Which names are considered classic? Just biblical or royal?

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pizzacrisps · 06/01/2019 19:54

What do you consider 'classic'? I guess Catherine and Elizabeth make the cut?

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MikeUniformMike · 06/01/2019 20:18

Rosalind doesn't have an e on the end.
Ann(e)
Susan
Margaret
Frances

MikeUniformMike · 06/01/2019 20:16

Catherine/Katharine are classic but Cathryn/Kathryn isn't.
Elizabeth was good enough for HM! Elisabeth is classic if that is how it is spelt in your language, but isn't if you are in the UK.

Names from outside your culture aren't classic.

OhTheRoses · 06/01/2019 20:16

Alice
Victoria
Harriet
Verity
Charlotte
Elizabeth
Helena
Louise(a)
Olivia
Alexandra
Rosalinde
Hermione
Penelope
Isabel
Annabel
Antonia

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pizzacrisps · 06/01/2019 20:12

Saints' names is a good place to look. Thanks!

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MikeUniformMike · 06/01/2019 20:11

Royal family names.
Some biblical names.
Saints'names.
Names that have been in regular use for centuries.
Some Shakespearian names.
Some roman and greek names.
Names from classic novels (Jane Austen etc)

As a rough guide, look at their use 10, 20, 30....100 years ago, if they appear regularly, chances are they are ok.

New names, celebrity names etc tend not to be classic.

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