Throw some weird ones at me!

[belatrix]

I think I've gone cross-eyed trying to read this whole thread at once. In any case, I saw that someone suggested Crimson, but the OP never commented on it, so I'll suggest it again. I have a 12 year old named Crimson, and I've met other ones, but it's a freak thing because if you look at the social security data, there are very very few named this in the entire country in any given year. It doesn't lend itself to nicknames or spelling questions and she gets compliments all the time. I figure since the name I've chosen for my baby that is due in a couple weeks is already on your short list (Starling) then maybe you'd also like Crimson. My Crimson did end up with the nn "Coco" from a younger sib who just couldn't say her name and then it stuck, but no one outside of family calls her that. She's just Crimson, and she likes her name! For the record, before I had her, I got comments like "that makes me think of blood" and "that sounds like a streetwalker" or "she'll be on the pole someday" but now that she exists, she's the only one of my kids who gets constant compliments on her name and she's got a rather serious nature yet still feels like her name fits her.

My only other suggestions would be Blessing or Tamsin. As long as you are in the US, you won't be hearing either of those anywhere.

[sylfessev]

What about Sansevieria or Sancia?
Here are some
Sycamore
Hydrangea
Goditia
or the alternative Wysteria
Sequioa
Parsley
Carnation
Maple
Bellflower
Birch
Aphrodite
Phaedre
Alexandrite
Ametrine
Zircon
Agate
Topaz (I'm serious)
Aubergine
Claret
Auria
Azure or Azuline
Sable
Saffron
Sanguine
Teal
Alystria
Aglantine
Alerie
Allyria
Bellegere
Frenya
Athene
Adrasteia
Kassiopeia
Megaera
Nephele
Nyx

[melissaintlouis]

What about Sansevieria or Sancia?
Topaz (I'm serious)

I suggested Topaz as well, and I think it deserves some recognition. It's a beautiful stone, and Paz is a legit nickname -- it's Spanish for "peace".

[justadeltagirl]

Agave- (uh-gah-vee)(uh-gah-vay)
Dumali- Hebrew- means silence, resemblance
Drysi- Welsh- means thorn
Dorote- Latin- God's gift
Dordei- Greek- Divine gift
Dodai- Hebrew- Beloved
Dlyope- Latin- A nymph
Dirce- Greek- (deer-see)
Delphi- Greek
Digne- Latin- Worthy
Dido- Greek- queen
Dice- Greek- justice
Dextra- Latin- skillful
Devri- Hebrew- bee
Gurice- Hebrew- cub
Guri- Hebrew- lion cub, Norse- lovely
Golan- Hebrew- passage, revolution
Marjolein- (mar-yo-line) Dutch
Marit- Aramaic- lady

[jasmine.lee]

Yundrah
Kaleo
Quintessa

~Jasmine

[malaria]

The only one I can think of that I don't see suggested is Imelda, it has the dark fairytale feel. The only thing is that it ends in A.

[amberhello]

I had some more ideas last night!

Lux
Wren
Bluebell

[amberhello]

Ooooh, its kind of a long shot, its very unusual and I dont know why I like it, but I do:

Hex.

What do you think about "X" names? :-)

[falph]

Maira pronounced May-ra

[savvyg2]

How about Persephone or Ophelia? These are dark, beautiful names.