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I need an unusual, quirky, pretty, girl’s name, and quick.

318 replies

elliex1 · 08/09/2019 22:37

Baby girl due very soon. I already have 2 sons and choosing a girl’s name is so much harder!

I like more modern names mostly (with the exception of names like Hazel and Cassia) not a huge fan of say Eleanor for example.
Something that’s unusual, a bit quirky and has personality but is also pretty. I mean don’t we all want that? (For ex one of my friends has a Nova which I’ve always quite liked but not a fan of other astrological names) Don’t want anything too ridiculous though. I imagine myself saying to a teacher ‘hi my name is X’ and think whether I’d like saying that or not!

Please help! I’ll take any suggestions. Nothing is stupid, just help a struggling, overly fussy with names, mum. There are plenty of names I like but none that I just think yes, that’s my baby’s name.

Winner gets a mars bar. Unless you’re vegan. Okay I’ll stop talking now - I clearly need to go to bed.

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Monday55 · 09/09/2019 21:28

Xana,
Mai,
Trudy,

Derbee · 09/09/2019 21:30

August, Greyson and Clover, Liberty, Scarlett, Luna, Juno, Emmie, Clementine,

Harper is my favourite of your 4. Willow, Everly and Wren don’t have the same cool gravitas as August and Greyson have, IMO.

eeksville · 09/09/2019 21:33

I know a baby Honey

regularbutpanickingabit · 09/09/2019 21:36

Roma
Omani
Kezia
Raven
Tempest
Avery
Piper
Aella

MrsSchadenfreude · 09/09/2019 21:39

Cabiria

ThanksForYourHelp · 09/09/2019 21:42

Macy

Jesskir89 · 09/09/2019 21:42

I love pheobe but dh doesn't. My next choice is poppy but I also like hope

elliex1 · 09/09/2019 21:43

Harlow is perfect, if only it wasn’t a bloody town in Essex :(

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CTRLALTDELETED · 09/09/2019 21:44

Piper

elliex1 · 09/09/2019 21:45

Thanks for all your help everyone! I’ll be back in the morning... more thoughts would be welcome too.
My best best friend is a Macy @ThanksForYourHelp bloody great name but I can’t use it!

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ourmamageddon · 09/09/2019 21:46

I think go for Billie!

elliex1 · 09/09/2019 21:46

Love Harper but not a fan of Piper for some reason Confused

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totallyLosingIt · 09/09/2019 21:48

Hebe
Elodie
Evangeline

Whitejasmine · 09/09/2019 21:50

Truly
Wylder (Wilder)
Demetria (deme/Demi nn)
Remy
Frances (Frankie)
Portia
Minerva (Minnie)

Stella
Iris

Theredjellybean · 09/09/2019 21:51

Portia
Hero

Love Shakespeare names..

snop · 09/09/2019 21:52

Don't know why but instantly thought of the name Veda it's means wisdom or knowledge

eeksville · 09/09/2019 21:54

Marlow
Harlow
Dulcie
Marina
Petra
Tala
Inayaa
Jean

mamaduckbone · 09/09/2019 21:55

Zea
Zaria
Elodie
Erin
Tamsin
Tilda
Jemima
Fleur
Niamh

PictureWall · 09/09/2019 21:57

Names that I think are a similar genre to Harper:
Marlowe
Ember
Raven
Tatum
Hadley
Quinn
Cora

tedladybird · 09/09/2019 21:58

Carina

kissmelittleass · 09/09/2019 22:05

Kizzy
Sindy
Maddie
Sadie
Sasha
Lyla
Ciara
Aoifa (pronounced efa)
Marnie
Wendy
Felicity
Claudia
Avril

Whatevskev · 09/09/2019 22:05

There are some fabulous names on here

Everly is lovely

What about Laurelie as similar nn Lori/Laurie

And for Wren you could have Lauren with Wren as a nn if you want to be cautious.
Loads of other possible nn then too.

Trinity
Delphie
Ray
Suzie
Ivy
Marnie
Joy

Nogodsnomasters · 09/09/2019 22:09

Esmae
Hannah
Harriet
River
Sabrina
Phoebe
Annie
Emarae (pronounced emma-rae)
Yazmin
Rhonda
Shonagh (Irish spelling of shona)
Evelyn
Grace
Faye

AltogetherAndrews · 09/09/2019 22:11

If you like Billie, it can be used as a nickname for Sybil

itsmonday · 09/09/2019 22:12

Drew
Rue
Rae
Elkie
Eilidh
Elsie
Effie

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