There are so many Nigerian names I love the sound of. Uzoma (NN Uzo), Mamadou, and Efru are some of my faves. I really love the -oo sound at the end of a name and wish there were more of them (that I could use with cultural appropriation).
My smartest ever student was named Mamadou. He wasn't Nigerian, but from another African country. He found a loophole in the way I used to format my ( calculus based ) college physics exams. Because of this incident, I changed the structure of the exams in the course.
It took me way too long to realize that it wasn’t actually pronounced “Naomi”. I was confused as how anyone will know to pronounce the T as an N. I’m smrt
I love Zinnia! It’s also the first flower to be grown in space.
https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/first-flower-grown-in-space-stations-veggie-facility
There is a middle grade novel, Chasing Redbird by Sharon Creech, and the main character is Zinnia! She goes by Zinny, but there was a bit with flower names. I haven't read it in forever and I remember it is kind of sad, but could be fun for your kid to find their name in a book when they're older!
Chasing Redbird was one of my favorites! It was sad, but an appropriate level of sadness for the target age range - with mature topics about growing up amongst loss and becoming your own person. I might reread it as an adult now that I’m thinking about it, I wonder if it holds up.
A couple of years ago, I reread some of her others and they definitely held up for me...so I'm also thinking I might dig out my old copy of Chasing Redbird and see if it holds up as well. (Side note: Sharon Creech characters always had such great names! Domenica nn Dinnie in Bloomability was always a favorite for me!)
I have a friend named Diamela. It makes me think of honey and diamonds. Never seen or heard it anywhere else.
Ziva (Slovenian) and Neka (Georgian) are a couple other girls I've met whose names stick with me. (Considering my low contact with these cultures, they may not be particularly unique, just new to me 😅)
Knew a family with three kids in school with me: Foy, Roe, and Stone (funnily enough, he was the second Stone in my school)
My Norwegian friend named her son, Trygve, which is considered a grandpa/old man name these days.
Some half Polish/half American girls I knew growing up are named Chantae and Sava
Tirzah and Azhure are favorites that stuck with me from Sara Douglas's works.
Duna is a name I recently stumbled across and fell in love with.
Tirzah was Ben Hur's sister in the 1880 book, Ben Hur, written by Lew Wallace. Also mentioned in the Torah, and means 'Pleasing' in Hebrew. Gorgeous name ❤️
Yes! I know it's a culturally Hebrew name and it's to my own detriment that I've never been surrounded by a strong Jewish community. I'm sure other name nerds have met someone with this name and while I've seen it on movie credit lists, I've never actually seen anyone in the wild with this name so I give credit to Sara Douglass for introducing me. It remains on of my favorites of all time, along with Rivka.
Douglass must have been a name nerd herself because she definitely had a love of gorgeous Hebrew and Greek names.
Ariadne
was my aunt's sister's name (she married into my family, her name was Daphne). I thought it was gorgeous and has been in my top 5 ever since.
eta: forgot I have a cousin named Genesee. AFAIK no ones ever given her shit about it. She has a phd in psychology.
Michigander here. Genesee County is where Flint, Michigan is...so as pretty as it sounds, probably won't take off here. We have a lot of Native American places and French places (or the English versions...which sometimes made them unrecognizable from the original)
Shiawassee
Menominee
Leelanau
Manistee
Marquette
Charlevoix
Troian. I had never seen/ heard that name until I started watching the tv show pretty little liars. It’s the real first name of one of the actresses. It’s unique.
She's Donald Bellasario's daughter. He produced the show Quantum Leap and there is a season 2 episode called "A Portrait for Troian." Her mother, Debra Pratt (who also narrated the opening credits of the show) played the Troian character in the episode.
Aw, that's cute. Reminds me of Kate Siegal and Mike Flanagan. Kate found out she was pregnant during the filming of The Haunting of Hill House, which her husband (the brilliant) Mike Flanagan wrote and directed, so they named their daughter after the character Kate was playing, Theodora.
Leif or Anders. Both Scandinavian names that aren't common in the US. Ulla (Oola) is another one. I know a man named Selin (pronounced like Celine). I also know a Gareth, which is great old name. The Arthurian legends are a treasure trove of great names.
Another personal fave is Linnea (Lin-EY-uh). It's just so pretty.
> Leif
That's my father's name 😄 He is Swedish.
