People you know with unusual & beautiful names

General Name Discussion
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[name_m]Just[/name_m] wondering - who do YOU know with lovely or handsome names that tend to be off the radar either among the general public or (more particularly) here on Nameberry?

I know/have met people called:

Merrilees
[name_f]Keziah[/name_f]
[name_f]Ilana[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorna[/name_f]
[name_f]Amalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Acacia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Ffion[/name_f]
[name_f]Ishbel[/name_f]
[name_f]Morwenna[/name_f]

Gregorius
[name_m]Torquil[/name_m]
[name_m]Guy[/name_m]
[name_u]Stanley[/name_u]

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I know an [name_f]Opal[/name_f], a Marilena, a [name_f]Lore[/name_f], a Polyxeni (paw-lee-KSE-nee) and a [name_f]Zoe[/name_f] (zaw-EE)

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I know a [name_f]Neva[/name_f], [name_f]Lincoln[/name_f], [name_f]Monroe[/name_f], [name_m]Derian[/name_m], and Belacqua. Everyone calls her [name_f]Belle[/name_f] though.

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Khanada (like the [name_m]Duran[/name_m] [name_m]Duran[/name_m] song)
[name_m]Brogan[/name_m] (ETA: it’s a somewhat common girl name where I live, I know 3)
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Keren[/name_f]
[name_f]Xanthe[/name_f] (known her all of my life, her name seems very normal to me!)
[name_f]Blanche[/name_f] (she’s 23)

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Most of these are probably normal, just not heard very often. Going through my Facebook friends and friend’s kids I found…
[name_f]Adrienne[/name_f] (g)
Aldana
[name_f]Annaleigh[/name_f] ([name_m]Ah[/name_m]-nu-lee)
[name_f]Antonella[/name_f]
[name_f]Antonietta[/name_f]
[name_u]Ara[/name_u] (g)
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_u]Austyn[/name_u] (g)
[name_u]Beck[/name_u]
[name_u]Blair[/name_u]
[name_m]Blanchard[/name_m] (g)
[name_f]Britta[/name_f]
[name_u]Bryce[/name_u] (g)
[name_f]Carina[/name_f]
[name_f]Carisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Carolina[/name_f]
[name_u]Carter[/name_u] (g)
[name_f]Caryne[/name_f] (Car-in)
[name_f]Catalina[/name_f]
[name_u]Clair[/name_u]
[name_u]Colby[/name_u] (g and b)
[name_f]Colette[/name_f]
[name_f]Coral[/name_f]
[name_m]Cord[/name_m]
[name_f]Cori[/name_f] (g)
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
Daliana
[name_u]Darby[/name_u] (g)
[name_f]Daria[/name_f] (Dare-ee-uh)
Darienne
[name_u]Daryl[/name_u] (g)
Devanie ([name_m]Dev[/name_m]-uh-nee)
[name_u]Devon[/name_u] (g)
[name_m]Diego[/name_m]
[name_f]Emeri[/name_f] (g)
[name_f]Floriana[/name_f]
[name_f]Francine[/name_f]
[name_u]Gus[/name_u]
[name_m]Guy[/name_m]
[name_u]Harley[/name_u] (g)
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m]
[name_f]Hava[/name_f]
Heaton
[name_m]Hector[/name_m]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_m]Holden[/name_m] (g)
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_f]Indre[/name_f]
[name_u]Jacie[/name_u]
[name_f]Jana[/name_f]
[name_u]Jay[/name_u] (b)
[name_f]Jessenia[/name_f]
Joenelle
[name_f]Juanita[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
Kaline (Kuh-leen)
[name_f]Kalynn[/name_f] ([name_u]Kay[/name_u]-lyn)
Kariza
[name_f]Katrina[/name_f]
[name_f]Kayleen[/name_f]
[name_u]Keaton[/name_u] (g)
[name_u]Keegan[/name_u] (b)
Kelvy (Kel-vee)
Kiely (Kee-lee)
[name_u]Kiernan[/name_u] (b)
[name_u]Kirby[/name_u] (g)
[name_f]Krizia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f] ([name_u]Lee[/name_u]-nuh)
[name_u]Logan[/name_u] (g)
[name_f]Lorna[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_f]Madelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Marcelle[/name_f] ([name_f]Mar[/name_f]-sell)
[name_f]Marlee[/name_f]
[name_f]Mathilde[/name_f]
Natiana
[name_u]Nico[/name_u]
[name_u]Nikola[/name_u] (b)
[name_u]Noel[/name_u] (g)
[name_m]Pedro[/name_m]
[name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_m]Rhett[/name_m] (g)
[name_u]Riley[/name_u] (b)
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] (g)
[name_m]Ross[/name_m]
[name_f]Sabina[/name_f]
[name_f]Serena[/name_f]
Seychelle ([name_m]Say[/name_m]-shell)
[name_u]Shea[/name_u]
[name_u]Shiloh[/name_u]
Shiselle (Shiz-elle)
[name_f]Star[/name_f]
Taillon (g) ([name_u]Tay[/name_u]-lyn)
[name_m]Talyn[/name_m] (g) ([name_u]Tal[/name_u]-lyn)
[name_u]Tatum[/name_u]
[name_f]Tawni[/name_f]
[name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]
[name_f]Toni[/name_f] (g)
[name_f]Ursula[/name_f]
[name_m]Vaughn[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
Widner
[name_m]Wilder[/name_m]

