Throw any obscure, uncommon, or ancient girls names my way to ponder over!
[name_f]Inga[/name_f]
[name_u]Ivory[/name_u]
[name_f]Avis[/name_f] ( sounds like [name_f]Mavis[/name_f] without the M )
[name_f]Brighton[/name_f]
[name_f]Cypress[/name_f]
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[name_u]Damaris[/name_u] ( duh[name_f]MARE[/name_f] iss …rhymes with miss )
[name_m]Emrys[/name_m] ( EMM rhiss … Rhymes with bliss )
[name_f]Hyacinth[/name_f]
[name_f]Marjorie[/name_f]
[name_u]Dominique[/name_u] ( added this to the list because I am still surprised it isn’t more popular, and there are so many cute nn options )
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[name_f]Laurette[/name_f] ( laur ETT )
Libba ( form of [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] that I virtually never see, [name_f]Libby[/name_f] is cute but this always intrigued me )
[name_f]Linna[/name_f] ( LYNnah )
[name_u]Janvier[/name_u] ( soft j plus awn viet silent t = jawn vieh
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[name_u]Laurence[/name_u] …particularly with the nickname wren or aura
[name_f]Cambria[/name_f]
[name_u]January[/name_u]
[name_u]Gemini[/name_u]
[name_f]Xanthia[/name_f] ( 4 syllables = ex[name_f]ANTHia[/name_f] )
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Ok how about…
[name_f]Belisse[/name_f]
Aceline- noble
Aderyn- bird
Alaleh- buttercup
Allifair
Aylen- happiness/clear
[name_m]Azzedine[/name_m]
Calfuray- [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Calixta[/name_f]
[name_f]Citlali[/name_f]- star
Clarimonde
[name_f]Dalili[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphia[/name_f]
Eilonwy
[name_f]Endellion[/name_f]
Findabhair- fair browed
[name_f]Hannele[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannelore[/name_f]
[name_f]Keturah[/name_f]
[name_f]Keziah[/name_f]
Leily- nocturnal
[name_f]Mazarine[/name_f]
[name_f]Melevine[/name_f]
[name_u]Melilot[/name_u]
Millaray- golden flower
Maiara- wise
Moema- sweet
[name_f]Myfanwy[/name_f]
Naira- big eyes
Nasrin- wild [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Nayeli[/name_f]- I love you
Nazanin- sweetheart
[name_f]Nerida[/name_f]- waterlily
Osanne/[name_f]Osanna[/name_f]- Hosanna
[name_f]Parisa[/name_f]- fairy-like
Parvaneh- butterfly
Poema- Italian poem
[name_f]Pomeline[/name_f]
Sayeh- shade
Sayen- sweet lovely
Setareh- star
Somerled- summer traveler
[name_m]Tallis[/name_m]
[name_m]Vered[/name_m]- [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Verena[/name_f]
[name_f]Vevina[/name_f]
Vivendel- honeysuckle
[name_f]Yesenia[/name_f]
Adrasteia, [name_f]Amarantha[/name_f], [name_f]Aoife[/name_f], [name_f]Apolline[/name_f], [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f], [name_f]Arianwen[/name_f], Arienne, Arriety, Artoria, [name_f]Berenice[/name_f], Caliadne, [name_f]Ceridwen[/name_f], [name_m]Cymbeline[/name_m], Drusilda, Eirlys, Eirwen, [name_f]Elowen[/name_f], Erisbe, [name_f]Evanthe[/name_f], Faerie, Ferelith, [name_f]Fauna[/name_f], Forflissa, [name_f]Ianthe[/name_f], Imoen, [name_f]Isolde[/name_f], Merewen, [name_f]Merida[/name_f], [name_f]Merrily[/name_f], [name_f]Phaedra[/name_f], [name_f]Seraphine[/name_f], Sévérine, [name_f]Sixtine[/name_f], [name_f]Theodosia[/name_f], Tovia, Ulyssa, [name_f]Xanthia[/name_f], [name_u]Zola[/name_u]
[name_u]Halcyon[/name_u]
[name_f]Avalon[/name_f] (This one is fairly popular on Nameberry, though.)
