For those who want an unusual girl's name

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Estrilda, there you go! Was used in the 14th century.

Anyone got any other historic ones they fancy adding?

(I am being slightly tongue in cheek btw! I'm not sure Estrilda is quite my taste.)

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I always quite liked the name Ernestina after reading The French Lieutenant's Woman. I wouldn't actually use it though!

Hildegarde

Ælfgifu

Casilda

Aethelthryth

@Kittyswhiskers

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Every single time I see that I wonder if it would be pronounced as it looks 😂 I think it could grow on me...unfortunately I'm afraid any DD would go NC* as soon as she were old enough.

*no contact or name change, depending on how upset!

Goneril. I always throw that one out there when name suggestions take a Shakespearean slant 😂

Ælfgifu is a lovely name!

Æthelflæd

Ethelswith (also spelled Æthelswith)

With Winnie raising its head, why not Ermintrude?
My grandma was a Winifred and her poor mother was Gertie Bullock! Apparently she was flighty and went to dance halls behind her husband’s back. Quite an achievement saddled with a name like that I think.

In the 15th and 16th century Douglas was a unisex name…

Theodosia popped up for me the other day. Tbh I think many of these could be used. I could see Ernestina.

Is Æthelswith pronounced the same as Ethelswith?

@DramaAlpaca

Casilda

I quite like that.

I have an aunt Euphemia, still waiting for this to come back into fashion...

Zenobia

Not as old as some of these but I had a great aunt Temprance. And boy did she like a gin or two.

Hypatia
Rohaise

@doctorsnoddy

I have an aunt Euphemia, still waiting for this to come back into fashion...

I like it! I fear my offspring would not

Hepsibar

I worked with an Ernestina, she's late 40s maybe 50s.
I had a dream last week that I had a DD called Ermintrude

Jaybez - in our family tree. Wasn’t brave enough (name regret)

(Sorry, boys name)