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Rare Butterfly Baby Names

male mazarine blue
Male "Mazarine" Blue

Aegeria
Aeria
Amata
Ariadne
Atala
Athalia
Aurinia
Baltia
Belladonna
Berania
Berinda
Berylla
Brigitta
Briseis
Callicore
Calyce
Caria
Carilla
Castalia
Chrysea
Cleopatra
Corinna
Danae
Elara
Emerantia
Etrida
Eulalia
Evelina
Fausta
Galathea
Harina
Harmonia
Hecabe
Hesperia
Ilithyia
Indra
Jezebel
Junonia
Leonina
Libythea
Lucilla
Lybissa
Lycorea
Marpesia
Mazarine
Miyana
Megera
Nadina
Nerissa
Niobe
Olena
Oleria
Olferna
Pandita
Peloria
Perdita
Peria
Phisadia
Polyxena
Pomona
Pontia
Riodinella (possibly a prehistoric butterfly)
Rohana
Rumina
Sasakia
Sevenia
Teuta
Tullia
Valeria
Vila

* These are only the names that resemble existing female names, were previously existing female names, or share etymological roots with existing names, leaving out names you'd find in other major categories (like Aphrodite, which would be filed under the major goddess category). And of course, only the most beautiful; nothing like Daplydice. This list is not comprehensive (there's seriously a trillion different butterfly names).
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  1. Kara @ The Art of NamingNovember 12, 2013 at 2:34 PM

    Cool post! I like Athalia, Briseis, Corinna, Eulalia, Eveline, Hesperia, Mazarine and Sasakia.

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  2. JamieNovember 30, 2013 at 10:22 PM

    Would you be interested in letting The Name Nook (My baby name blog) guest post on your blog? You could do the same on our blog, to give word out about both our blogs to each others blog. If interested email babynamebloggers@gmail.com and check out babynamenook.blogspot.com

    Thanks!!

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