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.)

Hextilda
Merry-Wanda
Clothilde

Actually quite like Ernestina.
How's Rohaise pronounced?

Ermengarde!

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

How about Ultrogotha?

Bathsheba

I know a Hildagarde who doesn't shorten it!

@Mumoftwoinprimary

Is Æthelswith pronounced the same as Ethelswith?

Yes an æ is the sort of eh sound which is nearly an a

Having listened to Natalie Haynes's take in her Stands Up for the Classics series, Phryne is definitely due a revival.

I know a Hepzibah and I’ve always liked Bathsheba.

I once knew a black lab called Zenobia.

Isabeau is an old medieval name.

Saethryth. Old English girl's name that means "strength of the sea".

We lost so many cool names to the Norman Conquest

Nemesis (not brave enough either)

Also interested in how to pronounce Rohaise. Have also seen it spelled as Rohese .

Row hays / Row hay zee / Row heese ?

@whatausername we've just named our DD Guinevere- Guinny x

@Els1e

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

That’s a wonderful name!

@BunnyRuddington

How about Ultrogotha?

Sounds like progesterone meds

Merry-Wanda was born in 1919
Her mother Peryl was born 1897.

Clementia was a popular name in medieval Europe, with emphasis on the “tia” I think it is quite pretty, can be shortened to Clem or Tia.

@PabloSlow

Actually quite like Ernestina. How's Rohaise pronounced?

Ro- haze

Knew a Rohaise once. That's how she said it, anyway.

Balonzina?

@Standrewsschool

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

That is very hip-hop. The parents were way ahead of the curve with that one!

In a list of 1000 baby names, we saw the name Shmuel. My husband was adamant that if we had a boy, he would be called Shmuel and a girl would be Shmuella.

He would lovingly pat my bump and say "hi shmuella! I'm your daddy!" 😂🙈

@Standrewsschool

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

I really like Jaybez.

@Houseofvelour

In a list of 1000 baby names, we saw the name Shmuel. My husband was adamant that if we had a boy, he would be called Shmuel and a girl would be Shmuella.

He would lovingly pat my bump and say "hi shmuella! I'm your daddy!" 😂🙈

I love Shmuel and have met a couple. Hebrew, same derivation as Samuel.

I think most people associate it with the Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.

Annunciata

I had a school friend called Eldrid. Thought it was very pretty!