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Dark and delicious names for girls please!

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Trytowin · 12/07/2017 03:18

Hi, my husband and I are expecting our first baby girl and are stuck for a name. We seem fixated on one but celebs knabbed it which means it's not out but a dampner iyswim. We are both alternative so would love a dark name that's beautiful. Surname is spelt differently but same as Kirstie from location.

So far we have

Luna Fae (fairy in French)
Luna Celeste
Serephina

Undecided on Tabitha (is it cats name?), Willow (what if they are not svelte? Like naming a weedy boy Thor iyswim).

Love but can't have Lily or Violet (already in use), Persephone (too close to mine by sound) and Wednesday is bit try too hard but could be a middle name if she's born on a Wednesday ;-)

All ears if anyone has any ideas. Don't mind more out there names/ spiritual/ natural or unisex names.

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Composteleana · 15/07/2017 08:59

I like Tabitha, I know two (adult and teenage) and so don't think of it as a cats name.

Also love Claudia - no particular dark meaning I don't think but similar feel.

Bathsheba - I went through a Hardy phase as a teen and really wanted to name a daughter this!

Seren - means little star I think. Serena is nice too.

Autumn is lovely, one of my faves, my favourite season too.

Aurelia - meaning 'golden', not dark but definitely Autumnal

Rhea - "a flowing stream" - again not dark exactly but earthy, bit pagan feeling

Pagan - maybe?

Octavia - (October the 8th month of Roman calendar)

Ramona - Google suggest this means 'protecting hands'

Opal - birthstone of October, beautiful stone

Blaize

Amoret - from Spenser's "The Faerie Queen"
Amabel

Sage - from the herb or meaning Prophet

Xanthe

Rain

Adrianne/ Adriana - again google suggests means 'dark one' , also Arianna which I love ever since I taught a gorgeous little girl of that name

Blake - name site suggest it means pale skinned but also 'dark'

Darcie/Darcy - "dark one" or dark haired

Eleena apparently means "the one who shines even during darkness"

Esmeray- "a dark moon"

MrsWOLF1 · 15/07/2017 09:05

Tuesday
Storm
Gylinda

spinassienne · 16/07/2017 21:05

Faé is medival French rioja Smile

GraceGrape · 16/07/2017 21:14

Melanie means dark-coloured.

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