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Mildly posh, long, classic girl's names?? Please help!

89 replies

YumMum94 · 25/08/2015 22:39

Hi! Three months till baby and I'm completely stuck for girl's names.
Big hitch is our surname, which is one of those ridiciously posh, like laugh out loud, old english surnames- think Cholmondley or Beaufort, double barrel it and you're there. I would love to use a flouncy, unusual name like Arabella or Seraphina but saying the full name out loud sounds like a made up posh person name.On the other hand a "modern" or (sorry) "chavvy" name really doesn't fit. We still want to go with a long name, preferably one with potential for nicknames.
For boys I've got Jonathan and Frederick. Both outside the top 100 but still classic and recognisable, with lots of shortenings- I can't stand calling babies long names.
Ideas so far:
Catarina: Love nns Cara and Tara, but the most obvious would be Cat, which I can't stand
Rosemary: Nice, but a touch too old lady
Cordelia: Love, but bit too posh, and dh's ex-girlfriends name
Sorry it's so long!!

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wowfudge · 26/08/2015 10:46

Rosalie - no one's had that yet!

WhyCantIuseTheNameIWant · 26/08/2015 10:12

Jemima is growing in popularity here.

Elizabeth is my favourite.
Annabel
Arabella
Grace (not long, but classic)

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Mclaren37 · 26/08/2015 06:39

How about something classic but also slightly more 'of the moment', so that you can keep it fresh? (Apologies I'm not sure which names you would describe as 'chavvy'!)
How about;
Camille
Matilda
Margot
Elise
Edie
Elodie
Jemima
Avery
Astrid
Luella
Florence

StevieJo · 26/08/2015 04:16

Carolina
Evelyn
Evangeline
Miranda
Georgina
Danielle
Samantha
Penelope
Gemma
Genevieve
Virginia

I also love Beatrice, Hermione, Phillipa and Felicity that have been suggested

PixD · 26/08/2015 02:41

Hi!
I love the following:
Eloise
Evelyn (Could be shortened to Evie, which is just lovely)
Francesca
Rheannon (This is how my sister spells her name, I think it's quite classy- she goes by Rhea)

I hope you find something that suits!

x

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 26/08/2015 01:22

Florence
Meredith
Marianna
Vivienne
Monica
Persephone
Georgina

bogspavin · 26/08/2015 00:40

Hester
Maude
Sarah (goes with everything!)
Charlotte
Miranda

sleeponeday · 26/08/2015 00:38

Ha, I wanted Seraphina for DD. I was overruled!

sleeponeday · 26/08/2015 00:37

I love Tabitha and Henrietta, of those mentioned.

sleeponeday · 26/08/2015 00:37

Lavinia/Vinny
Emilia/Emmie
Alethea/Thea
Georgiana/Georgie
Constance/Connie
Adelaide/Addie, Adele
Evangelina/Evie, Ginny
Aurelia/Rae

I like names that are formal and have a short, too - they give people options in adult life. Always good.

Gooseberrycrumble2 · 26/08/2015 00:25

Elizabeth

Georgette Georgia

Gooseberrycrumble2 · 26/08/2015 00:24

Jemima

Tatum

Tabitha

Josephine

Gooseberrycrumble2 · 26/08/2015 00:23

Camilla

YonicScrewdriver · 26/08/2015 00:17

Why not Cara? Cara seems to fit your bill.

Clarissa, Vivienne, Hermione, Celestine

Babyfeverdrivingmecrazy · 26/08/2015 00:12

Victoria's nick name could also be plum which I love

bridgetsmummy · 26/08/2015 00:09

Francesca
Geraldine
Smile

idontknowmyusernameanymore · 26/08/2015 00:08

Evangeline? (Sp?)
Evelyn

Capewrath · 26/08/2015 00:03

Alongside Jessica,

Portia
Nerissa

Capewrath · 26/08/2015 00:02

Fucking iPad being too cultured. Not Aeneid but Enid, you plonker. But ok, you wanted me to add

Dido

Glad to see both of my names get loads if menshes, in various forms.

marshmallowpies · 25/08/2015 23:52

I love long flowery girls names BUT we have a short 1 syllable surname so long first names suit it well. I would be more inclined to use a shorter name to go with a double barrelled surname, eg

Ruth
Jane
Amy
Lara
Janet
Clara
Helen
Rachel
Hazel
Eliza
Roberta
Thora
Phoebe
Marina

Those names are all quite 'strong' rather than flowery but all also classic and feminine.

SuckingEggs · 25/08/2015 23:45

Genevieve
Rosamund
Georgette

Capewrath · 25/08/2015 23:40

Venetia
Virginia
Verena
Verity
Amabel
Patricia
Magdalen
Amanda
Audrey
Amaryllis
Phoebe
Lalage
Lucretia
Laurentia
Laura
May
Mary
Maria produced MarIa in the English way
Artemis
Diana
Daphne though to me this is women with blue hair playing bridge
Nell
Helen
Helena
Elaine
Dorothea
Theodora
Augusta
Caroline, agree bringing back
Phillipa
Phillida
Phyllis
Althea
Vanda
Wanda
Hilda
Helga
Pauline
Paulina
Cecilia
Celia
Rosamund
Miranda
Viola
Victoria
Elspeth
Isobel
Alicia
Gwendoline
Sarah
Deborah
Lesley
Judith
Ruth
Rebecca
Rachel
Richenda
Sabrina
Serena
Selene
Danae
Leda
Athene
Lucinda
Nichola
Janet
Jane
Joan
Jean
Johanna
Catherine
Agatha
Agnes
Hester
Esther
Sapphira
Abigail
Priscilla
Violet
Claudia
Julia
Juliet
Juliana
Sophia again pronounced SophIa
Thomasina
Eunice ( more of the blue rinse brigade, along with Millicent, Mildred, Aeneid and Edith imv)
Rose
Hebe

Ooh I love girls names.

BobbyGentry · 25/08/2015 23:39

Seraphina is beutiful but I'd rather the spelling Serafina (as I love Pullman's Serafina Pekkala character in His Dark Materials Trilogy.) It could be abbreviated to Phee.

other ideas
Lizbet
Helena
Lyra
... but Seraphina is the most beautiful name for a girl.