https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:23:58 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finding-rare-baby-names#post-2424376 Sat, 16 Jan 2016 21:01:51 +0000 pastemoo 2424376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LibbyLou: Oh, thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finding-rare-baby-names#post-2403190 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 13:34:33 +0000 LibbyLou 2403190@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p><a href="http://appellationmountain.net" rel="nofollow">http://appellationmountain.net</a></p> <p>This is my favorite spots for rare names! You can search by girls and also just look at names of the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finding-rare-baby-names#post-2403151 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 13:09:30 +0000 pastemoo 2403151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@youboots: great idea! Also planning a library trip. 😀@Banana330: cute! @rachiecakes: pretty. @rattles: thanks! I just added Ariadne to the list earlier this week, I am so impressed with these names! Thank you everyone! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finding-rare-baby-names#post-2403096 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 12:30:12 +0000 rattles 2403096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Still thinking…<br /> Amaryllis<br /> Christabel<br /> Elowen<br /> Elsinore<br /> Frederica<br /> Hannelore<br /> Meridian<br /> Wilhelmina<br /> Zinnia </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finding-rare-baby-names#post-2402982 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 11:15:11 +0000 rattles 2402982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ariadne<br /> Casilda<br /> Cosima<br /> Dominica<br /> Jessamine<br /> Mirabelle<br /> Monserrate<br /> Ophelia<br /> Persephone<br /> Talitha<br /> Theodosia<br /> Verity </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finding-rare-baby-names#post-2402916 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 10:38:24 +0000 rachiecakes 2402916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Champagne: I know siblings Augusta &amp; Alberta, their middle names are super sweet too. Great names </p> <p>@Mrs. Pen: Odette! :heart: :heart: </p> <p>I considered Gertrude (Trudy, True) &amp; Geraldine both nods to my grandparents &amp; pretty rare names. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finding-rare-baby-names#post-2402906 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 10:35:42 +0000 Banana330 2402906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love Ottilie... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finding-rare-baby-names#post-2402899 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 10:32:43 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2402899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pancakes: I was going to suggest this as well. I also like the BabyNames list of combined spellings. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finding-rare-baby-names#post-2402890 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 10:28:14 +0000 youboots 2402890@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <br /><p><i>This comment has been deleted by the original poster.</i></p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finding-rare-baby-names#post-2402884 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 10:25:25 +0000 pastemoo 2402884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlejoy: @LindsayLou: @LuLu Mom: @littlebug: @Mrs Hedgehog: @Mrs. Champagne: @avivoca: thank you so much! Now 3 of my top 4 are on this list and several from my longer list are here... And some fun new ones I had not considered. Thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finding-rare-baby-names#post-2402854 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 10:13:00 +0000 avivoca 2402854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a Hyla (there were three Hyla's born in the US in 2013, so pretty rare). I also love:</p> <p>Rosamund<br /> Guinevere<br /> Eliana<br /> Leandra </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finding-rare-baby-names#post-2402830 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 09:54:04 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2402830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love Augusta! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finding-rare-baby-names#post-2402825 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 09:50:51 +0000 Pancakes 2402825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like more uncommon names as well, and I found inspiration by going to the SSA baby names page and downloading the file that allows you to see all names used outside the top 1000. <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/limits.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/limits.