'unusual international choices' (girls)

[shortbutfast.livejournal.com]

'unusual international choices', according to the babyname bible

Antonella
Apollonia
Aziza
Cai
Chiara
Cylia
Daru
Eliana
Eluned
Faizah
Federica
Fiorella
Graziella
Iman
Inaya
Izara
Kalila
Kalindi
Ottoline
Romane [<< in german, romane are novels so a tad odd in that context; i like it anyway]
Saskia
Savita
Siri
Xanthe
Xia

WDYT?

Comments

[in-the-starlite.livejournal.com]

I absolutely LOVE the name Saskia.

[shortbutfast.livejournal.com]

it's dutch as far as i know. i went to school in switzerland with a dutch saskia. :]

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

I love Siri, but spelled Sigrid. I learned it form a norwegian tale, and have loved it since. It's pronounced SEE-ree, just the same, but the spelling reminds me of Secret.

[shortbutfast.livejournal.com]

interesting, haven't heard of that. sigrid is a little old-fashioned to me. i'm swiss and my 72-year-old aunt is named sigrid, pronounced german see-gritt. it was a very popular name in the 1930's and 40's in the german-speaking world.