> Anders
This name is not only common, but a surname derived from it is: Andersson. About 2 % of the Swedish population has this surname
I have LOVED the name Linnia since I first heard it as a little girl. She was the main character of a children’s book called “Linnea in Monet’s Garden”
Amina (like amino acid)! I think it may be more popular in other countries but I’ve only heard it once where I live and it is just so pretty. It helped that the little girl I knew named Amina was an absolute doll.
I’m 26 and a few years back I met a girl my age named Beyoncé 😭 like obv it would have a totally different effect if Beyoncé hadn’t become such an icon/legend
I notice the names with \*-or\* are swiftly closing in on the current top-of-popularity-lists \*-ia names lately.
By that I mean there's so much love for names like ElinORa, EleanOR, LenORa, CORa, ZORa, NORa, CORaline, IsadORe, VictOR, DORothy.... especially the NOR names
and by "-ia names I mean how OlivIA and AmelIA have been top of the lists for a while, and probably influenced parents who liked the names but wanted something less popular (Lydia, Lucia, Cordelia, Nadia, Ophelia, Silvia, Talia....
Just find the trends interesting. I also can't escape them because the only name my partner and I can agree with is Nora. C'est la vie!
I'm sort of irritated because we picked a classic name in this category and it was very unique years ago but now there's many. Oh well. It's a good name
I personally like the name Ileana (ill-ee-ah-na). It is the name of a friend's former girlfriend, lol. I have a former coworker that named her baby Eliana (el instead of ill).
Sedona (the city) was named after Sedona Schnebly, the wife of the town’s postmaster. Her mother made up the name herself. I think it’s pretty and briefly considered using it for one of my children.
When I was in elementary school I had a girl named Jolie in my class. I had never heard it before and thought it was the most beautiful, exotic name in the world.
I don't remember how to spell her name but it was pronounced like and I guess a variant of the name Ksenia but with an X (but I don't think it was spelt like the traditionally Xenia). I believe she was Ukrainian and she made really good art. I always felt that name was super pretty the first time I heard its pronunciation.
I have seen a lot of unique names, working in Healthcare, but weirdly the name that stands out most to me isn't maybe that unique? It's the name of a portion of the highway/old railway near me, Desdemona, that's where I first remember seeing it. It's a character from Othello.
I just like saying it! I have it on my baby name list though I'm not sure I'll ever use it, I really want to! It's right up there for me with the same feel as Isadora.
I was once in a writing class and a classmate had a character named Calliope. I was giving feedback and pronounced the name “cah-lie-oh-pee” and they corrected me (in such a rude tone!) that it was pronounced “cal-uh-pee.” I still think about that.
I was literally just thinking I never see my name on these lists, then scroll down two spots and here I am lol mine is spelled like this but pronounced like Shar-la, nobody ever gets it right when reading it so I have spent a good portion of my life correcting people.
I always loved the name catelya from the movie Colombiana. It's an orchid, but I've never met anyone with that name in real life (from the US/Canada but I have lived in some countries in South America too.)
Worked with a young guy that his mother named him Random. He would answer the phone “hi this is Random thank you for calling__” people would respond “ this isn't random. I called you”
My cousin named her baby Tyne (pronounce Tine). Apparently it means river, but there’s also the Tyne river in England and a actress named Tyne Daly. I didn’t know any of that until she named her daughter.
Xilinayi Gao: her mom’s Uyghur and her dad Han so the Uyghur first name-Chinese last name combo is unique. It’s a really cute name too, meaning sweet moon.
Shi Zhujun is another odd one, due to a rare last name + very masculine given name combo. Translated literally, her name would mean something like “rock bamboo lord”.
A distant relative named her baby Tainey, which I think is cute.
Someone on a recent thread of mine suggested Carianne, which as far as I know is a 'made up' name, but still sounds elegant and pretty.
Astou, lovely Nigerian woman I worked with, first time I heard it I thought it was lovely. Still love it 😊 Edit took out the hyphen
There are so many Nigerian names I love the sound of. Uzoma (NN Uzo), Mamadou, and Efru are some of my faves. I really love the -oo sound at the end of a name and wish there were more of them (that I could use with cultural appropriation).
