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Princessy Names?

26 replies

littlemissbroadway · 12/03/2014 19:35

Ever since I was a little girl, I've loved fairy tales and princess stories.

For me, I feel like Aurora, Lillian, Evelyn, Eleanor, Florence, Cecily, Clara and Isobel remind me most of princesses. They all seem to go well with my boys list (George, Dexter, Henry, Stanley, Edward, Charlie & Louis), and they all feel like little princesses to me. (No, I am not trying to be sexist by saying all little girls are princesses or anything like that).

What names make you think of princesses?

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fideline · 15/03/2014 23:35

I like your russian approach though, Nigella

Xenia is pretty

fideline · 15/03/2014 23:33

Nigella try to behave yourself Grin

NigellasDealer · 15/03/2014 21:53

ooh and Leonora

NigellasDealer · 15/03/2014 21:52

Anastasia,
Alexandra
Tatiana
Victoria
Sharon
Tracy

guineapig2014 · 15/03/2014 21:42

Estella
Giselle
Izella
Smile

smokeandglitter · 15/03/2014 18:51

Tatiana and Anastasia. I love those names!

HoneyandRum · 15/03/2014 18:43

If you mean very feminine names with a certain romance I would say Raphaela.

For a classic name used by actual women who were/are Princesses I would say Catherine.

lechers · 15/03/2014 11:36

What about the royal houses of Europe....?

Amongst the princesses (and various titles) there are...

Beatrix, Alexia, Catherina, Ariane, Laurentien, Eloise, Leonore, Mabel, Luane, Zaria(The Netherlands)

Silvia, Victoria, Estelle, Leonore, Madeleine, (Sweden)

Sofia, Victoria, Irene (Spain)

Martha, Maud, Leah, Emma and Astrid (Norway)

Isabella, Josephine, Elisabeth, Athena, Marie and Benedicte. (Denmark)

But then many of these real princess names are not actually very "princessy" and are quite ordinary!

LePetitPont · 15/03/2014 09:22

Ps Eleanor is a great name - Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of the most powerful women of the Middle Ages Smile

LePetitPont · 15/03/2014 09:11

For historical accuracy (and some queens in there too, strong women!) rather than Disney fluff:

Antoinette
Catherine
Beatrice
Marguerite
Marie
Genevieve
Victoria
Elizabeth
Margaret
Stephanie
Caroline
Eugenie

AndHarry · 14/03/2014 16:24

Disney princess style I think of Celeste, Lucinda, Melissa and Serena.

littlemissbroadway · 12/03/2014 21:48

oooh, so many lovely names here!

I like Diana, Aurelia, Genevieve, Arabella, Belle, Catriona, Cordelia, Clarissa, Christabel, Delilah, Emmeline, Francesca, Felicity, Florence, Fenella, Georgiana, Hermione, Henrietta, Isabella, Isadora, Juliette, Lucinda, Louisa, Lavinia, Madeleine, Natalia, Octavia, Ophelia, Rowena, Sylvia, Valentina, Matilda, Arwen, Mary, Eugenie, Beatrice, Charlotte, and Ariana.

One I forgot was Miriam Grin

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ctrlaltdel · 12/03/2014 20:48

Aurelia
Genevieve
Penelope

NigellasDealer · 12/03/2014 20:46

Diana mainly

manicinsomniac · 12/03/2014 20:45

The names most commonly given to real princesses are actually remarkably sensible and don't make me think of princesses at all (Anne, Elizabeth, Mary, Margaret, Victoria, Catherine, Anne, Joanna etc)

Names that make me think of sparkling pink castles, handsome princes, velvet dresses and fire breathing dragons are:

Aurelia, Arabella, Annabella, Ariadne, Anastasia, Adrianna, Belle, Brunhilda, Bianca, Catriona, Carolina, Cordelia, Cassandra, Calliope, Clarissa, Christiana, Christabel, Carlotta, Delilah, Elisaveta, Emmeline, Eleanora, Eloisa, Evangeline, Francesca, Frederika, Felicity, Florence, Felicia, Fenella, Gabriella, Georgiana, Genevieve, Hermione, Henrietta, Isabella, Isadora, Juliana, Juliette, Josephina, Katerina, Liliana, Lucinda, Louisa, Lavinia, Miranda, Madeleine, Natalia, Octavia, Ophelia, Philippa, Priscilla, Persephone, Pandora, Rowena, Robina, Sapphire, Seraphina, Sylvia, Tatiana, Tabitha, Valentina.

alita7 · 12/03/2014 20:43

Agree with some of the above others:

Arianna
Alicia
Inevera
Juliette
Orphelia
Diana
Fiona

Terramirabilis · 12/03/2014 20:26

Alice means princess or noble

YummyMummybee · 12/03/2014 20:23

Matilda, lots of European princesses throughout the centuries were Princess/Queen Matilda's.
Like this thread, I'm a fan of regal names too!

ChasbutnotDave · 12/03/2014 20:12

Belle
Elizabeth
Victoria
Arabella

UriGeller · 12/03/2014 20:00

The usual. Elizabeth, Anne, Caroline, Margaret.

I have trouble sounding my 'R's so even though I quite like it, I'd be avoiding Aurora as 'Owworwah' doesn't sound very regal Grin

elfycat · 12/03/2014 19:55

Sarah means princess.

Elizabeth, Eleanor, Anne, Catherine, Arwen, Grace, Mary.

BikeRunSki · 12/03/2014 19:53

Cinderella

wigglesrock · 12/03/2014 19:52

Victoria
Stephanie
Charlotte
Caroline
Sofia
Leonara
Grace
Madeline

I like a bit of Hello

AuntieStella · 12/03/2014 19:41

Charlotte, Alexandra, Catherine, Berengaria, Isabella, Eleanor, Caroline, Elizabeth, Margaret, Eugenie, Victoria, Louise, Edwina

Bowlersarm · 12/03/2014 19:39

That's a hard one OP. But I'll play Smile.

Constance
Valentina
Isabella
Francesca
Alexandra
Sophia
Georgina/Georgiana
Annabelle