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Unusual girls' names

65 replies

Posingwithpenguins · 10/11/2014 17:43

Unusual as in they practically don't minded a surname.

Any inspiration?

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Artandco · 10/11/2014 19:54

Astra?

GotToBeInItToWinIt · 10/11/2014 19:58

Lotus?

Mouldypineapple · 10/11/2014 20:02

I know a Bluebell and a Raven from those lists! And a Tinkerbell too.

Mouldypineapple · 10/11/2014 20:05

How about Oleander? Or Aurelia? Roni, Olwen, Barbie??! Chrysalis, Alana, Fifi, Topsy..

simonthedog · 10/11/2014 20:06

Madonna

ByTheWishingWell · 10/11/2014 20:09

A list is published of all the names given in Scotland each year. You could order it by popularity and have a look through the names which were only used once or twice. The 2013 one is here:
www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/theme/vital-events/births/popular-names/babies-first-names-2013/detailed-tables.html

BikeRunSki · 10/11/2014 20:13

Iolanthe

BikeRunSki · 10/11/2014 20:13

Liguanae

BikeRunSki · 10/11/2014 20:14

Bodicea

Mouldypineapple · 10/11/2014 20:27

Seraphina

Posingwithpenguins · 10/11/2014 20:35

Rooty - I have an unusual name myself, it's come up on a couple of threads on here and you always get people asking 'well what is it' despite my saying I can't say due to identity purposes.

Thanks for suggestions - there are some brilliant ones :)

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BreeVDKamp · 10/11/2014 20:36

Shock There were 3 baby girls called Reem born in Scotland last year!!

gingerbreadmam · 10/11/2014 20:43

hahaha the car suggestions are good! it definitely passes as a name and if you didnt know that particular car you wouldnt automatically know she was named after a car.

rootypig · 10/11/2014 20:46

Yaris!

rootypig · 10/11/2014 20:46

Astra? Jetta?

Some cars have delightful names.

BikeRunSki · 10/11/2014 20:50

Portia/Porshe, Ocatavia, Fabia, Felicia, Clio/Cleo

SilentBob · 10/11/2014 20:53

Ginger is it Sharan? As in the VW? Bet it is!

Op I suggest

Rioja
Shea
Or Crest.

As an aside, can anybody tell I'm in the bathroom with a glass of red? Grin

LadyintheRadiator · 10/11/2014 21:03

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madsadbad · 10/11/2014 21:08

One of my middle names has come up on the car list Grin

burgatroyd · 10/11/2014 21:34

Thisbe.
Its a real name and its not listed on the babies born in England and Wales list which means there are less than 3 born with that name.

gingerbreadmam · 10/11/2014 22:10

nope still not there although getting close with porshe ha!

as an aside, my name is quite common now and classed as chavvy by the likes of kh. when i was little it was very unusual though and i would have been the only one in my school and town even for some time. i hated it when i was little just wanted to be an emma or an amy, ive grown to like it now though.

helps that my mam didnt spell it quite right so kind of saves me from the chavvy bracket i like to think!

fakenamefornow · 10/11/2014 22:22

I always liked Erena, it's a Japanese name pronounced arena. What do you think?

fakenamefornow · 10/11/2014 22:24

Car name, is it Mercedes?

BackToTheFuschia · 10/11/2014 22:38

the car name has to be something like maserati?!
spoke to someone the other day so told me of siblings called Mercedes and Benz...Shock

BackToTheFuschia · 10/11/2014 22:45

Oh god is it Murcielago? or Ghibli?