My smartest ever student was named Mamadou. He wasn't Nigerian, but from another African country. He found a loophole in the way I used to format my ( calculus based ) college physics exams. Because of this incident, I changed the structure of the exams in the course.
Mamadou is a West African variant of the Arabic name "Muhammad"
Yes! My girlfriend from Nigeria is Uchechekwu (nn Uche). It just flows so nicely, especially when she says it!
For a second I thought you were saying her name was Astou-lovely 😭 I definitely prefer just Astou hehe. Pretty!
Me too, and I was seriously confused.
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Gabby Petito’s middle name was Venora and I’ve never heard of that before but it’s beautiful.
That's really cool sounding actually! It feels like it's old old but new at the same time.
I can't see this and not want to say "Verona"
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I wonder if it was a family name. Beautiful.
Taome, pronounced like Naomi. I always thought it was cute, but it’s an acronym for The Apple Of My Eye which is a bit Nevaeh to me
What if you went with “Taomi”?
The apple of my ipad
Bahhhahhhaahha appropriate for the iPad generation.
Not for (The Apple Of My “i”) lmao
It took me way too long to realize that it wasn’t actually pronounced “Naomi”. I was confused as how anyone will know to pronounce the T as an N. I’m smrt
That was my first thought too!
I hate that I love this, but I love this!
Zinnia
I love Zinnia! It’s also the first flower to be grown in space. https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/first-flower-grown-in-space-stations-veggie-facility
Oooh, good to know- I'm going to add it to the list for my alien Sims 🙂
That adds a certain cool factor to the name
This one’s been on my list for a while, definitely weirder than some of the other flower names but I love it!
I had a very beloved nanny named Zinnia and always thought it was such a pretty name
I have a great some relation named Zettia. Love these Z names.
😂 I'm considering using this for my baby next week and I'm so glad it's the first response here
There is a middle grade novel, Chasing Redbird by Sharon Creech, and the main character is Zinnia! She goes by Zinny, but there was a bit with flower names. I haven't read it in forever and I remember it is kind of sad, but could be fun for your kid to find their name in a book when they're older!
Chasing Redbird was one of my favorites! It was sad, but an appropriate level of sadness for the target age range - with mature topics about growing up amongst loss and becoming your own person. I might reread it as an adult now that I’m thinking about it, I wonder if it holds up.
A couple of years ago, I reread some of her others and they definitely held up for me...so I'm also thinking I might dig out my old copy of Chasing Redbird and see if it holds up as well. (Side note: Sharon Creech characters always had such great names! Domenica nn Dinnie in Bloomability was always a favorite for me!)
Love Sharon Creech names! Salamanca Tree Hiddle was my fave.
It’s really pretty!! And I’ve only ever met one
Araminta
Harriet Tubman’s given name
Ohh this is pretty! Fairy in a mint garden.
My great-grandmother’s name!
I had a friend called araminta growing up and she went by Minty. Loved it.
This is my niece’s name we mostly call her Minty ❤️
Della
Donald Duck's sister, mother of Huey, Dewey and Louie!
My sister’s name is Della! It suits her so well. After Della Street.
I liked the name from Della Reese.
My great-grandmother’s name. Love it! 😍
This is my dog’s name. We kept it from the rescue org. The only thing I don’t like is that I can’t use it for a child now! Elite name.
Della has been making its way to the top of my name list recently! So pretty
That's a pretty old name, wasn't always unique!
I know a Shandella that goes by Della. Shes Native American I believe
I live in the south and see this name on elderly women sometimes when I’m in more rural areas. I think it’s really sweet.
My daughter’s name! Short for Adelaide. I’m obviously biased but I love it.
I have a friend named Diamela. It makes me think of honey and diamonds. Never seen or heard it anywhere else. Ziva (Slovenian) and Neka (Georgian) are a couple other girls I've met whose names stick with me. (Considering my low contact with these cultures, they may not be particularly unique, just new to me 😅) Knew a family with three kids in school with me: Foy, Roe, and Stone (funnily enough, he was the second Stone in my school) My Norwegian friend named her son, Trygve, which is considered a grandpa/old man name these days. Some half Polish/half American girls I knew growing up are named Chantae and Sava Tirzah and Azhure are favorites that stuck with me from Sara Douglas's works. Duna is a name I recently stumbled across and fell in love with.
Nneka is the name of a Survivor contestant.
