Celebrities are infamous for choosing interesting names, with the Kardashian clan a good example with Dream, Stormi, Chicago and North some of their choices.
But it seems new parents are also looking elsewhere for a unique name.
Parenting sire Baby Center has released a list of trending girls’ names – inspired by fairy tales.
The popularity of the genre has seen new parents opt for names such as the mother of dragons, Daenerys from Game of Thrones.
These quirky names are a far cry from the most popular girl’s names so far this year, with the website revealing the top five as Emma, Olivia, Ava, Isabella and Sophia.
Girls' names inspired by fairy tales:
- Alfreda – Elf power
- Aine – Queen of the fairies in Irish mythology
- Arwen – Lord of the Rings character
- Daenerys – Game of Thrones character, meaning ‘mother of dragons’
- Diana – Goddess of the woodlands
Daenerys from Game of Thrones is another popular option - Elva – Good elf
- Elvina – Elf friend
- Fayette – Little elf
- Lorelei – A mermaid in German folk tales
Girls are being names after mermaids and fairies - Melody – The name of Ariel’s daughter in The Little Mermaid
- Naida – A water nymph
- Nerida – Sea nymph
- Sereia – Portuguese for mermaid
AlamyShakespeare's Titanaia appears in A Midsummer Nights Dream - Sebille – A fairy
- Tiana – Fairy queen
- Titania – Queen of Fairies in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Kids are put to the test in a new game on Channel 4’s The Secret Life of Five-Year-Old’s.
And this mum asked if her daughter’s six-year-old friend was a ‘cheapskate’ for bringing this gift as a present.
And these brutally honest comments from grandparents will have you in stitches.
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