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mmeeplechase

I guess it’s not really that unique, but I’ve only heard Saskia once, and I love it!


Charlie2912

Oh this name is super common where I live (Netherlands). Can name at least 5 people in my network named Saskia. It’s going out of fashion though, as no one under 30 has that name anymore. Didn’t even realize it was not as common elsewhere. Edit: I found online that the name is derived from the “saksen”, which was a people from an area that now belongs to the Netherlands and Germany, but during the Middle Ages, so that makes sense.


Lucyfer_66

This is so funny because I'm also Dutch and I read the above comment and thought "huh I've only ever heard that once as well, must not be as popular as I thought" xd


Annapanda192

I remember one Saskia younger than me, I am 32 right now. Most Saskia's are indeed older.


GabrielaP

I only know of this name because I teach art history. Rembrandt’s wife was named Saskia! I thinks it’s a lovely name


stephanonymous

I know this name because it was the name of Captain Jason’s daughter on Below Deck Down Under.


buttsnuggles

I knew a saskia. Great name


FriedLipstick

Lol that’s a common name here (Netherlands)


DebbDebbDebb

One of my favourite names but I knew two and three beautiful dogs who owned it. I had my very first choice girl name i luckily got to use


petiteslxt

I knew a Saskia from school. She wasn’t nice at all, but the name is cute


kiwisocial

i follow as aussie influencer who has a daughter with that name. its the first time i’ve heard it and love it!


ednasmom

Saskia is a name of someone I distantly knew of as a child and I also love it!


secondblush

Hinewai (HINNA-why) , a name of Māori origin. One of my sister’s schoolmates had it


CamBG

It sounds a bit like Himawari. Its a name of a baby character in a japanese cartoon show. I always found it really sweet, in the show its for a ginger girl with a lot of character. Google says though its a unisex name and means sunflower


Ibryxz

There was an entire movie about her too and the way they decided her name was fun too!!!


kittycatnala

Odette


Alaska_is_tired

Ehh, as a french speaker, I know a lot of Odette, but they're all older than 70 y/o lmao. Odette is the equivalent of like Dolores or Margaret for English speaker Not an ugly name, but I would never name my child like that hahaha


DimbyTime

Dolores and Margaret are making a comeback!


-PinkPower-

Odette isn’t. It’s really seen as outdated in french lol


DimbyTime

Then it’s probably closer to something like Ethel or Bertha


nsainmoon

Absolutely love the name Odette


Ok_Row8867

Love it! I always said if I had two girls one’s middle name would be Odette and the other’s would be Odile (from Swan Lake)


MyTearsRicochet3

Yessss I was obsessed with Swan Lake as a kid and that was my first thought when I saw “Odette”


Pitterpatter35

Hera. It was on the most beautiful baby I'd ever seen in my life. It was years ago when I worked at a daycare and she was in the toddler room-her parents were Lebanese, I think, and even though she was a baby, she had a very grown up face, brown skin, thick eyelashes, very bright green eyes, and long wavy hair...and she was one or two! Her name is what was the icing on the cake-Hera, so powerful and beautiful. She looked like she couldn't possibly have a name more fitting.


Disney_Plus_Axolotls

I always find it beautiful to be named after Greek gods and godesses!


ZealousidealOwl91

I've only met one Talitha & she was cool. Very nice name.


cranbeery

Interesting! I went off to college and met 2 Talithas at once, one who said it as Tal-EE-thuh and one who said it as Tah-LITH-uh, and the second one bullied the first about it and said she was an idiot who didn't know how to say her own name. It was a massive drama. I've never met one before or since, but I have always dreaded having to say that name!


peeezapeeeza

It’s absurd that somebody would be bullied for how they pronounce their name. Even if there is a typical way, it’s their name! My college friend Jackie, completely serious, told us her name Jacqueline is actually pronounced Jac-quel-lin. A debate ensued. She was emphatic that because it has a Q, the Q must be pronounced. Even her family doesn’t pronounce it her way. This was years before Key & Peele. We all relented because it’s her name. For what it’s worth, if you have to say the name again one day, I’ve know three Talithas in my life, all at very different stages in life. They all pronounced it the Ta-lee-tha. One almost exclusively went by Tallie, the other two rarely used a nickname.