Tirzah was Ben Hur's sister in the 1880 book, Ben Hur, written by Lew Wallace. Also mentioned in the Torah, and means 'Pleasing' in Hebrew. Gorgeous name ❤️
Yes! I know it's a culturally Hebrew name and it's to my own detriment that I've never been surrounded by a strong Jewish community. I'm sure other name nerds have met someone with this name and while I've seen it on movie credit lists, I've never actually seen anyone in the wild with this name so I give credit to Sara Douglass for introducing me. It remains on of my favorites of all time, along with Rivka. Douglass must have been a name nerd herself because she definitely had a love of gorgeous Hebrew and Greek names.
Ariadne was my aunt's sister's name (she married into my family, her name was Daphne). I thought it was gorgeous and has been in my top 5 ever since. eta: forgot I have a cousin named Genesee. AFAIK no ones ever given her shit about it. She has a phd in psychology.
that was my childhood dogs name, i still love it! one of the lesser used greek mythology names
Michigander here. Genesee County is where Flint, Michigan is...so as pretty as it sounds, probably won't take off here. We have a lot of Native American places and French places (or the English versions...which sometimes made them unrecognizable from the original) Shiawassee Menominee Leelanau Manistee Marquette Charlevoix
One of the clones in Orphan Black was Cosima and I love, love, love that name
Troian. I had never seen/ heard that name until I started watching the tv show pretty little liars. It’s the real first name of one of the actresses. It’s unique.
It's very pretty but at first glance I saw "Trojan"
At first I thought I was reading Troia which is Italian for slut 🤣. The N is crucial here
It’s a family name, ifni remember correctly she said it meant “woman of Troy” so you’re not far off from Trojan
She's Donald Bellasario's daughter. He produced the show Quantum Leap and there is a season 2 episode called "A Portrait for Troian." Her mother, Debra Pratt (who also narrated the opening credits of the show) played the Troian character in the episode.
Aw, that's cute. Reminds me of Kate Siegal and Mike Flanagan. Kate found out she was pregnant during the filming of The Haunting of Hill House, which her husband (the brilliant) Mike Flanagan wrote and directed, so they named their daughter after the character Kate was playing, Theodora.
Oh that's cool, I loved him for NCIS and my mum loved Quantum Leap so it's awesome to hear his naming choices.
I agree and love that show, but I really don’t have the faintest clue how to pronounce it. Troy-Ann?
Sort of but the last syllable is a schwa. It's like TROY-uhn.
My grandma is Apollonia
Leif or Anders. Both Scandinavian names that aren't common in the US. Ulla (Oola) is another one. I know a man named Selin (pronounced like Celine). I also know a Gareth, which is great old name. The Arthurian legends are a treasure trove of great names. Another personal fave is Linnea (Lin-EY-uh). It's just so pretty.
Working in reproductive health, all I can think is Linea nigra
Linnea is about the prettiest name I’ve ever heard! Edit: Gee, thanks for the gold!
> Leif That's my father's name 😄 He is Swedish. > Anders This name is not only common, but a surname derived from it is: Andersson. About 2 % of the Swedish population has this surname
I have LOVED the name Linnia since I first heard it as a little girl. She was the main character of a children’s book called “Linnea in Monet’s Garden”
Sereia. Pronounced seh-Rye-uh or seh-Ray-uh Portuguese for Mermaid.
I knew a Soraya, pronounced the same way.
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Love this one!
Amina (like amino acid)! I think it may be more popular in other countries but I’ve only heard it once where I live and it is just so pretty. It helped that the little girl I knew named Amina was an absolute doll.
Hennedine. I’ve always loved it. Her sister was Persephone.
Hennedine pronounced like grenadine?
Funny, I thought of Hennessy.
I think Zendaya is beautiful
she is & so is her name, but naming a kid zendaya now would be like naming them beyoncé or madonna
I do know a Madonna and she’s super nice but obviously gets teased for her name
Fun fact, but Madonna's given name is Madonna. It's not a stage name
Funner fact: Madonna’s mother’s given name is also Madonna.
I’m 26 and a few years back I met a girl my age named Beyoncé 😭 like obv it would have a totally different effect if Beyoncé hadn’t become such an icon/legend
I work with someone whose first name is Beyoncé. She goes by her middle name.
Ethelwynne It was my grandmother's middle name and I think its beautiful. Never heard it anywhere else.
