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Need an ‘exotic’ baby girl name! Help

80 replies

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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PutYourBackIntoit · 16/09/2019 13:05

Ayla...Turkish, Hebrew, Japanese. Means the gleam around the moon :)

Ellmau · 16/09/2019 13:09

Roxane

Marina works for both Greek and Italian aspects

mrspotatohed · 16/09/2019 13:12

Mariposa

FindaPenny · 16/09/2019 13:13

Cara,
Nina,
Anoushka
Katerina
Anastasia
Anjana pronounced Ann yanna

AllModra · 16/09/2019 13:13

My Spanish friend is Amalia, known as Amy.

That's my vote

benandhollyagaaain · 16/09/2019 13:14

Layla/Leila or Jasmine

Twisique · 16/09/2019 13:36

Audrey
Delphine

xennalisa · 16/09/2019 13:43

Also like Leila and Elia !

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elephantmarch · 17/09/2019 21:13

Sienna

GU24Mum · 17/09/2019 21:22

I quite fancied Damaris when I was pg with No 1 - Greek name - but it wouldn't have gone with our surname plus I wasn't brave enough!

Chillisauceboss · 17/09/2019 21:25

I've always loved the name Mahalia but didn't think my pale child would pull it off so nicely ;)

threadneedle · 17/09/2019 21:25

Aurelia, such a gorgeous name

BogglesGoggles · 17/09/2019 21:26

I’ve always really loved the name Lucrezia

RickOShay · 17/09/2019 21:32

I share your first name Grin
What about

Soraya

Lorelei

Eleni

Miranda

Stella

Gaia

HVnamechange · 17/09/2019 21:32

Alessia - Italian
Lucia - Italian
Avaya
Jemima
Ellia
Jasmine
Maya
Shilo
Elise
Savannah
Selena
Sahira (sigh-ra)
Mia
Nia
Olive

Pinkbonbon · 17/09/2019 21:34

How about saphron (sp?) Like the spice.

Laska2Meryls · 17/09/2019 21:37

Ayda (pronounced Aye- ee da )
Meaning. moon, happy , brightness..

I have a Albanian friend called this (who lives in Greece) and now I have looked up the meaning, it really suits her!

ZuzuMyLittleGingersnap · 17/09/2019 21:38

Raphaela

(or Raphaella/Rafaela/Rafaella...beautiful name, whichever of its spellings you choose)

OR

Tamila

("dearest to the heart", Jamaican origin).

Greek, Jamaican, Italian and English: your daughter is inheriting a wonderful combination of cultures there Smile

RachelEllenR · 17/09/2019 21:44

I like Leonora

Hereshopingforimprovement · 17/09/2019 21:46

Ianthe is beautiful,

Loveislandaddict · 17/09/2019 21:49

Hebe
Helena
Maria
Maya
Petra
Selena
Shania
Chantelle
Florence *
Camille *
(‘Stolen from Death in Paradise’)

ifigoup · 17/09/2019 21:54

Mialani
Kalina
Anouska
Anouk
Fairuza
Aisha
Ximena
Zeta

Pinkarsedfly · 17/09/2019 21:56

Suri
Scheherazade (Zadie as a nn)
Malia
Delphi

DonEmmanuelsDingleberries · 17/09/2019 22:27

Afiya
Amaya
Corinne
Cosima
Eliana
Imani
Iolana
Isra
Jacinta
Jessamine
Leonie
Malia
Safiya
Salome
Selene
Yolanda
Zuri

Krazynights34 · 17/09/2019 22:36

Dare I suggest my own name (I know outing etc) but it’s sometimes considered Jamaican (because of usage I guess) or Greek (or French depends on where you read it)...
Charmaine.
Other ones (just throwing some out there that I’d considered)
Ida
Lydia
Delphine
Caliopi
Lucinda
Ingrid
Marianne
Francine
Nel
Antoinette
Anastasia
Josephine
Anouska
Marina
Elaine