Pretty but currently unused names for a girl

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Anonymous wrote: Ada/Adah

My daughter has had an Addie in her class every year. Addison, Adelynn and variations are quite popular.

Ada/Adah is a standalone name, very popular in the end of the 19th century.

Yes, that’s true, but it won’t feel that way when you’re one of 5 moms calling out for Ada/Addie at the playground...

These are two different names that sound different. Ada/Adah is pronounced with a long A. I'm not getting the confusion about this classic name, in this thread.

I'd say the confusion is between Ava (popular) and Ada (not popular).

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Anonymous wrote:Why is there such an obsession with finding “unused names”? Who cares?

I do. I have the most common name of my generation and it’s awful.

+2. I care too. Another here with a very popular name of my generation. I have never been in a class, a party, a family, or a work environment where there aren’t at least two other women with my first name. When I go into a hospice at the end of my days, I guarantee there will be at least one other woman with my name dying next to me.

Yes. Certain names tell your age. Like Jennifer is 40-something

This is very true. - Michelle (I'm sure you can guess my age)

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You were a hall monitor in 5th grade, weren’t you?

And again, not even correct. The OP said their last name was 2 syllables, not that the traditional but not overused names need to be 2 syllables.

The trolls are getting lazy!

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Anonymous wrote:Why is there such an obsession with finding “unused names”? Who cares?

I do. I have the most common name of my generation and it’s awful.

+2. I care too. Another here with a very popular name of my generation. I have never been in a class, a party, a family, or a work environment where there aren’t at least two other women with my first name. When I go into a hospice at the end of my days, I guarantee there will be at least one other woman with my name dying next to me.

+3. I care too. My dad is one of three brothers and all four of them married women named Susan. My mother is a Susan and so are my three aunts. You better believe all of them gave their children untrendy/unpopular names and so have I. I don’t want all my DILs names Sophia.

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I didn't read all 19 pages but less common names I like:

Anya
Maia
Agnes
Alex (for a girl)
Jenna

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Anonymous wrote:Why is there such an obsession with finding “unused names”? Who cares?

I do. I have the most common name of my generation and it’s awful.

+2. I care too. Another here with a very popular name of my generation. I have never been in a class, a party, a family, or a work environment where there aren’t at least two other women with my first name. When I go into a hospice at the end of my days, I guarantee there will be at least one other woman with my name dying next to me.

+3. I care too. My dad is one of three brothers and all four of them married women named Susan. My mother is a Susan and so are my three aunts. You better believe all of them gave their children untrendy/unpopular names and so have I. I don’t want all my DILs names Sophia.

And I know several couples there wife #1 and wife #2 are both Susan.

Thing is, I like the name Susan. And also Suzanne and Susanne. But definitely not Suzie or Sue. Blecch.

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Anonymous wrote:Also- my neighbor just named her little girl “Sara” and I noted that you don’t hear that often these days!

Really? I know TONS of kids named Sara/Sarah.

As a Sarah myself, I will let you know that your kid will always be asked, “is it Sara or Sarah?”. It’s a common name. It’s fine though!

I'm a Sara and I've been happy enough with the name. I've lived all over the world and I really love that people from different cultures feel a connection to it, "beautiful name, my wife is a Sara/h!" and it is easy to spell and pronounce in different languages. It's very versatile. It was top ten when I was born in the 80s, but interestingly I was only one of two in my high school (850 kids) so I didn't experience the Sarah P, Sara K, Sara F, thing people seem to dislike.

I’m a Sari, which is like Sara with an i / rhymes with Mary. I love it, but people get it wrong everyday and now your phone will ask you what you want if you call me and say “hey Sari”

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Pearl
Leonore
Daphne
Florence
Francesca

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Barbara
Joanne
Frances
Marylynn
Kathleen
Rosemary

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Sandra

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Anonymous wrote:Why is there such an obsession with finding “unused names”? Who cares?

I do. I have the most common name of my generation and it’s awful.

+2. I care too. Another here with a very popular name of my generation. I have never been in a class, a party, a family, or a work environment where there aren’t at least two other women with my first name. When I go into a hospice at the end of my days, I guarantee there will be at least one other woman with my name dying next to me.

+3. I care too. My dad is one of three brothers and all four of them married women named Susan. My mother is a Susan and so are my three aunts. You better believe all of them gave their children untrendy/unpopular names and so have I. I don’t want all my DILs names Sophia.

And I know several couples there wife #1 and wife #2 are both Susan.

Thing is, I like the name Susan. And also Suzanne and Susanne. But definitely not Suzie or Sue. Blecch.

Susan would be a great unpopular name now. I love Susy/Susie.

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Anonymous wrote:Also- my neighbor just named her little girl “Sara” and I noted that you don’t hear that often these days!

Really? I know TONS of kids named Sara/Sarah.

As a Sarah myself, I will let you know that your kid will always be asked, “is it Sara or Sarah?”. It’s a common name. It’s fine though!

I'm a Sara and I've been happy enough with the name. I've lived all over the world and I really love that people from different cultures feel a connection to it, "beautiful name, my wife is a Sara/h!" and it is easy to spell and pronounce in different languages. It's very versatile. It was top ten when I was born in the 80s, but interestingly I was only one of two in my high school (850 kids) so I didn't experience the Sarah P, Sara K, Sara F, thing people seem to dislike.

I’m a Sari, which is like Sara with an i / rhymes with Mary. I love it, but people get it wrong everyday and now your phone will ask you what you want if you call me and say “hey Sari”

Sara/ Sarah is a biblical name, it's a classic

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I think our generation is getting better about NOT nicknaming. I love the following:


Agnes
Madeline
Alexandra
Jacqueline
Genevieve
Patricia
Diana
Gwen

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Anonymous wrote:Two syllable last name - plain but uncommon. We like traditional names. So far Laura is our first choice but someone here posted it was getting used a lot recently.

Thanks, guys!

Jacinta
Julianna
Thomasina

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Laurel
Anna
Nina
Carrie
Natalie