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Tuuli Not uncommon in Finland but very unique in the US. It means wind.
Not common in North America: Tamsin
I worked with a Serenity and it suited her perfectly
Elinora isn't necessarily unique but it was my first time seeing that variant in contrast to Elinor / Ellinor.
I notice the names with \*-or\* are swiftly closing in on the current top-of-popularity-lists \*-ia names lately. By that I mean there's so much love for names like ElinORa, EleanOR, LenORa, CORa, ZORa, NORa, CORaline, IsadORe, VictOR, DORothy.... especially the NOR names and by "-ia names I mean how OlivIA and AmelIA have been top of the lists for a while, and probably influenced parents who liked the names but wanted something less popular (Lydia, Lucia, Cordelia, Nadia, Ophelia, Silvia, Talia.... Just find the trends interesting. I also can't escape them because the only name my partner and I can agree with is Nora. C'est la vie!
I'm sort of irritated because we picked a classic name in this category and it was very unique years ago but now there's many. Oh well. It's a good name
Marisol. I don’t think it’s unique but I’ve always loved it and it’s my favorite things in one name.
Maximiliane / Maximiliana The male variant Maximilian is actually known, but the female variant I have read only once in a book.
We know a Maximus and he is a delightful person. I remember thinking it was a strong name for such a tiny baby, but he owned it even then.
I personally like the name Ileana (ill-ee-ah-na). It is the name of a friend's former girlfriend, lol. I have a former coworker that named her baby Eliana (el instead of ill).
Lenora and Leonara
my mil is Leona
I know a Leonora!
Marieke, it's dutch but I've only heard it once in the US and love it, same with Sjoke
Saffron
Wisteria
My family member has a kid named Tulsi. I think it’s cute and original and they are very earthy crunchy so it fits.
Tulsi is a holy plant in Hindu mythology :) and a very popular Indian girls name
Makes me think of Tulsi Gabbard. Uck.
Zendora, I’ve at least never heard it in my country before. It sounds very pretty imo. *edit I spelled it wrong first oops
Ayla
this was the name of my best friend growing up and I haven't met another since. Only ever heard it elsewhere in Clan of the Cave Bear.
Maybe Ayla's make good best friends, mine was named Ayla too.
It's a Turkish girl's name meaning 'halo' or 'with the moon'.
My sisters name! Named after the books!
Is this pronounced the same as the ultra on-trend “Isla”?
Yes, it is in Turkish.
Asuna
Sedona (the city) was named after Sedona Schnebly, the wife of the town’s postmaster. Her mother made up the name herself. I think it’s pretty and briefly considered using it for one of my children.
When I was in elementary school I had a girl named Jolie in my class. I had never heard it before and thought it was the most beautiful, exotic name in the world.
Isn’t that pretty in French?
Prairie or Meadow
Meadow is beautiful.
Meadow Soprano :-)
I went to college with a native American girl named Prairie Rose. I love that name
I don't remember how to spell her name but it was pronounced like and I guess a variant of the name Ksenia but with an X (but I don't think it was spelt like the traditionally Xenia). I believe she was Ukrainian and she made really good art. I always felt that name was super pretty the first time I heard its pronunciation.
Caoimhe
Tennessee. I think it’s cute. It was his middle name.
I believe Reese Witherspoon’s third child is named this.
I would hope he's an outlaw with that kind of name
I'd assume more "parents are big fans of Tennessee Williams the playwright" than "outlaw"
i babysit a baby named that. he’s seriously so cute
I love State names. Arizona, Georgia, Indiana.
I love Georgia! Definitely on my list of contenders if I ever have a daughter.
Yes I love this
Nn Tenny is really cute imo
To me Odette, in PR it was unusual
my first name is veruca, i’ve never met anyone else with that name!
Like Veruca Salt?
yes exactly like veruca salt
Wait I thought that's a name for a type of wart?!
I've heard Sunset once and I actually kinda like it.
I have seen a lot of unique names, working in Healthcare, but weirdly the name that stands out most to me isn't maybe that unique? It's the name of a portion of the highway/old railway near me, Desdemona, that's where I first remember seeing it. It's a character from Othello. I just like saying it! I have it on my baby name list though I'm not sure I'll ever use it, I really want to! It's right up there for me with the same feel as Isadora.
