Mary..Alice..Seren but not those

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I love the names Mary and Maria but we live near a traveller site and there are quite a few Maria / Marie / Maryanne / Marys old and young and I don't want my DD to have the same name as lots of other DC in her school so I'm trying to make a list of other lovely girls names just in case I decide not to use either. I also like but can't use: Emma, Seren (love but not Welsh and would be a bit weird to use right?), Alice.

So if I like Mary, Maria, Emma, Seren, Alice but I also want a girls name that isn't in the top 100 what names would you suggest? Thanks .

I would use Seren if you love it. I’m not Welsh but I think it’s fine, it’s a beautiful name. I wouldn’t think it odd for a non welsh child to have the name.

Maren
Miriam
Aster
Astrid
Martha
Elise
Eloise
Sally
Polly
Elinor

Serena?

I've got three boys s never got to use any girls names. I would have loved to have named a girl Pia, Cornelia, Pearl or Nina.

However, Eunice would be cool!!!

BTW I thought Seren was Cornish?

Ooh not top 100 but similar to those you mention (which probably are top 100)...? Tricky! I don't know if these are in the top 100 but how about:

Lydia
Thea
Leah
Jasmine
Kirsten
Bethan
Cora
Etta
Cara
Robyn
Nia
Sylvie
Greta
Willow
Una
Rowan
Anya

Seren is gorgeous. I also love Flori.

I like all your names.

I'm Welsh and wouldn't think it was weird for an English girl to be called Seren, though I would probably assume initially that she had some Welsh connection. It has the advantage that other than the 'r' not being rolled the typical English pronunciation of it is ok to Welsh ears (well mine anyway). One of my very favourite people is a Welsh Seren who can't roll the r in her name, so I am probably biased.

Mared
Manon

Catherine is classic in a similar way to Emma/ Mary maybe?

Lovely names - I’d use Seren if you want to, it’s quite popular outside Wales now.

Serena
Edith
Aphra
Astra
Stella / Estella
Honor
Oona
Ffion (another Welsh one I’d happily use!)
Adela
Arran
Jocelyn
Lois
Ines
Linos
Claudia
Louisa
Maud
Frances
Elsbeth
Annabeth
Annalise
Annis

Audrey
Harriet
Louise
Laura
Helen
Flora

Marnie?

Miriam
Miranda
Susannah
Alicia (not sure how popular this is)

I know several Serens without Welsh connections

Ellen or Frances

Felice
Mamie
Meg
Helen
Bella

Sarah
Tessa
Megan

Ellen is a good suggestion.

Frances
Charlotte
Hannah
Willow
Phoebe

But I also agree Seren is lovely and so if you love it - use it!

Seren Louise has a lovely ring to it!

Karina
Susanna
Julianna
Marianne
Maybeth
Sylvia

Morven? I think Morven Alice would be beautiful.

Serena
Alexandra
Miranda
Lara

(love but not Welsh and would be a bit weird to use right?) not at all. I know a fair few. Although I guess I am quite near Wales.

Elia is lovely, my niece in Spain has it

I’ve known two Mirens - one Spanish, one from Ireland. Both pronounced it Mih-REN, with the accent on the second syllable. I’ve always thought it a lovely name :-)

Esther
Estella
Stella
Hazel
Bridget
Dorothy
Olive
Lydia
Kate
Rosa
Pearl

Use Seren. It's a beautiful name and perfectly acceptable for non Welsh use!

@AudTheDeepMinded seren is welsh for star