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Elegant, classic girls names

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cheshiremama90 · 27/09/2021 20:56

Hello i am struggling with choosing a name for my baby girl.
I like elegant, classic names but nothing that is too popular / overused.
Her brother is Noah so i'd like to choose a name that flows nicely with this. Any inspo is greatly appreciated, thank you!

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user1471604848 · 27/09/2021 23:54

Camilla

darkconfession · 27/09/2021 23:35

Elizabeth
Ruth
Katherine

Frankley · 27/09/2021 23:25

Juliet, Julia, Felicity, Verity, Frances, Elizabeth, Vanessa

Bouledeneige · 27/09/2021 23:21

Oh and Juliet

Bouledeneige · 27/09/2021 23:20

Anastasia
Celeste
Chiara
Eleanor
Josephine
Seraphine
Theodora

funnyoldonion · 27/09/2021 23:15

Verity, penelope or Felicity

Gizmo98765 · 27/09/2021 23:13

Charlotte
Jane
Emily
Hope
Maeve
Grace
Katherine
Amelie
Niamh
Nancy
Helen

DoucheCanoe · 27/09/2021 23:08

Adeline
Bethany
Cara
Delilah
Elena
Francesca
Harriett
Julianna
Mischa
Orla
Xanthe

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 27/09/2021 23:01

Eva
Anna
Alice
Sophie
Grace
Louise
Emma
Emily
Chloe
Molly
Amelia
Jessica
Faye
Olivia
Abigail
Isabelle
Elizabeth
Erin
Sarah

Yika · 27/09/2021 22:19

Rachel
Lina

Anycolourwilldo · 27/09/2021 22:16

...and Mary

Anycolourwilldo · 27/09/2021 22:15

Marianne
Madeleine
Beatrice
Claudia
Daphne

Diverseopinions · 27/09/2021 22:09

Rebecca
Felicity
Julia

merrygoround88 · 27/09/2021 21:48

Mary

MsFrog · 27/09/2021 21:47

Alice

CorvusPurpureus · 27/09/2021 21:44

Speaking as a teacher - it can't be done, unless you stick with names that would happily have been given to a Plantagenet monarch, & have absolutely no subsequent variations.

My teenage dds respectively have:

  1. a classic, & at the time unpopular, name that still isn't exactly trendy, but there's at least two young actresses with basically the same name, but two completely different pronunciations & spellings, meaning that dd1, who has the more traditional version has to specify both frequently because it's often read as 'oh like ?'. One of the celebrities spells it differently & one pronounces it differently.

& 2) an even more old fashioned name that subsequently exploded in popularity - so there aren't that many teenagers with dd2's name, but you can't move for toddlers with it. Which is fine, but we went for a rather old fashioned spelling as a polite nod to an elderly relative, not expecting this to be an issue because it was very much not a cool name at the time.

It's absolutely fine - both girls use shortened forms day to day anyway. But if there's one thing it's taught me, it's that there's no point worrying - the names will attach themselves to the dc & the world will carry on turning.

Choose names you like & have done with it!

danascully96 · 27/09/2021 21:33

Oh, and I’ll throw in Camille “Millie”

danascully96 · 27/09/2021 21:32

I like to think my tastes align with that description Grin

Charlotte
Violet
Lily
Julia (Juliet’s also v popular)
Rose
Eva/Eve
Ella nn Elle
Margot “Maggie”
Vanessa
Vivian/Vivien/Vivienne
Caroline
Sophie
Ruby
Katherine
Elizabeth “Eliza”
Sylvie
Marianne
Anna “Annie”
Susannah “Suki”
Pippa
Selena/Celine

JazzyBBG · 27/09/2021 21:23

April and Honor or already mentioned are great!

Also;

  • Helena
  • Louisa
  • Carolina
  • Annabel
  • Clara
  • Joanna

(think I also have a thing about names ending in a!)

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 27/09/2021 21:23

For "elegant" maybe consider Shakespearean or some Latin/Greek names - although Noah is very popular and Biblical besides so perhaps something similar like Elizabeth, Anna/Hannah, Abigail, Martha, Sarah/Sara, Delilah, Phoebe, Eve, Chloe etc might work better if you care about them matching/flowing nicely? Otherwise:

Julia (also Biblical)
Lydia (ditto)
Claudia (ditto)
Celia/Cecilia
Helena
Louisa
Emilia
Jessica
Beatrice
Imogen
Rosalind

SquigglePigs · 27/09/2021 21:20

Charlotte
Eleanor
Georgia
Kathryn
Harriet
Beatrix
Jessica
Hannah
Elizabeth
Henrietta
Meredith
Clarissa
Marianne

MotherOfKitten · 27/09/2021 21:14

Fenella
Cora / Coralie
Vita
Penelope
Etta
Constance/ Connie

TheVanguardSix · 27/09/2021 21:13

Also, Honor

BlowDryRat · 27/09/2021 21:13

Julia
Isabelle
Evelyn
Arabella
Lucinda
Clara
Juno
Cecilia

Happenchance · 27/09/2021 21:12

Agnes
Joyce
Celeste
Audrey
Celia
Cassandra
Gwendolyn
Marianne