Girls shortlist - after a reasonably uncommon and pretty name

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Hi all,

Shortlisted so far are:
Ines
Silvie
Genevieve
Cleo
Neve
Helena
Marilyn

Any hot favourites? Any others that might fit the bill? Thanks!

I had Tabitha and Cecily (Tissie) on my shortlist as I to wanted a pretty and uncommon name but they were both vetoed by DH on the grounds of them being cats names.

I like Cleo out of your list the best.

In my experience/area Neve (and it's various spellings) is not at all uncommon.

I like Ines best from your list.

Verity?

Naomi
Cassandra
Lois
Maeve
Eleni
Selene
Gioia
Tanith
Meredith

I like Helena from your list but prn Helaina

Neve definitely quite common here too. Cleo is really lovely and unusual.

Rosa

Ines and Helena
From the other suggestions: Rosa and Cecily

Helena would be my choice.

Ines

Love Lois.

Tabitha
Autumn
Ava
Sorrel
Rowan - becoming popular as a girls name now
Coralie

Ramona, Willa, Selene, Sabina

Oh pick Cleo, I love it!

Love Genevieve.

Rowena
Katerina
Marguerite
Primrose
Bethany
Harriet
Clara
Dorothea

I like Cleo and Sylvie the best! Definitely not Marylin! Makes me think of either Monroe or that woman from Home and Away. I agree with the poster above - I also like Tabitha, Autumn, Dorothy, Penelope?...

Ines - not keen
Silvie - It's ok. I think Sylvia is prettier
Genevieve - really like it
Cleo - like it. Cute and funky
Neve - really like it
Helena - not keen
Marilyn - really dislike it

Other ideas:
Arwen, Astrid, Ada, Avery, Ariana, Alyssa, Alexis, Adele, Aria, Ayla, Angelica, Bianca, Bryony, Bronte, Brodie, Cora, Coco, Casey, Cassandra, Cherry, Camilla, Celeste, Calista, Dana, Eloise, Elise, Eden, Erica, Ebony, Evangeline, Falon, Francesca, Giovanna, Gabriella, Giselle, Halle, Hermione, Hebe, Isis, Iona, Isadora, Juliet, Jocelyn, Jemima, Juniper, Juno, Kiran, Kayla, Kezia, Lorelai, Larissa, Lyra, Livia, Mila, Mala, Misty, Merryn, Marnie, Nikita, Nia, Nyah, Ocean, Ophelia, Octavia, Persephone, Pandora, Quinn, Rowan, Romy, Romilly, Rowena, Reagan, Robyn, Roxanne, Savannah, Saffron, Sorrell, Sadie, Sydney, Sapphire, Seraphina, Tamara, Tegan, Taryn, Tyra, Verity, Veda, Xanthe, Ximena, Yvette, Zia, Zillah, Zelda.

Primrose is nice, Jemima is so pretty

I like

Juliet
Helen
Clara
Meredith

Neve isn't unusual! The normal spelling - Niamh - is well within the top 100 and when you add in the Neve's it's pretty popular.

I like Helena. Though you always have the Hel-EN-A or Hel-ay-na question.

I like Genevieve.

Not keen on Marilyn.

Vivienne? Hermione? Cordelia?

Like Helena.

I know a Sorelle and she is lovely... never met another.

Not sure how common it is, but I have a Madeleine and they never have that in any of the shops that sell personalised stuff.

Adele?

Guinevere, Neve or Vera for short

Isis??? Do you listen to the news??

Isis was on my list if ds was a girl thank fuck he wasn't

It's Isis not ISIS. A perfectly normal, very pretty name.

Cleo is a fab name!

It's Isis not ISIS. A perfectly normal, very pretty name.

NO!!!!!

Like Cleo and Sylvie