[name]Hi[/name] everyone! I’m 7 months pregnant with my first child, a girl. My husband and I are looking for a unique/yet classic (is that possible?) name that’s a bit ahead of the curve… a few ideas we have:
[name]Octavia[/name]
[name]Claudia[/name]
I know we don’t have many, but what do you think so far?
Very [name]Roman[/name]. 
I like both of them-- they’re interesting enough to get attention, but by no means bizarre. In the past few years, I’ve really come to admire [name]Claudia[/name], but will never be able to use it. Some other names you might want to consider:
[name]Antonia[/name]
[name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Damaris[/name]
[name]Flavia[/name]
[name]Lavinia[/name]
[name]Lucretia[/name]
[name]Marcella[/name]
[name]Olympia[/name]
[name]Portia[/name]
[name]Ramona[/name]
[name]Violetta[/name]
What do you think of [name]Ingrid[/name]? I just read a bit about it on another naming site and I’m really starting to like it… although my favorites change every day
It has an old Hollywood glamour feel and it means “beautiful” which is a bonus!
I think it feels really strong, but I’m wondering… do you know of any nicknames?
Also, I kind of am starting to like [name]Esther[/name]…
I’m not a fan of [name]Ingrid[/name] or [name]Esther[/name], but that’s just me. Of the two, I prefer [name]Ingrid[/name], but in general, am more attracted to soft, feminine names. For some reason, neither [name]Ingrid[/name] or [name]Esther[/name] do the job for me, but if you love either one, you should use it!
Some more ideas:
[name]Arabella[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] (middle name, due the “Oh, feel ya” teasing)
[name]Odessa[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Delphine[/name]
[name]Eve[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Elodie[/name]
[name]Eleanora[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Francesca[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Georgiana[/name]
[name]Honor[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Astrid[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Lila[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Marielle[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Maude[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Simone[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Veronica[/name]
[name]Viviana[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Isadora[/name]
[name]Zara[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Cora[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Mirabelle[/name]
[name]Laurel[/name]
[name]Lorelai[/name]
[name]Winifred[/name]
Best wishes to you!
I adore [name]Claudia[/name], so elegant and pretty!
I also like [name]Aurelia[/name], [name]Portia[/name], [name]Lucretia[/name] & [name]Violetta[/name] from [name]Melissa[/name]'s suggestions.
the only nickname I know from [name]Ingrid[/name] is [name]Inga[/name], but I’m sure you could use anything non-names specific too ([name]Honey[/name], Sweetie, [name]Princess[/name]) . [name]Esther[/name]'s okay. It gives me fits saying it aloud. Feels like I’m lisping. I much prefer the original form (that happens to be the Nmae of the [name]Day[/name] here today): [name]Hester[/name]. Much easier for me to say. And I much prefer [name]Queen[/name] [name]Esther[/name]'s predecessor: [name]Vashti[/name].
[name]Ingrid[/name] and [name]Esther[/name] are right up my alley, along with [name]Astrid[/name], [name]Ilse[/name]/[name]Else[/name], [name]Siri[/name] and [name]Annika[/name]/[name]Annick[/name]. [name]Ingrid[/name] seems pretty nick-name unfriendly; all I know of is [name]Inge[/name], which is typically used as a stand-alone name.
I forgot to mention [name]Octavia[/name] and [name]Claudia[/name]! I really, really like [name]Octavia[/name], and while [name]Claudia[/name] is a beautiful name, I personally wouldn’t use it because of the “[name]Claud[/name]” nickname, which makes me think of the word “clod.” It’s a shame, because [name]Claudia[/name] is a stunning name, but I just can’t shake its association with “clod.”
I love the names [name]Claudia[/name], [name]Ingrid[/name], [name]Astrid[/name], and [name]Esther[/name]!
I love [name]Claudia[/name], it’s such a seldom-used classic. I would probably opt for [name]Ophelia[/name] over [name]Octavia[/name] personally. And I do love [name]Ingrid[/name] as well. For some reason [name]Esther[/name] doesn’t appeal to me as much as the others. There’s something sort of sassy about [name]Astrid[/name] that I like as well.
Oh, I love [name]Ingrid[/name]! In fact, I grew up with an [name]Ingrid[/name] who is gorgeous, intelligent, strong, and overall just a lovely person. I’m not sure about nicknames, but I think you could stretch it an use [name]Ina[/name], which adds a bit of the feminine flair present in [name]Octavia[/name] and [name]Claudia[/name].