Names not commonly heard

Girl Names
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I am looking for names that are not commonly heard, yet are still names known and or realistically understood as a name. For example, [name]Annabeth[/name] or [name]Louisa[/name]. Please list any and all that come to mind. (Probably below top 1000)

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[name]Ah[/name] yes, the Holy Grail, a name no one uses, but everyone knows and likes.

[name]Rosalind[/name]
[name]Susanna[/name]/h
[name]Sylvie[/name]
[name]Maura[/name]
[name]Laurel[/name]
[name]Meryl[/name]
[name]Nadine[/name]
[name]Sonia[/name]
[name]Aracely[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name]

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[name]Darcy[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Gwendolen[/name]
[name]Winifred[/name]
[name]Nadia[/name]
[name]Janice[/name]
[name]Janet[/name]
[name]Jeanne[/name]
[name]Gertrude[/name]
[name]Bernadette[/name]
[name]Gail[/name]

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I met a [name]Marlys[/name] (Marliss?) yesterday for the first time in about 15 years. [name]Marlie[/name] is a cute nn.

My middle for my girl is Arlyce (my sister’s middle) so I am biased, I love the sound. But it was sorta common in the [name]Linda[/name]/[name]Susan[/name]/[name]Debbie[/name]/[name]Karen[/name] era of women’s names, I believe.

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[name]Marian[/name]
[name]Miriam[/name]
[name]Maren[/name]
[name]Florence[/name]
[name]Mabel[/name]
[name]Ida[/name]
[name]Paulina[/name]
[name]Iva[/name]
[name]Estella[/name]
[name]Estelle[/name]
[name]Adele[/name]
[name]Regina[/name]
[name]Ramona[/name]

6

[name]Celine[/name]
[name]Elspeth[/name]
[name]Lois[/name]
[name]Beverly[/name]

7

[name]Talitha[/name]
Sharni
[name]Xanthe[/name]
[name]Effie[/name]
[name]Janet[/name]
Louana

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Any of the -ette

[name]Lynnette[/name]
[name]Yvette[/name]
[name]Paulette[/name]
[name]Antoinette[/name]
[name]Claudette[/name]
[name]Georgette[/name]

More Popular in Older Generations

[name]Yvonne[/name]
[name]Marian[/name]
[name]Francine[/name]
[name]Carol[/name] / [name]Carole[/name]
[name]Gladys[/name]
[name]Deirdre[/name]
[name]Minnie[/name]
[name]Clarice[/name]
[name]Margery[/name]
[name]Dorothea[/name]
[name]Berenice[/name]

Ones That Surprise Me

[name]Antonia[/name]
[name]Portia[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name]
[name]Renata[/name]
[name]Maura[/name]
[name]Elspeth[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Tamsin[/name]
[name]Tamar[/name]
[name]Sapphira[/name]
[name]Meryl[/name]
[name]Lilias[/name]

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I’m really no help, except to say that [name]Meryl[/name] is a beautiful name!

10

[name]Gillian[/name]/[name]Jillian[/name]
[name]Loretta[/name]
[name]Lorena[/name]
[name]Lorraine[/name]
[name]Tabitha[/name]
[name]Tamara[/name]
[name]Theresa[/name]/[name]Teresa[/name]
[name]Clarice[/name]
[name]Virginia[/name]
[name]Nola[/name]
[name]Leona[/name]
[name]Lucinda[/name]
[name]Melinda[/name]
[name]Marjorie[/name]
[name]Marcella[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name]
[name]Alma[/name]
[name]Della[/name]
[name]Estella[/name]/[name]Estelle[/name]
[name]Jean[/name]
[name]Belle[/name]

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I like

[name]Dolores[/name]
[name]Viola[/name]
[name]Mina[/name]
[name]Odessa[/name]
[name]Chloris[/name]
[name]Millay[/name]
[name]Ilse[/name]
[name]Lena[/name]
[name]Prudence[/name]
[name]Nicola[/name]
Rhielle
[name]Pilar[/name]

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  • [name]Aislinn[/name] (I personally know of 2 aislinn’s, but its not in the top 1000)
  • [name]Hermione[/name] (I’d give a thank you to [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name] for making that more recognizable)
  • [name]Eve[/name] (It’s at like 546)
  • [name]Gloria[/name] (at 571)
  • [name]Irene[/name] (at 689)
  • [name]Sally[/name] (not in the top 1000)
  • [name]Felicity[/name] (ranks 666)
  • [name]Marie[/name] (ranks 599)
  • [name]Melinda[/name] (not in the top 1000)
  • [name]Carrie[/name] (not in the top 1000)
  • [name]Viola[/name] (not in the top 1000)
  • [name]Celia[/name] (ranks 735)
  • [name]Ingrid[/name] (ranks 856)