Not A Name I Haven't Heard

Girl Names
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My style is very eclectic, yet my favorites list is starting to feel stale. I feel like it’s just the same names over and over again, and I haven’t come across anything new that I actually loved. I’ve revisited my (infinite) list enough times and I’d love some outside suggestions. Since my “style” is pretty broad, I’m pretty sure that any suggestions would be liked! :slight_smile:

My “Style”:

• Latin/Roman/Italian (Chiara, Aurora, Venezia, Ceteri…)
• Spanish (Marisol, Esmeralda, Esperanza…)
• Hebrew (Nizana, Amariah, Ozara…)
• Sanskrit & Hindu (Lilavati, Satyana, Neela…)
• French (Evangeline, Alexandrine, Solange…)
• Greek (Circe, Athena, Calypso…)
• Persian & Arabic (Yasmina, Aaliyah, Bolour…)
• Azerbaijani, Turkish, & Kazakh (Rovshana, Callah, Azucena…)
• Slavic & Germanic (Mareike, Angelika, Alyona, Marina…)
• Egyptian (Sesheta, Isis, Eshe…)
• African (Zala, Shafira, Kanika…)
• Nature (Laurel, Lavender, Canyon…)
• Gems & Minerals (Sapphira, Pearl, Emerald…)
• Retro (Yvonne, Gloria, Evelyn…)
• Native/Indigenous (Lenmana, Leotie, Hateya…)
• Celtic (Rhonwen, Fiona, Cadhla…)
• Japanese (Amaya, Akiko, Meiko…)
• Astronomical (Nyx, Cassiopeia, Galatea…)
• Miscellaneous/Word Names (Holiday, Ivory, Delta, Ziva, Dejah, India, Persia…)

Current Top Favorites:

Marceline/Marcelina
Valentina
Alexandria
Scheherazade (GP)
Andromeda
Persephone
Cleopatra (GP)
Zenobia

Throw some global names at me! :smiley: They can be as obscure or exotic as you’d like!

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Latin/Roman/Italian- Anona, Vox, Ardelle, Ardin, Audi. Caius, Idonia, Bambi, Ornella, Rosetta
Spanish- Arabela, Arizona, Veta, Secia,
Japanese- Aimi, Haruki, Haranu, Chiyoko, Makimi,
African- Adeola, Alora, Desta, Dera, Ayele, Manica,

I’ll add some more later.

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Alais
Alodia
[name_f]Amara[/name_f]
[name_f]Artemisia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aya[/name_f]
Ayura
[name_f]Aziza[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f]
[name_f]Djuna[/name_f]
Esmeray
[name_f]Fionnuala[/name_f]
Haidée/Haydée
[name_u]Isa[/name_u]
Ismerienne
[name_m]Kiran[/name_m]
Mirelha/[name_f]Mireia[/name_f]
Nocturne
Odelia
Oenone
[name_f]Omaira[/name_f]
[name_f]Oriane[/name_f]
Orithyia
[name_f]Pania[/name_f]
Rasila
[name_f]Sidra[/name_f]
Siofra
Sunaina
Tanuja
Violène
[name_f]Yvaine[/name_f]

