Girls name - unusual but familiar

[MaryHadALittleLam]

Hi, we are looking for DD name. And we're looking for inspiration

We are looking for a name that is unusual enough that it's likely that DD will not meet another person or the same name (or at least not many). But yet familiar enough that spelling/pronouncing is not going to be a big barrier. We would also like it to be recognised as a name, ie it's been used as a name for several decades or ideally longer.

Our previous DC has a name which is at about 400-450ish in popularity and fits this description. It's also a little similar feel to a very trendy name which means it feels unusual but not dated.

We were considering Imogen, Ottilie, Naomi, Harriett as a potential names. But nothing has stood out to us yet. With our first DC, when we saw their name we both liked it immediately. It could be harder because it's second time around.

I wondered if there are any suggestions that might help us?

Audrey
Pearl
Martha

Some of these listed are quite popular already and I know multiple Penelope/Penny's, Olive, Ada, Nancy and Edith's. They're nice names but I do think run the risk of having multiple in the school year.

Linnet

Elspeth

Rosanna

Margot

Coco

Saffron

Marguerite

Annecy

Valentina

Veronica

Marigold

Cecily

Kait

I have a Tabitha and although it more popular than it used to be we’ve never met another yet and she’s 12. Probably depends on area though.

Astrid
Zelda
Romy
Juno

The Tammy at our school was known as Tammy Pax

What about Hester, Leona, Tara or Beattie?

Adeline
Miranda
Viola
Estelle
Ramona
Justine
May
Meredith
Celia
Rosa
Hilda
June
Sally

Martha is very popular in our area - definitely depends where you live!

Adele

Some of the names listed on here are very, very popular OP so I would avoid them if you want something they aren’t likely to share with a classmate. Particularly;
Violet
Ivy
Eloise
Harriet
Imogen

I know at least more than 4 under 10s of all the above.

This was our criteria, DD (5) is called Juliet and is the only one in her school and I have never come across another little one. There are two Audreys in her year though which has been suggested as unusual so you never know when a name will have a moment

Other names I liked at various points
Zoe
Leonie
Sasha
Sadie
Carmen
Valerie
Celeste

I love the name Hester as suggested above, Nesta is also gorgeous.
Isolde
Octavia
or if you want really unusual what about Phyllida? Easy to pronounce super rare but feminine. Bit of a pain in the ass to spell though

Hannah
Bethia
Alice/Alicia
Claudia
Pura
Tamara

Sabrina

Anthea
Miranda
Leonie
Noa
June

Martha
Esme
Ivy
Florence
Lizzie
Penny

If I had had another DD I would have called her Martha, I adore that name.

Marnie
Elsie
Elodie
Evie
Luna
Mila
Hermione
Briony

Elsie

Gareth Malone's younger daughter is called Dvora - I think it's such a pretty name. I've never heard it before and don't know the origin but I really like it

If you want a known name that isn’t going to have another in her class - look at names that are for babies born in the 1970/80s. These are middle aged woman now, not fashionable, but unlikely to have others in their preschool / class.

Sarah, Helen, Clare/Claire, Deborah, Andrea, Joanne/Joanna etc.

What about Shakespeare types:

Rosalind
Miranda
Cordelia
Cressida
Mariana
Portia
Katherina
Helena
Paulina
Hero
Adriana
Audrey
Beatrice
Celia
Iris
Viola
Lavinia
Luciana
Regan
Marina

Collette, Corinne, Gabriella, Verity, Meredith, Donna, Beatrice, Cora, Saskia

Lara, Tamsin

Coralyn
Coralie
Melody
Seren
Suzanne
Rosie
Elodie

Jana
Claudia
Morwenna
Olive