Unusual and rare name advice needed.

[secretcove]

I'm not ashamed to admit that want an unusual name for this baby, I don't want her to have the same name as anybody in her class or school. I know that this can still happen with a rare name but it's less likely.

So I need your wise thoughts on my names and more suggestions of rare names which are not likely to become popular in the future.

what do you think of the following:

Euphemia
Delilah
Juniper
Perdita
Isolde
Drusilla
Magdalen
Pandora
Cressida
Vi ola
Ismene

more suggestions please.

Sounds like the school role at my old posh school!

Love Isolde and Magdalen.

My DD is a Beatrice and I've yet to meet any others

i do love Violet - more so that Viola

Ooh Hephzibah.

I know a Hephzibah Japonica.

Chunkamatic - you are right, Paloma does mean 'dove'. I only know that because I googled it after your post.

I've just remembered that it's Picasso's first name.

Pablo Picasso was the father of Paloma Picasso.

It was his daughter's name.

The name is Viola as opposed to the instrument which is a viola isn't it?

Delilah and Magdalen are the only ones on your list that don't make me flinch.

Euphemia and Drusilla are unspeakably awful.

This thread from a couple of days ago had some pretty and unusual names.

link

That's what I get for doing two things at the one time.

Demelza is lovely but I'm too cowardly to use it.

I love Isolde.

Juniper makes me think of gin but maybe that is just me

How about?

Aviva
Valentina
Virginia
Aurora
Mahalia
Leonora / Leora
Lorelei
Cordelia
Cornelia
Aurelia
Demietra
Willamina / Wilhelmine
Florabel
Fenella
Hortensia
Verillia
Yolanda

Thomasina
Clemence
Audrey
Marguerite
Agnes
Marjorie
Regina
Octavia

dorcas is v unusual..... (for a reason)
edna
gladys
gwendoline
dido

Alcamia

Claribel
Augustine
Elinore
Elfreida
Willa
Salome
Jemima
Elvira
Lucretia
Millicent
Odelia
Odessa

...phew, that's me for now!

I know a Dorcas... Makes me think of Dolphins?

I love Isolde, Viola, Ismene from your list. Quite like Perdita and Magdalen. I hate Euphemia, Delilah and Cressida.

Adelaide
Rosamund
Verity

Dulcie

I love Magdalen, but not keen on the others.

What about..
Elspeth
Isis
Ripley
Scout
Meredith
Clementine
Marnie

I am loving

Cadence
Elodie

Isolde
Viola
Ismene

Only really like these from the list - but would consider them for a daughter of mine so REALLY like them!