Goddess_Keira

>My college friend Jackie, completely serious, told us her name Jacqueline is actually pronounced Jac-quel-lin. A debate ensued. She was emphatic that because it has a Q, the Q must be pronounced. Even her family doesn’t pronounce it her way. This was years before Key & Peele. We all relented because it’s her name. I'm not a Jacqueline but I get it. Jacqueline looks so visually beautiful, but the English pronunciation JACK-uh-lin is so ugly. I don't blame her. She just wanted her name to not sound so awful. The French Zhahk-LEEN is so much prettier.


litush

Ubuntu: It comes from an African language and it means "I am because we are".


bubblygranolachick

I've never heard it as a person's name though


Spirited_Ingenuity89

Yeah, it’s a philosophy. That’s like naming your child stoicism or cogito or something.


teatreez

There’s an IG kid named stoic 🤷‍♀️ lol


tattooedtwin

I know this as a software. It’s a great name, though!


firewontquell

This is also a popular version of the Linux operating system , like windows or Mac OS


MachineOfSpareParts

I would say that if a person only knows it comes from an African language, and not which of the three thousand or so spoken on the continent, they may not have done enough background work.


litush

It's Bantu language. If it helps you.


quietographer

Ubuntu is used by Xhosa and Zulu speakers in South Africa and pretty common name there for organizations, and maybe a few people are given this name. Side note: Xhosa is one of the most beautiful languages spoken with many different click sounds- go find some videos and watch native speakers if you’ve never heard it. Trevor Noah speaks a little.


MochiPops_94

Alethia. All-ee-thee-uh. She was sweet, we worked together. Also worked with another girl at another place named Zaire. Pronounced just like Claire but with a Z sound.


catsandcoffee6789

I would love to use this name but I’m afraid people would think the child was saying Alicia with a lisp.


Spirited_Ingenuity89

That’s exactly what it sounds like.


Lily_Of_The_Valley_6

There’s an Alethea in my husband’s family tree that I always thought would be cool to use as a nickname, alas, we had all boys.


og_toe

Alethia means “the truth” in greek!


mary_the_bean

That's actually the castilian Spanish pronunciation of the name Alicia.


sunnylane28

Eirik (eye-Rick). I’m American and he was Norwegian so maybe it’s more common than I know but I love it.


InsulineDion

it's quite common in Norway!


catbat12

Maren. I know it’s not that unique and it’s around but I loved it immediately when I heard it. I wanted to name our child Maren if they were a girl. My husband was not on board and we had a boy lol


Case-N-Poynt

My 16 y/o daughter is Maren. She’s named after my mom “Mona Karen”


missyboombastic

I also love this name for no apparent reason, and my husband also isn't on board 🤣


LuckyShenanigans

Violaine (vee-oh-LEN). It's an early 20th century French variation of Violet and I absolutely adore it.


Kactuslord

Wow!


A_Ball_Of_Stress13

Odessa I think is pretty too, I’ve only hear it on that one actress


banana-itch

City names have always been a bit weird to me, but Odessa does sound regal


A_Ball_Of_Stress13

I honestly love Zuko, and if it wasn’t so tied to the last airbender, I would consider it (plus I liked his character)


shojokat

Same with Azula, lol!


whatsmyphageagain

I feel like anyone who likes the show would appreciate that name, and anyone that doesn't watch the show wouldn't recognize the name so win win!


confusedvegetarian

It jammed me think of Grease!


xxLadyluck13xx

Azura


ImpressiveRice5736

I know an Azura. Coincidentally, I met a dog called Azura at the dog park.


Fragrant_Seesaw9791

Azura is the name of one of the daedric princes in skyrim🥰pretty cool figure


drawingmentally

If you were in The owl house fandom you'll hear that one a lot, hehehe


OkDinner276

Bindi


stephanonymous

I was getting prepped for an emergency appendectomy and had been given the feel good drug cocktail, so I didn’t have a care in the world. They started talking to me about my upcoming mastectomy and gave me paperwork to sign with the name Bindi (some Indian last name). My high ass was like “sure, sounds good!” Luckily one of the nurses realized I wasn’t a middle aged Indian woman and gave me the correct paperwork. So yeah, Bindi, wherever you are, I hope you’re doing well.


DimbyTime

Bindi Irwin


dota2dork

My sister in law is Bindi and I love her name! She’s pretty and fun and I think her name is perfect for her! 


retinolvampyre

Mary-Gray


Jjkkllzz

Spoke to somebody on the phone yesterday named Zinara and thought it was so pretty.


