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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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Brodicea · 24/07/2012 19:33

Freda or Freya?

Gugglebum · 24/07/2012 21:01

Delia has a greek origin, and is one of my favourites. As for flowers, one of my closest friends has a little 14 month old Azalea, and her nickname is Zaley. Maybe one of those would work for you?

rhetorician · 24/07/2012 21:15

well were it not for 50 Shades of Shite, you could have Anastasia (my dd2's name, born before the well known phenomenon blah blah); she has nn Annie - it's Greek, it's pretty, you can use it as an -ee name; it's unusual, it doesn't have an 'r' in it...

stillwaitingforthesummer · 24/07/2012 21:38

Mairi?

Cremolafoam · 24/07/2012 22:00

Cora
Chloë
Adela
Etta
Rosa
Shonagh
Molly
Connie

CecilyP · 24/07/2012 22:05

Yes Cecily! What could be better?

Cremolafoam · 24/07/2012 22:06

Lemoni

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LizieBennet · 24/07/2012 22:38

Lisha

bucketbetty · 24/07/2012 23:14

Ooh, I love ceeley, and ines. I knew a baby ines many years ago. Ceeley is so beautiful, I love the color purple.

creativepebble · 24/07/2012 23:26

Oenone

Phoebe

Ottilie

mathanxiety · 25/07/2012 02:44

Penelope
Theoni
Sophie
Natalie
Emilie
Ismene
Anastasie (French)

  • Annie
Elodie Hilary Daphne Nancy Magaly Kirsty Eily Eulalie
mathanxiety · 25/07/2012 02:49

Eugenie
Jeannie

yelpol · 25/07/2012 04:10

Holly

sashh · 25/07/2012 05:20

Hebe - has the 'y' sound and is greek.

redrubyshoes · 25/07/2012 09:29

Alethea

dillnameddog · 25/07/2012 09:34

Thea is gorgeous. And Tansy is an unusual and pretty name that ends in -y

GnocchiNineDoors · 25/07/2012 09:36

Leila
Stella
Liliah
Alexis
Nellie
Evangeline nn Evie
Talia
Xenia

redrubyshoes · 25/07/2012 10:26

Georgia/Georgina/Georgie

HolofernesesHead · 25/07/2012 10:33

Stella is a lovely name and means 'star'. If I were to hdvd another dd,, it'd be on my short list! Along with Anastasia (haven't read 50 Shades so am not bothered about that connotation! Anyway 50 shades will be forgotten in 6 months, as all badly written tripe is...)

rhetorician · 25/07/2012 13:47

Holofernes - yes, I know it will. It was an old family name (it's unusual, but not unheard of in ireland); sure she will be subjected to some sniggers at some point.

Another one - not Greek, but ticks the other boxes, is Saskia - the name of Rembrandt's wife - Dutch I think, and very very pretty

rhetorician · 25/07/2012 13:49

Stella is lovely, actually - and you can go all literary with it if you want (Astrophil and Stella)..

creativepebble · 25/07/2012 23:00

Esme

sandyrose · 26/07/2012 06:22

Athene

Thisbe

Both lovely names from the Greek mythology.

SkinnyVanillaLatte · 26/07/2012 06:37

Anemone (Annie)

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