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Non girly names

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Lumie123 · 29/06/2020 08:55

Can I have some ideas for non girly names
..nothing too unusual
..nothing trendy that is likely to date
..simple, easy to pronounce and spell?

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Lumie123 · 29/06/2020 09:00

Should of add
A name to suit all ages also.

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sweetnosugar · 29/06/2020 09:03

Sidney?
Unisex, not girly and I don’t think it will date imo.

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daisypond · 29/06/2020 09:08

I would say standard strong classics like:
Jane
Mary
Caroline
Elizabeth
Frances
Catherine
Sarah
Julia
Alexandra
Beatrice
Eleanor etc

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irecitethegruffaloinmydreams · 29/06/2020 09:13

Some suggestions

Alex(andra)
Jo(anna)
Billie
Robyn
Roberta
Ingrid

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Nonstopmum9 · 29/06/2020 09:16

James
Lesley
Alex

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ElevenSmiles · 29/06/2020 09:17

My 12 yr old DD is called Shae/Shay kids at school think it's a cool name.

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worstwitch18 · 29/06/2020 09:24

Abigail
Ingrid
Imogen
Frances
Niamh

Maybe Louise, Lauren, Harriet, or Anne.

Or something that shortens like:
Alex(andra)
Jo(anne/anna)
Sam(antha)

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daisypond · 29/06/2020 09:30

I wouldn’t say non-girly means unisex. To me, it means an established female name, not cutesy or twee, that has stood the test of time for generations, if not hundreds of years.

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Onestepup · 29/06/2020 09:30

Romina
Anna
Greta
Martha
Zoe
Charlotte
Pasha
Holly
Keira
Natalie
Camilla
Hazel
Carla
Claudia
Esther
Niamh
Naomi
Lydia
Saskia
Stella
Susannah
Sadie

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queenmother · 29/06/2020 09:32

Lucy
Hannah
Anna
Harper
Katie

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worstwitch18 · 29/06/2020 09:42

Maybe also:

Margaret
Joan or Jane
Olive
Ellen or Helen
Cecily
Agnes
Gillian or Jillian
Avis

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Lumie123 · 29/06/2020 09:45

Yes that's what I mean @daisypond thankyou.

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worstwitch18 · 29/06/2020 09:48

Are there any you like so far, @Lumie123 ? That might help people suggest names that are to your taste Smile

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5LeafPenguin · 29/06/2020 09:49

Astrid
Audra
Elizabeth
Ann
Julia

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LetsSplashMummy · 29/06/2020 09:52

Sarah
Meg
Tess
Anna
Faye
Robyn

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AdaColeman · 29/06/2020 09:53

Constance
Aphra
Honor
Hester
Hero
Lucinda
Melinda

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missyB1 · 29/06/2020 09:54

Maeve
Wren
Fern
Norah
Jocelyn
Bryony

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Lavenderbluesy · 29/06/2020 09:55

Morgan
Madison
Rowan
Ellis
are all quite unisex and not girly.

Some names mentioned earlier are super girly imo eg Stella, Mary, Claudia, Anna etc...!

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Destroyedpeople · 29/06/2020 09:55

Juliet
Jean
Lucinda

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Geauxtigers · 29/06/2020 09:56

I love the name Romilly

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Krong · 29/06/2020 09:56

I love Erin for a non-twee girl name

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IndiaMay · 29/06/2020 09:58

Georgia, Mallory, Blythe, Verity, Zara, Clara, Claire, Hazel, India, Kate, Cassandra/Cassie

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formerbabe · 29/06/2020 09:59

Katherine
Imogen
Harriet
Jessica
Jennifer

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HelmutShmacker · 29/06/2020 10:02

Jade
Harriet
Naomi
Amber
Tess
Leah
Hazel
Bryony
Faye
Sadie
Fern
Lydia

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RumDo · 29/06/2020 10:05

Sailor
Sydney
Harley
Taylor
Eden
Rowan
Riley
Aubrey
Quinn
Stevie
Everley
Avery
Robyn
Harlow
Cameron

Or if you’re looking for feminine but not ‘frilly’ names, then as a pp said, some of the classics might suit.

Otherwise:
Hannah
Nina
Ruth
Jane
Jade
Louise
Claire
Nadine
Anna
Una
Dawn
Petra
Nova

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