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Looking for a really unusual girls name!

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chicarubia · 26/10/2017 16:32

I'm 34 weeks pregnant with my second daughter and found my first's name by scrolling through this forum. Hers is very unusual but has a meaning and is not too much of a mouthful. We're looking for similar with this one. By very unusual I mean a name that's never shown up on the baby name chart which records any name that has been used more than 3 times in a year. It's a tall order I know!

We have Australian and Italian roots and surname ends in -ia so that rules out most -a or -ia ending names for us.
Nice nicknames are also a must.

As an example of what I like my all time fave name is Camira. It's Australian Aboriginal but unfortunately is the name of a shit Australian car so has been completely vetoed by OH.
Would love some help!

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MiriAmmerman · 26/10/2017 17:46

Dinah
Ismay
Amabel
Mair
Aliena

LadyPug · 26/10/2017 17:59

Ok, that’s interesting, a variant of a more popular name, that could be a potential! I heard of the name Astraya the other day which I had never heard before and thought was quite nice

ChuckysLoveChild · 26/10/2017 18:06

Saxony

ChuckysLoveChild · 26/10/2017 18:07

Estrella

user1471463843 · 26/10/2017 18:07

Noelle

ChuckysLoveChild · 26/10/2017 18:09

Joella

florascotianew · 26/10/2017 18:15

Astraea is pretty - and has great meaning: star maiden - but I prefer the usual spelling (or the alternative Astraia ).
www.theoi.com/Titan/Astraia.html

Pancakeflipper · 26/10/2017 18:17

Brianella

Seti · 26/10/2017 18:18

Cassiopeia

Joinourclub · 26/10/2017 18:21

Deloris
Edna
Chastity
Arietti
Scheherazade
Kiki
Dido
Bethia
Nanette
Lark

RatRolyPoly · 26/10/2017 18:25

Frejdis (can also be spelt Freydis), pronounced fray-dis. Doesn't have anything to do with your heritage but it is a beautiful name!

listsandbudgets · 26/10/2017 18:26

Here is a list of the top names in 1850 I believe quite a few of them have fallen out of fashion e.g. Rhoda, Adelaide, Phoebe, Keziah. I accept that the names were once popular but hope you will forgive me as the list is over 160 years out of date!!

BabloHoney · 26/10/2017 18:26

Caitan produced Kate-Anne
Devnee
Livi

BikeRunSki · 26/10/2017 18:27

Women/girls with names i’ve Only ever met one of:
Thomasin
Zillah
Jacinth
Liguanea
Shanti (may be more common in India, although this girl was not Indian)
Marla (I know, I know, Fight Club, but I have only ever met one in real life).
Nyah

BikeRunSki · 26/10/2017 18:27

Lisanne

RatRolyPoly · 26/10/2017 18:27

Agree with a pp, Adelaide is a great name for an Australian Grin

BikeRunSki · 26/10/2017 18:28

Phoebe is still pretty well used! One in each of my dc’s classes, at ballet and at swimming!

Azalea

listsandbudgets · 26/10/2017 18:29

Lettice ?

EvilCleverDog · 26/10/2017 18:29

Clarice
Muriel
Daphne

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 26/10/2017 18:30

Only 4 Clares born UK. That's quite a lot though, IMHO to say the name is virtually extinct.
Bronte. Floriana. Allegra. Callia. Asia
Hadley. Rowana. Natalia. Teresa
Marabelle. Christiana. Miriam

Notalitigator · 26/10/2017 18:35

Phoebe is still top 30 and has been for yonks!!

According to dark greener there have been no more than 3 Keri's registered since 2010.

Nyssa
Sorella
Josina

RatRolyPoly · 26/10/2017 18:38

Antoinette

RatRolyPoly · 26/10/2017 18:39

Cecily

byronicheroine · 26/10/2017 18:50

Boronia, known as Bonnie. Little pink Australian flower

Santawontbelong · 26/10/2017 18:54

Estelle
Celeste

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