Beautiful and unusual girls names you like but wouldn't use...

[PooDogMillionaire]

I have quite a few but don't feel brace enough to use them.

Pandora
Keziah
Tallulah

JennyOnaPlate

Aliza - it's a Hebrew name meaning 'joy' or 'joyful', but everyone would assume it's a butchered spelling of Eliza.

Dd has cordelia as a middle name. She hates it. I live it.

And if I'd known she was going to be born in October I would have been tempted to call her Octavia

Also love Electra, Caliope, Calypso and Lorelei.

Aurora - wouldn't work with our surname
Atalanta - adore this, would still work on DH if we have a girl
Perdita - too likely to have something turd related for a nn

Esmeralda
Seraphina
Anastasia

Oh this thread has made me all upset again about using the name "Indiana". I really felt it was the perfect name for this baby. DH just hates it and there's nothing I can do. I think unless I find something I love just as much, I will always think about that name and feel upset. He has said I can pick any other name on earth, just not that one.

Nina. Gorgeous name but I couldn't have used it because (a) I had DSs, and (b) it would have hurt a close relative very badly.

I love Persephone but i think it might be too pretentious and also she'd be having to spell it for people all her life.

Penelope is also lovely but then Kourtney Kardashian stole it

I've seen my Daughter's name on this list :-) and also my Godaughter's name! If you love a name use it! Daughter is 8 now. I have never regretted her name and we have never met another of any age.

Persephone - I don't think I know a name that is more beautiful to say aloud than this, though Seraphina comes really close.

3luckystars I sold DH on my name choice by listing all the nicknames that he could call her. Regardless, she would've been called whatever I wanted because she was my miracle baby and I allowed myself to be completely and utterly selfish

Thank you, thats a great idea. Oh this baby is a real miracle too, I still can't believe that it's happening. I really hope he comes around, because the name really struck a chord with me. I have some time yet so I will try your idea. Thank you.

There are some beautiful names on this thread, I am really enjoying reading them all.

Pandora is a great name! Definitely useable.
I love but wouldn't use Persephone, Tapanga, Tobias, Diego.

Hero
Cleo
Juno

Romilly
Aurelie
Ottilie

3luckystars I really hope you get to use your name! Indy/Indi and Ana are such cool nicknames and totally inoffensive to those who don't like more unusual names.

Aurelie is such a pretty name.

Stella (but then dh said it reminded him of beer)
Estelle
Delia
Cordelia

Aphra. Can't use it as I live in France and it sounds like affreux. Might sneak it in as a middle name though.

My DD2 is a Seraphina, most people in RL hate it

If I had a third daughter I'd call her Aurora. DH heavily vetoes this, but I'd stick to my guns

I love Aurelie, bug saying it out loud I'm wondering if it sounds too much like 'orally' ....

A number of the names on this thread are on our list for Dc6 due easter if it's a girl.

Indiana is one, juno or juniper, Astrid, anouk and some others.

Love Anoushka, would it be a bit strange to use it with no Russian connection though?!

We had Xanthe, Artemis, Olympia and Juno on our list. We went with the one that I thought would be the most mainstream ( not for that reason) but it seems to confuse a lot of people.

Either that or people say 'we liked that but thought it was too difficult to spell!'

PooDog it's beautiful I'm Polish, and have a cousin called Anouszka

Juanita
Paloma
Bianca
Anita