What are some of your favorite rare, beautiful names?
[name]Tullia[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name]
M”lisande
[name]Octavia[/name]
Celandine
L”adan
[name]Ondine[/name]
Oc”ane
[name]Crispina[/name]
[name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name]
[name]Alexandrine[/name]
Arianrhod
Cl”mence
[name]Guinevere[/name]
[name]Cressida[/name]
[name]Sophronia[/name]
[name]Ginevra[/name]
[name]Perdita[/name]
[name]Flavia[/name]
Jaswinder
[name]Indira[/name]
[name]Pomona[/name]
[name]Saskia[/name]
[name]Ciara[/name]
[name]Cordula[/name]
[name]Niamh[/name]
Despina
[name]Rosaline[/name]
[name]Mireille[/name]
Ma”lle
[name]Viola[/name]
Z”phyrine
Sunniva
[name]Astrid[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name]
I would probably never use most of these, but I think they’re all lovely guilty pleasures. 
wow! [name]Iris[/name], you ARE a fount of arcane knowledge! cool list.
I actually like [name]Viola[/name] quite a bit ([name]Shakespeare[/name]'s 12th [name]Night[/name] character) tho my wife plays a violin, so then does the daughter have to as well? seems awkward.
Also awkward is the “stellar” name [name]Astrid[/name] which i considered due to Scandinavian heritage but tossed out pretty quickly cuz to me it just sounds way to close to “a-- turd”…
i’m even a proponent of “having a weird name will help child develop character and then be really cool at college etc” theory but couldn’t get that reference out of my head. 
I’ve seen a few artists and others w/ the name and I think it’s really cool and unique otherwise!
I love this topic! Great list I’d like to add:
[name]Etienne[/name]
[name]Avalon[/name]
[name]Valencia[/name]
[name]Morwenna[/name]
[name]Ianthe[/name]
[name]Thessaly[/name]
[name]Oona[/name]
[name]Ilaria[/name]
[name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Shoshana[/name]
Telyn
[name]Amaris[/name]
[name]Mirabella[/name]
[name]Sanchia[/name]
[name]Ariadne[/name]
[name]Rialta[/name]
[name]Olesia[/name]
[name]Sapphira[/name]
[name]Ariane[/name]
[name]Odette[/name]
Meiriona
[name]Leola[/name]
[name]Jessenia[/name]
[name]Giada[/name]
[name]Olwen[/name]
[name]Alizeh[/name]
[name]Isabelita[/name]
[name]Amarantha[/name]
[name]Rosalia[/name]
[name]Eulalia[/name]
[name]Olympia[/name]
[name]Lucienne[/name]
[name]Anona[/name]
Endelienta
[name]Damaris[/name]
[name]Celestia[/name]
[name]Beata[/name]
Awena
[name]Fiorella[/name]
[name]Aurelie[/name]
[name]Corinna[/name]
[name]Annia[/name]
A lot of really pretty names!
[name]Seraphina[/name]
Avaline
[name]Delphine[/name]
[name]Soleil[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Coralie[/name]
[name]Elodie[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Pippa[/name]
[name]Fleur[/name]
[name]Honora[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Cerelia[/name]
[name]Mahalia[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name]
[name]Eulalie[/name]
[name]Alaia[/name]
Chaia
Zamira
[name]Ziva[/name]
[name]Alina[/name]
[name]Celestia[/name]
[name]Priya[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name]
[name]Roxana[/name]
[name]Clio[/name]
[name]Cressida[/name]
[name]Xanthia[/name]
[name]Magdalena[/name]
[name]Astoria[/name]
[name]Araminta[/name]
[name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Junia[/name]
[name]Eleri[/name]
[name]Eugenie[/name]
[name]Taja[/name]
[name]Selah[/name]
[name]Oceana[/name]
[name]Petria[/name]
Elowen
[name]Clea[/name]
[name]Siri[/name]
[name]Coletta[/name]
[name]Margaux[/name]
[name]Elspeth[/name]
[name]Nara[/name]
[name]Nyla[/name]
[name]Fabienne[/name]
[name]Verity[/name]
[name]Quintessa[/name]
[name]Zipporah[/name]
[name]Zenobia[/name]
[name]Sabra[/name]
[name]Graciela[/name]
[name]Florencia[/name]
[name]Valentina[/name]
[name]Valeria[/name]
[name]Gioia[/name]
[name]Persephone[/name]
[name]Calliope[/name]
[name]Leora[/name]
Evanthia
[name]Cornelia[/name]
[name]Cosima[/name]
[name]Pandora[/name]
[name]Ramona[/name]
[name]Dorothea[/name]
[name]Mariposa[/name]
[name]Antonia[/name]
[name]Emmanuelle[/name]
[name]Yasmina[/name]
All of these are repeats except for one, but I truely love these picks.
[name]Verity[/name]- absolute favorite, don’t know if I’m brave enough to actually use it though.
[name]Oceane[/name]
[name]Niamh[/name]
[name]Avalon[/name]
[name]Odette[/name]
[name]Delphine[/name]
Ramya (Rah-me-ah)
[name]Eulalie[/name]
[name]Venetia[/name]
[name]Ginevra[/name]
[name]Cecelia[/name]/ [name]Celia[/name]
[name]Raphaelle[/name]
[name]Fionnuala[/name]
[name]Seraphine[/name]
[name]Persephone[/name]
[name]Lucretia[/name]
[name]Anoushka[/name]
Chryseis
[name]Cadenza[/name]
Belphoebe
[name]Margaux[/name]
[name]Aemilia[/name]
Azelie
[name]Catriona[/name]
[name]Merrily[/name]
[name]Elisheba[/name]
[name]Bridie[/name]
[name]Henrietta[/name]
Angerona
[name]Temperance[/name]
Sarangeral
[name]Angeli[/name]
[name]Pomona[/name]
[name]Saskia[/name]
What gorgeous names! Some I have never heard of before!
If you like [name]Astrid[/name] (which I love, but I can see your concerns), have you considered [name]Sigrid[/name] or [name]Ingrid[/name]?
[name]Rosamund[/name]
Mahaut
Ma”alen
Ma”lys
Syriane
[name]Cosima[/name]
[name]Saskia[/name]
[name]Araminta[/name]
[name]Enora[/name]
[name]Colombe[/name]
[name]Elettra[/name]
[name]Sian[/name]
[name]Fleur[/name]
[name]Zinnia[/name]
[name]Paloma[/name]
[name]Alma[/name]
[name]Alba[/name]
Cool thread!
I’m not sure what my ‘rare beauties’ are, but I have loved many already named –
[name]Ophelia[/name]
[name]Ondine[/name]
I love [name]Fleur[/name] and believe in using it!
[name]Jessamine[/name], which also seems usable.
[name]Oceane[/name], although you are going to struggle with pronunciation and spelling in the English speaking world.
[name]Ariadne[/name] Why not?
[name]Mirabella[/name] – [name]Remember[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name] was once considered rare and little exotic!
[name]Odette[/name] – I love this prima ballerina name!
I’m always trying to talk someone into using [name]Diantha[/name], which is so cool I can’t believe it hasn’t taken off. I like the controversial [name]Primrose[/name] – hugely.
I also like [name]Rio[/name] for a boy, although some see it as feminine.