Yes, me too!! Mine was from the Serafina series. 
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That’s the exact book I’m talking about too!! That book fascinated me and introduced me to [name_f]Serafina[/name_f] as a name!
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It did the same for me! Great minds think alike 
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I’ve always loved [name_m]Lucious[/name_m]! I know it’s one letter away from ‘luscious’ but that’s never bothered me. Also, Loona is a character from one of my favourite series: Helluva [name_m]Boss[/name_m], and I honestly prefer that spelling to [name_f]Luna[/name_f].
[name_f]My[/name_f] favourite spelling is Évelyne and I would actually use it if I lived in a Francophone country. [name_f]Evelyne[/name_f] / Évelyne (with or sans accent) always my favourite spelling and it is on my list too.
[name_f]Evelyne[/name_f] = Évelyne > [name_f]Eveline[/name_f] = Éveline > [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] (g)
imo
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I agree with other posters that [name_m]Sylas[/name_m] and [name_f]Lyla[/name_f] seem like more intuitive spellings to me.
I typically prefer the traditional spellings of names, but some - especially some gender neutral names - seem to be better fits. One spelling for boys and another for girls. For example, [name_m]Weston[/name_m] (b) and [name_m]Westyn[/name_m] (g) or [name_u]Emory[/name_u] (b) and [name_u]Emery[/name_u] (g).
I also like the more unpopular spellings of [name_u]Clare[/name_u], [name_u]Rylee[/name_u], [name_f]Layla[/name_f], same as many others.
Some more I’d forgotten about:
[name_f]Lucie[/name_f] - I do love [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] but [name_f]Lucie[/name_f] has an extra spark and feels so much brighter and more open
[name_u]Olly[/name_u]/[name_f]Elly[/name_f] - very much prefer these to [name_u]Ollie[/name_u] and [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] (especially [name_f]Elly[/name_f] vs Ellie)
[name_f]El[/name_f]/[name_f]Ell[/name_f] - I’ve never really liked [name_f]Elle[/name_f] but I love [name_f]El[/name_f] (like the letter) and [name_f]Ell[/name_f] (like the measure of length)
So beautiful 
I’m back to add Maizy and Rosy 
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personally one of my favorite unpopular spellings is averie! something about that ending makes it seem so magical and airy. i believe a user on here had a daughter with the name, which is where i first saw it 
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I love:
- dropping the “h” when the “h” is more common (Tomas, Debora)
- silent “h” (Nathaly, Nohely)
- single “l” over double “ll” endings (Michele, Gisele)
- “ou” names over their “u” counterparts (Louna, Loubna, Amadou)
- “k” over “c” in the middle or at the end of a name (Frederik, [name_f]Bianka[/name_f], Erika)
- “-y,” “-i,” and “-ee” spellings when “-ie” is more common (Rosaly, [name_f]Rosali[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalee[/name_f] > Rosalie)
Some of these spellings are standard in some parts of the world, but might get called creative or alternative where I live.
@Elle1, [name_f]Lailah[/name_f] is gorgeous, I saw your post and added it to my list!
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Yay! I’m so happy to pass along such a great name!
The NB description for the Lailah says, “Almost any other Leila variation would be better.” 
So I guess it truly belongs on this thread 
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Here’s a few I either like or prefer (keeping in mind some of these are more international than necessarily “unique” spellings and I want to give proper respect to that fact):
[name_m]Aksel[/name_m] (Axel)
[name_f]Alannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Alissa[/name_f]
[name_u]Alix[/name_u] / [name_f]Alyx[/name_f]
[name_f]Alys[/name_f] (Alice)
[name_f]Anja[/name_f] (Anya)
[name_f]Brigitte[/name_f]
[name_f]Bronwyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Caitlyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Dayna[/name_f] (Dana)
[name_m]Derrick[/name_m]
[name_u]Ely[/name_u] (Eli)
[name_f]Jorja[/name_f]
[name_f]Kassia[/name_f]
[name_f]Kellie[/name_f]
Kiely
[name_f]Sofia[/name_f]
[name_f]Liane[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadiya[/name_f]
[name_f]Nastassja[/name_f] (Natasha)
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f] (Neve)
[name_m]Nicolas[/name_m] or [name_m]Nikolas[/name_m]
[name_f]Norah[/name_f]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_f]Renae[/name_f]
[name_f]Sidonie[/name_f]
[name_m]Thom[/name_m]
[name_m]Ulises[/name_m]
[name_m]Viktor[/name_m]
[name_f]Wynona[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoie[/name_f]
Astur is cute! Usually I like more commonly used spellings, but I strongly prefer [name_f]Isobel[/name_f] and [name_f]Elyse[/name_f].
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not sure if this counts but i love names that have the letter y or k where the normal spelling has an a/e/i/c, i.e. gwynevere, viktor, fredrik, margeryt, henryk. they just look funkier
The first one that comes to mind for me is [name_f]Elidi[/name_f] 
For the [name_u]Irish[/name_u] [name_f]Ciara[/name_f], I vastly would prefer [name_f]Kira[/name_f] or just [name_f]Keira[/name_f]. [name_m]Even[/name_m] though I also say [name_f]Keira[/name_f] as kee-AIR-ah.
[name_m]Sylas[/name_m] is a solid spelling for [name_m]Silas[/name_m] imo.
I’ve seen a few different spellings for [name_f]Isis[/name_f], and Iysis is kinda ugly but it draws me in.
I love [name_f]Ines[/name_f] / Inés. [name_f]Inez[/name_f] is just okay.
Yes, I prefer both of these too!
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