either, seems a bit cheap given the character of Samson's ladyfriend. So my favourites are Juniper, Magdalen, PAndora, Cressida, Viola. Will think of some alternatives.

EyeballshasBackBoobs · 06/06/2009 19:56

Love Viola.

Like Isolde, Cressida and Perdita

How would you pronounce Magdalen? Have to know that before I decide

Juniper is just silly

lockets · 06/06/2009 19:55

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rubyslippers · 06/06/2009 19:53

Juniper - have seen this mentioned on name threads a couple of times on MN - i do quite like it

Perdita - doesn't that mean lost?

i do like Isolde but have to confess am not keen on any of the others - Pandora makes me think of Adrian Mole

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