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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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ghislaine · 09/09/2019 10:16

Marisol
Agatha
Jessamine
Summer
Giselle or Gisella
Astrid
Ingrid
Bette
Janine
Melissa or Melisande
Belinda
Shani
Linnet
Rochelle
Lorraine
Dita
Marietta
Christiana
Odette
Ottoline

burntthepasta · 09/09/2019 10:20

Elaina
Romana
Layla
Riley
Sadie
Alana

PrincessHoneysuckle · 09/09/2019 10:27

Eden
Vayda/Vada/Vaida
Ebony

MyCatDrinksFlatWhites · 09/09/2019 10:32

Polly
Flora
Avery
Zoe
Greta
Hester
Nina

pumpkinpie01 · 09/09/2019 10:39

Eden
Lyra
Elise
Madison
Tegan
Myah
Darcie

ThePhoenixRises · 09/09/2019 10:40

Aztec
Storm
Kyza
Kaleria
Romelie
Kiandra
Arya
Riviera
Mekia

Rosie102 · 09/09/2019 10:45

Let us know what you choose!

Sparklypurpleunicornsaremyfav · 09/09/2019 10:46

Josie (Josephine)
Connie
Casey
Clemmie
Sadie
Kayla
Katrina
Bethan/bethany
Jolie
Marnie
Cleo
Clara
Phoebe
Daphne
Lila
Quinn
Veronica (Ronnie)
Nellie
Nora
Mara
Alana

Phimma · 09/09/2019 10:52

Violet

Such a pretty name.

DeadCucumber · 09/09/2019 10:52

Marlow
Darwin
Morgan

Phimma · 09/09/2019 10:53

Lara

Another pretty name.

IceCreamBrain · 09/09/2019 10:54

It's so interesting seeing how people think of different names i.e. which they're suggesting as presumably they think the names meet the OP's brief (either that or they didn't actually read the op I suppose). I have such different views of a lot of the names suggested.

Phimma · 09/09/2019 10:59

I read to OP.

Don't you think it's all down to everyone having a different opinion ?

LeithWalk · 09/09/2019 11:03

Unusual boys names already. It's really hard to suggest names for someone else.

Sydney, Esther, Elspeth (nn Elsie) Ada, Dora, Dorothy, Melody, Nina, Lydia.

I hope you let us know what you choose!

chickenyhead · 09/09/2019 11:04

It is a matter of opinion yes, for example OP has referred to Hazel as though it was anything other than a really really old name.

These threads will often suggest names posters just really like. The addition of the sons names helped too.

SmellMySmellbow · 09/09/2019 11:05

Violet
Luna
Eva/Yva
Sally
Cleo
Eloise

RedRec · 09/09/2019 11:06

All these baby naming threads are achingly middle class.

SmellMySmellbow · 09/09/2019 11:09

@RedRec that sounds a bit sneery! Surely all names are pretty much classless? (Apart from perhaps Rees-Mogg's kid's names...) Go on then, what's your 'working class' suggestions?! What makes a name working class?

Tikketyboo · 09/09/2019 11:18

Lennon, Lenny/Lenni for short

Grasspigeons · 09/09/2019 11:23

Riley, Harper, Piper, Darcie

DottieLottie1 · 09/09/2019 11:23

Nola
Nahla
Elodie
Aurelie
Kezia
Kenzie

Yika · 09/09/2019 11:25

Billie
Sage
Raquel

WestEndWendie · 09/09/2019 11:26

Thank you so much for replies all! My sons are August and Greyson (very marmite names on here). Some really good suggestions, please keep more coming!

What about September? Or Bludottir?

Or even Marmite? Is that tooo out there tho? Wink

Untamedtoad · 09/09/2019 11:29

Juno, Blake, Penny, Eliza, Saffie, Polly, Tabitha/Tabby, Etta, Fleur, Noelle/Noella, Bonnie, Imogen, Della, Fern

HumphreyCobblers · 09/09/2019 11:32

Stella
Frances