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

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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!

Ada
Noa
Seren
Wren
Aspen
Asha
Keira

I'm in America, and I have never met a single Marnie here. Just as well - it's not a great name imo.

Suggestions-
Eden
Laurie
June
Aria
Sarai
Romy
Eily

There are loads of Nias in my neck of the woods - it's especially popular among African Americans.

August

Nyah
Lara
Shea
Carrie
Keeley
Kaia
Laine
Summer
Sydney
Hayley

A little bit surfie and not Americanised, but not too long...

Shelley
Sandra
Betsy
Bridie
Belinda - Bells
Azure
Eliza
Skye
Marina
Josie
Alanna
Layne - after Layne Beachley

I can't help but wonder, is "Americanised" some kind of euphemism for names having certain class connotations? (Because of the Big Brother woman?) Because I've never thought of Marnie as being a particularly American name. If anything, I would consider it to be British e.g. the book When Marnie Was There. I would certainly not be shocked to meet a British woman with this name.

Of course there is a lot of overlap between American and British names. If you really want to avoid American-style names then I would suggest looking for English names that are rarely used in America like Darcy or Imogen, or Welsh names.

@Assssssssssss , did you mean Dorothy?

When I was looking for a short, cool name for DD I was desperate to use June - to me it sounds so fresh and cool. But DH thought it was an old lady name so he vetoed 😭 I still love it though!
I think I know what you mean by "American" names, OP. I have family in America and there are some names that wouldn't raise an eyebrow over there but would be seen as very "out there" here!

Sage
Neve / Niamh
Jade
Willow
Isla

I'm American so not sure how helpful I will be but I will lean into the criteria and see what happens :)

Demi
Sadie
Kaia
Meg
Bay (love on it's own or for Bailey/Baylor)
Daisy
Lena
Wendy
Gigi (Gemma/Gia)
Rey (Freya)
Tess
Maeve
Shay / Shae
Callie (okay very American but also very surfery and cool lol)
Perrie
Eden nn Denny
Roxy / Roxie
Naia
Hayden
Harlow nn Lo, Harley
Alex
Monroe
Olive nn Liv, Olly

Shakira
Tyra
Sandrine

Aqua
Reef
Misty
Monique
Rochelle
Tallulah
Seraphine
Seraphina
Shelly
Sandi

Honey
Whitney
Sapphire
Ruby
Lorelei
Dawn
Serena
Phoebe
Jessie
Roxie
Roxanne
Sabrina
Jessica

Whitney
Valerie
Jasmine
Skyla
Skye

Andrea
Florence
Astrid
Cora
Zoe
Alix
Aaliyah
Electra
Sophie
Kassie
Riley

Jade
Zoe
Layne
Kai
Malia
Maya
Morgan
Lana
Sage

Cleo
Stella
Lara

Astrid

Worked on a summer camp in Ohio for several summers. I know 3 Marni's (no e) all Canadians.

Sky
Jessica
Tessa
Cora
Dora
Scarlett
Tamsin
Darcey
Ella
Eloise
Harriet
Isla
Jasmine
Lara
Layla
Roseanna
Sabrina
Sadie
Tamsin

How about ..
Layne (Layne Beachley)
Lleyn
Stephanie
Lucy
Adira
Lucie
Indigo
Azure
Shelley
Morwenna
Ripley
Azul
Bethany
Roxy
Marina
Gidget
Daisy - Daize
Dory or Eldoris
Cordella
Any C name like Cecel - CeCe

Betty
Cressida - Crest
Dawn
Delphine
Pania

Suki

Bonnie

Polly ( yes I know!)

Jaye

Ally

Libby

Etta / Ettie

Jodie
Robin/ Robyn
Jade
Josie
Roxy