I have recently discovered names I had never heard before, though I am sitting here staring at a stack of name books and read Namberry and other blogs semi-religiously.
I want to see if you can add any names to my quickly growing list of discoveries, but!- here’s the real challenge. Are they usable in [name]America[/name] in this day and age? Obviously there is no prize other than a job very well done!
Yesterday I head the names [name]Maxime[/name] and [name]Ronia[/name] (Row-nee-uh).
Wow, this is going to be hard! [name]How[/name] about…
These are all people I know, so apparently they are usable in this day and age, although I am in [name]Canada[/name], but I don;t tink it really makes a difference.
Aksinia - Akc-sin-ee-uh
Niayesh - Nee-eye-yesh
[name]Graziella[/name] - Gratz-ee-ella
I would post more but I’m out of time. Good luck, and I hope I gve some interesting suggestions!
I hadn’t heard those, though they are very similar to many currently popular choices. Great alternatives to [name]Maxine[/name] and [name]Rowen[/name].
I don’t think the first two are usable in todays day and age, and I had heard [name]Graziella[/name], but very interesting choices, are they personal favourites or interestin suggestions? 
Roselaine. I knew of someone with this name, but I can’t figure out if it’s a legitimate name or not. Some sources say it’s related to [name]Rosamund[/name]. Hmm… [name]Viviette[/name] and Miette are others you may possibly not have heard of, but I’m guessing you have.
(I’m playing for virtual jelly beans, so I’m trying hard.) 
What about Natesa? It’s an [name]Indian[/name] name a poster once mentioned on Nameberry, and I thought it was beautiful.
Take care!
[name]How[/name] about:
Clerimond
[name]Melusine[/name]
[name]Alexandrine[/name]
[name]Melisande[/name]
[name]Gwyneira[/name]
[name]Clemence[/name]
[name]Mireille[/name]
Cleophee
[name]Ondine[/name]
[name]Isabeau[/name]
[name]Crispina[/name]
Despina
[name]Viveca[/name]
[name]Sophronia[/name]
[name]Tullia[/name]
[name]Alethea[/name]
Celandine
[name]Dulcinea[/name]
Alisande
Berengere
[name]Cerise[/name]
[name]Maelys[/name]
[name]Tanaquil[/name]
[name]Amabel[/name]
[name]Perdita[/name]
[name]Cordula[/name]
[name]Zelenka[/name]
[name]Zephyrine[/name]
[name]Demelza[/name]
[name]Amarantha[/name]
Coppelia
Calpurnia
Liadan
[name]Oceane[/name]
All are legitimate names, just very obscure!
Give yourself a jellybean! I hadn’t heard of Natesa and I think it is very modern. [name]Do[/name] you pronounce it Ney-tey-sah or Na-tay-sa?
Very obscure, but interesting, I really like [name]Isabeau[/name] as a name, but I don’t think I could put that on a little girl! I think Liadan sounds pretty, but I like Lidian.
Give yourself a jellybean! I hadn’t heard of Natesa and I think it is very modern. [name]Do[/name] you pronounce it Ney-tey-sah or Na-tay-sa?[/quote]
I get a jelly bean? SCORE!!! (It’s peach.) From what I remember, I believe that Natesa is pronounced like Na-[name]TESS[/name]-uh.
Have a good night!
[name]Aletha[/name]
Bouwina
Peelie
Timbee
[name]Verna[/name]
Menno
I wanna try!
[name]How[/name] about:
Girls-
Holloway
Arrillia
Avena
[name]Vila[/name]
[name]Avellana[/name] (pr. [name]Ah[/name]-vay-ahna)
Irais (Ee-die-ees)
[name]Kalila[/name]
[name]Inanna[/name]
Kateri
Leanira
Boys-
[name]Hartley[/name]
Reuss
Brigan
Oleander
[name]Ellsworth[/name]
[name]Henning[/name]
Iskinder (an Ethiopian var. of [name]Alexander[/name], I think)
[name]Keir[/name] (Kee-er)
I have saved some names I’ve found that I thought were interesting.
I wrote down the meanings but not the gender. I wish I would have saved my sources. Maybe you’ve heard of them maybe not.
