Okay - here’s the thing - I just love Italian/Russian etc names. But hubby only really likes quite traditional names!!! He likes [name]Isabel[/name] but I like [name]Isabella[/name] - you get the picture…
I like names like [name]Valentina[/name], [name]Lorelei[/name] but he would prefer [name]Juliet[/name] or [name]Charlotte[/name]… Though on boys names - we agree that we both like [name]Gabriel[/name] or [name]Alexander[/name]!!
So any suggestions with regards to girls name that aren’t too boring but have a certain exotic feel are really welcome!!!
Many thanks
Personally, I prefer [name]Isabel[/name] spelled “[name]Isobel[/name]”.
Other suggestions:
[name]Alessandra[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] (pronounced “Gjen-EH-veev”, with a soft “g”)
[name]Lucia[/name]
[name]Lucretia[/name]
[name]Renata[/name]
[name]Adrianna[/name]
[name]Rosabelle[/name]
[name]Antoinette[/name]
[name]Emilie[/name]
[name]Galina[/name]
[name]Misha[/name]/[name]Masha[/name]
[name]Irina[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] ([name]Ah[/name]-nah-[name]STAS[/name]-ee-ah)
[name]Anya[/name]
[name]Tatiana[/name]
Sveltlana
[name]Olga[/name]
Ksenya
[name]Halina[/name]
[name]Veronika[/name]
[name]Lida[/name]
[name]Oksana[/name]
[name]Dasha[/name]
[name]Nadia[/name]
[name]Petrina[/name]
Ludmilla (Lood-MEEL-ah)
[name]Marta[/name]
[name]Mariska[/name]
Of [name]Isabel[/name] vs. [name]Isabella[/name], I at the moment know more Isabellas, actually, and it doesn’t feel exotic at all. It just feels flowery. [name]Isabel[/name] feels crisper and less common.
I like [name]Gabriel[/name] and [name]Alexander[/name] very much.
But I get liking unusual but not bizarre names. Here are some I like, most of which are pretty European.
[name]Katia[/name]/[name]Katya[/name]
[name]Ekaterina[/name] and [name]Katerina[/name] - I like the E version but the [name]Katerina[/name] version might have a better chance w/ your husband.
[name]Irina[/name]
[name]Zelda[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Raphaela[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]/[name]Zuzana[/name]
[name]Lucinda[/name]
[name]Viveca[/name]
Xylia
[name]Xanthe[/name]
[name]Zelena[/name]
[name]Alexandrina[/name]/[name]Alessandra[/name] - Obviously not if you have an [name]Alexander[/name] first though. But I love these two, especially [name]Alexandrina[/name].
[name]Petra[/name]
[name]Druscilla[/name]
Thank you for all of those - will try some out on hubby and see what he thinks!!!
I wouldn’t use either [name]Isabel[/name] or [name]Isabella[/name]. They are both really popular (as well as [name]Bella[/name]). I would go with [name]Lorelei[/name] from your list. I have a [name]Bella[/name] (she’s 6) and I HATE that her name is so darn popular. Damn Twilight.