Truly unique and pretty girls names?

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We’re looking for actually unique girls names for dd2 please (first dd has very unique name so need something to match!). Keep googling lists and they come up with names like “Tracey”, “Chloe” which are lovely names but I wouldn’t say unique! Please help.

and do you know the story of or seen the Waterhouse painting of the young Christian martyr Eulalia?

Unique means no one else has the name. So it would have to be something you have made up which I wouldn't recommend
If you mean a real but unusual name what sort of names do you like?
Do you prefer long names? flowery names? Victorian names? Or more modern names.
I don't know if these are to your taste but a few names I think are less common but not unique are

Margareite
Penelope
Clementine
Cassiopeia
Ursula
Clemency
Jessamy
Posy
Aster
Yvette
Ariadne
Ingrid
Naomi
Harriet

My daughter is Merryn, pronounced Meh-rin.

I also liked Juniper/Juno.

Genevive with Vivi for short but I knew it would likely become Gen/Genny which i don't like.

Astrid, but that's not too unusual now, same with Margo(t)

I have heard of a few Mabwls, Dotty/Dorothy/Polly/Penelope. All lovely names coming back.

Whatever you choose will likely get more popular. My eldest 2 had names not in the top 100 when I used them 20-25yrs ago, and they are both top 20 names now.

Merryn is beautiful.

Another one I wanted to mention that someone suggested: Leandra.

Delfi
Yiyi
Silka
Tilia
Tatum
Helly
Hera
Thalia
Ineka
Mayari
Auriol
Axelle
Otti
Afton
Mariella
Amerie
Nefty
Safia
Kaori
Sandy
Ambra
Maribelle
lainey
Teal
Oriana
Ariel
Saffira
Raine
Severine
Ilika
Enola
Domino
Mavi
Lark
Kaye
Aster
Maly
Cissy
Henny
Petra
Liberty
Kirrily
Merida
Astriana
Kiki
Morgan
Aurelia
Mimi
Amaranta
Marika
Kaia
Florie
Ines
Geraldine
Guinevere
Floriana
Astra
Heather
Mamfi
Cobie
Tara
Roxie
Mara
Dixie
Helia
Cassia
Mori
Silke
Sable
Tatum
Clover
Carmel
Osla
Arisana
Tave
Laurel
Tamara
Ghillie
Bria
Effie
Dusty
Henna
Suki
Yolanda
Ottilie
Tabitha
Ophelia
Xanthe
Paloma
Allegra
Minnie
Araceli
Jocasta
Lori
Saffron
Clio
Ismay
Sorrell
Isolde
Fleur
Clara.
Cressida
Octavia
Gisele
Dune
Fenn
Hera
Cici
Solenne
Fara
Goldie
Delphine
Cecilie
Peyton
Tacita
Mallory

Celeste

Dulcie
Dinah
Myrtle
Coral
Carmel
Camille
Virginia
Oona
Posy

I caveat this by saying none of these are my taste but they are lesser-used.

Mary is shortened to Molly.

I tend to turn to literature or family history for unique names.
Some I've come across are:
Demelza
Clowance
Aurelia
Lyra
Tryphena
Aurora
Loveday
Dolphin
Fuchsia (this is our choice for a girl)
Eleri
Ophelia
Marianne
Marigold

There are loads of traditional diminutives of Mary. Polly, Molly and many more.

Demelza - Poldark, hamlet in Cornwall
Clowance - Poldark. an estate in Cornwall. Julia is nicer
Aurelia - not unique
Lyra - not unique
Aurora - not unique
Ophelia - not unique
Marianne - not unique
Eleri - quite ordinary in Wales

Too out there:
Tryphena
Loveday
Dolphin (sounds like a pub)
Fuchsia (this is our choice for a girl) - bear in mind that the name is Fuchs+ia, I'd give that one a miss
Marigold

No they don’t on baby name threads.

Doesn't it mean 'I don't know anyone with this name'?
Very unique means 'so out there not many would dare use it'.
And timeless means 'name made famous by an actress/other celebrity that has a flurry of popularity fairly recently.
Underused means 'the rest of us know 4 babies with this name'
Classic means currently very popular but the trend will soon pass.

Are you aware the Fuchsia is pronounced F-you-shah not F-uk-c-a.
All the names you said are too out there are all names that have been found in my family history, that's offensive.

@ToadRage , Fuchsia is pronounced Fewsha, but the flower was named after someone called Fuchs. Dahlia, the flower, is Dail-ya, but the name is Dahl-y-a.

There are some names in my family tree that are 'out there', and if I listed them, you may think they were dreadful.
I don't think it's offensive to say that Dolphin is not a suitable name for a girl.

Looove Seraphina! So many potential nicknames and not one your hear often.

I'd say get data into it.

In the UK if you want to check names usage last year and before you csn Google. "Uk baby names <and the name>" and then select this site https://www.ukbabynames.com/girls/clara . (On site search is poor so google is best)

Scroll to the a graph of name usage over time. Anything in the 1000s could be thought of as 'unique' - In that your child is unlikely to meet another one of their namesakes, occasionally names are so rare they aren't featured but overwhelmingly they are.

Good luck

Are you still looking, OP?

Pretty and unusual (not unique, which is not a good idea):

Jessamine
Amaryllis
Jonquil
Alethea
Damaris
Lalage
Lysandra
Maryse
Guinevere
Iolanthe
Petronella
Swanilda
Mirabel
Allegra
Lucilla
Melisande
Rosalba
Illyria
Linnea

@Daddyfool998 ,That site is unreliable. The reliable data is available at
Baby names in England and Wales - Office for National Statistics
Baby names in England & Wales since 1996

@hecharters They say they use that data

"To help you make this important choice we have compiled a comprehensive resource based on the UK government baby names statistics. We hope this will provide you with an insight into both popular and unusual choices for your baby's name."

Use or don't use ... I think it's powerful.

Verina
verleigh
Tessa
Amma

Malin
Cassandra
Zinniah
Zina
Zelda
Xandrina

Marnie
Clarice
Opalina

@Daddyfool998 , it might do but there is duff info on the site.
For example, the Arabic names list includes Skye, Martha and Amber, the Irish names includes names that clearly aren't Irish or from Irish origin.

The darkgreener site uses the ONS dara.

Maddalena
Linnea
Loucia
Lousha
Renita