[name_f]Caia[/name_f]
[name_f]Gaia[/name_f]
[name_u]Calypso[/name_u]
I just commented on this post and think it’d be a great one for you to follow. The suggestions I gave for her are ones I’d give here to!
https://nameberry.com/nametalk/threads/147096-Baby-sister-for-Leonidas
A few that aren’t on nameberry:
Iluma
Abada
Adrastea
Borealis
Lazuli
Azula
Bindi
Aleydis
Aventine
Aethelwyne
Aviaaja (Greenlandic)
Baduhenna
Boadicea
Cerseis
[name_f]Cleopatra[/name_f] (not obscure but a tad grandiose)
Emphyria (ASOIAF)
Eurimene
Evenstar (Tolkien)
Galadwen
[name_f]Griselda[/name_f]
[name_f]Holliday[/name_f]
Irmelin
[name_f]Jezebel[/name_f]
Kuluk (Greenlandic)
[name_f]Melisandre[/name_f] (ASOIAF)
Nausicaa
[name_f]Palmyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Pamina[/name_f]
Papagena
Pipaluk (Greenlandic)
Rhaenys (ASOIAF)
Røskva
Seastar (ASOIAF)
Shéhérazade
Valinor (Tolkien)
Veslemøy
Vilhelmiinannguaq
Visenya (ASOIAF)
Voirrey
Yevpraksiya
Sorry for any repeats! Some are biblical, some are ancient, some are just super uncommon names.
[name_f]Jubilee[/name_f]
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
[name_f]Keziah[/name_f]
[name_u]Zion[/name_u]
[name_f]Malou[/name_f]
[name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]
[name_u]Juneau[/name_u]/[name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_u]Bellamy[/name_u]
[name_m]Farren[/name_m]
[name_f]Callista[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Verona[/name_f]
Evalisse (Not sure how legit this is, but saw it in a birth announcement last week!)
[name_f]Io[/name_f] and Hrefna are two I absolutely adore.
[name_m]Just[/name_m] some of my favourites:
[name_f]Zephirine[/name_f]
[name_f]Ketzia[/name_f], [name_f]Liora[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalba[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f], [name_f]Amarantha[/name_f]
[name_f]Calanthe[/name_f], Chrysanthe
Vespertine
[name_f]Marceline[/name_f]
[name_f]Ayelet[/name_f]
[name_f]Viveka[/name_f]
[name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Valeria[/name_f]
[name_u]Yael[/name_u], [name_f]Noa[/name_f], [name_u]Michal[/name_u], [name_f]Tamar[/name_f]
[name_f]Angharad[/name_f], [name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f], [name_f]Morwenna[/name_f], [name_f]Gwyneira[/name_f], [name_f]Ceridwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Saoirse[/name_f], [name_f]Niamh[/name_f]
[name_f]Liberty[/name_f], [name_f]Verity[/name_f], [name_f]Prudence[/name_f], [name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Celestine[/name_f]
There’s an old [name_m]French[/name_m] name used for boys–Archange (Ar-shawnj)–meaning archangel. I’ve contemplated Archangelique (Ar-shawn-jel-eek) for a girl, but everyone would mispronounce it.
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Zenobia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Honoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Eglantine[/name_f]
[name_f]Perpetua[/name_f]
[name_f]Amarantha[/name_f]
[name_f]Araminta[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexandrina[/name_f]
[name_f]Philomena[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwyneira[/name_f]
[name_f]Cressida[/name_f]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Nerissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Kerensa[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Ambrosia[/name_f]
Clarimond
Hespera
[name_u]Vesper[/name_u]/Vesperina
[name_f]Morwenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Narcissa[/name_f]
Iridessa
Endelyn
Merewen
[name_f]Temperance[/name_f] (I Know the sweetest little 5 year old named this!)
