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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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Vaquita5 · 09/09/2019 01:40

Hard to say without knowing what her last name is.
Am guessing parents of Fanny do not live UK or US 😘
I have no suggestions. Found it impossible when trying to think of a name for my puppy back in the day. Her pedigree name was Mlembe Tatu & breeders called her Honey. I went with Tatu in the end (3 in Swahili - she was a basenji). Honey was too 'ordinary' for such a special dog.

Spinderellacutituponetime · 09/09/2019 02:03

There are two Kaya’s in my child’s school and it’s tiny!

seeyounexttime · 09/09/2019 02:29

Mabel, Rowan, Nico, Edie, Olive, Cora, Juno. Also Dorothy and Winifred- possibly a bit old fashioned for your taste but I like Dot/Dotty and Freddie as NNs.

Msfartypants · 09/09/2019 03:10

Daphne

omafiet · 09/09/2019 03:14

Rowan?

OhTheRoses · 09/09/2019 04:30

Xanthe
Isolde
Meriel
Ottilie
Petra
Lucia

ItsOnAmericasTorturedBrow · 09/09/2019 04:49

Delphi 😉

msmith501 · 09/09/2019 05:08

Rosen

msmith501 · 09/09/2019 05:08

Ffs ROWEN not Rosen

Fairybobbin · 09/09/2019 05:08

Our daughter is called Mylah. It's so pretty, but a bit qwirky.

Fairybobbin · 09/09/2019 05:14

*quirky

kissmelittleass · 09/09/2019 05:33

Afton
Remi
Mylie
Lily mae
Evie
Matilda
Martha may
Annalise
Jessie
Kyla
Cerys
Tara
Tilly
Gracie
Heidi
Ava

All names I've heard at school that I like

wizzler · 09/09/2019 06:21

Zinnia
Sorelle
Luna

icklekid · 09/09/2019 06:23

Clio
Cyan
Leni

MrsDrSpencerReid · 09/09/2019 06:30

@Fairybobbin what a beautiful name, Mylah!

Poesy
Nova
Lacy
Navy
Amaya
Summer

NoSauce · 09/09/2019 06:38

Gaia
Anouk
Seraphina
Ali
Andie
Romy

MonaChopsis · 09/09/2019 06:45

Tamsin
Tess / Tessa

AFistfulofDolores1 · 09/09/2019 06:47

Ottilie

Shosha1 · 09/09/2019 06:49

Keeva
Teigan
Romilly
Ottalie
Lizette

ChickenIce · 09/09/2019 06:52

Love Camille upthread...
Also Romilly
Violette
Georgiana

mogtheexcellent · 09/09/2019 06:58

Theano
Bunty
Marnie
Arrietty
Lula
Carey

Rivkka · 09/09/2019 07:02

Ramona

eeksville · 09/09/2019 07:13

Carey

eeksville · 09/09/2019 07:15

celine

eeksville · 09/09/2019 07:16

Scarlet
Rae