Girls baby names that are "cool, but not Americanised"

[tax19]

Hello

So we are having a surprise born august.
We have decided a boys name but cannot decide a girls name.
I like Nina but DH has vetoed
He likes Marnie I have vetoed on the ground it's a bit American.
We are looking for something shortish, just a bit hip and cool but not to out there. Even something a bit "surfery".
Any suggestions welcome!

What's wrong with America?

Maybe look up names of professional women surfers?

Oh nothing at all, I just feel as a family living in wales it doesn't quite work and suit us.

Here are some names of women surfers:

Carissa
Justine
Bethany
Caroline
Layne

I quite like Carissa and Justine - do they work for you?

Fair enough!

Lois
Astrid
Blaise
Ida
Kali
Charis
Lara
Alix
Tamsin
Edie
Dora
Xanthe

Orianna
Jemima
Clara
Harriet

Stella

Zoe
Zian
Zara

Farrah
Tess
Julie
Stevie (Stephanie)
Belinda

Elise

What about Mira or Hali, Aqua, or something more traditional, marina or coral

I really like Nina!

Nancy
Savannah

Maggie (I like Nina too)

Or Robyn

Clover
Cleo
Astrid
Enid
Mila
Dinah
Phoebe

Wren

I recently heard the name Margo on a little girl. I thought unusual but not too out there!

Name change fail OP?

susie
antonette
lavender

I live in the San Joaquin Valley of California, @tax19.
I know two Nina’s from my very small home town. What are the odds?
I think it’s a lovely name.
The USA is a very large place - I wish you the best of luck finding a name with no association to us.
I mean that sincerely.
Is there a particular country with names you’d like an association? Like Greece, for example, or Italy or France?
You could google “Greek names for girls.” There’s some sites that will not only give you names, but they’ll tell you their meanings.

And Congratulations. May you have a heve both a healthy birth and a healthy baby.

I found this - it has a 🔍 so you can search for just about an endless amount of particular names. Hope it helps 👇

https://nameberry.com/blog/international-baby-names-21-great-greek-baby-names-for-girls

Thank you @DreamTheMoors
I didn't mean to sound like I dislike any names from America (not the case at all, just seems "short cool surfer" names tend to be more American style and I was just worried as a British couple from wales maybe we couldn't quite pull it off. We both have very traditional English names.
We both surf so that was why I suggested "surfery" but to be honest I think a child develops into their name and any interests they have you associate with their names so I'm possibly over thinking it all.
Some wonderful suggestions on here, thank you mumsnet. Thank you for the link I will be looking into it, I like the suggestion of Dora. I think once like a name like I really like Nina you find it hard to find an alternative!
Thank you for all the suggestions. :)

Avery

I like this also but my close friend has just used it seems to be going up in popularity

It’s been popular for years! It’s always mentioned on here.