Looking for unusual (but not weird!) girls names!

[Naetha]

Currently 36 weeks with a 90% certain girl...

DS is called Benjamin, although we only ever call him Ben.

We wouldn't mind going a little bit more off-piste with DD's name though.

So far the only name we both really like is Keira / Kyra, but we feel we'd like to explore the full availability of what's out there!

Definitely don't want a Grace / Evie / Lily / Madison type name, and not at all keen on the retro olde-worlde names like Margaret / Esme / Bridget.

I'd love to be cheeky enough to take names from fantasy books I like, but not sure I could get away with it... Names like Danyal (would always end up being called Daniel though...) Arya, Raven, etc, but it needs to be a really good one!

Any ideas?

[ilovepiccolina]

Raven is OK, but the others are too.... out there, for my taste.

What about Anya? (Although it's a potato variety!)

[MaggieEsLaMejorBruja]

Juliet

Belinda

Vivien

Zelda

[ilovepiccolina]

I love Saskia!

[Ondine]

What about Ione, Lara, Coralie, Juno or Helena.

Or if you like Irish name Orla or Aoibheann (pronounced Eve-een).

[FlyMeToDunoon]

Meredith
Lois

[KembleTwinsMwahahaha]

Galadriel?

[theagedparent]

Kiah?

[slowreadingprogress]

on the Tolkein theme, how about Eowyn? It's less 'fantasy' than Galadriel (though that is a gorgeous name) and the character was feisty and brave

[thedolly]

Talitha

Jevony

[hormonstersnomore]

Ottalie

Arwen

[choosyfloosy]

Hero

Fabienne

You can go too far, of course.

[exexpat]

If you like Keira, but don't want all the Knightley associations, how about Kyria? Pronounced like the country Syria, comes from the Greek, means 'lady'.

I also have a soft spot for Kezia - lovely old-fashioned name. I know one or two nice ones.

[DuelingFANGo]

Zaila

[Ivykaty44]

Jane
Emma

[pookabelle]

Willow
Astrid
Eluned

[Parsleypants]

I love Romilly. My fantasy girl's name. But DP's surname begins with a R, so prob too much!

[Parsleypants]

I have taught a lovely Lois. What about Honor or Ava?

[dizzydixies]

Arwyn
Anouk
Celeste
Cosima
Sylvanna
Constance

[TanyaBranning]

Xia /Xara
Zora (love this name)
Seren
Amara
Valentina
Lyra
Reba
Gaia
Soraya
Hermione
Penelope
Cora
Eden
Demelza

[dizzydixies]

Serephina
Delphine

[stillfrazzled]

Romilly's gorgeous.

How about Rowan?

[PfftTheMagicDragon]

Rowan
Penelope
Cecily