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Classic but not overused girl names

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Moomin8 · 24/09/2019 19:18

DP and I like Olivia and Grace but I just can't settle on either because I think they are so overused. I want her to have something more unique as that will be nicer for her when she's older. Dp is stuck on Olivia and Grace.

My suggestions, vetoed by dp 🙄

Verity (love this name)
Margot
Violet
Eleanor
Viola
Liberty

Any ideas?

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Namaste6 · 25/09/2019 10:20

Harriet
Bridget
Verity
Eliza
Celeste
Amelia
Agnes
Esme

FizzyGreenWater · 25/09/2019 09:51

And is it your surname that begins with a B? :)

Because if he's a dp then the choices are yours, and I guess you could very kindly offer to give the baby his surname if you're going to be choosing Verity...

MissHenty · 25/09/2019 08:39

Edith?
Margaret (Maggie)?

DonEmmanuelsDingleberries · 25/09/2019 07:34

Vanessa

DonEmmanuelsDingleberries · 25/09/2019 07:33

Abigail
Cassandra
Celia
Cora
Daphne
Dinah
Dorothy
Faye
Judith
Leah
Maria
Marjorie
May/Mae
Sylvia
Virginia
Vivian

salcombebabe · 25/09/2019 05:30

Julia
Felicity
Catherine

DamnitCharlie · 25/09/2019 05:26

Im an Alice and lots of twatty old men would sing 'who the fuck is Alice' and everyone else would say 'are you Alice in Wonderland?' To be honest it just made it clear they were horrible people straight away! I don't get it much now as the name is more common and I say sarcastically 'Ive never heard that before, you're so funny' which usually shuts people up.

NoSauce · 25/09/2019 05:10

Janine???
Is that a typo!

I don’t think of Grace and Olivia as classics. They will date soon enough. I don’t think Isabella is a classic either though but I do love it.

Florence, Jemima, Madeleine ( I’ll ignore the McCann comment ) Beatrix, Juliet, Harriet, Posy would go nice with Isabella.

pollywobble · 25/09/2019 03:52

Caroline
Janine?

Tiredemma · 25/09/2019 03:44

Esme
Florence

Jellycat00 · 25/09/2019 03:32

Lizzie ❤
Beth
Helena
Sarah
Kate
Laura
Jane

ifigoup · 25/09/2019 03:30

Susannah
Frances
Felicity
Clara
Caroline
Marianne
Veronica
Ruth
Helen
Martha

Astronica · 25/09/2019 03:18

Felicity
Amity
Tabitha
Eugenie
Anthea
Bridget

Joeybee · 25/09/2019 03:16

I agree that Olivia and Grace and really overused.
I love all of your suggestions, it is a shame the your partner doesn't approve!

Other names I think maybe you'd like are:

Genevieve
Marigold
Margaret
Juliette
Eliza
Melody
Lola
Layla
Amelie
Martha
Meredith
Bethany

GeorgiaGirl52 · 25/09/2019 02:40

Evangeline
Madelaine

Gigimum · 25/09/2019 02:11

I like Calister and Persephone.

I have an uncommon name, neither of the above, and have always loved my name and the fact that there are not many others called it. I didn't meet anyone with the same name til was in my 30s. I would agree a unique name would be nice when she's older, that's always been my experience

Stillamum3 · 25/09/2019 01:53

I really like Dulcie!

newreality1 · 25/09/2019 01:37

Elizabeth
Charlotte
Edith
Anna
Juliet
Clara
Harriet
Rose

Ellieboolou33 · 25/09/2019 01:05

Louisa
Ellen
Catherine
Hannah
Lucienne
Anna

IdblowJonSnow · 25/09/2019 01:02

Lucy
Beatrice
Emma
Amy
Evelyn
Eleanor

littlemeitslyn · 25/09/2019 01:00

Lynette

Aldibaldi555 · 24/09/2019 21:40

We like classic names. On our shortlist but didn’t get used were:

Harriet
Lucinda
Henrietta
Jessica (quite popular though)
Lucille
Penelope (gaining popularity)

I hear Grace a lot, sorry

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Moomin8 · 24/09/2019 21:35

I'm sorry, but Alice always makes me think 'who the fuck is Alice?' probably showing my age a bit there though 🤦‍♀️

No, I also remember this!! But I think by now it's (somewhat forgotten)

I like Madeleine but associate it with McCann 😢

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user1493494961 · 24/09/2019 21:33

There are some weird suggestions for 'classic' on here.

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Moomin8 · 24/09/2019 21:24

I really like Beatrice / Beatrix but surname will begin with B so don't think it will go.

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