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Favourite unusual girl's name?

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ItchyFoot · 10/08/2016 20:47

If you had to pick one what would your favourite unusual girl's name be?

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SimplyNigella · 10/08/2016 21:03

I'm not sure what counts as unusual but a name I really like but don't often hear is Lyra.

PaintedDrivesAndPolishedGrass · 10/08/2016 21:07

Zosia, it's Polish.

toffeeboffin · 10/08/2016 21:08

Mallory.

Buggers · 10/08/2016 21:08

Penelope

BikeRunSki · 10/08/2016 21:08

Josephine

Not odd, but unusual in that I think I have only ever known 1.

Magazinepile · 10/08/2016 21:09

Maeve

workshyfop · 10/08/2016 21:11

Cordelia

Chippednailvarnishing · 10/08/2016 21:12

Persephone

RosieTheQueenOfCorona · 10/08/2016 21:13

Arianwen

Augustwedding · 10/08/2016 21:16

Cora

JuniorMint · 10/08/2016 21:19

Ariadne

Asuitablemum · 10/08/2016 21:20

Iona and Xanthe

marmiteloversunite · 10/08/2016 21:21

Sabella or Bronte.

mrsclooneytoyou · 10/08/2016 21:30

Serendipity. Love its meaning, although I was to scared to use it.

neonrainbow · 10/08/2016 21:31

Not that unusual but claudia. Also aurelia.

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ItchyFoot · 10/08/2016 21:32

Love Lyra and Xanthe

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LynetteScavo · 10/08/2016 21:36

Myfanwe

crazylittlething · 10/08/2016 21:38

Evangeline

HelenF35 · 10/08/2016 21:41

Xanthe is my favourite girls name. Love it. It was my choice if I'd had a girl (DP did not agree) but I had a boy and we both agreed on one boys name thank goodness, no agreement on any girls names.

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ItchyFoot · 10/08/2016 21:45

Evangeline was on the shortlist for dd1

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3luckystars · 10/08/2016 21:50

Indiana

Amythest001 · 10/08/2016 21:52

Not unusual but I love the name Elliot for a girl

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ItchyFoot · 10/08/2016 21:58

Like Indiana but it's too close to dd1's name

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Aftershock15 · 10/08/2016 21:58

Meredith - but we only had boys (& dh hated it)

ladamanera · 10/08/2016 22:02

Xanthe, Scheherezade and Suki. All vetoed for a) sounding like a Greek party island b) being shortened to Sherry and c) sounding too much like a cat/our other child's name/True Blood.