Wonderfully Unusual Names!

[SillyBillyBandy]

Just seen a thread about awful names and thought it would be nice to celebrate difference!

What unusual names have you heard that you've liked?

I have

Diamond - 101 year old lady who was friend of my grandmother

Saturn - cutest little girl ever

Gaia - never heard it before

Omaha
Orion
Omay

TeuT3
Godsgift is African and at school with my DD. Her NN is GG!!

Clover
Casper

I knew a little girl called Marvellous who was in my daughters school

@mrsamaretto I think I probably know the same kids as you do lol. Also know a Haldan and Hakki. Like the norse names

Hepzibah
Bathsheba
Kizzy
Kezia
Israel
Batilda - from old German, meaning 'woman warrior'
Uhuru - 'Freedom' in Swahili
Asante - also Swahili, meaning 'Thank You'
And one of my school masters (male) was named Berris

I’ve known a Blessing (m) and a Precious (f) who were both lovely, and whose names I love.

I adore the name Constance, but had boys for my last two pregnancies. Pesky beasts, spoiling my plans!:o

Ever since watching the film Willow as a child I've loved the name Elora, the babies name (Elora Danan), I also love Morgaine.

I teach in a girls school so come across lots of unusual girls names:
Precious has been mentioned a lot on this thread but in my school it is definitely not an uncommon name. I had 4 Preciouses in one class a couple of years ago. It was clearly the girls name of choice for West African families 13-18 years ago. I love it! I had a student last year who was just the most precious child and named Precious.
Some of my other favourites include:
Phyllis
Eunice
Faustina
Beulah
Hyacinth
Hilda
Cerise
Nuala (apparently this is an old lady name in Ireland but the teenaged one I knew totally rocked it).

@ISayWhatNow my ex had an aunt called Loveday, always thought it was incredibly pretty name.

I've come across a Gulliver and a Fagin - same family.

LOVE this thread.

If I was having another child he would totally be called Aristotle! That's a genius name that I completely missed from my list first time round

I know people with the names:

Zipporah.
Genesis (not too fond of that one)
Chaney
Nilufar (I think this is common in iraq/iran but I just love it)
Cordiana
Bronte (not fond - it sound clunky tbh)
Constance - fab name
Basil

Nuala is the last name I'd use! So old lady.

Friends of mine called their daughter Radigand. Loved it but no idea where it comes from or what it means.

I once knew a very striking young woman called Dallas. It really suited her. In fact her surname was equally unique and the combination was amazing, the coolest name I’ve ever heard! I can’t say it here as it definitely would identity her.

I find it so interesting - some of the names that people posted as unusual are really common in my culture and where I live. Ephraim is very common, as is Eliana, Dina, Tzipporah (also spelled zipporah), and there were a few others. Basically old Bible names. I only know one Hephtziba though! It's just interesting what one person will hardly see will be common elsewhere.
I like Sierra

My dds names are not that unusual but never come up on 'bad&weird' names but I think they are beautiful
Gisele
Nataliya
So maybe I hit a good note of unusual but not weird?

Dds best friend is Raven, she is 16.

Two young women I worked with:
Rainbow
Cameo

I had a neighbor called Richenda and another called Vinka.

I know a young lad called Myrddin (pronounced Merthin) which is the original welsh version of Merlin. He is very into all the arthurian legends and it really suits him.

Christmas Lily stardust Saturn Sky.

Stardust should have had a capital S

Bit out there at time, but she suits it!!

Chrissy for short.

I heard of someone the other week, who had named her son Aldi. I suppose it is better than Tesco though.