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Classic, strong but elegant girls names

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emmyloo2 · 12/02/2013 07:41

Ok, give me your best strong, classic, elegant, timeless girl's names. Preferably nothing to frilly, too cutesy or too long. Some examples of what I like are Alice, Margaret, Ruth, Elizabeth, Alison (family name) and Audrey. My DH likes Rose and won't open his mind to other options. I have a DS George and I want a short, old fashioned strong name like this, but I am having a girl.

I am really starting to get quite annoyed with DH because he won't agree that my suggestions are fabulous! Shock.

All suggestions gratefull received because I feel like I am going around in circles and I thought naming a girl would be easy!

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iheartmycat · 13/02/2013 01:17

Deborah, Caroline, Lorna, Francesca, Maria, Mairead?

iheartmycat · 12/02/2013 23:29

Melanie
Monica
Alannah
Joanna
Keren
Julia
Paula
Bernadette

WhiteHairReally · 12/02/2013 22:59

Maud
Edith
Frances
Mary

Strong, straightforward, non frilly.

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emmyloo2 · 12/02/2013 22:20

Thanks everyone - great suggestions. I like Lucille (never thought of that one), Camilla, Helena. Juliet was on the list some time ago but seemed to drop off. I am not sure about it......

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Emilythornesbff · 12/02/2013 13:37

Ooh, Harriet's nice too
And juliet

Emilythornesbff · 12/02/2013 13:36

Grace
Rose
Eve (my total fave but dh has vetoed)
Charlotte
Jane

Squeakygate · 12/02/2013 12:16

Jane
Ruth
Rachel
Rebecca

jkklpu · 12/02/2013 12:04

Olivia
Marianne
Constance
Grace
Faith (or others on this theme)
Alex(andra)

SuckingDiesel · 12/02/2013 12:03

Genevieve.

movamum · 12/02/2013 12:00

I love Joanna, it is an old fashioned name, a Bible name in fact, with a lovely meaning.

Pasiphae · 12/02/2013 11:56

Hermione, Veronica, Harriet, Juliet, Josephine, Lucinda, Lucille, Beatrice?

happyhorse · 12/02/2013 11:53

Margot

Rose is lovely though

badtime · 12/02/2013 11:43

Juliet
Theresa
Rosa
Maura
Madeleine
Adela
Tara
Veronica
Abigail
Maria
Bryony
Emmeline
Jocelyn
Cecilia/Cecily/Cicely
Camilla
Monica
Serena
Viola
Patience
Eliza

staverton · 12/02/2013 11:23

Louisa
Thea
Clara
Tess
Edith
Elsa
Cecily
Rosalind
Mara
Lara

amck5700 · 12/02/2013 11:14

Leonora
Hannah
Avril
Celeste

akaemmafrost · 12/02/2013 09:33

Alexandra.

momb · 12/02/2013 09:30

I gave you all my classic suggestions when you asked last week but looking at the more esoteric lists this week, why not something simple but just out of fashion like Rachel or Jane or Helena ?

Lionsntigersnbears · 12/02/2013 09:25

How about Sara?

BikeRunSki · 12/02/2013 08:47

Beatrice
Charlotte
Josephine
Emily
Madeleine
Rachel
Emma
Isla
Jennifer
Catherine (and its spelling variants)
Evelyn
Martha

Sunnysummer · 12/02/2013 08:39

Could you go for Hannah? Or even Susannah? Very similar to Anna, old fashioned but also a bit more uncommon, and no clash with colleagues. Love Clara too (though that might just be my childhood love of Heidi).

GooseyLoosey · 12/02/2013 08:32

If I had another girl, it came to me the other day that I would call her Verity. I'm not going to so I thought I would pass it on.

BeanstalkandBump · 12/02/2013 08:28

Well massive thumbs up her for Alison Grin Grin though I think I've longed to be an Alice I stead for years Smile
I love Elizabeth with Nice nn of Beth or Libby
Also like:
Hazel
Edith
Elsa
Rosa
Emmeline/Emmy
Clara
Anna...... Could raise eyebrows at work for a week or two but after that nobody will care! Know of this case with two Jasmines and neither party bothered at all.
Sylvie
Meredith/Merry/Edie

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emmyloo2 · 12/02/2013 08:12

Boony - Amy is my sister's name but good suggestion. Little Women is one of my all time favourites, hence I have Elizabeth (Beth) and Margaret (Meg) on the list. I also like Josephine but fear it may be too long.

Good suggestions Wilting - I like Clara a lot. Laura is another my DH likes.

The colleague is also a friend of his and so we have them over to our house and she got pregnant just before me. It's her late mother's name, and so I think they would think we were copying them if we chose Anna. DH thinks it's perfectly fine to use it but I suspect men think differently about these things!

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ohfunnyhoneyface · 12/02/2013 08:09

Oh use Anna! Work colleagues are temporary- he might leave next month!

Anna is beautiful.

wiltingfast · 12/02/2013 08:06

Clara
Laura
Lorna
Julia
Judith
Christina
Rachel
Rebecca
Maria

Fwiw, I love Anna and I don't you should allow yourself to be put off by a work colleague using it. After all they could move on at any time and you'd never see them again and you would have not used a lovely name for v transient reasons!