Throw some weird ones at me!

[bluejuniper]

OK, so beacuse I'm also an excel lover, I put all of the suggestions from this thread into a spreadsheet and there have been over 1500 suggestions in this thread!! (does not include duplicates)

Despite this, I'll have a go at a few more suggestions of my own
Ametrine
Azurite
Ellaria
Ellisaria
Ethereal
Faraday
Hartlee
Kitana
Lapis
Lazuli
Musidora
Mythical
Nymeria
Soliloquy
Solitaire
Tamrissa
Urbeth

[catloverd]

Looked through some of my books about dark magic/fairies, thought you might like these:
Fantasme
Pandion
Silarial
Nicnevin
Kaye
Hecate
Astarte
Bast
Whisper
Pandora
Ethine
Fiddle
Anthea

All of the above are girl names, despite some sounding a little masculine

[svea]

I think Opal is great! I love Marigold though. I'm gonna suggest a Swedish name for you: Tindra. It means 'twinkle' or 'sparkle'. It is rather popular in Sweden and has only been used for ten years or so, BUT I doubt anyone in the US has this name.

[catloverd]

Recently I got into Arthurian legend names, which brought back my liking of Lunete. Everyone disliked Lunette, but I discovered Lunete was actually a name and have re added it to my list

Maybe you'll be interested in those: http://www.20000-names.com/female_ar...gend_names.htm

Couple of others I thought of:
Minuet
Mimosa

[thelifespark]

Tindra is interesting. Is it a short I sound or a long I?

So, I'll try a few suggestions. Sorry if there are any repeats. I haven't read every page as this is a long thread so I'm sure I'll repeat some.

Sun
Sky
Air
Saskia
Noemi
Sakura
Violet
Fawn
Silvermist
Rosetta
Rhiannon
Tatiana
Azura
Ruby
Genevieve
Roxanne
Lilac
Lavender
Lunette - I think someone else actually posted this, too but it was so pretty I thought it deserved to be mentioned again

These are all that pop into my head right now. Any of those strike your fancy?

[svea]

It's TIN-dra, with a short I, like Sandra

[thelifespark]

It's TIN-dra, with a short I, like Sandra

That's what I thought it would be. It's definitely unique. Not something you would hear very often here in a America.

[tinabina]

OK I finally got to the end, my oh my. Here are my honest two cents. I think your criteria is ridiculous! I totally understand being picky, but it seems like you care too much about what they name may be connected too or what people may think, or be trying too hard to be different. It's like you're judging the names for the wrong reasons. Word names are trendy right now, it's the truth. In the future word names will be old people names, names that were cool in the early new milenia. Nothing wrong with that either, EVERYTHING changes. You can't predict what a tv show character will be in 10 years.

I liked Clover, but I hate Chloe and I see the relation, wanting to avoid it as a nn. I also get the BM thing, awful initials! Among all the others you've liked (or disliked and later liked) I ONLY like Meadow. It's pretty, it's soft, not embarrasing and not much of a stripper name because it is acceptable. Most of the names on your list are stripper names or cartoon character names to me. I didn't read ALL the names posted because it just became a jumble of words so I stuck to the literature, but a name I like is Lyric or Link/Linka.

I think you just need to step back from over analyzing names for a bit and go back to going with your gut, what you love.

Also - it would really help if we knew your sons other names, but I suspect you aren't sharing in fear of them becoming too cool too lol. Eli is a fine name, and I am sure that young man will always be proud of his name. Your daughter Stardust Moonlight Sunshine Lollipop M on the other hand may be in line when she turns 18 for a more acceptable moniker.

[smash12]

I've read through all this over several days and so I don't remember what has or hasn't been mentioned.

Pansy is my only suggestion. I don't remember seeing it but it's very possible it was there.

[sadlola]

I've never met an Opal, none my age nor do I know of anyone naming their children that, so I definitely don't think it's too common or popular.

My weird name suggestions are: Shenandoah and Shoshanna.