Unusual but not wacky girls names?

[stompinthewoods]

Trying to compile a list of girls’ names… I tend to like names which aren’t too common, I work in a school so unfortunately associate a lot of more popular or commonly used names with our pupils. I don’t want anything too crazy but would be interested to hear of any names which people love but don’t hear often?
For example, I really like the name Rumer, as in the children’s author Rumer Godden, but my husband hates it as associates it with “rumour” - which I get. I just liked that it’s different and I don’t know of anyone called Rumer!

I like Kizzy, which weirdly is in a book by Rumer Godden! She is really Kezia, which I wanted to use but my DH said no because he knew one once. Random, I know! Off the top of my head, other unusual names… Marnie, Cassia, Blythe, Talitha, Lucia, Briony, Floss/Felicity, Jocasta, Belinda. What’s your “style”?

My daughter is Loveday (Cornish, but don’t live in Cornwall). Nobody here has ever come across it, my parents were at a drinks party and there were 4 granddaughters with the same name!

I have a friend with a daughter called Demelza who she calls Demi

Constance is a gorgeous name. And Tabitha.

Kerenza, Faith, Judith, Marianne, Hera?

Wasn't she Kizzy and was given the name Kezia as a more formal name afterwards?

Leda - I love it, I wish I had used it for my DD.

I have a daughter called Merryn. Its corniche and at 15 we are yet to meet another child eith her name, have met one adult one.

Its unusual but not weird was my criteria 🤣

My youngest is a boy but if he had been a girl he would have been Juniper, Juno for short.

I love the name Rumer.

I’m not completely up to date with which names are popular at the moment, but these are all lovely- Elodie, Cora, Zinnia, Clea, Dulcie, Arrietty, Lyra, Evangeline, Estella, Emmeline, Cosima.

Nova, merrisa, talulah, beatrix, prunella, esmerelda, felicia,

I have a little girl called Ginny and I get lots of compliments on the name. I get they could be lying, but I don’t care it’s still nice to hear.

I loved Seren which is star in Welsh, my old friends daughters name is Quinn which I love.

I teach an Everley which is unusual but not trying too hard.
If I had another daughter, I'd call her Leigh.

I would have gone for Stevie if I’d have had another girl.

Rowena
Araminta
Sorrel
Damaris
Rosamund
Ezri
Philomena
Celia

My friends has a Quinn as well, it’s a lovely name!

My DD is 21 so I’m out of touch with what’s fashionable now, but I like Imogen and Emmeline.

Avery
Rowena
Meredith
Gwendolyn
Roux
Kimberly
Paige
Abigail
Sabrina
Trinity
Alexandra

Joan

You never hear Stephanie any more and I always liked it.

Lilias

Merle

Juliette

Roberta

One of my friends is called Carenza. I think it's a beautiful name

That was always my criteria for names. I’m done with babies, but these are the ones I’d consider if I was having a girl now:

Merrill
Daphne
Eleri
Delphie
Ishbell

I know a Piper, Bridget, Soraya, Saskia, Nella, Cecile, Coral and Zara from my nieces nursery friends.

I really like Astrid.