Unusual but not wacky Girls names

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Trying to think of some more girls names to add to my list as currently DP and I only agree on two names (Cleo and Jemima). For my first DD I feel as though I was quite successful in finding a name that was uncommon but not outlandish, but struggling more for this baby. Basically I don’t want anything where there’s going to be 5 of them in the class with the same name. Any ideas?

I have a Miranda and haven't come across many others. I love Jemima - also Hebe, Adelaide, Ianthe, Isolde.

Hebe. Wren. Thea. Autumn. Bracken.

Love the name Cleo!

Also
Naomi
Tansy
Lois
Celeste
Clara
Etta
Nancy
Sasha
Fenella/ fenn/ nell as nns
Joely

Piper
Rowena
Miriam
Maryon

Names I've come across are Zuleika (it means brilliant beauty apparently)
And Evanthé.

My name and both of my daughters' names (and one of their middle names) are on this thread so I approve mightily of all posts

Love Jemima

Also,
Lara
Saskia
Simone
Maud
Serene
Agnes
Virginia

Aw my name is Jemimah and one of my daughters is called Cleo! Lovely coincidence and naturally I love both names

Great names! 🥰

Cordelia
Adriana / Adrianne
Jordana
Mirren
Adelia

Lyra
Margot
Winifred
Thea
Tahlia

Caroline
Adora
Thea

Jemima is very racially charged in the USA

Can I ask why? I didn't know this.

I associate it with Puddleduck or Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!

There's no other girls with my daughters name in her school 👍🏻
But 5 dogs now share her name on our street 👎🏻🤷‍♀️🤣

I was working in a country close to the US when I was pregnant, and when I said to my mainly black female colleagues that I was considering Jemima, they advised me against it as it was still associated with slavery. Since I heard this from several different groups, I reluctantly discarded it.

What about Cora, that's my name

If I had another daughter, my shortlist would be:
Tallulah
Anaïs
Samantha
Pearl
Manon
Tabitha
Jemima
Anouk or Anoushka
Annika
Tamsin
Keziah
Ramona
Gloria

A rather long shortlist!

Aunt Jemima is a racial stereotype similar to Uncle Tom - although that association hasn't really hurt the latter's popularity. I wouldn't think it worth worrying about unless you're planning to emigrate to South Carolina.

I only have boys but would have loved to use:
Elodie
Margot / Margaret
Tess
Mary
Antonia
Jill

I love this list and my name is on it - NO baby girls were named it in 2020 so definitely unusual.

All 4 of my daughters names appear in this thread. Some great ideas here!

Cleo
Saskia
Arabella
Elenora
Henrietta
Juliana
Miriam
Rosamund

The suggestions have been absolutely fantastic - exactly what I was looking for! Some truly beautiful names, many I hadn't considered before. Thank you so much ☺️

What a great thread! Lots of beautiful and interesting ideas on here - makes a real change from the usual 9 or 10 names I keep hearing everywhere irl.

Lots of my favourites have already been mentioned, but I like:

Marina
Frida
Greta
Flora
Vita
Aster
Aphra
Briar
Blythe
Sorrel
Tansy
Gaia
Cora
Esther
Viola
Robyn

A few names to avoid if you don’t want super common/trendy (DD is just starting Reception and these are the multiples in her year group/nursery):

Isla
Olivia
Eva/Evie
Myla/Mila
Lyla/Lila
Ava
Aria/Arya
Luna
Millie/Tilly and variations thereof (Matilda; Amelia etc)