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Uncommon but not unusual girls names?

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TableMirror · 14/09/2017 09:31

DS has an uncommon boys name, it's a name that you'll have heard but you probably won't know very many if any.

Now we need a girls name. We previously loved Imogen but it seems to be everywhere now.

We quite like short names.

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NinonDeLenclos · 14/09/2017 11:28

Dido
Iseult
Nancy
Io

Ciarabean · 14/09/2017 11:29

Celeste
Rowan
Esther

annaclark · 14/09/2017 12:50

What do you think about Veronika? Its quite international, but sounds uncommon. Anna Maria, Alex, Mika, Mira, you know what. Check out the Russian names. I named my daughter by one and its beautiful.

Hazandduck · 14/09/2017 12:53

I'm another one voting Etta! Etta James is probably my favourite artist ever 😍 I really want to use it, but DH only likes it, doesn't love it like I do, so I don't think we will.

rainbowstardrops · 14/09/2017 12:58

How about

Rosa
Anais
Eden
Luna
Lola
Polly
Willow

Maudlinmaud · 14/09/2017 13:27

Io? Io?
Is that pronounced like it sounds or as Yo?

CreativeMumma · 14/09/2017 13:28

I love Pearl

Mrsknackered · 14/09/2017 14:00

What about Audrey?

vintagechick43 · 14/09/2017 14:05

I love the name Imogen, I also like....
Camilla
Lydia
Eleanor
Leonora
Lara
Cara
Lottie.

Yourshakraishangingout · 14/09/2017 14:16

My daughter is Effie (she has a 'Sunday name' on her BC though) and we haven't met another one. It gets mixed reactions (older generation always seem to need it repeating lol) but it really suits her perfectly :)

Lemondrop99 · 14/09/2017 15:05

Claudia
Evangeline

bridgetreilly · 14/09/2017 15:11

Lois
Robin
Rowan
Maud
Mary
Erin
Harriet

NinonDeLenclos · 14/09/2017 15:34

Io is pronounced eye-o

She was a Greek goddess.

Maudlinmaud · 14/09/2017 15:38

Ninon thanks. I'm not hot on Greek gods etc. Really should be though. I quite like the name.

TrunkiTrailer · 14/09/2017 15:42

I love the name Io!

What about
Effie
Elfie
Edie
Nina
Nia
Nella
May
Maude
Mable
Rosa
Tessa

stephgmatthews · 14/09/2017 15:53

Our daughter's middle name is Ayo. It's pronounced the same way ("eye-oh") but it is actually a Nigerian name meaning joy! We love it. Smile

tinymeteor · 14/09/2017 15:55

Verity

midsomermurderess · 14/09/2017 16:03

I was thinking of Janet the other day, but Mary, Jane and Ann are not at all common nowadays. Or Brigit.

yellowbirdie · 14/09/2017 16:21

Briony
Sibella/Sybilla
Vera
Ada
Flora
Verity
Cressida
Clementina

Horseshoe1 · 14/09/2017 16:27

Aphra or Afra

Bouncingbelle · 15/09/2017 00:21

Rowan
Xanthe
Asia
Ethni

WhiteHairReally · 15/09/2017 00:31

Celia

SE13Mummy · 15/09/2017 00:38

Ada
Cissy
Clara
Flora
Mary
Polly
Rosa
Sally

GrockleBocs · 15/09/2017 00:40

Etta is great. It continues the Effie, Ellie, Evie thing but I haven't seen an Etta. You could use Julietta.

Aquamarine1029 · 15/09/2017 04:20

Flora
Reva (ree-vah)
Ayn
Robyn
Beau
Schonn