Unusual girl names beginning with O?

[LadyThompson]

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).

I know what you mean about Octavia. I really like it...but I worry it sounds a bit trying-too-hard...though surname will be suitably bland and boring and will absorb anything unusual or fancy. On the OTHER hand I was at school with an Anastasia Jones which sounded a bit much.

Here in Spain there are a few:
Octavia (I know one who actually is the eighth child )
Olga
Olaia / Olaya
Olivia

Which was the evil one from Odile and Odette? Can't remember.

Odessa
Olesia
Olwen
Ophelia
Orianna
Orlaith
Orla

Orla is my personal fave but it quite common around where i live.

ocean, orlan

Oriel

i love orla

Oda
Oline (pronounced oh-leena)
Odith
Oksana
Olivia
Odda
Odfrid
Oddrunn
Oddgunn
Olava
Odbjorg

Most of these are commonly in use around my parts....

Effie - Odile was the scheming cow

Quinty, are you by any chance Scandinavian? You clever lot. Odessa is nice. There are loads of brill O names, it seems. Still keen on Octavia but have reservations as above and don't know what it would be shortened to...

Octo?

(norway)

Odette
Odile
Ottolie
Ottoline
Olivia
Oleanda
Oddjob

and Ophelia of course

Octavia would probably get shortened to Tavie, unless you make it Very Clear from the start that you don't approve!

Octavia is a hell of a name to live up to.

We have one where I live the parents are super pompous and confident and would suit the mother but the little girl is very shy and quiet and just doen't quite match.

Ophelia is just to tragic. olivia too popular, the rest just a bit odd.

Why an O?

O
as in The Story Of O

Bet you won't get many of those in the playground.

I have known an Orlanda and an Olanda.

Odette.
Olianka.
Orville

Oprah?

Ofra

Orificcia?

I think Odile is lovely

Oona

Olga

Friend has called their girl Ottilie but usually call her Lottie. Not sure I'm a big fan. Think it's German and the female equivalent of Otto so I think it's quite harsh sounding. But it's such a personal thing so if you like it, I'm sure it will suit her beautifully.

Yes Odile is lovely.

I think Octavia would almost certainly get shortened to Tavi but I don't mind that. Think it's quite pretty actually.

GG, is Octavia really that ghastly? (It may be - I have lost all perspective about this names lark!) Both me and DP are musical and like the musical connotations, rather than the poncy ones, especially as her surname won't be something like Hawkington-Smythe. Why the letter O? Well, I noticed that at least three of the names I liked best began with O, so I thought I'd see if there were any others. As to mentioning the story of O, maybe I can call this kid O for short. I actually quite like that....