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Classic girls names

77 replies

threeinthebed · 01/12/2010 12:44

Hi, I love classic names and have a long list of boys names, but a much shorter girls list. I'd love to hear your suggestions for classic/traditional girls names that won't date easily to add to my list. Thanks :)

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KitchenKate · 02/12/2010 12:32

Emily Rose is lovely - both names were on our shortlist. My DD is a classic Elizabeth Jill.

gemhandley · 02/12/2010 12:16

we have chose Emily Rose for our dd but i liked olivia, ava, eva, Emma. I think there names thats will last through teens 20s and beyond. I just struggle to think something like Kalifornia will suit a 60 year old hehe.

JoBo69 · 02/12/2010 12:14

Emily
Frances
Elizabeth
Isabella
Grace
Madeleine
Rose
Sophie
Eleanor
...my 2 dds and 2 nieces! All gorgeous imo (obv. or I wouldn't be posting them I guess!! Wink)

worm77daisy · 02/12/2010 12:05

Annabel
Grace
Lucy
Joceyln

Umnitsa · 02/12/2010 11:56

Alexandra
Catherine / Katherine
Anna
Nina
Elizabeth
Charlotte
Tatiana
Valeria

greedygoose · 02/12/2010 11:48

I KNOW, how dare she Wink, obviously just copying me!

Edmundo · 02/12/2010 11:47

Anna
Elizabeth
Sarah
Anne
Katherine
Charlotte

Names like Alice, Martha, Matilda are very on-trend IMO (lovely though)

nappyaddict · 02/12/2010 11:39

greedygoose That's what Natalie Cassidy called her baby girl too :)

BelligerentGhoul · 02/12/2010 11:30

Eliza Beatrice is gorgeous :)

BelligerentGhoul · 02/12/2010 11:29

Some more lovely names listed on here now -

Harriet ( wanted this for dd2 and dp wouldn't let me)
Eloise (wanted this for dd1 but guess what...)
Isadora (beautiful name)

I think I have classic girls' names for my dds too -
in no particular oder, they include
Naomi
Isobel
Alice
Daisy (maybe not quite so classic, this one!)

greedygoose · 02/12/2010 11:26

Isadora - I love this!
Judging from this thread I have some traditional girls - called Rosie Florence and Eliza Beatrice...

kittya · 02/12/2010 10:21

Theadora.

I love Thea.

nappyaddict · 02/12/2010 10:17

ELISA
BEATRICE
ANNA
ANNE
EVA
JULIA
STELLA
CLARA
EDITH
ESTHER
FLORENCE
HAZEL
JOSEPHINE
JUNE
LENA
LEONA
MABE
MARGUERITE
MINNIE
PEARL
SYLVIA
VERA
VIOLA
VIVIAN

evolucy7 · 02/12/2010 10:13

My favourites.....

Alexandra
Francesca

SuzieHomemaker · 02/12/2010 01:17

More Shakespearian names:

Rosalind (shortens to Rosie, Ros or Lin)
Regan (shortens to Reggie so perhaps not!)

Baileysandice · 01/12/2010 23:08

Imogen

Fiona

Hermione

fridascruffs · 01/12/2010 23:07

Frederica. i wanted this. exdp didn't like it. You can have it if you like. Freddy for short of course- very cool!

strandedatseasonsgreetings · 01/12/2010 22:41

Fuck off Pink Emma is a lovely name.

ivykaty44 · 01/12/2010 22:09

Jane - It is the classic name Grin forget all others

scoobydont · 01/12/2010 21:49

laura
hope
grace
sophie
may
martha
olivia
emily
ellen

bessie26 · 01/12/2010 21:46

three - I love classic/traditional names too, I've got a long list of girls names, but hardly any options for boys - can you share them with me?

My girls list is
Alexandra
Arabela
Aurelia
Beatrice
Georgina
Gwyneth
Harriet
Heather
Miranda
Rebecca
Safira
Samantha
Veronica
Victoria

ChildofIsis · 01/12/2010 21:42

My dd is called Eloise, she's the only one with that name in a school of 265. There are loads of tegans and megans (all spelt oddly)> I grew up being the only one in school with my name and in genereal it was a blessing. So lovely to be completely unique.

jentl · 01/12/2010 21:38

Hi, How about . . .
Daphne,
Catherine,
Justine,
Iris,
Ada,
Adelaide,
Ava,
Emmeline or
Viola.

All gorgeous (imo)!

DirtyMartini · 01/12/2010 21:33
BelligerentGhoul · 01/12/2010 21:16

Pmsl at Pink's anti-Austen rant on a name thread. :)