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Unusual girl names beginning with O?

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LadyThompson · 12/06/2008 10:47

Ottilie, Octavia...thoughts on these please, and what else? I don't want anything made up, or too modern, or too popular, however pretty (eg Olivia).

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Idina · 12/06/2008 10:48

I love Orla and came across quite a few in Ireland about 20 years ago (not sure how popular there now)

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bethoo · 12/06/2008 10:49

Orphelia

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Pruners · 12/06/2008 10:50

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Idina · 12/06/2008 10:50

Ophelia shortened to "phe", "fee" "fifi" is quite pretty.

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Iota · 12/06/2008 10:50

Oenone

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cyteen · 12/06/2008 10:51

Oriana

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cyteen · 12/06/2008 10:51

Oona

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sleepycat · 12/06/2008 10:51

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LuLuBai · 12/06/2008 10:52

Odile

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LuLuBai · 12/06/2008 10:53

Oceana, Olympia

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ButterflyMcQueen · 12/06/2008 10:53

oenone is adorabliss

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EffiePerine · 12/06/2008 10:54

Orla
Ottoline
Oriole (or am I making that one up?)

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EffiePerine · 12/06/2008 10:54

Oona can also be spelt Oonagh

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MintyandTink · 12/06/2008 10:54

Ondine

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halogen · 12/06/2008 10:54

I really really love Ottilie and was seriously considering it for my daughter but my partner didn't like it at all.

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LuLuBai · 12/06/2008 10:54

Olla

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LuLuBai · 12/06/2008 10:55

Olga

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LadyThompson · 12/06/2008 10:55

Thanks people. Orla is v pretty but I know of two babies of my acquaintance called Orla already so that's kind of out. No one like Ottilie or Octavia? Oenone is a great one and a new one to me, but I'd worry about the child suffering a life of mispronunciation. Maybe a good middle name for someone. Keep 'em coming, I appreciate it.

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bundle · 12/06/2008 10:56

Orla
Oonagh

really don't like Ottilie (know 2 in london)

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castille · 12/06/2008 10:56

Here in France I know people (adults and children) called:

Océane
Orianne
Ophélie
Olympe
Odile
Odette

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bundle · 12/06/2008 10:57

I know a lovely woman called Olive

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TigerFeet · 12/06/2008 10:57

I love Ottilie

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LadyThompson · 12/06/2008 10:58

Ooh, some GORGEOUS French ones there. Odile is great, and I like the way Olympe looks. And Ottoline. Wow, didn't know Ottilie was getting popular, that's interesting.

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LuLuBai · 12/06/2008 10:59

I think Ottilie is a very pretty sound, but I do think of water otters (no bad thing - they're adorable) and I think Tili is a charming nickname.

Octavia could come across as a little pompous (like Venetia and Lucretia and other old Latin names) although it is also quite pretty.

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CarGirl · 12/06/2008 10:59

Def Ophelia its lovely, I called my octopuss that I made when I was 8 Ophelia, would love to have another dd to use it.

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