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Favourite unusual girl's name?

127 replies

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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pointlessperson · 11/08/2016 18:15

Nancy

I think it's so pretty! And goes really well with dps surname...he hates it...lucky for him we have a boy ;)

Laska5772 · 11/08/2016 18:18

Florette

florascotianew · 11/08/2016 18:51

Forever - it's just as often MAR-sah-li, depending on where you come from. The 'sh' is a local variation. Perfectly valid, if that's what you prefer. Gaelic pronunciation is very variable.
I really like it, but - as I'm sure you know - it's not an ancient Scottish name, just the Gaelic version of Marjorie. (Which I also quite like, FWIW.)

MissMargie · 11/08/2016 19:17

Rosalind.

GoldenWorld · 12/08/2016 14:16

Miranda

CeeCee00 · 14/08/2016 12:50

My DDs name is here! We nearly called her Io (ey-oh) but thought she'd hate us when she was older, and would forever be spelling it or explaining pronunciation. It is her middle name though.

Others I like:

Lyra
Zola
Rosalind
Ida
Celeste
Another vote for Indigo too

Keep us posted OP!

ItchyFoot · 14/08/2016 13:22

My dd's name is on here too Smile

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JamieVardysParty · 14/08/2016 13:43

Talitha
Adelaide
Morven
Caoimhe
Tarryn

MommyShark89 · 16/01/2019 13:56

Hey! I don't mind the name... Don't listen to all the haters, don't worry about them, name your child what you want! A good middle name could be Marie!

17caterpillars1mouse · 16/01/2019 13:59

Patience

beanaseireann · 16/01/2019 17:24

bittapitta
Teresa is often shortened to Terri / Terry in Ireland

MissLanesAmericanCousin · 16/01/2019 17:51

OOooh! My name is on here! Yipee! Grin

I would choose:
Sabine
Story
Ophelia

TwigTheWonderKid · 16/01/2019 18:02

Hepzibah

Smile19 · 16/01/2019 22:25

Averil and indigo

Picknickers · 16/01/2019 22:31

Demelza.

Astronica · 17/01/2019 13:09

Amaryllis

buzzy1 · 17/01/2019 16:28

Emiko

MumUnderTheMoon · 17/01/2019 17:31

Persephone, Tessa-Jane, Pruedence and Temperance

Mousewithascarf · 17/01/2019 19:26

Eudoxia (Evdokia). Heard it once on a documentary to do with Russia and fell in love with it. Would be a lifetime of having to spell it and tell people how to pronounce it though.

Noa

Rivka

Clemency

Enko · 17/01/2019 21:47

Aida (Dh said no way)
Lakme' (Dh said no way)
Honoria (Had never heard of it until after we were done )
Karenza (was on short list but that baby turned out to be a boy)
Seraphina (dd3 did not look like a Seraphina so became Aoife)
Ea (my late aunts name and I do love it as a name)

SweetbutAPsycho · 17/01/2019 23:35

I love Brontë and Monèt but not sure i would be brave enough to name a child those.

Shadow1234 · 18/01/2019 03:43

Not overly unusual, but I really love the names Romy and Estelle

Lara53 · 18/01/2019 19:44

Kaiya

KirstyT11 · 30/01/2019 15:50

I love adeline/adaline, only heard of one other.
Margot is also cute.
Clara I always liked but I think it's becoming more popular now.

Shadow1234 · 30/01/2019 17:47

Also love Soraya, Destiney and Cassidy