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Beautiful, truly classic, timeless girls names

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Whostakingthedogsout · 07/05/2024 15:43

Expecting a baby in August. We really want a name that never dates, is beautiful and classic. We can’t use Elizabeth, Clara or Isabelle. Our list so far is

Alice
Anna
Emily/Emma
Eve
Georgia
Kate
Lucy
Maria/Mary

We also like these names but worry they are a bit long or frilly
Annabelle
Beatrice
Felicity
Florence
Lucinda
Madeleine
Verity

I think Maria is my favourite but Emily and Alice are up there. DH loves Verity and Felicity but agrees the are a little frilly.

Opinions or other ideas would be appreciated!

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Redfin17 · 16/05/2024 22:37

I have both a Lucy and an Annabel! 😊. Bea/Beatrice, Emily and Alice were also on our lists both times. Opting for the version of Annabel without the 'le' on the end felt less frilly to me and tbh i thought we would shorten it somehow but have never felt the need in practice and it really suits her despite her not being a 'frilly' kid at all - she is very cheeky and rambunctious! So I think it does adapt well to fit. Still get loads of compliments on both their names and find they are classic/familiar enough to not constantly have to explain/spell them (we have an unusual surname already so wanted to try to avoid this!), without being super common.

Rubyrosie12 · 08/05/2024 13:29

LiterallyOnFire · 08/05/2024 13:09

Wow that's weird. My youngest's name is Emily after my Granny & Great Granny. I never thought of it as a particularly common name in those previous generations. What generation/age are you?

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Ah really got good taste in names! I'm 33 years. I've met a few Emily's of different ages. My Emily is 8, she's never been in same class as one she knows a few in older year groups.

LiterallyOnFire · 08/05/2024 13:09

Rubyrosie12 · 08/05/2024 10:02

Emily my daughter's name was also my Grandma's and my great grandmas name so that's my vote it really is timeless :)

Wow that's weird. My youngest's name is Emily after my Granny & Great Granny. I never thought of it as a particularly common name in those previous generations. What generation/age are you?

Rubyrosie12 · 08/05/2024 10:02

Emily my daughter's name was also my Grandma's and my great grandmas name so that's my vote it really is timeless :)

PhuckyNell · 08/05/2024 07:48

I like Nina

Pigglysquat · 08/05/2024 07:39

Charlotte

HammerToFall · 08/05/2024 07:38

I love Georgia and. Verity from your list.

ThePoetsWife · 08/05/2024 07:18

I prefer Marie to Maria - it's softer but still a strong classic name

Whatwouldnanado · 08/05/2024 07:15

Laura
Lucy
Anna
Evie
Juliet

herbygarden · 08/05/2024 07:11

Sophie

Nonewclothes2024 · 08/05/2024 06:19

Josephine
Charlotte
Victoria

AndSoItBeginsAtLeast · 08/05/2024 06:12

I love the name Iris x

AquamarineNoseStud · 08/05/2024 04:39

Natasha
Nell

Both lovely, IMO.

BumbleShyBee · 08/05/2024 03:19

Love Alice, Anna and Lucy on your list.

Would suggest: Emilia, Elisabeth, Beth, Eliza, Georgia, Olivia, Beatrice.

PostalPanic · 08/05/2024 03:15

Angela
Jessica
Harriett
Georgina
Henrietta
Helena
Katharine

PostalPanic · 08/05/2024 03:12

Elinor
Meredith
Lydia
Juliet
Allegra

Josette77 · 08/05/2024 02:52

I love Alice!!!

Also Violet, Verity, Grace, and Elizabeth.

StartupRepair · 08/05/2024 02:51

Your list is lovely. I particularly like Mary and Alice. Is Vanessa too frilly?

FangsForTheMemory · 08/05/2024 02:39

Cecily
Phoebe
Laetitia
Nina
Elvira

Nanna2B · 08/05/2024 00:11

We chose Kate Verity - so one from each of your lists. That was 30 years ago now. I think her name has stood the test of time!
Mostly, she's just been called Kate, but sometimes her dad calls her the full Kate Verity.
She was never a Katherine, and definitely not a Katie. Just Kate! People have tried to call her Katie over the years, but she wouldn't have it.

HoHoHoliday · 07/05/2024 23:45

My favourites from your first list are Alice and Lucy, these two are both timeless classics and pretty.
From your second list I do love Felicity. I don't see it as a classic, but also don't see it as frilly either.

Other timeless non-aging classics:
Alexandra
Caroline
Catherine
Charlotte
Eleanor
Grace
Helen
Julia
Louise
Sarah
Sophie
Susannah
Victoria

Petal7 · 07/05/2024 23:27

Catherine
Matilda
Tabitha
Rose
Mary
Harriet
Georgina
Charlotte
Sophie
Grace
Theodora

mathanxiety · 07/05/2024 23:03

Tessa
Josephine
Laura
Eva
Leonora
Bridget
Jane
Edith
Joan
Stella / Estelle
Caroline
Helena
Agatha
Flora
Christina
Alison
Sophia
Sybil
Margaret
Vera
Monica
Penelope
Jessica
Zoe
Louise/ Louisa
Daphne
Eleanor
Barbara
Cecelia
Claudia
Rosalind
Rosalind
Rosemary

Rachel
Susannah
Ruth
Naomi
Esther
Jemima
Chloe
Ada
Lpis
Lydia
Judith
Tabitha
Phoebe
Dinah
Miriam
Rebecca
Martha
Sarah
Abigail
Keziah
Tirzah
Hannah

Ikeameatballs · 07/05/2024 22:32

Catherine
Eleanor
Helen
Emma
Sarah
Ruth
Susannah
Diana
Miranda
Laura
Flora
Charlotte
Lydia
Marianne
Therese

frenchfancy81 · 07/05/2024 22:26

Catherine

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