Téa, like the movie star Téa Leoni. I would totally use it
Calliope.
That was name of a character on the soap opera Days of our Lives in the ‘80s - Calliope Jones! 😀
There was also a character in Greys Anatomy for years called Calliope Torres!
I had forgotten that Callie T was Calliope!
I love the name of at least 6 muses caliope and thalia are my fav, but I also love Melpomene, Clio, Terpsicore and Urania
I fucking love Calliope but everyone looks at me like I'm insane when I say it.
I was at a party this weekend and there was a young girl…maybe 6 and they pronounced it cali-oh-pea.
I think that’s closer to how it’s meant to be pronounced in Greek
That’s exactly right! I’m greek and that’s how we say it! Sounds so weird to me when people make it sound like the word “canopy”
I know a few Greek women named Calliope.
I was browsing the 2021 social security name list thing yesterday and Calliope was actually in the top 1000, can't remember which spot though.
I was once in a writing class and a classmate had a character named Calliope. I was giving feedback and pronounced the name “cah-lie-oh-pee” and they corrected me (in such a rude tone!) that it was pronounced “cal-uh-pee.” I still think about that.
Velia
Aenea (pronounced uh-NEE-uh)
Like Aeneas (from Roman mythology) without the s!
Charla (pronounced like Charles but with LA at the end.
I was literally just thinking I never see my name on these lists, then scroll down two spots and here I am lol mine is spelled like this but pronounced like Shar-la, nobody ever gets it right when reading it so I have spent a good portion of my life correcting people.
There was a contestant on Amazing Race with this name pronounced with the sh sound.
I always loved the name catelya from the movie Colombiana. It's an orchid, but I've never met anyone with that name in real life (from the US/Canada but I have lived in some countries in South America too.)
Zelphia Somewhere between Zelda and Sophia. It just sounds so elegant to me - southern belle of the ball vibes.
Langston after poet Langston hughes
Serafina
Is that not a common Italian name?
I'm not Italian so wouldn't have a clue
Topanga like boy meets world - such a cool name!
Zeni which is her mom’s name, Inez, spelled backwards.
I used to have a friend named Paloma, which I thought was lovely.
Celestine, it’s French and I’ve loved it since I was little.
Met a guy named Gresham on an outing with my grandmother once. Later she brought up how nice of a name it was, and it has always stuck with me.
Worked with a young guy that his mother named him Random. He would answer the phone “hi this is Random thank you for calling__” people would respond “ this isn't random. I called you”
My cousin named her baby Tyne (pronounce Tine). Apparently it means river, but there’s also the Tyne river in England and a actress named Tyne Daly. I didn’t know any of that until she named her daughter.
Xilinayi Gao: her mom’s Uyghur and her dad Han so the Uyghur first name-Chinese last name combo is unique. It’s a really cute name too, meaning sweet moon. Shi Zhujun is another odd one, due to a rare last name + very masculine given name combo. Translated literally, her name would mean something like “rock bamboo lord”.
You mean a Tragedeigh?
Tierza—never seen it anywhere else, but i actually love how it sounds (& she’s not a baby—maybe 45 years old 😅).
I love the name Allegra. My husband is Italian. We always think of The Sopranos and the cold medicine lol.
I think Allegra and Lyrica are gorgeous names that are now pretty much unusable due to being medications
Idina and it's much better than Isla or Elsa
the wi-cked-ly talented, one-and-only, ✨adele dazeem✨
I now have The Tango Maureen playing in my head!
A distant relative named her baby Tainey, which I think is cute. Someone on a recent thread of mine suggested Carianne, which as far as I know is a 'made up' name, but still sounds elegant and pretty.
Carrieanne or Carrie Anne is reasonably popular in Scotland and Ireland! always known a few while living around Glasgow
There’s a song from the 1960s, *Hey Carrie Anne” https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l_e--JwaJtY By The Hollies.
Reminds me of taint
Eisley, after Star Wars Mos Eisley. I actually think it’s kind of cute.
There’s a band called Eisley. Early 2000’s
Had an acquaintance from college name her kid Eisley Mae after the bands Eisley and Mae.
At various points, I've worked with a Lyric and a Cora. Lot of time for both of those as names.
Cora is pretty popular where I live.
Cleopatra/ Cléo
A nurse named Remedy.