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Original poster

Beautiful, truly classic, timeless girls names

87 replies

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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Blueraccoon · 07/05/2024 22:24

Christina
Emmeline
Rose

Guavafish1 · 07/05/2024 22:11

Florence

It's not that common and striking

LiterallyOnFire · 07/05/2024 22:08

Imogen

bakewellbride · 07/05/2024 22:07

We have a Charlotte

Mumofgirls2017 · 07/05/2024 22:01

Love Alice, Annabelle and Florence 😍

other ideas

juliet
eva
harriet
helena
martha
rose
esther
lydia
charlotte
grace
vivienne
margaret
josephine
eleanor
eliza

entervalidusername · 07/05/2024 21:23

Louise

mogtheexcellent · 07/05/2024 21:08

Well I'm biased as I have an Emma. My list consisted of very short one or two syllable names due to complicated surname. Also on list were:

Lucy
Fay
Jane
Rose
Iris
Flora
Claire
Grace

Have you also considered Eleanor? (My favourite longer name)

2ndMrsdeWinter · 07/05/2024 21:08

Mariah
Maria
Martha
Aimee
Alice
Emmeline
Augusta

KaliforniaDreamz · 07/05/2024 21:03

Martha is lovely
..and Maude, as suggested earlier

quite partial to Violet too

imnotthatkindofmum · 07/05/2024 20:59

Frances

Classic and unusual and my daughter's name!

I also have an Esther (biblical) and a Josephine.

I love classic names and have one myself but wanted them to be slightly unusual so they were likely to be the only one.

WaitingfortheTardis · 07/05/2024 20:44

Mary
Edith
Rebecca
Elizabeth
Kate
Sophie
Eleanor
Abigail
Jane
Felicity
Penelope

honeylou42 · 07/05/2024 20:43

Catherine ♥️

AnotherLauraPerson · 07/05/2024 20:38

Eve will date because every other girl is an Evie currently.

Love Felicity.

FknOmniShambles · 07/05/2024 20:28

Claudia

overthinkersanonnymus · 07/05/2024 20:27

I love Lauren

JacketPotatoFoodOfTheGods · 07/05/2024 20:22

Ella
Rebecca
Harriet
Victoria
Elizabeth
Katherine
Jessica
Charlotte
Emily
Emma
Sarah
Sophia
Olivia
Clara
Joanna
Amelia
Ava
Iris

Yokaiwatch · 07/05/2024 20:21

Out of your choices I prefer Alice, Anna and Maria.

Other suggestions - Anya?

TulipPower1981 · 07/05/2024 20:19

Marilyn
Roxanna
Bethany
Ada
Gabriella
Diana

alphabetzoo · 07/05/2024 20:17

Natalie
Mathilda
Cordelia
Gabrielle
Anthea
Athena
Danielle
Sophie/sophia
Antigone
Anita

VeraForever · 07/05/2024 20:17

Apologies... I didn't see that you said 'girl's names.

VeraForever · 07/05/2024 20:14

Gina
Eloise
Eleanor
Marianne
Gloria ( controversial but needs a renaissance.)

Samson
Cedric
Gordon
Norbert
Calipher

Scrumbleton · 07/05/2024 20:09

Beatrice, Annabelle and Felicity are lovely- pretty but strong and also carry some gravitas - i can imagine them as news journalists, in the board room, creatives or yummy mummies

Lovelynames123 · 07/05/2024 19:33

I'm a Lucinda, but I am never Lucy, I just can't stand it for some reason, to me they are two very different names. FWIW I always get complimented on it, I go by Lu so most people just hearing my name assume I'm Louise so are surprised to find I'm Lucinda (looks strange now as I rarely write my full name😂)

MalibuBarbieDreamHouse · 07/05/2024 19:30

Penelope
Charlotte
Matilda
Alexandra
Paloma
Celine

all have lots of lovely nicknames

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 07/05/2024 19:20

Victoria
Catherine
Mary
Julia
Hannah