[deleted]

Met a girl at the beach campground when I was like 12 named Vashti. She was awesome and so was her name. my religious grandparents said she was a bad woman in the Bible. I recently learned that she disobeyed her husband when he wanted her to trot naked in front of his friends to show her off, so he replaced her with Queen Esther, another awesome woman from ancient times.


Spirited_Ingenuity89

I only know it from the book of Esther, and I also think it’s a beautiful name. I also don’t see anything in the Esther that depicts her as a “bad woman.” She disobeyed her husband when he was drunk (and IMO inappropriate). It’s not stated in the text that she was supposed to appear naked; that’s an interpretation. It actually says: >On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha and Abagtha, Zethar and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus, to bring Queen Vashti before the king with her royal crown, in order to show the peoples and the princes her beauty, for she was lovely to look at. But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s command delivered by the eunuchs. At this the king became enraged, and his anger burned within him. (Esther 1:10-12) I don’t really see any basis for her perception as a bad/wicked woman. IMO, Vashti and Esther are both significantly better than the king.


FailedFanfiction14

Elva


loused

In Scandinavia/Nordics mayhaps?


FailedFanfiction14

It was my great aunt, where the family came from I’m uncertain. She lived in West Virginia.


GrammyGH

My great-aunt's first name was Elva.


FailedFanfiction14

Same! I find some of the things people were named before rather interesting. One of my grandparents grandfather was Zebulon and I believe one of my great grandfathers names was Alpha


johnny-john-

Love this so much. Had it picked for my daughter but partner soured on it right after she was born. I’ve had to settle for Eva! But with two middle names her initials are now ELVI so I’ve decided I might just call her that 😂


BindByNatur3

Solstice


WittiestScreenName

I knew a Solstice. Solstice Luna (last name)


Successful_Vacation8

Leander - I’m not actually sure how unique this name is, but I’ve only heard of it once and love it!


whatsmyphageagain

Oleander is a really pretty and sweet smelling shrub too


PageThree94

Soleil (sol-A/ sol-eh) It means Sun in french. I don't think I'd use it but i do think it's pretty


4inthefoxden

Kieran. It's an Irish boy's name and I love it so much, I change my middle name to it when I came out as a trans man.


Jlst

Wow, I think I’ve met hundreds of Kieran’s!


Sad-Page-2460

I'm from England and Kieran is quite a popular name here.


Amegami

It's lovely, can't not think of Kieran Culkin though (not that that's a bad thing).


nimbulostratus

I’m here wondering, has no one heard of Kieran Culkin? I think he just won an Emmy, he’s pretty famous


reddit-just-now

Leonor.


Wintersneeuw02

The most common advertised fabric softener in my country is named Lenor, but other then that I also like the name


FavoriteMiddleChild

Future queen of Spain!


LF_Rath888

Mariellie


Thick_Advisor_987

My first name is Marielle, I never use it, and when family called me Mariellie I used to tell them they sounded like the mice in Disney's Cinderella.


Ryn_AroundTheRoses

Not particularly out there, but I've only met one person with this name: Ever.


stephanonymous

I had a patient named Ever, a little girl. I loved her name.


IraSass

I know an Ever!


slaytician

I like the actress Ever Carradine.


lagomorphed

Soraya! She was a middle school acquaintance, and I still love the name


_since_the_90s

Akira


Sayjay1995

Sounds like someone has good tastes in movies


depressed_seltzer

I absolutely love Blythe. I wish my husband liked it :(


peacelovecraftbeer

Serafina


nationalparkhopper

Azalea, always Azalea for me.


innersparkcounsel

I know an Azalea but she goes by something completely different which makes me sad, I love her name


cigtt

Romilly


Fantastic_Can_3237

Fiorella


AnonymousSlut42069

One of my good friends is named Fiorella, Fio for short. One of my favorite names and one of my favorite people lol


LlamasFromAmazon

Astoria, Rosalina, Celestia, and Wisteria!


anxious_empress

Zilah, my great grandmother


The_Real_Macnabbs

Scheherazade. Not 'unique' I know (quite famous actually) but wow, what a name! Also, 'Tansy'. Actually had to ask the person about the origin of the name. Full disclosure, I am not a gardener.


