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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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misstiggywinkle21 · 26/10/2017 21:24

Soraya is an all time favourite.
Carmiya is beautiful.
Seraphina.
Saskia
Eleri

Winterhotchocolate · 26/10/2017 21:26

Cadence - pronounced Kay-dance
Anya
Melody
Raya - Ray-a
Antoinette
Diana
Margaret
Anita
Zita - zee-ta

AnnabelFan · 26/10/2017 21:26

I would go with your heart OP... Zailie
It's pretty, unusual and is a you and OH agreement!
I think if you don't, you'll regret it.
Go with your instincts Smile

allegretto · 26/10/2017 21:27

Unusual Italian names (of people I know)
Micol
Linda
Olimpia
Noemi
Elettra
Costanza
Marina
Sveva

Weedsnseeds1 · 26/10/2017 21:27

Tara is Sanskrit for star, as well as being the seat of the high kings of Ireland

MikeUniformMike · 26/10/2017 21:28

Zuleika

Doubletrouble42 · 26/10/2017 21:31

Elodie

AnnabelFan · 26/10/2017 21:42

Zalie I mean.! I've turned into my' finger fumbling crap at using a smartphone's touch pad Mother!! ' I'm going to get tested for reading glasses tomorrow....but my opinion still stands. Follow your heart (it's your unique star). And now your daughter's. ZalieSmile

Sophronia · 26/10/2017 21:45

Alira / Allira
Kirra
Alinta
Ellin
Jannali
Merinda
Mirrin
Zali

GetTheGoodLookingGuy · 26/10/2017 21:46

Avelyn.

Similar enough to Evelyn/Ava to be reconisable, but different enough to be different. I think it should be pronounced AVE-lin, but have heard it as A-va-lin too.

flumpybear · 26/10/2017 21:48

Few names I’ve come across as real girls names

Freycie (fray sea )
Vember
Barley
Davida
Theophania

chicarubia · 26/10/2017 22:19

Thanks Annabel, I really appreciate that. I don't think the perfect name is going to suddenly jump out at me.
Sophronia, I love Merinda but Mirinda is a soft drink in Oz so got vetoed last time. I also think Kirra is really cool but doesn't go with the surname (too many r's).
Getthe, I like your thinking but don't like Ava or Evelyn!
Flumpy they are all very unusual that's for sure!

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SmiledWithTheRisingSun · 26/10/2017 22:32

Nia
Sorcha
Ngaio
Rhea
Lydia
Eloise
Renee
Anastasia
Alev

MollyHuaCha · 26/10/2017 22:33

Tamsin
Gretel
Nigella
Suki
Alessandra
Bethsheba
Lomorna
Nattal
Cressida
Pandora

Buntysoven · 26/10/2017 22:45

I like Zalie. Reminded me of a gorgeous woman I once met called Zayda. Love that.

Mayhemmumma · 26/10/2017 22:53

Ooohhh Zadie is pretty.

SummerRoberts · 26/10/2017 22:59

Zelda

SuperBeagle · 26/10/2017 23:05

Banjo is very Australian. Doubt it's ever appeared on any popularity chart.

rainbowstardrops · 26/10/2017 23:08

I really like Zalie. It’s pretty and unusual.

Just out of interest .... where do you find how many people have been named a certain name each year???
I just can’t find the info!

Eremia · 26/10/2017 23:30

Calliope ,
and it means “a beautiful voice”.

Dixiestampsagain · 27/10/2017 03:12

I was genuinely about to say Zosia!
Also Meryl, Veryan, Gwynneth?

cakeandteajustforme · 27/10/2017 07:48

If you like Merinda what about Merrin/Merryn? Fab name, unusual but easy to pronounce.

Chaffinch4 · 27/10/2017 08:04

@rainbowstardrops - for England and Wales the data is here

www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths/bulletins/babynamesenglandandwales/2016/relateddata

chicarubia · 27/10/2017 08:47

Rainbow this is a good website as you can easily see the trends from year to year
names.darkgreener.com/#nevaeh
So nice to see the positive comments about Zalie. I'm not 100% on it but getting there I think!
Cakes I love Merryn! Just wasn't sure about a nickname- I don't really like Merry. We always use short names and nicknames in our family but I didn't know what we'd use there.

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daisypond · 27/10/2017 10:49

How about Merle?(It's a form of Merrill/Muriel and means blackbird)

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