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Long elegant non-frilly girls names

110 replies

PrimroseWharf · 27/07/2022 09:24

What sort of names come to mind with this description?

Long (with nickname potential)
Elegant/classic (nothing made up)
Feminine yet strong (not too ‘frilly’ sounding)

I have some ideas of my own but don’t want to sway anyone so would just like immediate thoughts.

Thanks! 😄

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AdelaideRo · 27/07/2022 20:12

Katherine
Charlotte
Alexandra
Beatrice
Georgina
Rebecca
Not long but classic - Anna
Helena

H1Drangea · 27/07/2022 20:07

Elizabeth ( Beth , Liz , Betty …..and more )
Jennifer ( Jen , Jenny )
Penelope ( Poppy , Polly )
Deborah
Charlotte
Fiona

Chooksnroses · 27/07/2022 20:06

Jennifer
Claudia
Marianne
Otilly

MercuryOnTheRise · 27/07/2022 19:59

Felicity isn't remotely frilly imo.
Severine
Davina

Happenchance · 27/07/2022 19:59

Veronique
Angharad
Genevieve
Adriana / Adrian
Mallory

Justhereforthis · 27/07/2022 19:55

Elizabeth
Michelle
Miranda
Charlotte
Jessica
Georgiana
Caroline

goldfinchonthelawn · 27/07/2022 19:40

Meredith
Alexandra
Theadora
Marianne
Vivianne
Susannah
Elizabeth
Katharine
Rebecca
Jennifer
Justine
Charlotte
Caroline
Mathilda
Margaret
Amanda
Penelope
Jessica
Miriam

I don't like all these names but think they fall into this category

AliBaliBears · 27/07/2022 19:39

Alexandra
Clementine
Marianne
Madeleine
Meredith
Constance
Genevieve
Jennifer
Beatrix
Catherine
Rosalind
Charlotte
Joanna
Margaret
Elizabeth
Victoria
Geraldine
Susanne
Dorothy
Antonia

Some of the previous suggestions are very frilly to me - Aurelia, Felicity etc.

Blue4YOU · 27/07/2022 19:37

Adrianna
Lisette (possibly frilly)
Francine
Clarice
Henrietta
Julianna
Julianne
Lorraine
Madeleine
Vivienne
Susannah

darlingdodo · 27/07/2022 19:37

Elizabeth
Rosamund
Vivienne
Miriam
Eleanor
Cordelia
Henrietta
Margaret
Constance

SomethingToldTheWildGeese · 27/07/2022 19:33

Esther
Eleanor
Verity
Rachael

geminiflanagan · 27/07/2022 19:32

Meredith. Bloody love this name.but DH said no :(

Limecoconutice · 27/07/2022 19:31

Victoria
Miranda
Georgina
Evangeline

Imabitbusyatthemoment · 27/07/2022 19:29

Celeste

ariesalien · 27/07/2022 19:28

Alexandra (Alex/Lexi)
Aurora (Rory)
Dorothy (Dotty)
Felicity (Liss)
Harriet (Hattie)
Imogen (Immy)
Juniper (Juno)
Jemima (Jem)
Madeline (Maddie)
Olivia (Libby)
Persephone (Percy)
Penelope (P/Pen/Nel)
Theodora (Teddy)
Verity (V)
Winifred/Winona (Winnie/Freddie)

FlissyPaps · 27/07/2022 17:48

Harriette
Henrietta
Catherine
Victoria
Alexandra
Elizabeth
Madeleine
Maddison
Winnifred
Georgette
Cassandra
Beatrice
Annabelle
Cheyenne

KirstenBlest · 27/07/2022 17:34

A lot of the names posted on here are frilly.
I'd say Georgina and Christina aren't particularly frilly but Georgiana and Christiana are.
Isabella and Arabella definitely frilly

babyjellyfish · 27/07/2022 15:42

Katherine
Josephine
Alexandra
Elizabeth
Margaret
Penelope
Hermione
Caroline
Eleanor
Rosalind
Miranda
Francesca
Marianne
Georgina
Matilda
Natalia
Rebecca

HastaLaBisto · 27/07/2022 15:29

FeedMeSantiago · 27/07/2022 10:06

Depends what you mean by frilly. I would class Catherine, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Margaret and Alexandra as non-frilly.

Josephine, Juliette, Evangeline, Felicity, Alexandria, Georgiana, Christiana, Annabelle, Jessamine and Isabelle I would class as frilly. Same with Penelope, Persephone and Seraphina.

Not as frilly as Enid Blyton dolls names like Clarabelle and Marybelle though!

I completely agree with this - it's interesting to see where people's 'frilly' threshold is.

Catherine, Elizabeth, Margaret, Rosemary - not frilly.
Ottilie, Alessandra, Anoushka, Lavinia - definition of peak frilly for me.

AleynEivlys · 27/07/2022 14:39

Corisande
Ariadne
Dorothea
Alessandra
Fabienne
Adeline
Miranda
Felicity
Lavinia
Dominique

rhowton · 27/07/2022 13:59

My God Daughter is called Ottilie (Ottie) and I think it's very pretty.

TurquoiseDress · 27/07/2022 13:56

Evangeline
Evangelina

TurquoiseDress · 27/07/2022 13:55

Elizabeth is a classic

MrsMoastyToasty · 27/07/2022 13:54

Phillippa
Carenza
Verity
Veronica

CbaThinkingOfAUsername · 27/07/2022 13:52

Adeline.