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finding-rare-baby-names#post-2402772 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 09:11:35 +0000 Cherrybee 2402772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How about: </p> <p>Araminta (Minty for short)<br /> Leonora<br /> Persephone<br /> Genevieve </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finding-rare-baby-names#post-2402767 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 09:06:23 +0000 Mrs Hedgehog 2402767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like rare names too. Though since naming our son it seems to be popping up everywhere. So our kids are Kaia and Asher. I love the name Kasima though. DH will never go for it but I think it is so pretty and definitely unusual </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finding-rare-baby-names#post-2402764 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 09:01:35 +0000 littlebug 2402764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Liviana is at the top of our list for Babygirl. We also liked Ilaria, but our last name starts with an I so we scrapped it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finding-rare-baby-names#post-2402748 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 08:48:40 +0000 LuLu Mom 2402748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Some others I don't think are mentioned: </p> <p>Sanora<br /> Samara<br /> Margot<br /> Gwyneth<br /> Campbell<br /> Georgiana<br /> Tabitha<br /> Palomina<br /> Farabee<br /> Noella </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finding-rare-baby-names#post-2402636 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 00:35:35 +0000 LindsayLou 2402636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Here are a few ideas:</p> <p>Delphine<br /> Francesca<br /> Verbena </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finding-rare-baby-names#post-2402624 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 00:04:33 +0000 littlejoy 2402624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Some of these are wonderful!! I was friends with an Althea in grade school, and she was so sweet. Valencia is a longtime favorite. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finding-rare-baby-names#post-2402614 Mon, 28 Dec 2015 23:46:23 +0000 pastemoo 2402614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: @Mrs.KMM: thank you! Mrs. Pen, three of those are on my list already :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finding-rare-baby-names#post-2402611 Mon, 28 Dec 2015 23:43:58 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2402611@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>found a few more:</p> <p>Romilly<br /> Odette<br /> Villette<br /> Freya<br /> Reverie<br /> Tyken<br /> Kaisha<br /> Vivica<br /> Mireille<br /> Aveline </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finding-rare-baby-names#post-2402609 Mon, 28 Dec 2015 23:40:01 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2402609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Leighton<br /> Matilda<br /> Vera<br /> Blanche<br /> Philomena<br /> Neema<br /> Giselle </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finding-rare-baby-names#post-2402607 Mon, 28 Dec 2015 23:34:50 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2402607@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I found some pretty names from this list: <a href="http://www.babble.com/baby-names/exotic-names/" rel="nofollow">http://www.babble.com/baby-names/exotic-names/</a></p> <p>Allegra<br /> Arabella<br /> Alethea<br /> Bronte<br /> Guinevere<br /> Jemima<br /> Jocelyn<br /> Octavia<br /> Persephone<br /> Valencia<br /> Wilhelmina</p> <p>@matador84: I love Bronwyn! That's beautiful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finding-rare-baby-names#post-2402605 Mon, 28 Dec 2015 23:26:16 +0000 matador84 2402605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: bahaha i totally think of grey's too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finding-rare-baby-names#post-2402603 Mon, 28 Dec 2015 23:24:39 +0000 pastemoo 2402603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: I know several Bronwens actually, so it doesn't meet that, but a beautiful name. Great ideas! Thank you! @littlejoy: grey's anatomy ruined it for me, haha, bummer </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finding-rare-baby-names#post-2402598 Mon, 28 Dec 2015 23:17:02 +0000 littlejoy 2402598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There a Calliope at LO's school. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finding-rare-baby-names#post-2402597 Mon, 28 Dec 2015 23:16:24 +0000 Kemma 2402597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ScarletBegonia: Assumpta is such a lovely name! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finding-rare-baby-names#post-2402595 Mon, 28 Dec 2015 23:04:17 +0000 matador84 2402595@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not all fit criteria, but first to mind:<br /> Lilianna<br /> Victoria<br /> Annelise<br /> Clementine<br /> Gwendolyn<br /> Apollonia (a favorite of mine but DH would never go for it...)<br /> Phillipa<br /> Bronwyn (name of a former student that I just LOVE) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finding-rare-baby-names#post-2402580 Mon, 28 Dec 2015 22:46:38 +0000 pastemoo 2402580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ScarletBegonia: I love you, thank you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finding-rare-baby-names#post-2402578 Mon, 28 Dec 2015 22:45:57 +0000 ScarletBegonia 2402578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I teach at a girls school with lots of Church of England families (read: old school &amp; traditional). Some names that have cropped up in my tenure that fit your criteria, I think:<br /> Antoinette<br /> Olympia<br /> Quintessa<br /> Assumpta<br /> Imogenne<br /> Sylvianna</p> <p>Sorry if none of those are what you are looking for! </p>