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Elegant, classic, timeless girls names?

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Meggie2110 · 18/08/2010 12:19

I want to give my daughter an elegant, timeless name. Names like poppy, maisy etc are adorable but i can't imagine them for a grown woman. I really love the names Emma, Laura and Charlotte but i know so many or there's already one in the family so i'm looking for similar names which are a little bit less common.

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qumquat · 13/08/2018 18:51

I don't think any names are really timeless as they all go in and out of fashion. You've picked out Emma and Laura which are late 70s/early 80s names to me. Other nice names from a similar fold are:

Anna
Elizabeth
Rachel
Rebecca
Sarah
Claire
Joanna
Katherine

Zazia · 13/08/2018 18:18

Caroline
Cecilia
Christine
Irene
Eva
Jennifer
Jessica
Margaret
Matilda
Lucy
Miriam
Frances

BendydickCuminsnatch · 12/08/2018 12:00

Alex! Love it! Alix too. Elegant, classy and always cool in my experience.

Emma
Marie/a
Lucy
Hannah
Kate

I’m really coming round to this style of name lately so loving this thread!

RedDwarves · 12/08/2018 06:58

Hannah
Eloise
Abigail
Grace
Catherine / Kate
Dahlia
Clementine
Genevieve
Alice
Imogen
Florence
Anna
Eleanor / Elinor
Greta
Matilda
Amelia / Emilia
Clara
Felicity
Emmeline
Lucy
Georgia
Isabella
Juliet / Julia
Lillian
Josephine
Madeleine / Madeline
Leonora
Arabella
Sarah
Miranda
Sophia / Sophie
Tabitha

moredoll · 12/08/2018 01:51

Alexandra
Frances
Elizabeth
Helen
Marina

Quangot · 11/08/2018 09:50

Holly
Ruth
Anna
Georgia
Louise
Mary
Megan
Emily
Harriet
Naomi
Violet
Zoe
Hannah
Alice
Phoebe
Lydia
Sarah
Jane

hopeelove · 29/11/2015 17:41

I know this is old, but for people who just found it loking for names, here's some that I personally love.

Diana
Lydia
Olivia
Florence
Elouise or Eloise
Hope
Jane
Laura
Mary
Vivian

elfride · 12/02/2015 20:16

My DDs' names include (including their middle names) the following (not saying in what order!):

Edith
Alice
Eleanor
Isobel

I think these names are bloody beautiful :)

If we have a DD3 the names we have toyed with are

Phoebe
Elizabeth
Lydia
Joy
Gabriella
Abigail
Madeleine

ginzillas · 12/02/2015 19:59

Marianne
Vivienne
Evelyn
Catherine
Charlotte
Susannah
Juliet
Eleanor
Anna

YouNerrNoothinJonSnerr · 10/02/2015 11:44

Yes, Erica, Elouise, Abigail and Elsa all lovely. I've always loved the name Elsa - it was top of my list when I was PG 23 years ago, but I had a boy. It's very elegant and under-used. Although I doubt it will stay unusual for long with the Frozen thing going on now.

Wittynamehere · 10/02/2015 08:17

Abigail is lovely imo

JazzAnnNonMouse · 10/02/2015 07:00

Rebecca

BananaHammocks · 10/02/2015 06:09

Nina
Judith
Tessa
Erica
Claudia

LocalEditorEssex · 10/02/2015 06:01

My dd's are Louise and Rachel Grin
Top names.

WhatKatyDidToday · 10/02/2015 05:59

Ooooh- I hope we find out what she was actually called in the end!

CheerfulYank · 10/02/2015 05:32

Also I've just realized this thread is five years old. Confused

CheerfulYank · 10/02/2015 05:31

I've got a Margaret and I love it. :) She's Maggie mostly but she is quite a handful so she gets the full name fairly often too!

YouNerrNoothinJonSnerr · 10/02/2015 05:13

Georgina of Georgiana - how could I forget?

Also Mary

YouNerrNoothinJonSnerr · 10/02/2015 05:12

Elegant, classy, timeless……

Bethany
MacKensy
MacKenna

Seriously? Hmm

YouNerrNoothinJonSnerr · 10/02/2015 05:11

Emma
Elizabeth
Caroline
Imogen
Juliet
Honour
Hope
Juno
Serena
Eleanor
Rose
Penelope
Sara

lloydlf33 · 10/02/2015 04:32

Imogen
Hermione
Jemima

MummyBeerest · 10/02/2015 04:31

Caroline
Mary
Alice
Emily
Alexandra
Anna/Hannah
Rose
Grace

...and Abigail. MN seems to hate this name but I love it.

Blondiemama · 10/02/2015 04:24

Francesca, Matilda, Naomi, Rebecca, Evelyn, Mary

Wittynamehere · 09/02/2015 22:36

Emily
Camilla
Frances
Georgia/Georgina
Caroline
Victoria

hawkmcqueen · 09/02/2015 22:22

Already mentioned but my fave classic name at the moment is Susanna. And Susie is cute. Not even in top 1000 but we'll known.