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Most beautiful, unique girl's name you know?

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EricaJ28 · 12/12/2014 03:42

Please help! Still on the hunt for a girls name and I love ones that are incredibly unique (perhaps only heard once or twice).

Would love your best suggestions! Needs to be incredibly feminine as the surname is very traditional English, long, clunky.

Names ending in 'A' sounds work well. Names with 'ella' sounds don't (So Aurelia, while I love it, won't work and is becoming too popular).

Names like Arietta, Aya, Elka, Allegra? I'm just not sure we love them enough. What is the most beautiful, unique girls name you have heard?

Middle name not settled, but will probably be something more well known (Juliette, Francesca, Cara, Amelie). Thanks for your help!

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carolinecupcake · 12/12/2014 06:38

Ioanna - the greek form of Joanna - pronounced Yoanna. Not so common even here in Greece but quite feminine.

Bohemond · 12/12/2014 06:39

Calliope

Artandco · 12/12/2014 06:54

Estella
Giselle
Valentina
Clementina
Constantina
Marina
Dahlia

OstentatiousBreastfeeder · 12/12/2014 07:00

Isolda/Isolde?

I've never met one before :)

SanityClause · 12/12/2014 07:01

Ariadne
Virginie

SanityClause · 12/12/2014 07:01

Odette

MortaIWombat · 12/12/2014 07:01

Edda
Yasmina
Helena ("Hell-ay-na")
Philomena
Angharad
Alana
Aurelia
Eluned
Allegra
Lohita
Aletia

And if you're VERY grateful, you may have Corinna, as I shan't be having another dd now. Grin

Oh, and I know an Elke, not Elka (German). Pronounced the same, though.

fidgetywidget · 12/12/2014 07:03

Not sure if these fit your requirements exactly but they're definitely less common names where I am:
Eloise/ Elouise/ Heloise
Vita
Helsa
Revina

Eastpoint · 12/12/2014 07:06

Naïma
Victoire
Berenice
Hortense
Lana
Claudine
Eugenie

baskingseals · 12/12/2014 07:10

Tatiana, I think this is just beautiful.

Evelina

Octavia

Natalia

I also love Valentina.

favouritewasteoftime · 12/12/2014 07:13

Athena or Amaya?

XmasSpiritKeepsAnOrchidAlive · 12/12/2014 07:15

Seraphina

Eastpoint · 12/12/2014 07:17

Consuela

Eminybob · 12/12/2014 07:47

Evangeline/Evangelina

dorasee · 12/12/2014 07:52

Tallulah
Rebecca
Madalena or Magdalena
Aurora
Isadora
Paulina
Inga
Kinga

kelda · 12/12/2014 07:56

Some very harsh sounding names on here. Elka, Inga, Anouk - all germanic names which are not even popluar in Holland/Germany any more.

I would go with Bathsheba. Will certainly be unique.

Littlegiraffe · 12/12/2014 07:59

Aela
Coralie
Alexandra
Carina (not a child, but the only Carina I have ever known. I always thought it was a beautiful name)

singersgirl · 12/12/2014 08:01

Tacita
Augusta
Anastasia
Philomena
Petra
Olga

thewigglywig · 12/12/2014 08:03

Allegra is lovely

PoppySausage · 12/12/2014 08:04

Aniya

TheFutureSupremeRulersMum · 12/12/2014 08:06

Viola

MrsHowardRoark · 12/12/2014 08:07

Loveday

I wanted this so badly for DD2 but DP vetoed it.

Trazzletoes · 12/12/2014 08:08

Kinga may be a lovely name but will forever remind me of the girl on Big Brother.

With the wine bottle.

Shannith · 12/12/2014 08:09

Clementine

honeysucklejasmine · 12/12/2014 08:09

Danica, pronounced da-ni-za.
Imani
Ioanna
Angela

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