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[name_f]Cypress[/name_f] / [name_f]Novalie[/name_f] / Novelle
[name_u]Damaris[/name_u]
[name_u]Dominique[/name_u] / [name_m]Phelan[/name_m] / [name_u]Channing[/name_u]
[name_f]Annis[/name_f]
[name_f]Brighton[/name_f] / [name_f]Siobhan[/name_f] / [name_f]Fern[/name_f] / [name_f]Fawn[/name_f]
[name_f]Xanthia[/name_f]
[name_f]Tamsin[/name_f]
Tienna ( tea ENN a )
[name_m]Etienne[/name_m]
[name_f]Ceridwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f] / [name_f]Alessia[/name_f] / [name_f]Alethea[/name_f]
[name_u]Gemini[/name_u]
[name_u]Rosario[/name_u] / [name_u]Cairo[/name_u] / [name_u]Juneau[/name_u] / [name_f]Peridot[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]
[name_f]Azalea[/name_f] / [name_u]Juniper[/name_u] / [name_f]Phaedra[/name_f]
[name_f]Embeth[/name_f]
[name_u]Emlyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Viera[/name_f] / [name_m]Giona[/name_m] / [name_f]Fiora[/name_f] / Zandria / [name_f]Zandra[/name_f]
[name_u]Zephyr[/name_u]
[name_f]Zephyrine[/name_f]
[name_u]Jules[/name_u]
[name_f]Linna[/name_f] / [name_f]Lynna[/name_f] / [name_f]Audra[/name_f] / [name_f]Ada[/name_f] / [name_u]Auburn[/name_u]
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f] / [name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_f]Tavia[/name_f] ( [name_u]TAY[/name_u] vee ya )
[name_f]Odelle[/name_f]
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] / [name_f]Belen[/name_f] / [name_f]Sarai[/name_f] / [name_u]Seren[/name_u] / [name_f]Asha[/name_f] ( AWSH ah )
[name_f]Sedona[/name_f]
[name_f]Hyacinth[/name_f] / [name_u]Janvier[/name_u] / [name_f]Bethan[/name_f] / [name_f]Maybeth[/name_f]
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u] nn [name_u]Wren[/name_u] or [name_f]Aura[/name_f]
[name_f]Aura[/name_f]
[name_m]Aries[/name_m] / [name_f]Topaz[/name_f] / Astarte ( uh START ay ) rhymes with [name_u]Bay[/name_u]
[name_f]Clarity[/name_f] / [name_f]Verity[/name_f] / [name_f]Amity[/name_f] / [name_f]Honora/name_f / Merit
[name_f]Avril[/name_f]
[name_u]January[/name_u] / [name_f]Maeva[/name_f] / [name_f]Brinna[/name_f] / [name_f]Glennis[/name_f]

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Not my forte, but how about:

[name_f]Circe[/name_f]
[name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Moira[/name_f]
[name_f]Eilish[/name_f]
[name_f]Mira[/name_f]

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[name_f]Anemone[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f]
[name_f]Apolline[/name_f]
[name_f]Aquilina[/name_f]
[name_f]Axelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Capucine[/name_f]
[name_f]Ceridwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Corisande[/name_f]
[name_f]Eimear[/name_f]
[name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mazarine[/name_f]
[name_f]Nixie[/name_f]
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f]
[name_f]Parisa[/name_f]
Sephora
Siun
[name_f]Ursuline[/name_f]
[name_f]Zenevieva[/name_f]
[name_f]Zulma[/name_f]

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Inut names? I need ideas of those!

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[name_m]Hi[/name_m], where I live there’s a lot of influence from sanskrit/hindi and japanese.

[name_f]My[/name_f] fave (local) names are :

Aksara - it means imperishable. It also means the alphabet in hindi.

Girls :
Nilam - it means jewel/sapphire
Ranti - it means small branches
[name_u]Ayu[/name_u] - it means graceful beauty

Boys :
[name_m]Bayu[/name_m] - it means the wind
Narendra - it means a mighty man/leader of men

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Inuit Names:
Arnaq
Atuat
Elisapie
[name_f]Ila[/name_f]
Kunik
Luava
[name_f]Malina[/name_f]
Puja
Uki
Tanaraq

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Loving all of these names so far! :smiley: Thanks, everyone!

jenna305 ~ Gorgeous. Ayele, Alora, Haranu, and [name_m]Haruki[/name_m] caught my eye immediately! Manica is beautiful too – it reminds me of the name Mandisa. I also really like the Inuit names you suggested.

