What do you think of these girl names?

Question

These are unusual names I have heard all my life from people I went to school with or came in contact with. What do you think of each name? Would you name your child any of these names?

Merline
Kerline
Berline
Meriel
Garcelle
Sandrine
Sherlana
Shellanie
Shinize
Brevette
Shalike' (pronounced Sha lee kay)
Dulane
Dulana
Dulanie
Rezille
Terezille
Altomease
Altagrace
Lumenise
Miracia
Guerda
Mayim
Kaytrin
Quin
Oniqua
Jaquanda
Tashanda
Andrise
Audreen
Anjali
Immacula
Seranese
Tehysia pronounced (Tuh high zha)
Gerdline
Guerdaline
Silverine
Carvelle
Vina
Izza
Jutlande
Lytsia
Nazarene
Lakenda
Lakitra
Lachrista
Tanisa
Nicola
Samona
Ronale
Asnath
Julane
Japhney
Ketsia
Sidalia
Hertilia
Germanie
Amavie
Mybellie
Njeri
Yajaira (pronounced Yuh high ruh)
Zaida
Yanire' (pronounced Yah nee ray)
Manoushka
Sabine
Nadege (pronounced Nah Dezh)
Neylan
Chiffon
Chiffonda
Betina
Andrena

I actually know people with these names. LOL

Answer 1

Merline- Sounds too much like merlin...could cause issues, so I say no.
Kerline- Like a Kernel of corn almost...no
Berline- Like the German city?...no
Meriel- Sounds like an old womans name
Garcelle- Sounds like a disease
Sandrine- Has potential...keeper
Sherlana- sounds like a fabric
Shellanie- a modified gas station?
Shinize- Thats the noise I make when I sneeze
Brevette- "Hi, I'd like a Brevette non-fat and a biscotti!" NO! Breve and corvette were never meant to be joined!
Shalike' (pronounced Sha lee kay)- only problem with this will be issues of pronunciation.
Dulane- This is the name of some bumpkin town around here...no
Dulana- Adding an A won't make it better
Dulanie- nor an ie
Rezille- Also sounds like a disease
Terezille- infectious version of Rezille with more severe conditions
Altomease- just...no..
Altagrace- sounds...churchy
Lumenise- LumiNO!
Miracia- If said with a spanish accent cute
Guerda- Sounds too much like Gorda...could result in teasing
Mayim-..."How are you doing today Ma'am"...sounds a lot like Mayim.
Kaytrin- Like kaitlyn...said by someone with a speaking deficite
Quin- I'd add another N, but I like it.
Oniqua- a rare indonisian stone..?
Jaquanda- ick...no
Tashanda-no
Andrise-no
Audreen-no
Anjali- cute...keeper
Immacula- you'll give your kid a god complex
Seranese-..no
Tehysia pronounced (Tuh high zha)- Once again, disease?
Gerdline- Cure for Tehysia
Guerdaline- cures side effects of Gerdline
Silverine- Like wolverine?...well...the opposite maybe? NO!
Carvelle- no...sounds like a crappy car
Vina- thats wine in spanish almost...stick to names not involving wine.
Izza- too rough, try isabella, or if you want it to be original, you could do Izabella. You could get some really cute nicknames out of this, like Izzy, or Bella depending how she is.
Jutlande- isn't this a forgien country?
Lytsia-...NO!
Nazarene- Nazaryth? NO!
Lakenda- the sign they put around lakes...NO!
Lakitra- NO
Lachrista- God complex? (The female christ)
Tanisa- no
Nicola- I like this
Samona- no...
Ronale- For a boy yes
Asnath- is that near narnia?
Julane- Tulane...with a J...NO
Japhney- Decent
Ketsia- Russianish? cute
Sidalia- no.
Hertilia- NOOOOOOOOOOOO
Germanie- NOoooooooooo
Amavie- "You want to see amavie? I think Scary Movie 40 came out this week." NOOOOOOOO
Mybellie- "Mybellie hurts..I Shouldn't have eaten so much!" NOOOOO
Njeri- Cute boy name
Yajaira (pronounced Yuh high ruh)- no
Zaida- played after zelda
Yanire' (pronounced Yah nee ray)- no
Manoushka- no
Sabine- 5, 6, Sabine, 8. NO
Nadege (pronounced Nah Dezh)- cute
Neylan- cute boy name
Chiffon- no...no fabrics
Chiffonda- no fabrics + onda
Betina- cute..ish
Andrena- cute

Answer 2

I wouldn't consider using any of these for a child, simply because I think a child should be given a real, proper name that he or she will not need to spell, pronounce, or explain to all and sundry.