[name_f]Euphemia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lovina[/name_f]
Florala (found this in a graveyard near my house, I thought it was cute)
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f], [name_f]Leontine[/name_f], [name_f]Zephyrine[/name_f], [name_f]Morgana[/name_f], [name_f]Jonquil[/name_f], [name_f]Jessamine[/name_f], [name_f]Imogen[/name_f], [name_f]Brunhilde[/name_f], [name_f]Callisto[/name_f], Valkyrie…
Sorry in advance for any duplicates! These are some from my list.
[name_f]Aletheia[/name_f]: “truth” Greek
[name_f]Ceridwen[/name_f]: “blessed poetry” Welsh, goddess of poetry.
[name_f]Elvina[/name_f]: “elf friend” English
[name_f]Ianthe[/name_f]: “violet flower” Greek
[name_f]Ottaline[/name_f]: “prospers in battle” [name_m]French[/name_m]
Proserpina: “to emerge” Latin
[name_f]Signe[/name_f]: “new victory” Scandinavian
Teresina: “reaper” Greek
[name_f]Thisbe[/name_f]: lover of [name_m]Pyramus[/name_m], Greek
Torunn: “loved by [name_m]Thor[/name_m]” Norse
[name_f]Vespera[/name_f]: “of the evening” Esperanto
Nefretiri? That’s our daughter’s name! Her nickname is Tiri.
[name_f]Flavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f]
Harkin
[name_f]Ciara[/name_f]
[name_f]Saskia[/name_f]
[name_f]Audra[/name_f]
[name_f]Lux[/name_f]
[name_f]Electra[/name_f]
[name_f]Astra[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Galatea[/name_f]
Illyria
[name_f]Rhea[/name_f]
[name_f]Galina[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_u]Halcyon[/name_u]
[name_u]Roma[/name_u]
[name_f]Bryony[/name_f]
[name_f]Annora[/name_f]
[name_f]Rowena[/name_f]
[name_f]Meliora[/name_f]
[name_f]Alethea[/name_f]
[name_f]Tamsin[/name_f]
[name_f]Nerissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Avril[/name_f]
Inara
[name_u]Adria[/name_u]
[name_f]Leilani[/name_f]
[name_f]Thora[/name_f]
[name_f]Nerys[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f]
I will preface this by admitting that some of these might not qualify as being names…more obscure words that could make nice names (especially middles)
[name_f]Geneva[/name_f]
Avonlea
[name_f]Vienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Amity[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Nephele[/name_f]
[name_f]Hypatia[/name_f]
Kavita
Caesura (Caesura and Fermata could be cute for a pair of pets)
[name_f]Madrigal[/name_f]
Violane or [name_f]Violaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Mazarine[/name_f]
[name_u]Cyan[/name_u]
[name_f]Calanthe[/name_f] or [name_f]Calantha[/name_f]
[name_f]Andromeda[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwyneira[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucretia[/name_f]
[name_f]Letitia[/name_f]
Mileva
[name_f]Paralee[/name_f]
[name_m]Denali[/name_m]
[name_f]Kerensa[/name_f]
[name_u]Cerulean[/name_u]
[name_u]Reeve[/name_u] (prefer for a boy)
[name_u]Slate[/name_u] (prefer for a boy)
[name_f]Indigo[/name_f] (prefer for a boy)
[name_m]Valor[/name_m] (prefer for a boy)
[name_m]Darrow[/name_m] (prefer for a boy)
[name_m]Coltrane[/name_m] (prefer for a boy)
Escher (prefer for a boy)
Names I don’t think have been mentioned yet (sorry for repeats):[name_f]Eugenia[/name_f], [name_f]Horatia[/name_f], [name_f]Hestia[/name_f], Metis, [name_f]Perdita[/name_f], [name_f]Hortensia[/name_f], [name_f]Veruca[/name_f], Lyonesse, [name_u]Penrose[/name_u], [name_f]Elvira[/name_f], Endora