Rhanis - Greek and means “rain drop”
[name]Fiora[/name] - Italian for [name]Flora[/name]
Bia - Greek “force;might;power”
Nevena - Bulgarian “marigold” pro. neh-VEY-nah
Bisera - Slavic “pearl” pro. bee-SARE-uh
[name]Suvi[/name] - Finnish “[name]Summer[/name]”
Here are some Japanese words that I loved the meaning of and thought might work as names.
[name]Sora[/name] - Japanese for sky
Eien - Japanese for eternity
[name]Kage[/name] - Japanese for shadow
[name]Mori[/name] - Japanese for forest
Ryuu - Japanese for dragon
Tenshi - Japanese for angel
Umi - Japanese for sea
Warai - Japanese for laugh;smile
Yoru - Japanese for night
Yume - Japanese for dreams
Yoake - Japanese for dawn
Toki - Japanese for time
Mirai - Japanese for future
Roku - Japanese for six
Kuro - Japanese for black
Unmei - Japanese for destiny;fate
[name]Ki[/name] - Japanese for a tree pro. liked key
Mikio - Japanese name that means “three trees together”
[name]Ronin[/name] - Japanese “Samurai with out a master”
[name]Rai[/name] - Japanese girls name “trust”
[name]Ruri[/name] - Japanese girls name "emerald
[name]Tomi[/name] - Japanese boys name “red”
Some Aboriginal names
Jannali - Aboriginal - means “moon”, also a county in [name]Sydney[/name] Australia
[name]Marrina[/name] - Aboriginal - “song”
[name]Marlee[/name] - Aboriginal - An [name]Elder[/name] tree.
Mirrin - Aboriginal - a cloud
Miriyan - Aboriginal - a star
Moree - Aboriginal - water or spring
[name]Niley[/name] - Aboriginal - a shell
Orana - Aboriginal - the moon
Isn’t [name]Ronin[/name] a Celtic name that means “seal”? Yes, it’s a name for a boy.
What about these:
[name]Naiara[/name]
Alamela
[name]Alaia[/name]
Alaqua
[name]Sarika[/name]
[name]Clea[/name] (clay-uh)
[name]Kayda[/name]
Bethwyn
Tayissa
Elixabete ( ee LEESH ah bet EH)
Esmira
[name]Emer[/name]
Yamuna
Aniela
Lenya
Laoise (leesha)
[name]Angeliki[/name]
[name]Thalassa[/name]
[name]Jethra[/name]
[name]Editha[/name]
Parmalee
Concepta
[name]Keena[/name]
[name]Taj[/name]
[name]Thibaut[/name] (TEE-bou)
[name]Drystan[/name]
[name]Vicente[/name] (Vee-chen-tay)
[name]Winslow[/name]
Maurus
[name]Bela[/name] ([name]Bay[/name]-luh)
[name]Wyclef[/name]
Kyrian
[name]Arkady[/name]
[name]Brio[/name]
[name]Oberon[/name]
[name]Zoran[/name]
[name]Zoltan[/name]
Andwele (ahn DWEH leh)
[name]Riordan[/name]
Hessley
[name]Alejo[/name]
Harltey
I have also seen the [name]Ronan[/name]/[name]Ronin[/name] as “little seal”.
scroll down to additional info.
http://www.babynameworld.com/meaning.php?name=[name]Ronin[/name]
[name]Ronin[/name] is also a movie with [name]Robert[/name] De Niro, I haven’t seen it though.
I think it’s cool when a name pops up in multiple cultures and yet has different meanings.
my daughters name… [name]Anezka[/name] (A-nesh-ka)
great thread by the way!
I don’t think the first two are usable in todays day and age, and I had heard [name]Graziella[/name], but very interesting choices, are they personal favourites or interestin suggestions? :)[/quote]
They are not my personal favourites, but I know people with each one of these names, although [name]Graziella[/name] chose to go by [name]Grace[/name].
I hadn’t heard the second, third and fourth names. But I really don’t think those would work on a baby
I really like your list my favourite is avellana though I don’t like the meaning- hazel nut I like Kateri and am going to use it in a short story. I love oleander, but leander is better.