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Timeless and elegant

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TIPosy · 25/05/2019 09:31

Hello,

We now know our fourth is a little girl. :)

After Josephine, Iris and Theodore struggling to decide on a name. Confused

I’d like something timeless and elegant like I feel Josephine and Iris are. Classic but not too popular.

I like the following:

Florence - too popular?
Beatrice - too popular?
Eleanor - but rhymes too much with Theodore?
Alice - too close to Iris
Rose - a 2nd flower, really?
Harriet
Georgiana
Phoebe
Arabella
Elinor
Charlotte - too popular?
Ottilie

Welcoming other suggestions and feedback.

Thank you!!

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MarieToulouseBerlioz · 25/05/2019 13:58

Florence - lovely
Beatrice - really doslike
Eleanor - I dont think it's so close on sound to Theodore that it would be a problem! Very pretty
Alice - my favourite name :)
Rose - not keen
Harriet - nice
Georgiana - not 100% keen but really like Georgina
Phoebe - really like
Arabella - bit much for me
Elinor - prefer eleanor
Charlotte - nice
Ottilie - really like

You may like:
Anastasia
Genevieve
Aurelia
Ophelia
Adelaide

This might be a bit too much but if you like timeless and elegant names look back through the royal family' s family tree, theres some lovely names that the princesses have had throughout the last few centuries!

Redact · 25/05/2019 13:49

I thought Charlotte or Isabelle/a straight away before reading your choices. Your D.C. have lovely names.

haverhill · 25/05/2019 13:40

Sylvie

PrincessTiggerlily · 25/05/2019 13:39

Elaina

villamariavintrapp · 25/05/2019 13:36

Caroline?

andadietcoke · 25/05/2019 13:35

I have a 5yo Charlotte and she's the only one in her school.

TemporaryPermanent · 25/05/2019 13:30

Helen

HollyBen · 25/05/2019 13:24

Eleanor, Elinor or Charlotte are my favourites from your list. My s7ggeztions would be Isabella (though it is really popular) and Emily

Proseccofuelled · 25/05/2019 13:18

Other names I think are lovely that might appeal:
Camille
Adeline (French pronunciation beautiful although will get mixed up a lot)

Clara
Lucille

Proseccofuelled · 25/05/2019 13:15

Florence - not a fan
Beatrice - pretty & not popular
Eleanor - Lovely
Alice - I do think a bit close
Rose - beautiful
Harriet - nice
Georgiana - classy
Phoebe - ok
Arabella - not a fan
Elinor - nice
Charlotte - pretty name and not ridiculously popular but more than your other choices
Ottilie pretty

ShirleyAvenue · 25/05/2019 11:16

Clarissa
Juliet

NameChangedNoImagination · 25/05/2019 11:16

I like Beatrice and Charlotte. I wouldn't say Charlotte is popular anymore particularly.

usernamepinched · 25/05/2019 11:12

Well Isabelle it is then! Grin

Weird I guessed a French connection, I'm not usually good at that sort of thing. Congratulations and hope it all dues well.

HUZZAH212 · 25/05/2019 10:30

Myriam, Clara, Margot

SeigneurLapindeGrantham · 25/05/2019 10:26

Estelle
Claire
Virginie

lucymegan · 25/05/2019 10:25

Scarlett
Maddison
Laura
Claudette
Clara
Mabel
Constance

Barefootinthecarpark · 25/05/2019 10:23

Catherine

bridgetreilly · 25/05/2019 10:22

Rosalind
Juliet
Camilla
Harriet

tiedy · 25/05/2019 10:22

Camille
Georgia

AudacityOfHope · 25/05/2019 10:22

Katherine/Kate
Eloise
Astrid
Elizabeth

Hawkinsfirefly99 · 25/05/2019 10:19

I love Gabriella for a little girl.

AnnaComnena · 25/05/2019 10:18

Elizabeth
Helena
Julia
Rosamund/Rosalind - or any 'Rose' name

userabcname · 25/05/2019 10:17

I feel like Charlotte fits with your other names really well. I do like Georgiana best though.

Haz1516 · 25/05/2019 10:10

I think Harriet goes best from your list. Otherwise Florence, I wouldn't worry about popularity.

Other suggestions:
Antonia
Claudia
Francesca
Matilda
Penelope

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TIPosy · 25/05/2019 10:01

You guessed right. Wink We are a bilingual English-French family. Grin

I like Isabelle in your list. Forgot about that one!!

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