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Hippy names / unusual names / bold names

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RedCrab · 16/03/2017 10:02

For a girl!

Names we kind of like but aren't quite grabbing us / can't use for whatever reason. Any suggestions welcome. We have Quincy and Hero (ages 4 and 2). I seem to err towards Greek origin names, DH just likes "hippy names" or unusual ones. The ones on this list are ones we kind of like but haven't quite grabbed us enough. She will be mixed race with Jamaican and Jewish heritage - we have looked through names of those origins but Aphra is the only one we really liked.

India
Star - would love to use but feel like along with Hero, it's a bit much i.e. One's a hero, one's a star Grin
Ione
Indie
River
Rain
Aphra
Echo - would love this but again, it's a bit much along with Hero
Phoenix - I love this but DH vetoed.

Gone through all the variations of Indira, Imani, Indiana etc.

Love things like India Arie but DH says it's a bit much to straight up copy a singer's name, haha.

Nothing is totally grabbing us but this is the general feel of what we like. Any suggestions gratefully welcomed!

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Awwlookatmybabyspider · 30/03/2017 22:34

River
Ocean
Lake
Star
Nova
Galaxy
Saturn
Neptune
Mercury
Golda
Luna
Lilac
Lavender
Storm
Breeze
Blaze
Cloud
Rainbow
Topaz
Diamond
Emerald
Sonny
Peace
Blessing
Faraday
Oak
Beech
Pine
Hartley

Haint · 30/03/2017 22:42

It's such a shame the fanatics got hold of Isis. I'd always planned on having an Isis

April229 · 30/03/2017 23:25

Raven
Ivy

Ginlinessisnexttogodliness · 31/03/2017 14:22

We've got a Wren

Other names I loved were

Coco
Inez
Ramona
Brontë
Maeve
Dahlia
Lorelei
Lilith
Delancey
Genevieve

One name I really love but would never have the balls to use is Bathsheba. I just love it: so mystical and feminine but powerful at the same time.

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