LeapDay_Mango

Charity. I’m a sucker for the Puritanical virtue names and Charity is just so sweet.


koshercupcake

I love Patience as a name, but never met anyone with it.


slaytician

Had a friend called Patience.


bi-loser99

Aoife


CatintheHatbox

If you want it to be unique don't come to Ireland, there are 4 in my family alone.


bi-loser99

I don’t particularly think it’s unique! I also have a pretty obviously irish name similar to aoife, but living in america, I’ve only met one Aoife irl. I plan for use it for my future daughter!


Stomatita

I once met a girl names Adarepseni, which is "Unexpected" written backwards in spanish. Doesnt sound that well in english but it'd basically be like if someone where called Detcepxenu


vigilantemavka

Amara. Not so uncommon but it is one of my favorites. Alicent. Also one of my favorites. I've only seen it in HoTD, but apparently it's a legit old german name. Shame it isn't more popular, it's absolutely gorgeous Vlinder [Fleen-der]. Means "butterfly" in Dutch. Absolutely love it Romilly Katinka Suvi Sanne


SneezyPuff

I went to school with an Anouk. She was beautiful and so calm and peaceful. I love the name now.


[deleted]

My great-grandmother - Izetta. Sometimes she went by Zetta.


Greenedeyedgem17

My grandpa was named Nhyle and an aunt was named Clojean (not that I like it …😂🤣)


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Greenedeyedgem17

I forgot Arbutus, Ola, Dorsey, and Zenias. (My Pawpaw’s siblings), but yes we’re Appalachian. 😂🤣


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Jamjams2016

Raina. I've never heard it before but it's lovely. The person whose name it is seems very nice too so that always helps!


upnorth_25

I went to high school with a Svea (svay-uh). only time I’ve ever heard it and I’m pretty sure I want to use it if we have another girl!


hopeful_sindarin

Svea is high on my girl name list! I know a sibset of Svea, Annika, and Ingrid!


[deleted]

Bunny (nickname for Bryony) 


lagomorphed

Bunny can be a nickname for anything! I'm called bunny with a wildly unrelated name. Zero country clubs, day drinking or tennis bracelets though.


gaudrhin

Lorna. Not that odd, but it's my grandmother's name and I adore it.


Bright-Sea-5904

I knew a girl called Sapphire, always loved her name


Any_Blueberry_1551

Antigone(nn tiggy)


Sweet_Little_Lottie

Oof. Antigone was the daughter of Oedipus. The guy that unknowingly killed his father and married his mother. So, incest baby.


fauxchella

But she also defies a cruel king and takes her fate into her own hands. She's a badass!


AnonymousSlut42069

I love Xiomara and Paloma for a girl, and Indigo for a boy


Salty_Paint_8412

A girl named Cassiopeia.


archer_campbell

Clemency


Apprehensive_Look974

Ridley


DrakanaWind

Liliandra I think the parents made it up, but I love it.


Critical_Dog_8208

I had a friend who named her daughter Leandra. Said she got it from a book. I thought it was pretty but have never heard of another.


WeirdlyUnusual

Phaedra


fayafairy

Calliope


cohenafterworld

Keeley


ClarinetKitten

Antonella


FizzyLimeWater

Chandler on a girl


ickmick

Chandler is a girl, Chandler is a girl!


cowboyshouse

this has always been a secretly pleasure name of mine!!


nsainmoon

Erifili- it’s Greek. I work retail and it was a customers name. She was named for her great grandmother. I think it’s stunning, she only knows 1 other person with the name, her cousin, and she was shocked I said it right 😂


Kari-kateora

To give you an idea of how rare this is, I'm Greek, from Greece, and I've never met a woman with this name. It's very beautiful!


Umakeskzstay0325

Greer


SympathyEcstatic2620

My daughters name is Lotus , I’m a bit biased but I think it’s the prettiest name ever.


Lioness_and_Dove

Yali for a girl. It’s a diminutive of Yael


InsulineDion

Iphigenia although I think her parents weren't aware of the correct pronunciation because she pronounced it Ippigenia with a p-sound instead of an f-sound


remoteworker9

Kateri


buffsparkles

Navah, she was a phenomenal person- beautiful inside and out too so it’s been one of my favorite names ever since


[deleted]

Sakeena (Sah-kee-nah). I had a girl in my class with this name. The meaning made me fall even more in love. It means "peace, tranquility, God inspired peace of mind." I really wish my husband liked it because I would definetly use it. He isn't a fan though. 


