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Original poster

Classic, but slightly less popular girls names?

60 replies

Caimor23 · 15/08/2017 17:56

Hi all,

We're looking for a girls name that is both classic, but not really popular. Easy to spell too! We love the name Amelia, but it's so popular right now we'd like to avoid it.

Some of our choices right now (to give you an example of what we're thinking!) include:

Harriett (Harry)
Winifred (Winnie or Freddie)
Lucy
Everly (Evie)

Any suggestions? Any and all appreciated! Smile

Thanks in advance

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AmyGardner · 15/08/2017 21:58

Genevieve
Eloise
Astrid
Kate
Heather
Juliette

AliceLutherNeeMorgan · 15/08/2017 21:57

Clara
Cressida
Rowena
Claudia
Maud
Verity
Juliet
Octavia

PandorasXbox · 15/08/2017 21:56

Where has Everly come from all of a sudden? Is it made up?

Threeandabit · 15/08/2017 21:55

The thing will Everly is, it will possibly get mistaken for Emily quite a bit.

littlejeopardy · 15/08/2017 19:58

Susan, Catherine and Abigail are my top 3 choices for classic girl names.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 15/08/2017 19:54

Betsy
Lucinda
Selina
Natasha
Michelle
Susan
Danielle
Joanna

semideponent · 15/08/2017 18:25

Hannah
Mary
Esther
Matilda
Louisa
Frances
Cecily
Antonia
Philippa
Elspeth

ABCFamily · 15/08/2017 18:19

Anne
Bridget
Clare
Clarissa
Daphne
Faye
Gwendoline
Helen
Jane
Josephine
Leah
Lydia
Margaret
Maria
May
Ruth
Victoria

Sophronia · 15/08/2017 18:19

Miriam
Esther
Joanna
Ellen
Josephine
Jemima
Alexandra
Clara
Frances
Georgina
Juliet
Maria
Philippa
Louisa
Lydia
Margaret
Rachel
Susannah
Tabitha
Ruth
Anna
E

Makinglists · 15/08/2017 18:16

Edith
Rosa

KeepCalm · 15/08/2017 18:16

Cecilia
Miriam
Cordelia
Beatrice

Workingfromhome200 · 15/08/2017 18:14

how about Amalia? it's a beautiful name and similar to Amelia.

early30smum · 15/08/2017 18:13

Martha
Georgina
Frances
Fleur
Florence
Freya
Eliza
Isobel
Henrietta
Sadie
Nancy
Serena
Louisa
Emmeline
Emma
Ava

OublietteBravo · 15/08/2017 18:12

Oh, I really like Winifred.

Adelaide
Caroline
Laura
Maria
Victoria

TheRollingCrone · 15/08/2017 18:10

Eleanor

LoneStarRising · 15/08/2017 18:09

Nancy
Jessica
Diana
Pamela
Unity
Deborah

Original poster
Caimor23 · 15/08/2017 18:09

I'm loving all of these! It's definitely helping to have some input. We wouldn't have thought of these otherwise!

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squoosh · 15/08/2017 18:08

Callie/Carrie for short.

squoosh · 15/08/2017 18:08

Caroline

PandorasXbox · 15/08/2017 18:07

Emma
Eleanor
Harriet
Rachel

LoneStarRising · 15/08/2017 18:07

Charmaine
Penelope
Anthea
Rowena
Geraldine
Fiona
Frances
Rosamund
Elizabeth
Eleanor
Judith
Vivienne

LorLorr2 · 15/08/2017 18:07

Julia
Annie

ineedamoreadultieradult · 15/08/2017 18:06

Felicity
Eloise
Lorraine
Lucy
Natalie
Lucinda
Heather

RatRolyPoly · 15/08/2017 18:06

Hannah, Georgina, Elizabeth (loads of good shortenings, not used much these days!), Henrietta... I've been trying to think along much the same lines myself so interested to see what others come up with.

Swearwolf · 15/08/2017 18:05

If you love amelia, what about Cecilia?