geeknamezyo ~ I absolutely love this list. :smiley: Sunaina is lovely, and so are Ayura, [name_f]Aziza[/name_f], [name_f]Djuna[/name_f], [name_f]Pania[/name_f], [name_f]Sidra[/name_f], [name_f]Mireia[/name_f], [name_f]Omaira[/name_f], and Esmeray.

ashleyjuliette ~ [name_f]Fiora[/name_f], Zandria, [name_f]Sarai[/name_f], [name_f]Topaz[/name_f], and [name_f]Asha[/name_f] are stunning! I’m starting to like [name_u]Gemini[/name_u] and [name_f]Tavia[/name_f], too.

boyandgirl ~ Loving [name_f]Moira[/name_f], [name_f]Mira[/name_f], and [name_f]Eilish[/name_f] from this list! [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f] and [name_f]Circe[/name_f] are beautiful favorites.

princessariel ~ Definitely a fan of Siun, [name_f]Apolline[/name_f], [name_f]Capucine[/name_f], [name_f]Corisande[/name_f], [name_f]Sephora[/name_f], [name_f]Parisa[/name_f], and [name_f]Mazarine[/name_f].

rabbitmom ~ I adore all of these names. Nilam is perfect!

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[name_m]How[/name_m] about something [name_m]French[/name_m] Polynesian/Tahitian? (* are technically unisex)

Titaua - god invited sovereign
[name_f]Moana[/name_f]* - the ocean
[name_f]Eeva[/name_f] - the star that rises in the sky
Herenui - big love
[name_f]Maire[/name_f] - [name_f]Fern[/name_f]
Mareva - canoes bringing presents form one island to another
Vairea - joyous water
Poemue* - deep-sea pearl
Temoe* - sunset
[name_f]Tita[/name_f]* - fruit of the sun

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[name_f]Thisbe[/name_f]
Zenona
[name_f]Midori[/name_f]
[name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Calista[/name_f]
[name_f]Celestia[/name_f]
[name_f]Oona[/name_f]
[name_f]Ondine[/name_f]
[name_f]Flavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Enid[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f]
[name_f]Nova[/name_f]
[name_f]Araminta[/name_f]
[name_u]Damaris[/name_u] or [name_f]Maris[/name_f]
[name_f]Faina[/name_f]
[name_f]Persis[/name_f]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_f]Kelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Kerensa[/name_f]

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Can I just say, I am loving this thread? Some seriously gorgeous (and interesting) names here.

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I completely feel your pain. For a week or two now I have been scouring every part of the world for new names to throw on my all time favorite list but have yet to find much. I am such a name addict and lover, but yes my list has felt very stale for awhile now tooo.

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I really like the name [name_u]Valentine[/name_u] (for a girl)

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Some unusual names: [name_m]Artemus[/name_m], [name_m]Galileo[/name_m], [name_m]Geronimo[/name_m], Manchester, Ottaviano, [name_m]Lancaster[/name_m], [name_m]Indio[/name_m], [name_u]Falcon[/name_u]
Word names: Papaya, [name_f]Sable[/name_f], [name_u]Bird[/name_u], [name_f]Tuesday[/name_f], Lavander, [name_u]March[/name_u], [name_f]France[/name_f], [name_m]Fox[/name_m], [name_f]October[/name_f], [name_u]Janvier[/name_u]
International:
[name_f]Genever[/name_f], [name_f]Famke[/name_f], [name_m]Ferko[/name_m], [name_m]Fredek[/name_m], Arisztid, [name_m]Arpad[/name_m], [name_m]Ambrus[/name_m], [name_f]Anke[/name_f]

