Strong rare baby girl names (or gender neutral)

[Erindove]

My top 6 names at the moment are: Thera, Odera, Clarion, Amida, Ianthe and Raizel. I love these names, but got some backlash from friends and family, the only names they found tolerable were Odera with the suggestion to use Odie as a nickname and Clarion, what do you think? What’s your favourite name on that list, which one doesn’t work at all? Or perhaps other name suggestions? Thanks in advance ☺️

Raizel is my favourite of your original list

Sorry I don't like any of them.

Of your list I prefer Ianthe.
Not Clarion, it’s a hotel chain.

Or how about:
Araminta
Ariadne
Evadne
Thora
Thursa
Odile
Ngaire
Juno

Amida is ok and I think would be acceptable without making her a target for any teasing.
Raizel is nice but only if you emphasise the last syllable. Ray-ZEL. Otherwise it’s too close to Razor.

You can’t call a child Clarion. It’s a hotel chain. People with think it’s where she was conceived!

Odera sounds like Odour.

Illaria

@Erindove

My top 6 names at the moment are: Thera, Odera, Clarion, Amida, Ianthe and Raizel. I love these names, but got some backlash from friends and family, the only names they found tolerable were Odera with the suggestion to use Odie as a nickname and Clarion, what do you think? What’s your favourite name on that list, which one doesn’t work at all? Or perhaps other name suggestions? Thanks in advance ☺️

What do you mean, they found tolerable? Who is having this baby???

@VinterKvinna Well some off my relatives think they have the right to decide which name we’re gonna use, but I really don’t wanna disappoint anyone so I’m trying to find a name that at least is “tolerable” to everyone

@PandaFluff Everyone was asking and giving us suggestions, so I made the mistake and told them what names I like

I love the name Gaia. Very pretty and unusual I think.

Out of your list I really like Ianthe, it was a name we considered for DD

I completely get it, it feels like a lot of pressure. This is your child though and they are the one living with the name. If there was ever a time to be selfish for you and your child and ignore everyone else then this is it

@stormelf yes that name is really growing on me!

I know a Xanthe, which is also a lovely strong name. Of your list I also like Raizel and Ianthe.
From pps suggestions, Gaia is lovely.

I adore Gaia, adding it to the list, thank you!

Thirza
Astrid
Calliope
Hester

I wouldn't do Hera as she wasn't very nice. She sent snakes to kill Hercules in his crib as he was her husbands illegitimate son ....

Astrid is a wonderful name. Love it, but I've heard it a lot in the playground recently.

Clarion is a no because of the housing association. They are routinely bashed for being awful.

What about Araminta? There was a children's programme called Moondial where the main character was Araminta. I've loved that name since then.

@PandaFluff thank you, I really appreciate it 😊

I hope she's going to private school op. Can see her having a tough time in the local comp with one of those

Grier
Amira
Amina
Leona
Isolde
Anita
Nina
Ida/Ada
Aster
Vega

I love Ianthe and it and Thera are pretty normal. Raizel I hadn’t heard but is fine. Other three sound like company names and are used by corporations (plus clarion is also a trumpet call) so I’d avoid those.

Olympia
Hero
Artemisia
Athena
Diana
Bridget
Thora
Morgan/Morgana
Boudicca
Zora
Zelda
Zenobia
Sheherazade
Christabel (suffragette name)
Emmeline (ditto)
Gloria
Augusta
Althalia
Domino
Calypso
Olwen
Ffion
Maeve
Titania
Arran
Iona
Ishbel
Jocelyn
Hera
Juno
Maxima
Ramona
Valeria
Viva
Xenia
Vivienne
Astra
Aura

Rosaria / Rosario
Rosen
Roslyn
Persephone

Leonora

Larissa

It is worth finding a ‘tolerable’ name. My niece was named something quite out there. I feel for her as everyone still sniggers about her name. Also it comes with a weight of assumptions and I think she gets unfairly judged / stereotyped (it’s quite posh and actually she’s more a roll in the mud type of child). Sadly people are cruel.

The Amidah is a very important Jewish prayer. Were you deliberately intending to reference it?

Vita
Zillah
Ramona
Suki
Bette
Finty