Girls names that are a little bit different

[17caterpillars1mouse]

What are your opinions of the following girls names

Noor
Thisbe
Delphi
Hebe
Elke - el-kah
Roksana
Corisande
Cordis
Aleydis
Ardith
Olwen
Sasha
Saoirse
Viviette

Every single name is awful. Sorry

Hebe is OK
If you want less well used names:
Xanthe
Isolde
Marigold
Daphne
Araminta
Christabel
Lavinia
Genevieve
Guinnivere
Meriel

Delphi and hebe are nice

Delphine and daphne are nicer then Delphi

Were are you from? Any connection with the names? Generally a no from me.

I absolutely love Hebe!

And Maud.

Saoirse lovely too!

Not familiar with Ardith but I love it.

Don't want to be rude but I think Cordia sounds like an insurance company

Cordis not Cordia - sorry that was a typo!

From your list I love Saoirse but don’t think it’s that unusual really. Hebe’s cute too although I’d never use it.

I absolutely love Corisande - never would have made the coriander association! To me Corisande is a very romantic/poetic sounding name.

Also quite like Thisbe, Delphi, Sasha, Saoirse, and Olwen but not so keen on the sounds of the others.

Bit of an odd selection - including Arabic, Ancient Greek, E.Europe, German, Welsh, Irish.

Which of these do you actually have personal association with? That would help narrow it down.

Of your random list I like - Noor, Delphi, Saorise. Would depend on your connections.

Hebe and Delphi(e) I have come across before and think are okay. I kind of like Ardith but would pick Edith over it.

What others said - these names don’t seem unusual/quirky, they seem randomly nabbed from a range of cultures. That can come across as a bit ignorant imo - do you know what Saoirse means? Do you know how often your average Saoirse has their name mangled or misspelled? Seems an odd choice in the name of difference.

I grew up in South Africa with a white friend whose mother had decided to give her a Zulu name just because. I witnessed 20 years of the poor girl having to give the same spiel every time she met anyone new. Just why? You’re not the one who has to live with the name.

Saoirse is lovely but I wouldn't use it without Irish heritage . I went to school with a Saoirse and everyone learned how to spell and pronounce it but it was mangled a lot at the beginning.

Olwen is nice but a bit dated in Wales. Will be mispronounced as Ol-win instead of Ol-when if you're in England - my aunt has a 'wen' name and gets that a lot. Whatever you do, don't let anyone tell you Olwyn is an alternative version - it's the Welsh word for wheel.

Noor is gorgeous. I am familiar with Hebe but would avoid it due to Heebie Jeebies. Thebe would be a nice alternative.

Isn't there a character called Delphi in the Cursed Child? I prefer Delphine, you could gave Delphi as a nickname.

I quite like Elke.

Agree with a PP that a name like Isolde/Iseult may appeal if you want something a little more unusual.

Immediate honest reaction (if you think about these things too much you can get swayed):

Noor - nice but imagine when they hit two 'nooooo Nooooor'
Thisbe - frisby
Delphi - like Delphine but with a typo
Hebe - nice but don't know how to pronounce (heebee or hibi??)
Elke - el-kah - a bit safari park but quite nice
Roksana - no
Corisande - a foreign language word for coriander?
Cordis - you might want cor-deees but you won't necessarily get it
Aleydis - again no one will know how to pronounce
Ardith - OK but Edith is nice as is
Olwen - quite nice
Sasha - nice but not unusual
Saoirse - eh?
Viviette - sanitary product

Absolutely love Delphi and hebe. not that keen on the others but wouldn't think they were horrid names. Everyone had different tastes. People probably think my kids names are odd

Delphi as in the oracle at, is very nice.

Olwen very plain and dowdy but people seem to like similar names like Olive.

Noor is okay. Queen Noor of Jordan.

Elke means also in Dutch but is also a name. I like it.

Thee others are too try hard IMO.

What about Roger?

What 🤣

I love Noor, it was on my list. I also like Sasha and Elke.

I’ve taught a Roksana. It’s a fantastic name, love it.

Noor is okay. Queen Noor of Jordan.

Coolest Noor was a spy! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NoorInayatt_Khan

Vivette sounds like a contraceptive or something medical.

I think we have pretty different tastes tbh, Op. My thoughts, for what they are worth....

Noor - are you from an Arabic background? If so, yes, it's lovely. If not then definitely no, it would just be a weird cultural appropriation.

Thisbe - if your kid turns out to have a lisp, this will be a nightmare for her.

Delphi - sounds like a nightclub

Hebe - jeebie?
Elke - el-kah - not keen
Roksana - trying to work out how this is pronounced as the spelling is weird. Roxanna is better.

Corisande - Ok.

Cordis, Aleydis, Ardis all sound like boys names.

Olwen my favourite. Sweet.

Sasha - Ok
Saoirse - Nice but again would be weird to use if you don't have an Irish connection somewhere.

Viviette - prefer Vivienne or Yvette tbh.

Noor - only if you have Arab or Muslim connections
Thisbe - trying a bit too hard to be unusual, there are lots nicer Shakespearean and Greek names, what about Hero or Cressida?
Delphi - not really a name
Hebe - OK
Elke - el-kah - OK if you have German family
Roksana - not that spelling, I like Roxana
Corisande - very pretty, my favourite of your list
Cordis - not heard of it; what about Cordelia?
Aleydis - not heard of it, and not sure how it would be pronounced
Ardith - pretty, may be a tiny bit too unusual
Olwen - dated
Sasha - OK
Saoirse - pronunciation issues
Viviette - sounds like a serviette; Viviana is nice

I love the name Noor.

Love Noor