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Elegant, classic, timeless girls names?

79 replies

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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Lunastarfish · 08/02/2015 18:22

Caroline (I love but DP won't have)
Antonia (again DP won't have)
Marianne
Mary

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 08/02/2015 13:59

Anna
Vivienne
Catherine
Elizabeth
Hannah
Victoria
Alice
Amanda
Rachel

Sophronia · 06/02/2015 17:58

Alice
Alexandra
Anna
Beatrice
Caroline
Charlotte
Christina
Catherine
Elizabeth
Emily
Emma
Esther
Ellen
Eleanor
Frances
Georgina
Hannah
Helen
Helena
Jane
Julia
Joanna
Josephine
Katherine
Louisa
Lucy
Laura
Mary
Margaret
Ruth
Rebecca
Rose
Rachel
Sarah
Susanna
Victoria

baskingseals · 06/02/2015 17:49

Miranda

Honor

Alexandra

Louisa

Clementine

Margaret

ThinkIveBeenHacked · 06/02/2015 17:43

Eleanor
Erin
Beatrice
Penelope
Jemima
Lydia
Georgina

Mumzy · 06/02/2015 17:42

Also know a little girl called Clarissa which is lovely

Mumzy · 06/02/2015 17:41

I like the Shakesperian heroine names which will always be classics but also slightly unusual:
Miranda
Portia
Hermia
Juliet
Emilia
Beatrice
Ophelia
Perdita
Viola
Cordelia
Rosalind
Helena

MarieJeanne · 06/02/2015 17:30

Elizabeth
Victoria
Anne
Mary
Grace
Rose
Eleanor
Jane
Helen

rockinrobintweet · 06/02/2015 17:25

Scarlett
Mary
Penelope
Samantha (nn Sammy is cute when young too)

Elizabeth1982 · 06/02/2015 17:16

Classy, elegant timeless girl names:

Emma
Anna
Anne
Annabelle
Annabella
Isabelle
Isabella
Elizabeth
Eleanor
Eliza
Liza
Eva
Ella
Beth
Bethany
MacKensy
MacKenna

mumzy · 21/08/2010 09:02

Virginia
Helen
Felicity
Penelope
Rosemary

LittleCheesyPineappleOne · 20/08/2010 22:34

Antonia

babynamewizard on timelessness of Antonia

AT1137 · 20/08/2010 17:22

Beatrice is really classical as is Vivienne.

sedgiebaby · 20/08/2010 16:42

Claudia
Esther
Lydia
Laurel - lovely I got to chose the middle name of my friends baby girl and went for this,I could never have it as it wouldn't work with my last name but its classy and yet modern sounding.
Elizabeth
Vivian
Sophia
Sarah
Charlotte
Evelyn
Julia
Natalie
Juliette
Estelle

Roz14 · 20/08/2010 15:31

Esther
Beatrice
Beatrix
Florence
Sophia
Esme
Martha
Isabella
Arabella
Elizabeth
Matilda
Alice

SpeedyGonzalez · 19/08/2010 00:36

Elizabeth/ Isabelle
Hannah/ Susanna/ Anna
Rosemary/ Rose
Cecily/ Cecilia
Beatrice
Lorelie
Thalia
Julia/ Julianna

seeker · 19/08/2010 00:19

Elinor
Marianne
Emma
Harriet
Catherine
Isobel
Elizabeth
Jane
Mary
Katherine
Lydia
Charlotte
Anne

PixieOnaLeaf · 19/08/2010 00:16

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zozzle · 18/08/2010 23:56

Jane
Elizabeth (lots of nn poss)
Katharine (as above)
Emma
Zoe (ancient and classic)

zenoushka · 18/08/2010 21:42

I love the name Julia - very elegant and timeless in my opinion.

Eleanor is also lovely.

scoobydont · 18/08/2010 19:16

isabel
gabrielle
louise
clare
alicia
natasha

Lora69 · 18/08/2010 17:25

Clarissa?

mathanxiety · 18/08/2010 17:16

I love Laurel too.

Also
Madeleine
Letitia
Helena
Lara
Frances
Charis

liliputlady · 18/08/2010 17:09

Clara's a great name; Claire is also lovely and underused.

Housewife2010 · 18/08/2010 14:46

There seem to be so many MNetters DDs called Clara. I thought my Clara would be very rare, til I came on MN & there seem to be loads!