Unusual Girls’ Names: Lotus, Arrow, Pehr, and the rest of the Nameberry 9

Lotus isn’t too “out there”. It’s been on my favorite name list for a long time. It’s a flower, and not even an uncommon one. It’s very popularly tattooed haha.

Not too into Serverine. If it hadn’t been mentioned that it was a Bond Girl name, I’d probably comment “It sounds like a Bond Girl.”

I quite like Arrow.

Cute nickname for Bergamot…Bergie.

I love Pehr and Noa, and I could get on board with Arrow.

Severine sounds like her parents were French-speaking Harry Potter fans.

I don’t really see Troy as a “boy” name, but unfortunately I just don’t like it. Maybe it seems too much like Toy with an R in it.

I don’t think Lotus is “out there” either, but as you say, it just sounds perfect for her – especially as her mother’s name means “peace”, and the lotus flower is a symbol of peace.

I think my favorite is Severine, but I still prefer the masculine Severin. (Mostly because in German based languages the -e would be pronounced and I think it messes with the flow of the name).

and for James I feel like there are so many other options that are more classic than Jaymes. Not direct derivatives of James but from a translation. Jacqueline would be a prevalent example. (Another example could be Jemma -> usually considered a variation of Gemma but it could also work as feminine form of Jem – which is an Medival English version of James).

The only one I really like is Severine. The rest are nms.

Really? James, Noa, and Troy are all boy names! No matter how cutesy you spell them! I wish people would be a little more creative than that, there is a plethora of outstanding girl’s names, let’s let the boys keep their names!

I really like Arrow, I love the way it sounds outloud, and I think it looks cool.

Although Noa may be an offbeat American choice for a girl, according to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, it was the #1 choice for girls in 2010. (Noam was the #1 choice for boys.) Just goes to show it’s all about perspective.

All of these are terrible names

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Noa actually isn’t a boys’ name. Look it up on Nameberry. It’s a rare, Old Testament girl’s name. It’s different from the very similar Noah.

I do like Lotus. I’m too cowardly to use it myself, but I’d love it on someone else’s kid. Though, Arrow seems like a great boys’ name.

I like Arrow quite a lot on a girl. Noa is fine, although my first thoughts on that name are my male cousin, a really irritating boy in my class and Noah Cyrus – it also looks a little like a typo. I think I could get on board with Lotus, but I’m not quite brave enough to use it.

We have a user on Nameberry who used the name Arrow Milena for her daughter. It has special meaning for her and I quite like how she didn’t let anybody talk her out of it.

While I like the sound and look of Beroe, it’s not only a mythological nymph but it’s also a small, oval, transparent jellyfish. That kind of puts an end to that name for me!

I appreciate the history of Severine but I think it sounds better in the French accent.

I’ve grown to like Noa but I don’t think I could ever love it enough to use it on a girl.

The remaining names are not my style.

I do tend to be more conservative with boys, I notice. But I do like a few names that are less popular. For girls, my names are everywhere. I love quite a few popular girls names while I also love some more unusual ones.

I really like Lotus though! I’m a huge fan of nature names, and Lotus just sounds so pretty. You can call her “Lo” I don’t mind Noa either, I think it’d work well as a girls name.

I’m not a fan of Severine, Beroe, Bergamot, or Jaymes though. I think using Jay, or even names with Jay sounds in it (like Jane) would have been a nice option. Beroe and Bergamot I just don’t see the appeal in. And Severine.. I can see a foreign person with the name, but its not one I’d consider personally <3

VirginiaLark is right – Noa is big in Israel. It’s also pronounced differently than Noah in Israel, though they’d sound exactly the same here.

Interesting point about it looking like a typo, though …

I am more bold with my girls names because I think it is still more accepted for a girl to have a different name compared to a boy. I do like quite a few unique boys names that a lot of people would find weird.

I really don’t like any of these names, though I can see the appeal for a few. They just don’t fascinate me. I have a hard time seeing the appeal for Bergamot though. When I say it, it sounds like burger and it doesn’t sound nice.

Awe, GigiGibbons! Thanks for remembering! I have a nephew Mason & my sister was about 10yrs or so ahead on the popularity of that name. Maybe Arrow will be the same? Though maybe 5yrs ahead instead of 10. LOL

Thanks for putting Arrow on this list!

You’re welcome, mrstrivette! It is really growing on me … I love the sound, and the more I think about it, Arrow feels like a modern virtue name.

I love Arrow on a girl! It’s modern-sounding, has a nice sound, and I love archery.

I love Severine! Its pretty. I have a cousin named Lotus Penelope, Lotus for short. Her sisters are Lilac Persephone and Lavender Pandora, Their baby brother is Anthony Jamson. I also like Arrow, its cool.

Sorry, just read over that post, Lotus Penelope is her first name, as is with the other three. Their middle names are Flika(like the horse), Snow, Lace, and Mattew.

I’ll second that Noa is a girl’s name. I know two Jewish girl Noas here in the U.S.

Don’t like any of the other names though, sorry. Arrow would be kind of cool on a boy, but I like Archer and Bo better.

I love Severine, it’s on my list for a girl. I do like Arrow for a girl too, but as a friend of mine named her son Archer, Arrow will not be on any list for me.

I know a girl named Noa, but she pronounces it like “now.”

One of my teachers had sisters named Troy & Ryan. I always thought that was so cool, but they hated having to always explain they were girls & “yes, that is our real name.”