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Hmm…

[name_f]Spring[/name_f]
[name_m]Sherlock[/name_m]
[name_f]Marquita[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]

Those are the only ones that are coming to mind at the moment.

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[name_f]Thalia[/name_f]
Malamatenia ‘Tenia’
[name_f]Polly[/name_f]
[name_f]Nephele[/name_f]
[name_f]Evanthe[/name_f]/[name_f]Evadne[/name_f]
[name_f]Rafaela[/name_f]
[name_f]Aphrodite[/name_f]
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] (multiple of them)
[name_f]Cleopatra[/name_f] ‘Patra’
Efrosyni ‘Froso’
[name_f]Pelagia[/name_f] ‘Pelly’
[name_f]Iliana[/name_f]

[name_m]Seraphim[/name_m]
Tryfon/Tryfonas
Ektoras

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Velouria
[name_f]Aviana[/name_f]
[name_f]Khadija[/name_f]
[name_f]Reiko[/name_f]
Nurul
[name_u]Nico[/name_u]
Hayam
[name_f]Aine[/name_f]
[name_f]Raquel[/name_f]
[name_u]Reece[/name_u]
[name_f]Amira[/name_f]

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Females:

[name_f]Eleri[/name_f]
Kavita
[name_f]Rena[/name_f]
[name_f]Faith[/name_f]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
Mhairi

Males:

[name_m]Alban[/name_m] (named after the saint)
[name_m]Woody[/name_m] (unusual in U.K.)
[name_m]Oran[/name_m]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]

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I’ve met/know:
Eiril
[name_m]Loke[/name_m]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f]
[name_f]Oline[/name_f]
[name_f]Heide[/name_f]
[name_f]Evelina[/name_f]
Maiken
[name_f]Amalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_f]Samira[/name_f]
Koit
[name_f]Vilja[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedda[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Kaia[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_u]Alva[/name_u]
[name_u]Malin[/name_u]
Ieva
Alev

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Girls…
[name_f]Soraya[/name_f]
[name_f]Kiana[/name_f] (x2)
[name_f]Milena[/name_f]
[name_f]Ciel[/name_f]

Boys…
[name_u]Seneca[/name_u]
[name_m]Grant[/name_m]
[name_u]Sasha[/name_u]

These names are all very unusual in my area.

