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.)

My 7th great grandmother's name was Mehetable.

@CustardyCreams

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.

Clementia is really pretty

Hildred
Heloise

Some of these are nice, I agree we lost some good names with the Norman Conquest. Some are better in history

Enheduanna - oldest known poet.

Chrysanthe, Lysandra, Glaphyra

Drusilla. I went to school with a girl who was Dru, it was a bit before I learned her full name was Drusilla.

Chrysanthe is gorgeous

My dad found several women called 'Alima' in our family tree, and one called something like 'Gimpelgraenem' (Yiddish names are often not the most beautiful!)

I had a zipporah not too far back in my family tree

Hubertine
Clytemnestra
Gundreda

Standrewschool, we have a jaybez - sometimes called Javez in the family tree. Wonder if we're related? We also have a Thirza. And an Emmet.

Belladonna

@reprehensibleme

Standrewschool, we have a jaybez - sometimes called Javez in the family tree. Wonder if we're related? We also have a Thirza. And an Emmet.

I got excited as I have a Jabez and a Thirza too but no Emmett that I'm aware of.

I also have:
Keziah
Jennett
Israel
Saint
Cleoner
Joney
Mira (male)
Johem

Caffi - did your Thirza's family name start with M?

Angharad. It's still current I know, and I know a few, but it's quite unusual to my ear. I hadn't heard it until I moved to Wales. I really like it.

Shehide

Brilliana.

Casilda is really lovely.

We have Thrift in our family names.

Dh’s great granny was called Dorothea Desiree, Didi for short. What a great name.
Really like Chrysanthe and Isabeau.

@doctorsnoddy

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

I came on here to say the exact same! She was known as faymie which I think is lovely. I considered using it for my DD ☺️

Berengaria
Berenguela
Theodelinda
Thomasina
Wulfryth
Hawise
Godgifu

Alkelda
Fanny (I had a great aunt called Fanny)

I know a Rhoaise (at least I think I do - she says it Ro-haze but I've never seen it written down; I only know her vaguely) and a Zipporah.

Some of these are gorgeous. I love Casilda, Zenobia, Merry-Wanda , Crysanthe and Clementia

Ultragotha, Mehetable, Gimpelgraenem and a female Douglas on the other hand ...

Not unheard of but unusual and ancient - I like Isolde and Evadne.

I’ve come across a Ruyeka and an Ishmay in our work contacts database.

Mehetable is usually spelled Mehitabel, and there would surely be an Archie in the family

I came across someone called Zillah (lovely Biblical name that has been ruined by current modern associations)

Lalage (La La ghee)
Merewen/Merewyn

I don’t like Zillah as I was dumped for one once! But Cornish names are usually pretty good eg: Kerenza, Demelza

@Baypony

Hepsibar

I know a Hepzibar in her 20s, always made me thing of Epstein-Barr, for some reason.