What do you think of these names (warning: some may be considered 'far out')? And suggestions for others welcome.

[DawnOfTheDee]

Ok...here is my list. DH has already poo-poo'd a few of them but I thought I'd post the whole list to give you a 'flavour' of the kind of names I like.

Cherry
Clementine
Calista
Luna
Misty
Persephone
Ramona
Aisling
Allegra
Claudia
Stella
Reina

Not even got round to thinking of middle names yet but suggestions welcome for first &/or middle names very very welcome.

Hmmm think i still prefer Clementine overall but will put it to DH (he wasn't sure about Clementine).

I LOVE Penelope but friends of ours have called their little girl that. Grrrrr....

And yes I loved Anansi Boys! Haven't read his new one yet (Ocean at the End of the Lane)...might save that for when i'm on maternity leave

Love Talitha, also Persephone and Clementine are gorgeous.

Pandora, Este, Margot, Perdita are all beautiful too.

Love Allegra, Claudia and Stella. Calista is in the Chardonnay camp to my ears and Clementine tries too hard. The others are OK.

Perdita was on the list but I keep changing my mind on it. I was reminded of it recently after re-reading Jilly Cooper books after a mn thread on them

Ha, I read that thread, went to dig out mine and can't find them. Downloaded the lot!

Perdita is one I'd love to use, but it doesn't work with our names. Would love to meet a little Perdy.

Vashti
Corinna

What about Claudine? I really wanted Tabitha for DD but it was vetoed by DH.

What about Calliope?

What about Ondine/Undine?

Where are you people getting these names from?! I thought I pretty knew all the names... [grin}

Corinna is lovely. I do like Tabitha too but that's also the name of a cat we used to have....

Calliope reminds me of the word cantaloupe. No good reason for this but it does mean Calliope is off the table..

Not struck on Ondine/Undine

Ottiline is nice if you like ine names, as is Delphine or Amandine.

nameberry is a great website for less predictable names, don't know if you know it?

I met a Kaliani once

[Kal-ee-ah-nee]. She was a fucking cow, but the name's nice.

Cherry and Misty strike me as American type nicknames or possibly cat names? - in fact my Goddaughter's cats are Luna and Misty!I think they stand out from your list as odd.
The rest of your list are much of a muchness: only the odd one crosses class boundaries-mainly very posh.

Stella is what dd1 should have been if dh hadn't vetoed on account of the lager. It is my favourite name because it's strong and so many girls names are weak or fluffy. I have known Stellas from every kind of background and I think a Stella can be anything.

Quite like Delphine.

I think we must move in very different circles Eldritch...

Probably not, I'm just in an area with a high pretentious twat quotient. I don't...socialise with them or anything, honest.

I like Stella because it's strong but also because of the Jamie T song. It's not the normal sort of song you'd name a LO after but then neither is Melody (rolling stones song that DD is named after)

Never sure about Perdita. What with it meaning 'lost'. I used to like Mallory (West Wing nut) but was put off when I found out it mean something like 'sad'.

First thoughts on Cherry is 'popping her Cherry' sorry. I don't know if the kids these days even use that phrase-probably not but I wouldn't want to use it for that association.

Love Claudia (I have one so am biased) and Stella is nice, as is Allegra. I liked Allegra too but was vetoed by DH. It is also the name of an allergy medication in the US/Canada if that bothers you.

Clementine and Persephone are just a bit fussy for me.

Cherry - thinking how long it will take someone to ask her, when older, if she's popped hers
Clementine - again, will be sang the song
Calista - ok-ish
Luna - awful
Misty - lap dancer??
Persephone - I have this on my list but my mates call me mad. Greek myth depicts her as queen of the underworld. Bit dark.
Ramona - no, just no.
Aisling - agree, need to be Irish
Allegra - think it sounds like a model of a car
Claudia - pretty
Stella - prefer Estella which my DP won't allow as he has a drunk Aunt called Stella & he thinks it will get shortened.
Reina - sounds kidney related

Have you considered Farrah, Leatrice or Alethia..x

How Irish do I need to be for Aislilng? I could maybe rustle up a great grandma -clutches at straws-- ? Would it make any difference if we spelt it Ashling (though I do prefer 'proper' spellings)?

I like Farrah. Leatrice makes me think of lettuce. Am ambivalent about Alethia.

I'm not too bothered by meanings so I can keep Allegra & Perdita on there for now.

It's not just meaning- it is very similar to the word for lost in lots of languages. Perdido - Spanish, Perduto - Italian, Perdu- French. May not bother you, but just so you know.

Ashling. No, just no.

I love Claudia.
Cherry, Luna and Misty are a bit hooker-ish

Aw....what if we shield little Perdita by being too skint to go on any 'forrin' holidays. Would that work? Then if she gets to 18, wants to travel abroad and thinks it's a problem it's up to her to change it by deedpoll...?

I'm not winning on Aishling/Ashling am I?

I like Cherry cos of the Amy Winehouse song of the same name.

Aren't the most famous hookers called Belle and Moll....? I thought those names were more hippy than hooker but I welcome all opinions!