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[cat666.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to decide on a name, I found out afew weeks ago that we are having a girl.
So, I've been thinking about names and I would like to pick a name that me and my Hubby both like. Well, I would really like to name her something that's an uncommon name,(Maybe even an old fashioned name.) but still something that people wouldn't think was odd.

So far I've thought of Ruby, and Isabel/Isabella. But my hubby doesn't like them, so I need ideas. Please Help! :)

-18Weeks,1Day

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[amberatcmu.livejournal.com]

cora
Jane
Ruthie

thats all I can think of right now

[kwpdb8.livejournal.com]

I just posted a massive list...

[freedomdreams.livejournal.com]

Well my name is Arwen.. and thanx to Lord of the RIngs, my name isn't as unusual :)
Rose is always a classic
Victoria
Vivien
Eleanor
Hannah
Alice
Delilah
Lana
Lena (as in Lena Horne)
Scarlett
Tallulah
Iris
Molly
Georgette
Lucy
Lilith
tell me ifyou like any of those

[sweet1986.livejournal.com]

I love the name Arwen :) My FH loves it too, and would love to name our daughter it when we have one.
Just one question, if thats okay...how did u find the association with lord of the rings? was it annoying for you, or do you think it is fine? :)

(and i also love your names you sugessted :))

[freedomdreams.livejournal.com]

I would love it if you named your daughter that and i am Glad you liked my suggestions... My full name is Arwen Rose
I loved having the Lord of the Rings connection. I got into all the movies for free:) Plus being connected to Liv Tyler... wow what a beautiful actress and some people said i even looked like her! Plus it made feel smart that my parents got it from the books and i could test how many people read the trilogy before the movies came out! I want to have names from the book too... Rohan and Strider for boys, and i have a cousin named Eowyn!

[kati-d.livejournal.com]

Here are Some old fashion names that I like

Evelyn (evie)
Eleanore (elle)
Lilian
Vivienne
Victoria
Nora
Noreen
Helen
Mary with any sort of middle name but use it as her full first name like (claire, kathryn, helen, ellen, jo ect.)
Ellen
Ruth
Meredith
Felicity
Fawn
Chantelle
Charlotte

Let me know what you think

Names from my family tree...

[serendipitous13.livejournal.com]

Mary
Catherine
Julia
Clara
Louise
Elizabeth
Ruth
Vivian
Frances
Clara-Jane
Amelia (I'm thinking about using this one.)
Rebecca (My name)
Tamara
Gail
Josephine
Carol
Marge
Mildred
Jeanette
Helen

Re: Names from my family tree...

[cat666.livejournal.com]

Yeah my name is Catherine, but I do really like the name Clara for an idea. :)

Re: Names from my family tree...

[serendipitous13.livejournal.com]

It's a great name. It's strong but still feminine. And I've only met one person named Clara so it can't be too common.

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

Well, if uncommon is what you want, don't use Isabella. That was one the top ten most common names last year. I suggest people use this site (http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/) to get ideas. It lists up to 1000 names for each gender. If you want common start at #1 and work down. If you want uncommon start at #1000 and work up. Beware of names with multiple spellings though. Kaitlyn/Caitlin/Katelyn are all listed seperately. Together they'd be much higher on the list. You can also type in individual names to see how often they've been used the last 20 years or so.

I think Ruby is a nice name.

Old fashioned sounding names taken from my own list (http://www.livejournal.com/users/elemmennope/286257.html).
Adeline
Alice
Annabel
Audrey
Bianca
Cassandra
Clara
Deirdre
Delilah
Elsa
Helen
Isadora
Sadie
Violet
Zinnia

[xxsilverbellsxx.livejournal.com]

If you like Isabella maybe Arabella? I like the combo Arabella Catherine. Of course, I'm a bit biased, as my name is Katherine :)

[cat666.livejournal.com]

My first name is Catherine, And ive never liked my name.

[xxsilverbellsxx.livejournal.com]

woops :O I did not know that. Arabella Rose, then :)

[candid-thoughts.livejournal.com]

Dorothy
Nancy
Pauline
Eleanor
Helen
Jacqueline
Amy
Wendy

[semi-sweet.livejournal.com]

I suggest this site
http://www.behindthename.com/top/
you can look for names that were popular back in the 1920s, the 1930s, etc. then type them in to see how popular they are today. you will be surprised, many names (like Isabella) that seem uncommon are actually very popular. It should also give you an idea of how the name is climbing in popularity. I love the name Ruby, but it's jumping up the list, so in 5 years might be a top 10 name.

[glitterberrys.livejournal.com]

I love Isabel. I'd like to name my daughter Isabel Jaye.

Congrats on your impending little girl. Old-fashioned but uncommon? Hmm.

Eliza, Eleanor, Victoria, Annabelle, Amelia, Arabella, Sadie, Caroline, Lorelei, Laurel, Lillian, Josephine, Thora, Jayne, Rebecca, Liana, Madeleine, Katharine.

[glitterberrys.livejournal.com]

Heh, just read through the comments and realized that a lot of these were already suggested. I'm surprised that Arabella was brought up...most people haven't heard of it.

[pale-september.livejournal.com]

I second Thora and Sadie.

[jenniferdunn.livejournal.com]

Lucille/Lucie/Lucy
Nora/Norah
Liliana/Lily

[lolacat.livejournal.com]

Lily and Nora/h are both fairly popular right now.

[kurishii.livejournal.com]

Gwen?

[the-theorist.livejournal.com]

My best friend's name is Margaret.

I also like Lily and Charlotte :)

[cathkitten.livejournal.com]

There are a lot of pretty old-fashioned names to choose from:

Priscilla
Elaine
Gemma
Edith
Eloise
Opal
Virginia
Hester
Dorothea or Dorothy
Louisa

were all popular at the turn of the 20th c.

check out http://www.babynamewizard.com/namevoyager

[pale-september.livejournal.com]

As cute as Isabella/belle is, it seems to becoming quite popular. I love Ruby though! That was one of my favorites for a long time.

Addison

Stella

Adelle

Adella

Emelina

Jasmine

Paris

Jacklynn

Reece

Kyla

Katrina

Devon/Deven

Angelina

Fallon

Laurel

Victoria

Carson

Shirley

Melody

[kasaiah.livejournal.com]

I love the names Ruby and Isabel also.
But here are some other ideas..

Breea
Lily/Lillie/Lili
Clementine
Sophira
Leilani
Phoebe
Edith/Edyth
Natalie
Ngaire
Imogen
Lira

[oddsod.livejournal.com]

"Uncommon" and "Isabella" in the same sentence? O___O

How booooout....

Xanthia.
Urseula.
Gertrude.
Margaret.
Renee.
Helen.
Virginia (my pen name is Helen Virginia).
Eleanore/Eleanora.
Charlotte.
Desdemona.
Juliette.
Alice.
Eulalia (my third daughter is going to be named this. Peak in popularity: in the lower #900s in 1910, pronounced yoo-lahl-ya).
Scarlet.
Audrey.
Felicity.
Amelia.

[anapology.livejournal.com]

Felicity
Cecelia
Amelia
Juliet
Esmé (ez-may with the accent, with a normal e its Ez-me) so whichever sound you like best
Alana
Alexa
Anabel