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Talk to me about my favorite 'weird' girls names
magpie1127
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This is just for fun...I'll probably never have the guts to use any of these names. I just thought it'd be a good conversation starter..
Tell me your thoughts on my favorite 'weird' girls names; they aren't actually all weird, I just would probably never be brave enough to use them.
Imogen (for those who don't know, it's pronounced IHM-uh-jen)
Eulalie (French version of Eulalia; pronounced you-LAY-lee)
Beatrice
Harriet nn Hattie
Astrid
Ottilie
Verity
Azalea
Aurelie (French version of Aurelia; pronounced aur-RAY-lee)
Poppy
Fire away!!
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Re: Talk to me about my favorite 'weird' girls names
Awwwww thanks!! I really, really, really wish I'd be brave enough to use Imogen someday, specifically. I'm too worried about people mispronouncing it.
Imogen (for those who don't know, it's pronounced IHM-uh-jen) Love, I do love Imogene better though
Eulalie (French version of Eulalia; pronounced you-LAY-lee) Also love, I knew a dear old lady named Eula but this name is defintely old lady chic.
Beatrice It's ok, I wouldn't call it weird or even uncommon at all.
Harriet nn Hattie I really like it but feel like it's becomming more popular
Astrid I just don't get the appeal
Ottilie Ok, finally found a "weird" one on this list.
Verity I want to like it, but it seems close to a virtue name
Azalea GP flower name
Aurelie (French version of Aurelia; pronounced aur-RAY-lee) I much prefer Aurora
Poppy As a nickname it's tolerable. It's cute. Something I'd like on a book character but I couldn't do it to a kid. I guess I might like it on yours.
Imogen is the one I'd be most likely to use from the list! It's an awesome, and more importantly, legit name. I wouldn't let the fear of mispronunciation stop you!
Eulalie - makes me think of ukulele Beatrice - Like, but I LOVE BeatrixHarriet nn Hattie - loveAstrid - can't get around the a$$ sound Ottilie - dislikeVerity - NMS, but I like VeraAzalea - likeAurelie - likePoppy - cute but more nicknamey
I'm actually scared to show this list to my DH because we would both go crazy over it. DD is Vera and if this baby is for sure a girl we're naming her Margot, so we like those kind of names.
Imogen- DH LOVES this name. He has offered it up every time we have discussed names but I never really love loved it.
Eulalie- Oh my. I adore this name. I know DH would too!
Beatrice- Always on my list and DH always vetoes it because our last name starts with a B. Also, DD's middle name is Rue and DH doesn't want any more Golden Girl names.
Harriet nn Hattie- This was my top name when I was younger. Love the nn Hattie.
Astrid- The Office ruined this name for me
Astird.
Ottilie- Cute. Like but don't love it.
Verity- I really like this and I didn't expect to.
Azalea- My least favorite of the names you have listed. No reason.
Aurelie- This is going on my list.
Poppy- Love. The only thing that would keep me from using it is that it sounds to nicknamey for me. I'm annoying about names and it has stopped us from using really cute names because I feared they wouldn't age well.
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Eulalie (French version of Eulalia; pronounced you-LAY-lee)- kind of reminds me of a uekele, so not for me. And maybe too many vowels for my taste LOL
Beatrice - Just nms
Harriet nn Hattie- LOVE Hattie, but not Harriet. I had a grandmother named Hedwig with the nn Hattie... Trying to get DH on board with that.
Astrid Ever since that epi of the office I can't get a.ss turd out of my head.
Ottilie I kind of like it, but have never heard it before!
Verity NMS.
Azalea LOVE. I don't know why, it has a lot of spunk but is also pretty classic. I also love names with a "z" sound in them.
Aurelie (French version of Aurelia; pronounced aur-RAY-lee)- I would have a hard time pronouncing it properly.
Poppy - I like, but not for my kid.
As for not having the guts: I never thought I'd have the guts to name my daughter Esme, but I did! And its a decision I am soooo glad I made!
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I don't think there would be that big of an issue with mispronouncing Imogen. It's a classic name and the spelling you have is one of the traditional ones.
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I like a lot of these names. I don't think they're weird! I feel like I read a lot of them on here. Great list!
I did LOL a little at "this is how to pronounce Imogen". :-) I don't think that name is weird at all, I sort of figured everyone knew how to say it? Maybe I'm wrong....
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I don't know, maybe you're right! When I first read it, I thought it would be im-OH-gin. But then again, I didn't know how to pronounce Eloise, either..
I love these "weird" names posts because I know I'll find names I actually like. It's so refreshing not to hear Alice, Elaina, Sophia, Ella, Lily, etc.
Anyway, my favorites are Poppy, Harriet, Astrid, Imogen and Ottilie.
