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Need an ‘exotic’ baby girl name! Help

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xennalisa · 16/09/2019 10:01

Name change for this as could be outing. I am half Greek so am quite tanned with dark eyes and hair. DP has a mixed race father and an Italian mother so is also olive skinned. (However we both grew up here in the UK - me from age 3 and him from birth.)
Our daughter will be an English, Greek, Italian and Jamaican mix Grin , so will likely be tanned with dark eyes and dark hair like us. We’d really like an ‘exotic’ name for her, one that is pretty and quite unusual, but one that will also work here in the uk.
Not too bothered about the origin, I mean if it’s greek / Italian / Jamaican then even better but not game over.

Thank you!

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MotherSpider · 16/09/2019 10:11

Amara is Italian and / or Greek and / or African:
nameberry.com/babyname/Amara

LuluBellaBlue · 16/09/2019 10:14

Leila - said Leelah - means dark beauty Grin

Skyejuly · 16/09/2019 10:19

Moana!

Pinkywoo · 16/09/2019 10:24

All Italian -
Loredana
Chiara
Lucia
Natalia (nn Talia?)

GeoffreyAndBungle · 16/09/2019 10:27

Alessandra
Allegra
Imani
Amara
Cosima
Leilani
Maribel
Mahalia
Talia
Camilla
Lucia

BigusBumus · 16/09/2019 10:27

Nerissa is from Italian and means Dark Haired.
Samara is from Hebrew meaning Night Talk.
Amaya is Spanish (i think) meaning Night Rain.
Ciara is Irish meaning Dark.

All of those names are fabulous, i think. Your baby sounds like a really gorgeous ethnic mix and will no doubt be stunning!

JangoInTheFamilyWay · 16/09/2019 10:29

Jasmine?

BigusBumus · 16/09/2019 10:32

Jasmine is a gorgeous name JangoInTheFamilyWay.

Wish i'd had a girl...

skyye · 16/09/2019 10:43

Maia
Thalia
Calliope
Clio
Rhea
Theia
Metis
Ceto

FindaPenny · 16/09/2019 10:52

I was thinking of samara too and saw the Arabic translation is

'she took part in conversation at night under the sky of a moonlit desert'

Thought that is such a cool meaning for a name.... Only problem with Samara is its the girls name in the horror movie The Ring.

Esmeralda
Sabrina
Delilah
Yasmine

Modestandatinybitsexy · 16/09/2019 11:15

Asteria
Adria / Adriane / Adrielle
Fia - also means daughter in Italian
Mauri
Persephone
Samra

Chickaletta16 · 16/09/2019 11:19

Simra - it means Princess from Heaven Smile it's an Arabic name.

xennalisa · 16/09/2019 12:14

I love Amara and Yasmin atm! Pls keep replies coming x
Quite like Leilani too

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BlueChampagne · 16/09/2019 12:28

Vashti

KezzabellaB · 16/09/2019 12:29

Tahani is nice I think

Azure83 · 16/09/2019 12:31

I'm currently in love with the name Lyra. It has Greek origins.

AverageMummy · 16/09/2019 12:31

Amara is lovely
I have no idea about the origins of names but I think these are lovely:
Amalia
Zara
Cassia

MissHenty · 16/09/2019 12:38

Willa
Ottilie
Elodie
Delilah
Edith
Margaret /Maggie
Emmy

81Byerley · 16/09/2019 12:40

I love Jasmine, it sounds exotic to me.

Pineappleunder · 16/09/2019 12:41

Azura

xennalisa · 16/09/2019 12:42

Like Cassia too, Lyra and Jasmine!

Zara is actually my name haha

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Grasspigeons · 16/09/2019 12:47

Again, no idea about origins but always liked nilofar, liyana, ines and selena

Sandsnake · 16/09/2019 12:51

Elia? Greek, I think. I really like it!

Aquamarine1029 · 16/09/2019 12:55

Octavia

Debralovesthewine · 16/09/2019 12:57

Maybe Saffron, the name is from an exotic spice and sounds quite beautiful.