Less common girl names

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Registered: 09-29-2005
Less common girl names
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Tue, 08-08-2006 - 10:49pm

Less common girl names



  • MNs are pretty interchangeable, so you can vote for your fav fn with another mn
  • Nolanna Pearl
  • Nathara Charlotte
  • Nathara Scarlett
  • Serenna Vivienne/Bebhinn
  • Branwen Lila
  • Gwenora Vivienne
  • Grainne Pearl
  • Savarra Morrigan
  • Noirina Ivy


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Registered: 09-29-2005
Thu, 08-10-2006 - 11:04pm

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LOL! Somehow I suspected as much. Keeping in mind your comment from the other post, I made sure to include that exact combo just for you ... even if you could only vote once. ;)

Btw, the positive feedback is always nice. It's great when someone can appreciate names for what they are, not just based on popularity or familiarity. (Have I mentioned how much I love many of these? LOL).

~Kelli


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Registered: 09-29-2005
Thu, 08-10-2006 - 11:23pm

Ahh, I knew you were familiar with my girls. ;)

I do pronounce Branwen and Bronwen the same. I actually never thought about this before, because I've only ever seen/heard the spellings used interchangeably IRL (different spelling, same name/pronunciation). Interesting point, though.

I also totally agree about Branwen not being as feminine as my other girls. For that reason, it's not my number one choice if we should have a fourth, but I've been drawn to it for years and figure it's worth having on the list. I actually also like it as a mn paired with one of the -a ending fns, but I didn't put any of these combos in the poll because I was trying to get more from the actual mn list on there. (Technically speaking, any of the fns could be paired up with one another, it's the mns that can't make the fn list LOL).

Oh, and to answer your question, Devanie's mn is Rose (popular, I know, but I thought the classic simplicity was a great balance for nearly-unheard-of Devanie ... and really, I just loved it). And Abigail's full name is Abigail Fiora (after countless lists I happened to mention Fiora to my dh in passing and he refused to look any further. I'm so glad, because I truly love her name -- fn, mn, nn -- the whole package! LOL).

Thanks for the feedback, btw.

~Kelli


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Registered: 03-29-2003
Fri, 08-11-2006 - 11:59am
Nolanna - Much prefer Nola, which is also not a common name
Nathara - Strongly dislike, sorry
Serenna - Just Ok
Vivienne - Nice first name also, not common at all, I really like this spelling
Branwen Lila - I voted for this one, but I prefer Bronwen. Love Lila also.
Gwenora - Sorry, I dislike, but I don't like any of the Gwen names.
Grainne - Ok
Savarra - Sorry, really don't like this one, How about Sanna?
Noirina - Mych prefer Nora, or Nola.
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Registered: 12-08-2004
Fri, 08-11-2006 - 9:25pm

Hi, I recently saw a G name that you may like (or you may hate it, so...I just thought I'd share!): Ghislaine. It's a French name, pronounced geez-lan. Hard G, not like the G in "gee, whiz." Given your interest in Celtic names, I think you could easily called her Aine, despite the face that this syllable is pronounced differently in Ghislaine itself. Aila and Aine may be a little much, but I really like them together, and since Aine begins with a long I sound instead of a long A sound, I don't think they're too confusing. Gigi would be another cute possibility.

Anyway...let me know what you think.

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Registered: 09-29-2005
Fri, 08-11-2006 - 10:48pm

Believe it or not, I am familiar with that one ... but I love how you came up with Aine as a nn for it! ;) I don't think I'd like it with our ln, however (unless we had a bit of a French heritage and wanted to mix that in). Sadly, even if I wanted to use it, I know it wouldn't pass my dh's weird and wacky name criteria, which includes anything remotely resembling Gis/Ghis/Giz, etc. (hopefully I don't have to tell you why LOL).

You're right about Aila and Aine. Even though they sound different, I think having two Ai- nns would bug me (I'm so anal LOL). I'm still trying to figure out if I could have an Aila and a Nola! LOL

Love the suggestion, though. I always appreciate new and interesting names, so thanks! ;)

~Kelli


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