Merline: there was an old Norman name 'Merlin', based on a Welsh name.
Meriel: this was common in 12th and 13th century England (as a form of Muriel, which is probably based on an Irish name).
Quin: an odd spelling of a name based on the Latin word for "fifth"; the name was often used for the fifth son in a family.
Anjali: looks like an odd form of Angel (based on a Greek word meaning "messenger"). In Hungarian, "angyali" means "of or relating to angels, angelic".
Izza: an odd spelling of Iza, short for Izabella, which is a variant of the Provencal form of Elizabeth.
Nicola: a Latinate form of Nicole, feminine of Nicholas.
Japhney: Daphne with a J? There's also Japhet, one of the sons of Noah.
Sidalia: there's a city in Missouri called Sedalia.
Germanie: the fashion for naming girls after countries is nothing new: it was quite the rage for a time in medieval France.
Sabine: this is a saint's name, based on a Roman cognomen (descriptive name).
Chiffon: I actually know someone with this name in this spelling, but the Irish feminine name Siobhan is pronounced almost the same (it has a 'v'-ish sound instead of 'f').
Betina: this is an Italianate or Latinate double diminutive of Elizabeth; it's more often spelled Bettina.

Answer 3

I guess you have to decide whether being unique is worth the child having to spell their name everytime they say it or tell people how to pronounce it on a daily basis. I have a complicated last name and you can tell people how to pronounce something 100 times and they'll still say it wrong. It gets to the point where it'll drive you crazy. Some of the names arent that bad as far as being different goes. The ones that have to have the pronunciation next to them are the ones I would try to avoid. They will have to be able to not only say it but also write it by kindergarten. :)

Answer 4

Meriel: Mariel
Garcelle
Dulane
Dulana
Quin: Quinn
Vina
Izza: Izzy
Lachrista: Lakrista
Tanisa: Tanisha
Nicola: Niola
Samona: Simona
Asnath
Betina: Bettina

Answer 5

Sandrine: I'd name my daughter Sandrine as long as it was pronounced the French way.

Quin: This is a cute name, except I'd probably spell it Quinn with two n's.

Nicola: Never heard of this, but seems like a version of Nicole and it's a cute name.


I think these are the only ones I could actually see naming my child. The others are either not my style or I can't pronounce them.

Answer 6

Some of these answers are pretty extreme. Child abuse to name your child a unique name? That's silly. I know, I know.. a child may get picked on. However, children are mean. They will FIND something to pick on you about. If it isn't the kids name, it will be something else.

Anyway, to the question.. Personally, all of the names are a bit out there for me. I like unique names, but not THAT unique. Good luck in finding a name.

Answer 7

WOW! where did you grow up and meet these people! There are a few "out there" names, but also 2 that I really like... Neylan and Nicola are pretty names, the rest you might end up having to explain to people all the time just how to say your daughters name. Good luck!

Answer 8

you do know your child will have to go through life with ppl pronouncing there name wrong, and spelling there names wrong. Some might even make fun of the kid. When you have to put next to the name how to pronounce it, do you really think that's fair to the kid.

Answer 9

man those are some weird names I personally only liked the following two, Yajaira (pronounced Yuh high ruh) and Zaida but I might now consider them for my kids.

Answer 10

I think anything that you have to explain how to pronounce it is a bad plan. Its a long list. Some names I liked that jumped out at me were Quinn, Silverine, Izza, Nazarene, Nicola, Samona, Sabine and Betina.