Interesting but NMS

  1. Alzira
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "ornament"
    • Description:

      Alzira found its highest degree of popularity in the mid-nineteenth century after Giuseppe Verdi created an opera of the name Alzira, after its romantic heroine. Despite Verdi using the name for a Peruvian princess, Alzira is an arabic name Verdi's opera, despite the name's arabic roots, the name was given to a Peruvian princess. Alzira is also the name of a Spanish city in Valencia.
  2. Fflur
    • Origin:

      Welsh
    • Meaning:

      "flower"
    • Description:

      A rare Welsh form of Flora and Fleur, ultimately taken from the Latin flos, this floral choice is given to a handful of girls most years in Wales. To date, its peak was in 2018, when 15 babies received the name, while in a more recent year, it was given to four girls.

      Notable bearers include musician and writer Fflur Dafydd, and singer and presenter Elin Fflur, who uses her middle name as her professional surname.
  3. Papatya
    • Origin:

      Turkish
    • Meaning:

      "daisy"
    • Description:

      A virtually unknown choice in the U.S and rare in its native Turkey too, Papatya is nevertheless attractive and usable for the baby namer who truly wants something different, but with a familiar and floral meaning. It comes directly from the Turkish word for "daisy".
  4. Taffeta
    • Origin:

      English, from Persian, word name
    • Description:

      A few boys have adopted fabrics like Denim and Suede; here's a singular one for the girls, with a distinctively silky sheen.

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