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xxmrsbxx · 27/06/2020 10:45

What’s the most unusual name you’ve heard for a girl? I have 2 boys with unusual names and really struggling for a name for our little girl.

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Hopeful57 · 27/06/2020 13:12

Whether they're unusual is an other question (really depends on where you live). But I don't see them regularly recommended on mumsnet:

Akilina
Aviva
Adina
Bettina
Zipporah
Severina
Andreana
Augustine
Liora
Vered

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Charis1503 · 27/06/2020 13:18

Ottilie
Ariadne (ar-re-ad-ne)
Halcyon (hal-see-on)
Octavia
Arrietty
Luciana (Lucy-arr-na)

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pinkpinecone · 27/06/2020 14:02

Reya
Delphine
Romy
Marlowe
Juno
Nico
Gaia
Iona
Calla

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whatausername · 27/06/2020 14:07

[quote florascotia2]This might be of interest, OP. All sorts of unusual names as you scroll down, from medieval and modern-in-Scotland to random 'name musings:
www.britishbabynames.com/blog/uncommon-and-unusual/[/quote]
Oh dear god, someone called their daughter Peculiar. Really!

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Hopeful57 · 27/06/2020 14:10

florascotia2

Flora is such a gorgeous name!

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florascotia2 · 27/06/2020 16:47

Thank you, Hopeful. Very kind!

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SweatyAmy · 27/06/2020 16:50

Gypsy and Jezebel.

Other names I have only met one of:
Larissa
Valentina
Dominique
Catriona (will be more common in Scotland)
Una (will be more common in Ireland)
Heidi
Ffion (will be more common in Wales)
Sioned (will be more common in Wales)
Juliet
Henrietta
Verity

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starterfor11 · 27/06/2020 16:52

Piper
Dillis
Robyn
Paige

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puzzledpiece · 27/06/2020 20:45

Amaya? Pronounced ah-my-ah

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Krazynights34 · 27/06/2020 20:48

Lisette
Francine
Georgiana
Florence
Antoinette
Bertha
Grainne (Irish name with an accent on the a - pronunciation GRAW-nja).
Leonora
Imelda
Sorcha
Saoirse
Serena
Angelene
Isadora
Dorabelle
Cara
Delphine
Honey
Joy

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IHateCoronavirus · 27/06/2020 20:49

I love Serin

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Lozz22 · 27/06/2020 21:00

Taomi

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xxmrsbxx · 27/06/2020 21:15

Thanks everyone there is some lovely names and you’ve given me lots of ideas just need to shorten my list

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FawnDrench · 27/06/2020 21:32

Augusta
Cherish
Elspeth
Pollyanna
Artemisia
Isolde
Kythe
Birgit

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Tillygetsit · 28/06/2020 00:20

Children my dcs know
Tasmin (not Tamsin)
Darla
Mirabel
Sorrel
Vebecka
Not saying they're my cup of tea but they're pretty unusual.

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Redhair1 · 28/06/2020 02:24

Astrid
Sylvie
Josephine

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Tavannach · 28/06/2020 02:32

Zilla

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shazstanton01 · 28/06/2020 02:42

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CloudyGladys · 28/06/2020 03:34

Amba
Asha
Ashanti
Blossom
Bronte
Joni
Linda
Luisa
Mairi
Maryam
Marnie
Parris
Roisin
Romaine
Season
Sharman
Skylena
Suranne
Thomasine
Xanthe
Zilla
Zoya

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FirstClassFlightHome · 28/06/2020 03:44

My partner named our daughter "Sigmar" (without my permission lol) after his favourite Warhammer 40,000 Character. We are now seperated.

@shazstanton01 How did this happen? So many questions!

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Sunbird24 · 28/06/2020 03:46

@whatausername you missed the one a bit further up that list where someone called their little girl Baby!

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missmouse101 · 28/06/2020 04:45

Damaris, Jenevra, Cassia.

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DerbyshireGirly · 28/06/2020 04:50

Bree

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Ritascornershop · 28/06/2020 04:53

@whatausername Is Fiona uncommon?! It’s very normal in Canada.

Odessa
Odille
Anouska
Petula
Cosima

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IDontLikeMondays88 · 28/06/2020 05:02

Delta
Decca
Loveday

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