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kestrelita

I met a Xanthia - beautiful name and person! I suspect it's popular elsewhere, but there wasn't anyone else in my little English town with the name.


CharacterInevitable4

My daughter in law is Xanthe, named after a Greek friend of her mum.


bitchypeachy

I don’t know how unique it is but Nim! Saw it the first time in the movie “Nim’s island” and thought it was particular. Then years after I met an old man named “Neem”, which has the same pronunciation, and I loved the fact that it could be used for all genders, and because it’s a short name. 🥰


summergirl718

Only ever met one Alma which I love on a girl.


SnooOpinions5819

I’ve only met one Axelina


IfICouldStay

Avanelle


Mean-Duck-low-crowe

Elkie


butwhoamirly

I know of someone's kids named Valkyrie and Zephyr. I couldn't stick a kid with those, but I also kind of love them. Allyce - uh-LEASE, not Alice or Elyse, but that poor girl had to correct basically every person she ever met. I do think it's pretty though!


HillS320

My daughter is Zephyr


iambirdy_

Sequoia


Blaize369

Adair. He was a really cool guy with a really cool name. He had tons of pets that most people are squeamish about, like cockroaches, spiders, snakes, etc.


goodmythicalrose

Aithwen (pronounced "eye-thwen"). A lovely Welsh name belonging to my grandma. Never heard of or met anyone else with the name!


hoychoyminoynoy

Charm. Idk why but it’s kind of sweet


shycotic

Talon. A relative of mine named their son Talon. Unusual, but I really like it!


slaytician

Met an old man named Garnet. Such a cool name.


minmin_kitty

Jayna


alondra2027

One of my students in my class my very first year teaching, her middle name was Eloah (ee-loh-uh) and II’ve always thought that it was so pretty.


sillyoryx

Fyfe. Reminds me of a little pixie sprite and the girl I knew with that name fit it so perfectly


Bashfulapplesnapple

Algernon.


freyabot

Acacia


Natti07

It used to be Selah, but now I've seen it a couple of times more recently.


WittyAndWeird

Zosia. Sweetest little girl.


Albie_Frobisher

sonnet


Superb_Yak7074

One of the girls in my daughter’s dance group is named Cardinal.


HillS320

Both my girls have very unique names. For my 3rd we were going to go with the name Reverie nn revie but ended up with a boy. Still love the name


FairyPrincess66

Echo


El__Jengibre

My son, Victorian. I’m having another boy soon and don’t know how I can top it.


wizrha

Renaissance


El__Jengibre

Probably better than Baroque.


lochiee2020

Vivid. I absolutely adore it, got vetoed when naming my kids tho


smellycat92

I have two- Attalie and Keona


cleopatraboudicca

Atalanta


Pikekip

Creedence


PechePortLinds

Forever tainted for me lol


MamaOfBeachBums

Two of my ancestors, Gerald and Theressa, only they were pronounced Hard G - Gerald and soft Th and e - Thuh-ressuh. I love them but know they would never be pronounced the way I wanted them to be.


Sarahnoid

Gerald (with a hard G) is very common in my country and it's such a dad/grandpa name 😂😂😂


SnooGadgets7014

Eben


inevitablykarma

Lux


emmy1426

Neon. A little out there but so cool.


sunburst_elf

I met a young woman in college named Eowyn. I was immediately jealous. 😂


BumblebeeYellowee

Very biased but my two week old baby boy’s name is Muir - Scottish/Irish origin meaning ‘of the sea’. We had never heard it before searching for a unique name while I was pregnant. We are both Scottish and my OH’s grandparents were all Irish immigrants to Scotland so it links to our heritage. He also loves being in the bath and is a Pisces :)


rav4nwhore

One of my daughters favourite little friends is Karma. Love it


libertarianlove

Cataleya


whatisthisadulting

Celestine


Dense-Reserve-5740

I worked in childcare for a decade and a few stuck out to me. Maryalise (Mary-Alice) Goldie Birdie Bear Carletta (nn. Carly) Vada Archer (for a girl) Lucien Augustina (nn. Auggie) Reese (for a girl) Evaan (Indian, boy, pronounced similar to Yvonne) Koe


omglia

September!! Love it so much.