The only one I don't really like much is a Beatrice, only because I hear it quite a bit these days.
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Imogen - old lady, as I knew an old lady with this name
Eulalie - not bad
Beatrice - old lady as well
Harriet nn Hattie - unattractive girl with the nn Harry
Astrid - no
Ottilie - no
Verity - not bad
Azalea - not bad
Aurelie - not bad
Poppy - not bad
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Some of the odd ones I like are : Alida, Jean,Margaret (Maggie...), Star, Gertrude, Arabella, Magena, Bret,Magdelena - - So many people would look at me funny!
Imogen (for those who don't know, it's pronounced IHM-uh-jen) hard to say but pretty
Eulalie (French version of Eulalia; pronounced you-LAY-lee) sounds like eukalalie... but pretty - i'd be worried of her getting teased
Beatrice - like
Harriet nn Hattie - - like - but I like Hettie better than Hattie
Astrid - reminds me of how to train our dragon! she was awesome!
Ottilie - pretty
Verity - might be hard pronunciation wise...
Azalea - my favorite of all of them I think
Aurelie (French version of Aurelia; pronounced aur-RAY-lee) - like
Poppy - very cute for a little girl, but what about for an adult? but then again, there are kids a lot worse off
I love how uncommon, but legit they all are. It's an interesting list!
Imogen - This is one that I feel like I should like more than I do. I love the way it looks, but I'm not a huge fan of it's sound.
Eulalie - I admit, my first thought is ukelele. I'm on the fence a bit about Eulalie.
Beatrice - Love Beatrice, but prefer Beatrix if only for the awesome Trixie nn.
Harriet nn Hattie - I love Hattie, and agree it feels strictly like a nn, but I wish it were for something other than Harriet.
Astrid - I like, but don't love, it.
Ottilie - This is probably the most unusual, and it's quite pretty. I prefer Odetta, though.
Verity - This one has grown on me. I do like some of the less common virtue names, this being one of them.
Azalea - My favorite from this list. Love Azalea!
Aurelie (French version of Aurelia; pronounced aur-RAY-lee) - It's pretty, but I still prefer the more common Amelie.
Poppy - Love Poppy, but only as a nn (preferably for Penelope).
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I love "weird" names. My thoughts:
Imogen: One of my favorite names. I'm a little more partial to Imogene (there's something kind of sweet and Southern about it), but I like this pronunciation, too.
Eulalie: I want to like this name, but all I hear is ukelele in my head.
Beatrice: I like this name, but I like the flashiness of Beatrix more.
Harriet: I loooove Hattie. I honestly like it on its own best, but Harriet is a nice full name for it.
Astrid: LOVE. I really want my husband to like this name, but he can't get past The Office joke.
Ottilie: I can never pronounce this right. But whenever I look it up, I like it less than I intuitively pronounce it. Which is a bummer.
Verity: LOVE. I love virtue names. This is one of my favorites.
Azalea: Eh, I'd like it on someone else's kid, but it doesn't really thrill me.
Aurelie: Much like Eulalie, all I see is areola. Damn.
Poppy: LOVE.
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I love this list! So refreshing--you should DEFINITELY use Imogen.
My favorites are Azalea and Aurelie. We were going to use Aurelia if our baby was a girl; still have it in the vault for next time.
I really like slight variations of three names on your list and am putting my favorite version next to them. They are not currently under consideration for various reasons (family members with same name already, matchy with DD's name, etc.)
Beatrice- Beatriz
Ottilie- Otilia
Aurelie - Aurelia
Imogen - my dad likes a musician Imogen Heap. NMS.
Eulalie - I think that Eulalia was a battle cry in the Redwall series - can't think of it any other way
Beatrice - Nope. Just nope. Old lady, probably involved with a murder mystery. Best that can come out of it is the name Bea.
Harriet nn Hattie - Actually pretty OK. Dunno why.
Astrid - I know a lady who uses this name... I always think of vikings, and her (she's very viking-ish.)
Ottilie - Come again? Haughtily?
Verity - I like this one. DH doesn't.
Azalea - Can only think of it in the manner of "pruning the azaleas". Pretty flowers, but too stinky to name a daughter after.
Aurelie - you may say the middle syllable is ray. I always read it as "orally" - au-rell-ee. It's very pretty in writing, but I would NOT EVER saddle a child with it. Aurelia is better.
Poppy - I love it. It makes me think of little old ladies handing out paper poppies around Veteran's Day. Guilty Pleasure name of mine for sure. But since we tend to be extremely loosely affiliated with people researching middle eastern narcotics trafficking, it would cause way too many giggles to consider.
I went to highschool with a girl named Verity, worked with a Immogen, and taught a little girl named Astry.
They aren't as weird as you're thinking!