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Classic girl names

44 replies

fortheloveofcollies · 28/01/2025 21:34

We are struggling to decide on a name for our girl.

Shortlisted are:

Elizabeth
Grace
Katherine
Rosemary (less sure on this one)

We have a single syllable last name so thinking Grace might not work. We also like names that can be shortened easily to nice nicknames.

What does everyone think of the above and any other similar suggestions? Ruled out Charlotte, Victoria and Emma due to names in close family.

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theduchessofspork · 31/01/2025 20:06

Katherine / Katharine is lovely and underused right now - Kate and Kat are nice short forms too (like Anne of Green Gables I like it with a K - it’s punchier

The others are nice but all a bit overdone right now

Caroline
Beatrice
Miranda
Frances
Marianne
Rachel
Jocelyn
Susannah
Philippa
Lois
Jane

might be others

SunshineAndFizz · 31/01/2025 20:04

Love Elizabeth.

FloralMoon · 31/01/2025 19:41

Henrietta
Emily
Catherine

Nimle77 · 31/01/2025 19:38

I've got a Hannah . 🙂

NoCarbsForMe · 31/01/2025 19:34

Other ideas...

Florence
Charlotte
Isabella
Sarah
Clara
Eloise
Scarlett
Lucinda
Violet
Leah
Harriet

NoCarbsForMe · 31/01/2025 19:31

Love Elizabeth 💛

user1492757084 · 31/01/2025 07:43

All four names are gorgeous with a one syllable surname.
My order of preference is ..

Grace One
Rosemary One - Rose or Rosie
Catherine One - Cat, Cate, Catie
Elizabeth One - Liz, Lizzie, Eli

LoudPlumDog · 30/01/2025 15:00

Not Katharine, but Kate is one of my top girls names.

Also love :

Laura
Alice
Frances
Genevieve
Zara
Olive
Estelle
Lucille
Nina
Amy
Ella
Isobel

boysmuminherts · 30/01/2025 10:42

My favourite is Katherine from your list. Although my favourite girls name is Polly which I didn't get a chance to use.

SnowFrogJelly · 30/01/2025 10:38

Emma

EzWin2 · 30/01/2025 10:29

I don’t really like them tbh…

Isadora (Dora)
Beatrice (Bea)
Dorothy (Dotty)
Felicity (Fliss)
Primrose (Prim)
I also love Alice, Polly, Betsy and Juliette

Firsttimebabymummy · 29/01/2025 18:46

Alexandra?

Love Elizabeth

Enough4me · 28/01/2025 23:36

I'd use Grace as a middle name:
Elizabeth Grace
Katherine Grace
Rebecca Grace

caringcarer · 28/01/2025 23:33

Elizabeth could be shortened to Beth or Lizzie.
Rosemary to Rosie
Katharine to Kate or Kitty

They are all nice names so you can't really go wrong with one of those. Abigail is also nice and could be shortened to Abi or Gail.

shoopshoopdedoo · 28/01/2025 23:31

Elizabeth and Rosemary are my favourites.
Also love the suggestions of Julia and Louisa.

Grace is nice enough but I’d worry it might not fit (I’m clumsy, and might expect my daughter to not be especially graceful). Nothing wrong with Katherine but I’ve never been that keen on it, and I don’t like the nickname Kat.

CoffeeBeansGalore · 28/01/2025 23:02

Prefer Juliet to Julie.

Catriona
Sarah Jane
Adrienne
Viola
Christianne
Leonie
Clarisse/Clarissa

Dodonutty · 28/01/2025 22:54

Kathryn. Never had any issues with spelling it

ZiggyZowie · 28/01/2025 22:51

Eleanor. shortened to Ellie

Matilda. Tilly for short

Annabel. or Bella for short

Worsthousebeststreet · 28/01/2025 22:49

I think Alexandra is a beautiful classic name

BootballJoy · 28/01/2025 22:40

Francesca / Frances
Anna
Claudia
Philippa
Marianne
Matilda
Miriam
Lydia
Cassandra
Beatrice
Mary
Maria
Penelope
Harriet
Rosalind
Jane
Jessica
Dorothea
Josephine

I like Katherine/Catherine though.

myfitbitisfucked · 28/01/2025 22:40

I love Rosemary.
The others are ok but either overused in the case of Grace or not what I would pick.

Classic girl names I love are:

Helen
Rebecca
Rachel
Anna
Kate
Polly
Alice

also like:

Jennifer
Fiona
Celeste
Anne
Ruth

PowerVandhana1986 · 28/01/2025 22:25

Sarah is good name for a baby.

Holiday0007 · 28/01/2025 22:18

Sarah / sadie

Mumof2girls2121 · 28/01/2025 22:17

Primrose
Gracie
Katrina
Laura

Limoncellotape · 28/01/2025 22:12

Personally I like Katherine best as I love the nn Kit for a girl/woman