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

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Naetha · 21/10/2009 22:00

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?

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Cluttergump · 22/10/2009 10:23

how about Zora?

womblemeister · 22/10/2009 10:30

Morwenna
Ramona

ShinyAndNew · 22/10/2009 10:35

Thalia
Romany
Xannie

Rowen and Romilly are both very pretty.

luciemule · 22/10/2009 10:40

Guenevere

Ophelie (grave accent over first e)/Ophelia

Morgana (are you getting the King Arthur theme here?!!!)

Aurelia

Luna

Cressida

slug · 22/10/2009 11:30

Tatiana
Anoushka
Anastasia (Must stop reading Tolstoy!!)
Soraya
Christabelle
Rowan

HappyBump · 22/10/2009 11:40

Dulcie

MmeFrouFrou · 22/10/2009 12:34

Elissa
Ilona
Maelys
Shana/Shahana
Nahema (a guerlain perfume but I like it as a name)

daisyj · 22/10/2009 12:39

Seren
Lyra
Maya/Maia
Kezia

Purplebuns · 22/10/2009 12:54

I always liked Claidi - Claidissa, She was one of my favourite characters as a young teen.
Fiery, strong and really tries and travels far in a totally unknown place.

Ezra
Kasia
Kasuma
Melli- Melliandra
Jame

Poohbearsmom · 22/10/2009 12:57

Dannin, Dania, Carrie, Zara, Cassie, Wefa, Layla, Akela and i second Cora its lovely

chocolatemunchies · 22/10/2009 12:58

Claudia ( cloudder)

henryhuggins · 22/10/2009 13:14

Ramona
Lois ( I love!)
Clementine (dd currently reading book called this, v cute)

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Hullygully · 22/10/2009 17:56

Dragonaria, Wizardetta, Sorcerilla

FishInMyHair · 22/10/2009 17:59

Ramona
Imelda
Xanthe
Sylvie
Morwenna (absolutely love this)

lal123 · 22/10/2009 18:22

Kasia

mathanxiety · 22/10/2009 18:45

Arden (also a perfume, but I know a 6 yo). And anything Cornish.

ArrghnBoooeee · 22/10/2009 18:51

love some of these...

posieparksherbroom · 22/10/2009 18:53

Love Romilly (will be milly which is very popular) and I love love love Posy.... that would have been dc4 had he not been ds3!!!!

sweetkitty · 22/10/2009 19:17

Love Romilly too but R surname

Naetha · 22/10/2009 19:37

Love the suggestions - thanks for all your help!!

I like Anya, but DH not so keen.

We both like both Kiah and Xia.

I like Arwyn, but it's generally a boy's name in Welsh, and Rowan will always be a boy's name to me!

Seren we also love, but that's pretty much reserved as a middle name! I'm Welsh, so we like our children to have Welsh middle names

I may have to have a trawl through some of my fantasy books and find some of the less obvious names. Names like Eowyn and Arwen are gorgeous, BUT do scream "I'm a hippie!"

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AngryPixie · 22/10/2009 19:40

I have an Arden, which is gorgeous. I also like;
Tansy
Eliza
Sylvia

mathanxiety · 22/10/2009 19:51

Angharad (Welsh) and also very unusual.

Angelsus · 22/10/2009 19:55

Inez
Cora
Xanthe

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