Unusual but not weird pretty girl names PLEASE!

[Thisistheway]

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

[Ponders]

Chloe

[Thisistheway]

Ooh Lila's on the list as well now.

Sadly I know a Zoe, Lottie and a Josephine

[Ponders]

Phoebe

[banyan]

Xanthe is fab. It does mean golden-haired though - which is why we didn't use it as our DD was very dark and still is. DS however would make a wonderful Xanthe

[Ponders]

where I grew up there was a Phoebe whose dad was Greek

it was a very unusual name then (50s)

[CheerfulYank]

Thalia
Louisa
Helena
Persephone (I know it has an R, but so many shortenings! Poppy, Eppie, Seffie...)

[SuzysZoo]

Mahalia

[threeleftfeet]

Estelle

Not a y ending I know, but I love the name :)

[tothesea]

Dolly?

[CheerfulYank]

Also:

Thisbe
Calliope (NN Callie, Calla)
Sylvia/Sylvie
Jocasta

[Ponders]

oooh, Calliope made me think of Cassandra, which is lovely - but then I remembered the R problem

[ElephantsAndMiasmas]

Athena and Artemis are both nice - I love Arty as a nickname. Or Ariadne and Ari.

Love Delphi as well, which is more of a place than a name, but if it works for Florence Nightingale it could work for your daughter!

Lucy/Lucinda

Lylee

Leonie is lovely too.

[Ruprekt]

Ottilie

Clementine

Oriele

Persephone (pronounced Purseffohnee)

[redrubyshoes]

Myrtle nn Tilly

[mumeuro]

Nike (Greek goddess osf Victory)...

no seriously, I really like Ines, which does have a Greek connection as it's "the French and Spanish version of the Latinized form of the Greek name ?Αγνη (Hagne), derived from Greek ?αγνος (hagnos) meaning "chaste". Saint Agnes was a virgin martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian. The name became associated with Latin agnus "lamb", resulting in the saint's frequent depiction with a lamb by her side. Due to her renown, the name became common in Christian Europe, being especially popular in England in the Middle Ages." according to this website:

www.behindthename.com/name/agnes

[mumeuro]

or what about Kalista = most beautiful in Greek, can be shortened to Kallie/Kali, etc...

[monsterchild]

Didn't read all the thread, so sorry if repeating:

Daphne
Phoebe
Dorothy
Melody

Not really unusual, but not really common!

[timetoask]

Mandy
Lettie (short for Leticia)

[longjane]

Penny

[redrubyshoes]

Abigail - Abbey

[allchik]

Eleni?thats what Ill be calling mine if its a girl!...its Greek too x

[redrubyshoes]

Kali is the Indian Goddess of Destruction.

[mumeuro]

ok then make it Kallie...

[Selks]

Celie

Jessie

Tilly

[goldensands]

Lettice/Leticia nn Letty