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Unusual but not wacky girls names?

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stompinthewoods · 29/03/2026 20:25

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!

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mathanxiety · 03/04/2026 22:47

Tirzah
Beulah
Dinah
Kay
Leonora
Vera
Isadora
Josefa
Alba
Mella
Eliska
Simone
Leonie
Barbara

mathanxiety · 03/04/2026 22:49

Love Joan. DS would have been Joan (Joanie) but obviously it wouldn't have suited him.

Lisanne55 · 03/04/2026 22:52

Lydia
Romilly
Romy
Ingrid

Gillipips · 03/04/2026 23:08

I have a Louisa. As a teacher it's interesting seeing the generational shift of names coming back in.....fewer Ellas/Emily/Rose but in year 7 and 8 I teach Dottie, Audrey, Vera, Nora and I think there's an Agnes too.

Mammyloveswine · 04/04/2026 10:29

I like Rosalind!

Mammyloveswine · 04/04/2026 10:29

Also Audrina

KnickerlessParsons · 04/04/2026 11:40

Crikeyalmighty · 29/03/2026 20:37

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

In the same vein, I like Carenza

YourMagentaCat · 04/04/2026 23:36

mathanxiety · 03/04/2026 22:49

Love Joan. DS would have been Joan (Joanie) but obviously it wouldn't have suited him.

Thank you! My Joan was 3 on Mother's Day.

Rituelec · 05/04/2026 07:26

Friend just had a Jennifer.

Rituelec · 05/04/2026 07:27

IceyBisBack · 30/03/2026 10:21

My little girl (15 in April) is called Cleo. We have only met one other, but the other was Cleopatra, ours is just Cleo. Beautiful name, but there was an Australian kids series call H2O where a girl was called Cleo abd kids a few years below her shouted Cleo in an Aussie accent!

This is a meme 🤣 nooooo cleeeo

HoppityBun · 05/04/2026 07:33

Horatia
Arabella
Frederica

Plinketyplonks · 05/04/2026 07:46

Some of these names are so beautiful. I love Meredith and Nina.

Mangotree3 · 06/04/2026 20:37

Honor
Morgan
Lydia
Tamara
Isolde

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