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[moshimoshi-13.livejournal.com]

"Creative names instantly conver an artistic, exotic image on your child. They also mark you as a parent who prizes originality, who wants to instill a love of the inventive and poetic in your little one. These days, the source of Creative Names has expanded to include everything from surnames to place names to foreign names to names that are literally coined by the parents. But the names here are among those that have both a historical basis and an instantly recognizable creative image."

Abra
Alessandra
Allegra
Althea
*Anais
Andra
Anthea
Anya
Araminta
Ardith
Ariadne
Ariel
Arissa
Astra
Athena
*Audra
*Aurelia
Aurora
Autumn
Bianca
Blythe
Bryony
Calla
Calliope
Camilla
Candida
China
Clea
Clementine
Clio
Columbine (The book is from before the Columbine massacre...)
Cressida
Damara
Daria
Delphine
Diantha
Ebba
Electra
*Esme
Evangeline
Feodora
Flavia
Fleur
Francesca
Gelsey
Genevra
Giselle
Gwyneth
India
Ione
Isa
Isadora
Isolde
Ivy
Jade
*Kaia
Katya
Kyra
Lara
Lark
Leila
Lelia
Liana
Lilith
Lilo
Lola
Lulu
Luna
*Maia
Mala
*Mara
Marlo
Mercedes
Michael
Minta
Mirabel
Miranda
Mirra
Nadia
Natasha
Nerissa
Nessa
*Neve
*Nicola
Odelia
Olympia
Oona
Oriana
Ouida
Paloma
Pandora
Petra
*Pilar
Portia
Quintina
Raffaela
Reine
Sabine
Sabra
Sasha
Silver
*Sinead
Skye
Talia
Tallulah
Tamara
Tania
Tatiana
Teal
Tessa
Thea
Tressa
Trilby
Twyla
Tyne
Venetia
Violet
Willa
Willow
Zandra
Zara
Zelia

I'll post the boys tomorrow. There's a lot of names.

Comments

[bluekoala.livejournal.com]

somehow I don't think this person uses the same definition of "creative" as this community does

[heure-actuelle.livejournal.com]

Ivy is my #1 girls name

Zara is also on my list

the others i like are:
Alessandra
Giselle
Gwyneth
Kaia
Miranda
Oriana--used to be obsessed with this name
Sabine
Sabra--oh my gosh i used to LOVE this name too. kind of funny to see it here. it's pretty rare
Talia

[yourcrowbar.livejournal.com]

I like/love

Alessandra
Athena
Aurora
Bryony (but spelled Briony...I've been really loving this name for some reason)
Camilla
Francesca
Giselle
Liana
Lola
Maia (but spelled Maya, which used to be my #1 name for a girl)
Natasha
Talia
Willow
Zara

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

I like:
Blythe
Clea
Ivy
Katya
Sinead
Skye
Tamara
Tessa
Tressa
Willow

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

Allegra
Anais
Anya
Aurelia
Bianca
Blythe
Calla
Camilla
Esme
Francesca
Katya
Lara
Leila
Mara
Mirabel
Nicola - pronounced like Nickel-uh
Sasha
Violet
Willa

[krosp.livejournal.com]

I like these but probably wouldn't use them:

Anais
Anya
Aurelia
Bianca (as long as it's not pronounced be-YANK-uh like most Australians do)
Bryony
Francesca
Lara
Luna
Miranda
Natasha
Neve (Niamh)
Paloma
Reine
Sinead
Tallulah
Tamara

[nothingtolose19.livejournal.com]

Names I like/love:

Alessandra
Ariel
Autumn
Diantha
Evangeline
Fleur
Francesca
India
Leila - I like it better spelled Layla :)
Lilith
Lola
Skye
Tessa
Violet
Willow
Zandra

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

i like:
Alessandra
Anya
Aurora
Camilla
Clementine
Delphine
Evangeline
Isadora
Lark
Marlo
Petra
Sabine
Sasha
Tyne
Willow

Lilo =

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

how is anais pronounced? i was never sure?

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

I don't really get how these are 'creative', but sure...

Alessandra - Would never use this, though, as it's basically my first and middle names smooshed together
Autumn
Blythe
Bryony
Camilla
Esme
Evangeline
India
Ivy
Leila
Mirabel
Miranda
Natasha
Tessa
Thea - as a nickname for Theodora (or Dorothea, I guess)

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

This.

I like...

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

Anais
Aurora
Daria
Esme
Evangeline
Ivy
Katya
Sasha
Skye
Willow

...but I don't find anything on this list to be terribly "creative" or even very "unique".

[colliemommie.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Most of these seem to be old names that have just fallen out of popularity lately. I see plant names, opera names, and a bunch from Greek and Roman myths.

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

Love:
Ariel
Isa
Luna
Mercedes
Neve
Like:
Andra
Blythe
Camilla
Clementine
Fleur
Lara
Marlow (I prefer it spelled like that)
Odelia
Pilar
Skye
Willow

Ardith is interesting...I think I need to think about that one some more, I can't decide if I like it or not.

[sifukatara.livejournal.com]

I LOVE

Allegra
Ariel
Aurora (I DO NOT like Sleeping Beauty at all. I love this name for a different reason altogether.)
India
Kaia
Lilo
Natasha
Skye
Tessa
Violet

[my-little-voice.livejournal.com]

I like:
Allegra, Aurelia, Aurora, Blythe, Clementine, Esme, Evangeline,
Giselle, Ione, Isolde, Leila, Miranda, Neve, Violet, and Willow

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

I like:
Abra
Anya
Autumn
Calla
Electra
Evangeline
Gwyneth
Katya
Luna
Nessa
Sabra
Skye
Twyla
Willow
Zara