Add to my list!

i’m working on a shortlist of girl names that feel distinctive – not necessarily incredibly uncommon (although ideally they would be). think the kind of name you’d choose if you were intentionally hoping for your girl to stand out, that would catch your eye on paper. as you can tell from my current list below, i love a name that sounds familiar but not necessarily as a full name (nicknames, word names, etc). i’ve combed through, i am convinced, every list on this site and i still feel like i’m not quite there.

strong contenders: clover, cosy, cove, lulu, stella (also love stellaluna, but it’s just a bit unwieldy for me)
pondering: flora, juniper, laidy, lillevi, posy

only limit is no names ending in N because of a last name clash.

1 Like

cove on a girl is such a cool choice! <3 names with familiar sounds, but still rather uncommon is a fun style - maybe…

astrid / astra
aviva
eira
elula
evaluna
ffion
felicity
heidi
inez
july
kitty
lumi
lilou
louella
moxie
maristella
marisol
mabry
meadow
maelle
maple
moon
opal
primrose
prairie
prudie
romilly
roxy
sable
solstice
saskia
sukey
sabina
tesni
theda
true
vivica
winter
zosia

Maybe [name_f]Idalia[/name_f], [name_f]Opal[/name_f], [name_f]Marietta[/name_f], [name_f]Lissette[/name_f], [name_u]Quincy[/name_u], [name_u]Alaska[/name_u], or [name_u]Romy[/name_u]?

[name_f]Lovely[/name_f] List :sparkling_heart: some ideas:

[name_f]Calla[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Maple[/name_f]
[name_f]Islay[/name_f]
[name_f]Duchess[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilou[/name_f]
[name_f]Azalea[/name_f]
[name_u]Cricket[/name_u]
[name_u]Sable[/name_u]
[name_u]Dove[/name_u]
[name_u]Romilly[/name_u]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u]
[name_f]Lottie[/name_f]
[name_u]Ever[/name_u]
[name_f]Zosia[/name_f]
[name_f]Kaia[/name_f]
[name_u]Ocean[/name_u]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f]
[name_u]Camille[/name_u]
[name_u]Isle[/name_u]
[name_u]Christmas[/name_u]
[name_f]Aya[/name_f]
[name_f]Coral[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhea[/name_f]
Praline
[name_u]Irie[/name_u]

Based on your description and list, I’d add:

[name_f]Effie[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f]
[name_u]Pasha[/name_u]
[name_f]Mabli[/name_f]
[name_f]Twyla[/name_f]
[name_u]Sol[/name_u]
[name_f]Tesni[/name_f]
[name_f]Mitzi[/name_f]
[name_u]Pepper[/name_u]
[name_f]Cerys[/name_f]
[name_u]Celeste[/name_u]
[name_f]Cherish[/name_f]
[name_u]Glow[/name_u]
[name_f]Embeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Elswyth[/name_f]
[name_u]Caro[/name_u]
[name_u]Sorrell[/name_u]
[name_f]Kizzy[/name_f]
[name_f]Minna[/name_f]
[name_f]Isby[/name_f]
[name_u]Poe[/name_u]
[name_f]Phryne[/name_f]
[name_f]Embla[/name_f]
[name_f]Lumi[/name_f]
[name_u]Camber[/name_u]
[name_u]Lior[/name_u]

[name_u]Clove[/name_u]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Hope[/name_f]
[name_u]Clare[/name_u] or [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
Marie-Claire
Marie-Noelle
[name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabeau[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosaline[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_u]Angel[/name_u]
[name_f]Angeline[/name_f]
[name_u]Ever[/name_u]
[name_u]Hazel[/name_u]
[name_f]Estella[/name_f]
[name_f]Lumi[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Luana[/name_f]
[name_u]Jade[/name_u]
[name_f]Lara[/name_f]
[name_u]Camille[/name_u]
[name_f]Heather[/name_f]
[name_u]Holly[/name_u]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Enora[/name_f]
[name_f]Enola[/name_f]
[name_f]Elina[/name_f]
[name_u]Ashby[/name_u]
[name_f]Clarity[/name_f]
[name_f]Lana[/name_f]
[name_f]Marilena[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamy[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmy[/name_f]
[name_u]Cleo[/name_u]
[name_f]Clio[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Prisca[/name_f]
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Islay[/name_f]
[name_f]Eilidh[/name_f]
[name_f]Cara[/name_f]
[name_f]Meadow[/name_f]

[name_f]Clarice[/name_f]
[name_f]Estela[/name_f]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
[name_u]Rae[/name_u]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]