Exotic, different, unusual?

[miri873.livejournal.com]

Does anyone here know any exotic, different and or unusual names that aren't too common? Names in different languages that don't seen light of day often but are kind of interesting or just plain weird?

Like my name is Maori- Waimirirangi (pronounced rolling your 'R's: Y-miri-rungi. The 'ang' sounding like 'ung' from 'hung'.), I have a cousin named Netalini (pronounced Natalini) and another cousin named Wikitoria (pronounced rolling the R), also Maori.

Maybe something like that (Not Maori necessarily of course). So, thanks :)

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[tokossel.livejournal.com]

Most of the names I like are unusual or 'exotic'. But then my name is Zahra. ;)

For boys I like:
Yero (pronounced Yeh-ro, it's West African/Fulani), there was a popular warrior named Yero Mama
One great name I heard yesterday is Ossian, it is Celtic for fawn apparently but also has big literary connotations

Girls:
Lulua, Lulu for short, Pearl in Arabic
Kenza, Treasure in Arabic

[http://users.livejournal.com/-dahling-/]

I don't know if it's WEIRD exactly but I love the name Carys, which is Welsh and means love.

[quentinwrites.livejournal.com]

My son's middle name is Taliesin, which is Welsh. A lady I work with is called Olenka, which is Polish and I love.

[sparklymoon.livejournal.com]

I just read a book about someone named Taliesin... Something to do with the Arthur legend. I quite like it :)

Also Eastern European name love!

[piperwest12.livejournal.com]

I know sisters with pretty names. The oldest is Elani Jenise(pronounced like Denise but with a j) and Jaylene Leilani.

[miri873.livejournal.com]

I like Jenise and Leilani :)

[jexia]

Hello fellow Aucklander!

Before we found out the gender of our twins I tried really hard to convince hubby of Kaipara and Ripiro for middle names. I do also love Awhina as a middle name for a girl but with the chance of moving to Canada and her being "a whiner"... well...

The French horn player at band is Rangimakehu, goes by Rangi.

[jexia]

(Kaipara and Ripiro would have been for boys, BTW)

[landslideoflove.livejournal.com]

I'm Canadian, believe me with the amount of Immigrants in this country, we can pronounce all kinds of names.:) and i like the names you listed btw.

[jexia]

Wh = 'f' in some dialects of Maori.


OP: is the translation of your name something like water that caresses the sky?

[miri873.livejournal.com]

My name literally means water (wai) and (miri) sky (Rangi- like Ranginui, sky father)... so kinda rainbow, haha. Though I've heard Rangi can also mean melody. *shrugs*

[incogneato86.livejournal.com]

I've always liked Nadira and Leilani

[landslideoflove.livejournal.com]

Anything Hawaiian I love.

Kailani
Leilani
Lokilani
Malia
Moani
'Ailana
'Olina
Anela
Kahana
Kamea

[elephantus45.livejournal.com]

'Iolani (Hawk in Hawi'ian)
Malia, Maliah, Maliyah (mary)
Malulia (peaceful)

Tierney
Lachlan
Siobhan

[silvermidnight.livejournal.com]

This post is right up my alley but I don't have any unusual names off the top of my head.

How do you pronounce Maori? May-or-ee?

Netalini and Wikitoria are beautiful! I wonder if Wikitoria is pissed about the advent of Wikipedia, though... And if people make fun of Netalini for sounding like a type of pasta...

[wake-tonight.livejournal.com]

I don't think the OPs name is Maori.. Maori is the term used to describe native people of New Zealand :)

I'm don't typically love super unusual names but Waimirirangi is lovely (and Miri is such a cute nickname!)

[miri873.livejournal.com]

Thanks! But I usually get people to call me Waimiri, only people real close to me call me Miri. Or if their nicknames are Miri (like Amiria, Miriama etc, haha)

[miri873.livejournal.com]

Maori is a race of people, but it's pronounced Mau(like Maul)-ri (rolling R's). We call Netalini Natty or Nat most of the time (when we're NOT angry with her, LOL) and the 'e' in her name is pronounced more like an 'a'. Haha, Tor tells people her name is Victoria, Tor or Tory and lets them assume for themselves what her name is xD

[miri873.livejournal.com]

I wish I could just like things here xD Hahah, thanks for all suggestions!

[allie-sheppard.livejournal.com]

girls names, either from India or Sri Lanka (don't remember):

Thisha
Tharshiga
Sakthiga