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Unusual but not weird pretty girl names PLEASE!

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Thisistheway · 24/07/2012 12:52

Help me! Totally stuck on a name for our baby (we know she's a girl).

I'd like something unusual but not odd. Love pretty names for girls ending with a 'y' sound. If Lily or Millie were unusual names that's the kind of thing we'd go for.

We also have greek relatives so could use a Greek name but also no ideas here. Love flower names as well but can't find any unusual ones.

Can't have a 'r' sound though - i can say my 'rs' but never comfortable with them. So e.g. 'raphaela' would be out or 'primose' (not that I like primrose anyway but YKWIM).

If you're not already fed up of my list of requirements, can you please please give me some ideas?! Xxxxxxx

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Thisistheway · 24/07/2012 13:41

There's a few lovely ones but the 'r's' are a problem for me. So Romilly and Cassandra wouldn't work :(

I know an Esme, Amelie and Cecily so also out.

Bonnie I really love but....our surname would make them a laughing stock.

Liberty still current fav, followed by Thea.

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MagdalenaAlec · 24/07/2012 13:43

Zelie (pronounced ZEE-lee) is on my MN list, it is an old (medieval) form of Soline/Solenn and means "solemn" (babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com/meaning_of_Zelie.html) . I find it very pretty and it should work well pretty much everywhere.

Another idea: Isis - as an alternative to Iris, avoiding the "r" sound.

Thea, Thalia are fantastic choices too.

redrubyshoes · 24/07/2012 13:44

Leonie

Pasiphae · 24/07/2012 13:46

Thisbe, Ianthe, Xanthe, Cleophee, Cleone, Leonie, Adelie, Zelie/Azelie, Dorothy, Clemency, Delphi, Eulalie, Eugenie, Iphigenie, Ophelie, Octavie, Flavie, Ivy, Ione, Nancy, Sally, Lidie, Elsie, Sidonie, Elodie?

threeleftfeet · 24/07/2012 13:46

Xanthe

threeleftfeet · 24/07/2012 13:46

Elodie

tothesea · 24/07/2012 13:46

Sadie

Sylvie

threeleftfeet · 24/07/2012 13:46

Cross posts Pasiphae!

threeleftfeet · 24/07/2012 13:47

Ottilie

threeleftfeet · 24/07/2012 13:48

Naomi

threeleftfeet · 24/07/2012 13:49

Phoebe

Charleymouse · 24/07/2012 13:50

Kizzy
pretty, unusual, ends in a 'y' sound

Hebe
more unusual flower shrub name

Fillybuster · 24/07/2012 13:51

I love Xanthe (and it gives you the 'y' sound at the end)

Erin

Libby

Thea

Antonia (Toni)

Cassie

PatriciaHolm · 24/07/2012 13:52

Emilie/Amelie?

mandylifeboats · 24/07/2012 13:52

Bethany
Eloise
Penny

lambethlil · 24/07/2012 13:52

I've always liked Justine, honest!

rainbowsprite1 · 24/07/2012 13:53

Ivy

banyan · 24/07/2012 13:53

Genevieve? Can be shortened to Evie, Vivvie, Vievie as well as Genny/Jenny if you want the y sound.

ShowOfHands · 24/07/2012 13:53

I love Josephine and you can use Sephie, Posey, Josie and Phin as nns. All good.

Thisistheway · 24/07/2012 13:53

Seriously didn't think i'd get so many good ideas Thanks

I now actually have a list!

I like Liberty, Thea, Delphi, Xanthe, Leonie, Flavie and Ottilie.

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bucketbetty · 24/07/2012 13:55

I love Cecily and Lila and Alberta (gertie or bertie) oh and Betty.

Xiaoxiong · 24/07/2012 13:55

How about Zoe? That's relatively uncommon, ends in an -y sound, and it's actually Greek.

threeleftfeet · 24/07/2012 13:56

Lottie (short for Charlotte)

Ponders · 24/07/2012 13:56

Hermione
Persephone
Penelope
Daphne
Wink

threeleftfeet · 24/07/2012 13:56

I like Zoe :)

I would have been a Zoe if my dad had won the baby-names discussion, apparently!