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Need an usual/uncommon girl's name

117 replies

Oliviera1996 · 12/11/2023 07:34

We cannot think of a girls name we like that isn't really popular.

Names we like but for various reason probably won't use are;

Storm
Sloane
Lovella
Quinn

Can anyone else suggest some more unusual girls names along the same lines?

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bluebird3 · 12/11/2023 14:39

Dahlia
Fern
Quinn
Caliope
Raina

JustGotToKeepOnKeepingOn · 12/11/2023 14:43

I like the advise to look at names from the 60s. So many of the names listed just look way too try hard. I know someone who just called this baby Quinn. I really don't like the name... I just hear quim every time. Sorry!

Why not go for a good solid name?

Elizabeth
Dorothy
Helena
Judith
Anna
Margaret
Eileen
Catherine
Selina
Nicole
Sarah
Heather
Jennifer

OhGoOnThenIfYouInsist · 12/11/2023 14:50

Tate
Vida
Roma
Giselle
Rene

Flidina · 12/11/2023 14:51

Mckeltie
Pearl
Seraphina
Harlow
Imogen
Carlotta
Amberley
Annika
Zenaya
Gaia
Kerensa
Jessamine
Haisley
Novalie
Oriana

Rowgtfc72 · 12/11/2023 21:13

@useitorlose I'm the Rowena from above and like your friend am in my fifties.
I wonder if it was a 70s thing? I'm actually named after the Aussie actress Rowena Wallace who played nasty Patricia in Sons And Daughters.

oneinamillieon · 12/11/2023 21:42

ellowyn is the first one that comes to mind. friends daughter's name.

CoffeeBeansGalore · 12/11/2023 23:10

Grayling
Aubrey
Hannaliese
Piper

user1492757084 · 13/11/2023 08:28

Lovely people I know with unusual names ..
Java
Gidget
Mio
Aston
Clover

maddiemookins16mum · 13/11/2023 21:15

Lois
Juanita
Vanessa
Veronique
Tessa
Trish

Samzzz · 16/11/2023 18:55

Winter
Blake
Oakley
Etta
Shae/Shay
Shiloh
Lumi
Billie
Auriol

Joonio · 16/11/2023 18:59

Briar, Perdita, Ida, Muriel, Zora.

NotFastButFurious · 16/11/2023 19:05

Girls that I’ve ever only met one of:
james
calypso
caledonia
pandora

GreyhpundGirl · 17/11/2023 06:16

Oliviera1996 · 12/11/2023 07:47

@fuzzystar we are obviously going to pick a name we like and aren't going for a name no one else wants.

Just don't want a name that is overly common. Personally I have an unusual name and I love it. I like that when people hear it they comment that it's unusual. I want the same for my daughter.

I work in a profession where I know a person can be judged by their name so I wouldn't go for something over the top.

I'm a teacher- many names parents consider unusual or uncommon tend not to be. Traditional names like Diane Suzanne are a lot more uncommon than 'uncommon' names

TheWordWomanIsTaken · 20/11/2023 21:15

Honora

LemonAidG · 20/11/2023 21:32

crumblingschools · 12/11/2023 08:25

You may like having an unusual name but your DD might not.

This.

Vittoriosa · 21/11/2023 12:17

Wendy

CeciledeVolangesdeNouveau · 21/11/2023 12:23

Vera? Or one of the virtue-themed ones like Charity, Patience etc.

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