Slightly exotic but pronounceable, spunky/cute names!

Girl Names
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What names read this way to you?

Many names on my list give me this impression: [name]Bijou[/name], [name]Niobe[/name], [name]Ezri[/name], Ortzi, [name]Hoshi[/name], [name]Avani[/name] and [name]Coralie[/name] (perhaps too familiar to be deemed ‘exotic’ in most necks of the woods!)

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Here are some of my favorites:

[name]Alaia[/name]
[name]Baia[/name]
[name]Calixta[/name]
[name]Carys[/name]
Evanthia
[name]Izara[/name]
[name]Kasia[/name]
[name]Katya[/name]

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[name]Kalindi[/name]
[name]Melantha[/name]
[name]Amidala[/name]
[name]Amaya[/name]
[name]Fiorella[/name]
[name]Nydia[/name]
[name]Corisande[/name]
[name]Leocadia[/name]
[name]Khalida[/name]
[name]Arava[/name]
[name]Nizana[/name]
Adalida
[name]Tikvah[/name]
[name]Thandie[/name]
[name]Rashida[/name]
[name]Sheherazade[/name]
[name]Raisa[/name]
[name]Amarantha[/name]
[name]Crisanta[/name]
[name]Diantha[/name]
Aspasia
[name]Hala[/name]
[name]Fiorenza[/name]
[name]Winola[/name]
[name]Zenovia[/name]
[name]Rivka[/name]
[name]Rajani[/name]
[name]Hanita[/name]
[name]Jivanta[/name]
[name]Devorah[/name]
[name]Io[/name]

4

[name]Ailsa[/name]
[name]Alba[/name]
[name]Beata[/name] (though not really intuitive for English-only speakers)
[name]Bette[/name]
[name]Cilka[/name]
[name]Dagny[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Junia[/name]
[name]Leonor[/name]
[name]Mar[/name]
[name]Nuria[/name]
[name]Olya[/name]
[name]Veer[/name]

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These fit the category for me:
[name]Mattea[/name]
[name]Katya[/name]
[name]Saskia[/name]
[name]Petra[/name]

Not as “cute”:

[name]Esperanza[/name]
[name]Severine[/name]
[name]Violante[/name]

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My favorite: [name]Neve[/name], which my husband and I pronounce NAY-vay.