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Stylish, elegant, 'grown up' girls names?

47 replies

sedgiebaby · 06/08/2010 10:07

I'm now in my 35 week and this is making me crazy...

I have a kind of frilly last name, DH is French-Canadian, its not unlike 'La Rouge', if not careful with a first name, our DD is going to sound like a show girl/burlesque artist/worse...

e.g. Lexie La Rouge (know what I mean?)

Lots of girls names are either too pretty/girly sounding or have an ending that does not work with the 'la' of the last name: Lilia/amelia/aurelia/Lola La Rouge (try saying it!?)

Another test for me (because of my line of work) is how I would feel introducing myself at a business meeting (I just can't do the milly/poppy/scarlet/molly/ etc nice as they are)

Middle name is going to be 'Grace' a special family connection

For one reason or another I can't have these names but like them.

Claudia Grace La Rouge
Evangeline Grace La Rouge
Alexa Grace La Rouge
Charlotte Grace La Rouge
Sophie/Sophia Grace La Rouge
Seren Grace La Rouge
Ines Grace La Rouge

Any other stylish/elegant/non-frilly suggestions that do not end in la? Doesn't need to be french, as long as sounds alright/easily said by a french speaking person.

Please please help!!

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LaundryLyne · 06/08/2010 13:45

Emma
Aurora
Maya
Natalie
Naomi
Corinne
Harriet
Alexandra
Estella
Felicity
Henrietta
Delphine
Celeste
Joanna
Evelina
Eloise
Jennifer
Carina
Valerie
Miriam
Angelica

FranSanDisco · 06/08/2010 12:51

Christina
Caroline
Vanessa
Mathilda
Veronica
Domanie/Domanique
Romilly
Francesca
Isabella

frogs · 06/08/2010 12:51

Catherine
Madeline/Madeleine
Marianne/Marianna
Magdalena
Claudia
Anna
Theresa/Therese
Octavia
Victoria
Alice
Christiane
Pascale
Fabienne
Isolde

getawiggleon · 06/08/2010 12:42

Anna
Sophie
Charlotte
Juliet
Imogen

Pasiphae · 06/08/2010 12:21

Maybe:
Elodie, Sidonie, Simone, Eglantine, Josephine, Anaëlle, Morgane, Adelaide, Flavie, Mazarine, Segolene, Gersande, Agatha?

cloudydays · 06/08/2010 11:44

My dd is Madeleine Grace, both family names - I love it.

Lavitabellissima · 06/08/2010 11:17

I really like Camille but loving this list

montmartre · 06/08/2010 11:13

Beatrix
Margot/Marguerite
Laurel
Eleanor

scubagoose · 06/08/2010 11:09

Alice
Anya

meadowlarks · 06/08/2010 11:09

Violet
Astrid
Arabella
Celeste
Delphine
Odette

ValiumSingleton · 06/08/2010 10:41

Vivien
Juliet
Margot
Penelope
Beatrice

Imarriedafrog · 06/08/2010 10:36

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telsa · 06/08/2010 10:31

Isobel, Julia, Penelope, Angelica, Marianne, Eleanor, Minna, Manon

Takver · 06/08/2010 10:29

Agnes
Sylvia
Isabel
Louise
Josephine
Maria
Esther
Beatrice

notagrannyyet · 06/08/2010 10:29

Elizabeth, Katherine (any of the spellings),Margaret,Alice,Emma, Emily, Beatrice, Florence

overthehillsandfaraway · 06/08/2010 10:25

Clara

Hassled · 06/08/2010 10:22

Rachel
Helen
Catherine

thecatatemygymsuit · 06/08/2010 10:19

Marguerite
Margot
Sylvie/Sylvia
Catherine
Genevieve
Juliette

sedgiebaby · 06/08/2010 10:17

thanks Birdofthenorth but those names are ones I cant have (friends/family have taken, one is my Bosses name, others my DH hates!) I'd love to hear any similar suggestions?

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BikeRunSki · 06/08/2010 10:15

Evelyn
Margot
Elizabeth
Maria

birdofthenorth · 06/08/2010 10:13

Meant Claudia sorry!

birdofthenorth · 06/08/2010 10:12

Claudi, Charlotte of Seren sound best to me with a surname like yours, although Charlotte might become Charlie (perfectly nice nn, but Charlie La Rouge sounds a little bit porn star sadly!).

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