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Some unusual names: [name_m]Artemus[/name_m], [name_m]Galileo[/name_m], [name_m]Geronimo[/name_m], Manchester, Ottaviano, [name_m]Lancaster[/name_m], [name_m]Indio[/name_m], [name_u]Falcon[/name_u]
Word names: Papaya, [name_f]Sable[/name_f], [name_u]Bird[/name_u], [name_f]Tuesday[/name_f], Lavander, [name_u]March[/name_u], [name_f]France[/name_f], [name_m]Fox[/name_m], [name_f]October[/name_f], [name_u]Janvier[/name_u]
International:
[name_f]Genever[/name_f], [name_f]Famke[/name_f], [name_m]Ferko[/name_m], [name_m]Fredek[/name_m], Arisztid, [name_m]Arpad[/name_m], [name_m]Ambrus[/name_m], [name_f]Anke[/name_f]

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I’ll try. :slight_smile:

[name_f]Faustina[/name_f]
[name_f]Frostine[/name_f]
[name_f]Ayelet[/name_f]
Miyuki
Hinata
Hikari
[name_f]Sakura[/name_f]
Sachi
Sayuri
Suzuka
[name_f]Chiyo[/name_f]
[name_f]Undine[/name_f]/[name_f]Ondine[/name_f]
[name_f]Nerissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Oona[/name_f]
[name_f]Soleil[/name_f]
[name_f]Solenne[/name_f]
[name_f]Lunette[/name_f]
[name_f]Io[/name_f]
[name_f]Elara[/name_f]
[name_f]Lykke[/name_f]
[name_f]Leilani[/name_f]
[name_f]Vincenza[/name_f]
[name_f]Francine[/name_f]
[name_f]Aira[/name_f]
[name_f]Neva[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwyneira[/name_f]
Eirlys
[name_f]Genoveva[/name_f] (a variant of [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f])
[name_f]Febe[/name_f] ([name_f]Phoebe[/name_f])
[name_f]Minka[/name_f]
[name_f]Ania[/name_f]

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I’ll include my favorite GPs here

Ismeria (love love love this for the look, sound, and feel)
Perenna (means eternal…think of the combos! Perenna [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], Perenna [name_f]Cerys[/name_f], Perenna [name_f]Cherie[/name_f]…)
[name_f]Aerith[/name_f]
[name_f]Nephele[/name_f]
[name_f]Nydia[/name_f] (know someone with this name)
Avonlea
[name_f]Geneva[/name_f] (this one feels like it should have mass appeal and even has history of use behind it but hasn’t taken off)
[name_f]Vienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Brielle[/name_f] (these last two I view at as clever nicknames with a light, spunky feel)
Vevina
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Calanthe[/name_f] or [name_f]Calantha[/name_f]
[name_f]Hypatia[/name_f] (11 US girls were actually named this in 2013!)
Mileva
[name_f]Mazarine[/name_f] and [name_f]Midori[/name_f]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f]
Caesura (would love this for a middle. It’s the “railroad track” symbol in music for a grand pause)
[name_f]Madrigal[/name_f] (another music term with “[name_f]Maddie[/name_f]” nn possibility)
[name_f]Viviette[/name_f] or just plain [name_f]Etta[/name_f].
[name_f]Clara[/name_f] (in the vintage chic vein)
[name_f]Portia[/name_f], [name_f]Mercedes[/name_f], and [name_f]Avalon[/name_f] (names I like perhaps ruined by cars)
[name_f]Catalina[/name_f]
[name_u]Mika[/name_u]
Anouk
Aneira or Eirwen or Eira…or Eire (I love the Irish pronunciation of Eire)
Eirlys
Kerensa
Kavita
Anjali (knew adults with these last two Indian names)
Nameera
Halona

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Some Scandinavian/[name_m]German[/name_m] ones perhaps? Some are definitely old school while others are more contemporary.

Hillevi
[name_f]Ingeborg[/name_f]
Gunhild
Villemo
Ragnhild
Majvor
[name_f]Ingela[/name_f]
Hervor
Ingegerd
Alvilde
Gunborg
Ingelin
Majvi
[name_f]Vendela[/name_f]
[name_f]Lovisa[/name_f]
Alfhild
[name_f]Elfrida[/name_f]