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Unusual but not weird pretty girl names PLEASE!

156 replies

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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Inertia · 26/07/2012 06:39

Callisto, Callista or Calliope shortened to Callie as a nn covers the Greek and ie ending bases.

redrubyshoes · 26/07/2012 14:27

Mary

CunningDisguiseNeeded · 26/07/2012 15:18

Kizzy
Pepper
Carly

catus · 26/07/2012 15:21

Astrid. Love it.

catus · 26/07/2012 15:27

Zita.

HolofernesesHead · 26/07/2012 16:36

Astrid is beautiful! I'd still go for Stella though.

redrubyshoes · 26/07/2012 16:38

Fernanda

HolofernesesHead · 26/07/2012 16:46

That's quite unusual, isn't it, Ruby? In my mind the associations are with Ferdinand and Isabelle (Spanish monarchs of Way Back When), and the equally historically important song by by Abba.

redrubyshoes · 26/07/2012 16:51

Fernanda Grey was the main character in one of my favourite books - Frost in May by Antonia White.

HolofernesesHead · 26/07/2012 17:03

Oh yes! I read that a long time ago. It's a very good book!

PeshwariNaan · 26/07/2012 19:29

I love Ivy.

BulletProofMum · 26/07/2012 19:33

Delilah

TabloidTart · 26/07/2012 21:01

Posy
Bessie
Lizzie
Dolly
Loulou

hubbahubster · 26/07/2012 21:22

Tansy.

Best flower name ever and unusual to boot!

sununu · 26/07/2012 21:27

Nepheli (rhymes with Ellie) I think is a really pretty Greek name (meaning cloud)

jollydiane · 26/07/2012 21:38

Annabel

XXMerganaXX · 21/07/2013 12:41

Hestia
Melina

Hobblethwaite · 21/07/2013 12:58

Aiofe?

ThirtyLove · 21/07/2013 13:00

Lydia? (My DD2 is a Lydia so am a bit loathe to suggest it lol). It's Greek in origin, unusual but not wacky.

I think we like similar types of names!

JulesJules · 21/07/2013 13:30

Both my dds names have been suggested!

I love Leonie, have known two - one I was at school with who pronounced it Lee-on-ee, and one I knew at university who pronounced it Lay-on-ee. I was at school with a Leanda, although I think it's usually Leandra (also Greek)

Cassia
Saskia
Larissa
Lila

intheshed · 21/07/2013 17:40

Polly

Molly

Daisy

Iris?

Turniptwirl · 21/07/2013 19:31

This thread is a year old, OPs dd will already be named I'm sure!

worm77daisy · 21/07/2013 19:39

Felicity

MortifiedAdams · 21/07/2013 19:43

I have a Meg, which I think is rare and pretty and a bit cool.

Next dd (if the bump is a girl), will be Olive.

UnrequitedSkink · 21/07/2013 20:57

I wonder what she actually used in the end? OP - WHAT DID YOU GO FOR?!?!