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I have met/know …

[name_u]Ellery[/name_u], [name_u]Emerson[/name_u], [name_f]Marlo[/name_f], [name_f]Athena[/name_f], [name_f]Leticia[/name_f], [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f], [name_f]Thalia[/name_f], [name_f]Mikaila[/name_f], [name_f]Kaia[/name_f], [name_f]Khadijah[/name_f], [name_f]Aliya[/name_f], [name_f]Raquel[/name_f], Krystyle, [name_f]Serena[/name_f], [name_u]Sky[/name_u], [name_f]Aurea[/name_f], [name_f]Lotus[/name_f], [name_f]Malou[/name_f].

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[name_f]Afton[/name_f]
[name_f]Antonina[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f]Belinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Bronwyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Clarissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]
[name_f]Coralie[/name_f]
[name_f]Delfina[/name_f]
[name_f]Elenoa[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellery[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f] (two)
[name_f]Imelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Kerensa[/name_f]
[name_f]Keturah[/name_f]
[name_f]Khalida[/name_f]
Maev (this spelling)
[name_f]Milena[/name_f]
Nighean (“Nee-un”)
[name_u]Pascale[/name_u]
Philomène
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]
Sitara
[name_f]Thais[/name_f]

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I once had a [name_m]French[/name_m] teacher named Gaëlle. I love it, think it’s so chic and sleek. Very Parisian.

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[name_f]Carmelita[/name_f] (almost exclusively goes by [name_f]Carmie[/name_f])
[name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]
Indhu
Sohana

[name_m]Edric[/name_m]
Ifedayo
Rennick

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[name_f]Asia[/name_f]
[name_f]Charmaine[/name_f]
[name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] (F)
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m] (F)
[name_f]Tijuana[/name_f]
[name_f]Princess[/name_f]
[name_f]Queen[/name_f]
Riller
Shelor
[name_f]Tisa[/name_f]
Jara
[name_f]Garland[/name_f]
[name_f]Almond[/name_f]
Lakshme
[name_f]Irina[/name_f]
[name_f]Tatiana[/name_f]
Maralissa
Meridee
[name_f]Merrily[/name_f]
[name_f]Oriane[/name_f]
[name_f]Elva[/name_f]
[name_f]Apple[/name_f]
[name_u]Sky[/name_u]
Arva
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Leilani[/name_f]
[name_f]Keiko[/name_f]
[name_m]Kendrix[/name_m]
Lexington
Austaya
Apollina

[name_m]Leif[/name_m]
Thelord
[name_m]Aries[/name_m]
Gardell
[name_u]Eagle[/name_u]
[name_m]Hanley[/name_m]
[name_m]Chester[/name_m]
Jaoden

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I don’t know how unusual these really are, but they stood out to me because most of the people I meet have very traditional names. I’m also going to count unusual spellings.

women:

[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]
Kerilee
[name_u]Tierney[/name_u]
[name_f]Coral[/name_f]
[name_f]Syndi[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
Antavia
Delmy
[name_f]Jana[/name_f]
[name_f]Mikaela[/name_f]

men:

[name_u]Darby[/name_u]
[name_u]Haven[/name_u]
[name_m]Rodger[/name_m]
[name_m]Aryan[/name_m]
[name_m]Kelby[/name_m]
Virginio
[name_m]Hilario[/name_m]
[name_m]Griffon[/name_m]

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[name_f]Bobbi[/name_f] (g)
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u] (b)
[name_f]Camille[/name_f]
Tesse
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Amara[/name_f]
[name_f]Noelia[/name_f]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Jax[/name_m]
[name_f]Havanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Leisha[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]
[name_f]Tiara[/name_f]

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Also i just learn that my friend [name_f]Effy[/name_f]'s full name is [name_f]Euphemia[/name_f].

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[name_m]Ebbie[/name_m] (I wonder if it is short for anything…)
[name_m]Alston[/name_m]
[name_f]Evangelina[/name_f]

[name_m]Walton[/name_m]
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