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Help needed for classic but modern & pretty girls name

66 replies

ladydanger · 21/08/2020 19:34

Would love some girls name ideas. Our current shortlist to give you a flavour of the types of names we like (although none of them seems quite right) includes

Matilda
Elise
Clara
Isabelle

I think our style is classic, modern but pretty. Ideally not something that's so popular (eg not Olivia!) but otherwise everything else is on the cards!

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confusedmuma · 22/08/2020 16:58

Constance (Connie)
Scarlett
Elizabeth
Bethany/Bethan
Margaret
Penny
Cecelia
Luciana
Rosanna
Eleanor (Ellie)
Emily
Stephanie
Victoria

orangejuicer · 22/08/2020 16:25

I was about to say Olivia Grin

Sophia
Natalie
Nicola
Laura

namenerd · 22/08/2020 16:19

Edith
Evangelina
Mabel
Rosalina
Ophelia

sweetnosugar · 22/08/2020 14:27

Thea
Marnie
Mabel
Winnie
Elsie

Cahu58 · 22/08/2020 08:00

Naomi

tinselmom · 22/08/2020 02:42

Thought I’d share 3 names from my list that I find are really timeless but still modern and pretty sounding:

Lucinda — Lou/Lucy/Cin
Cordelia — Delia/Dede
Eleanor — Elle/Norrie

audreyand · 22/08/2020 01:29

Tabitha
Juliet
Ella

Danniiaddy · 22/08/2020 01:20

I’ve recently had twins and our DD is Clara Florence. I love it as it is traditional.

MySaladDays75 · 21/08/2020 22:19

Verity
Phoebe

BadTimesAtTheElRoyale · 21/08/2020 22:14

Robyn
Constance (Connie)
Elspeth
Eleanor
Ellen
Mary
Malorie
Harriet
Hannah
Georgina

Krazynights34 · 21/08/2020 22:10

Carmen
Georgiana
Lisette
Aurelia
Ada
Evelyn
Helena
Marianne
Martha

I had these names on my list (including my DD’s)
Harriet
Lydia
Christine
Julianna
Grace
Ida
Lorna
Nell
Eliana
Eliza
Flora
Bethany
Isadora
Nancy
Clara

seriousandloyal · 21/08/2020 21:55

Cicely
Clarice
Camille

happyfeet245 · 21/08/2020 21:53

I have an Isabella, to me it's beautiful and classic. When she grows up she can be either Ella or Bella if she chooses. Her two middle names have also been mentioned here.

Here was my list from when I was pregnant:

Freya
Charlotte/Lottie
Ava
Scarlett
Sophia/Sofia
Matilda

There are just so many beautiful girls names to choose from!

summerday1975 · 21/08/2020 21:09

Arabella
Margot
Lavinia
Freya
Liv
Willa
Cora

ladydanger · 21/08/2020 20:47

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mathanxiety · 21/08/2020 20:45

Leonora
Estelle
Stella
Jocelyn
Sylvie

Jane
Kathryn
Daisy
Sadie
Cecelia

Della
Mirabel
Antonia
Laurel
Vera

Lara
Daphne
Ursula
Constance
Tamsin

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 21/08/2020 20:43

Isabelle. Jessica. Emily. Rebecca. Anna. Chloe. Eleanor.

Amelia891 · 21/08/2020 20:42

Emilia
Jessica
Margot
Daisy
Florence

Dontletthecatout · 21/08/2020 20:40

Freya
Bonnie
Rosie
Scarlett
Holly
Penelope
Arabella

EhUp · 21/08/2020 20:39

Robyn
Eliza
Alice
Juliet

Happymum12345 · 21/08/2020 20:29

Grace
Felicity
Clemmie
Florence

vintagechick43 · 21/08/2020 20:10

Camilla
Louisa
Laura
Claudia

Megan2018 · 21/08/2020 20:05

I have a Felicity, it was number 100 in the girls list when we chose it last year.

On my list were also Verity, Beatrice and Harriet.

Talcott2007 · 21/08/2020 20:03

We must have the similar tastes - your list includes both DD1's name and soon-to-arrive DD2's name.

Some other names that I liked when we were deciding DD2 included:

Hannah
Jessica
Lucy/Lucia
Emma/Emily/Emilia/Emmeline
Miranda
Meridith
Margot
Selene
Clarice/Clarissa
Eliza
Elena
Lydia
Lauren
Audrey
Celia/Cecilia
Cecile/Cecily
Camille/Camilla
Joselyn
Gwendoline

Boshmama · 21/08/2020 19:54

Felicity
Poppy
Rose
Lilly
Lilah
Ettie
Thea