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Unusual or traditional girl names with 3 or more syllables

92 replies

Ruthshaw1980 · 17/04/2018 20:32

Hi all

Would very much appreciate ideas for beautiful girls names with at least 3 syllables that could be described as unusual or traditional/vintage. So far our most up to date list following some ins and outs is:

Annabelle
Arabella
Emmeline (but waiting for DH to veto this)
Elodie
Romilly
Harriet

Be as unusual as you like, I would love to hear as many suggestions as you wish to give Smile

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annagrace89 · 29/06/2024 13:57

i know i’m YEARS late to this thread, but just had to say much hate to @LoveInTokyo Annabelle spelled with the elle is beautiful and you’re a hater!!!

OrlandaFuriosa · 23/04/2018 11:04

Lovely. Well done. Use all three!

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Ruthshaw1980 · 22/04/2018 09:47

May I say a huge thank you to everyone that posted on this thread. Apologies for the delay in replying but have been waiting for DH to really consider the many different options you provided.

So in summary, the bad news is DH pretty much vetoed all new suggestions despite there being some excellent candidates in my opinion. However the good news is that your list helped to being back into focus two names (Verity, Hermione) previously suggested by me weeks ago that were initially poo pooed. So much so that both of these are in top three!!

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lynmilne65 · 20/04/2018 07:19

Amylynette

JayeAshe · 20/04/2018 06:52

Atala
Berenice
Caroline
Colinda
Elysa pron. El EE sa
Gwendoline
Jillian
Marigold
Noelyn
Rosetta
Rapunzel

trueblueari · 19/04/2018 23:33

Sorry but I can't stop laughing at that typo - Dwayne in a vintage girls names thread!

My name is Arietta and my daughter's is Chantilly: both unusual three-syllable names! I also like Araminta.

Bouncingbelle · 19/04/2018 23:24

And Tirian (tir-ee-an) not durian!

Bouncingbelle · 19/04/2018 23:23

Typo! NOT Dwayne! Delayne!

Bouncingbelle · 19/04/2018 23:22

Romilly is gorgeous. Unusual names i have known (not necessarily saying i like them all!) Are
Varina
Dwayne
Alkelda
Hermione
Stephanie
Kristina
Madeleine
Durian
Liselotte
Jessamy

starkid · 19/04/2018 17:03

I like Romilly, Harriet and Elodie from your list :)

Have tried to not add any others have already mentioned:

Maria
Agatha
Isobel
Amalia
Hepzibah
Marietta
Serena
Antonia
Roxanna
Isadora
Elisa
Amanda
Acacia
Ursula
Leilani
Bernadette
Ramona
Adalia
Caroline
Larisa
Katrina
Anastasia

upaladderagain · 19/04/2018 13:59

Dorothea (love Middlemarch)
Jocelyn
Callista
Theodora

JayeAshe · 19/04/2018 13:23

Cortina - yes, there was one in my class
Melita - former colleague

Verina
Rowena

Jacinta

Carouselfish · 19/04/2018 00:54

Coralie/Coralee
Antonia
Juliette
Romina
Belinda
Mariella
Leonetta
Adriana

RoundaboutSnail · 18/04/2018 18:22

Coraline
Adela
Eliana
Liliana
Aurora
Gloriana
Juliana
Carlita
Nadia
Camellia
Maria
Savannah
Chiara
Margaretta
Zinnia
Georgette
Raphaella
Violet
Adelia
Ximena
Samantha
Cassia
Julietta
Katherine
Angela
Florentina
Daniella

QueenieS · 18/04/2018 18:06

Seraphine

Seraphina

Margaret

roseblossom75 · 18/04/2018 18:02

Rosanna
Clarissa
Lucinda
Genevieve
Cicely
Carlotta
Meredith
Mariella
Seraphina
Persephone
Vanellope
Petunia
Amaryllis
Dahlia
Saskia
Ariella
Coraline
Kiana
Talitha

llangennith · 18/04/2018 18:01

Cordelia. Cordie for short.

NowToWork · 18/04/2018 18:01

Josiane
Amandine

Sunafterstorm · 18/04/2018 17:53

Persephone is possibly a minefield. I taught a class once whose teacher had told them to pronounce it Percy ☎

SpottyBrolly · 18/04/2018 17:14

Alberta, Regina, Regina, Petula, Anetta,

dietingagainandagain · 18/04/2018 13:03

Abigail ?

gwen25 · 18/04/2018 11:59

I like Emmeline, Arabella, Annabelle and Harriet from your list.

What about
Eunice
Heather
Coralia
Cornelia
Lavinia
Gemma
Evangeline
Angelica
Shannon
Vivienne
Elaine
Caitlin
Dorothy
Stella
Pauline
Bridget
Yvonne
Nelle
Faith
Wanda
Beatrice
Octavia
Rachel
Rosaura
Doralice
Vera
Anthea
Corinna
Camille

AnyaMoondial · 18/04/2018 10:28

Cordelia! Love it.

Ariadne is also fabulous.

LoveInTokyo · 18/04/2018 09:55

Really like Nerissa.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 18/04/2018 08:01

Neroli
Monica
Rosanna
Leontine
Coralie
Marissa

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