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Favourite girls names

63 replies

Bella1905 · 29/07/2025 15:47

Please could you tell me your favourite girls names. I like quite traditional, strong, pretty names and am undecided on my daughters name due in a few months. Thank you

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Toddytoddyrumskin · 01/08/2025 00:29

Anna
Julia
Charlotte
Grace
Emma
Laura

Maxorias · 01/08/2025 00:26

I like -ine names. Séraphine, Célestine, Joséphine...
Also some greek badass names like Callista or Themis, but not sure I'd saddle an actual child with those !

JustAnOrdinaryHuman · 31/07/2025 22:44

Rose
Elspeth
Alice
Bonnie
Harriet
Henrietta
Elizabeth
Grace
Edith
Connie

Saltandpeppersquid · 31/07/2025 22:40

Elizabeth
Eliza
Violet
Emilia
Florence
Rose
Grace
Alice
Iris
Helen
Clara
Catherine (Kate)
Amy
Victoria
Charlotte

Askingforadvice78 · 31/07/2025 22:35

Susannah
Sarah
Rebekah
Alice
Harriet
Elizabeth
Isobel/Isabel
Mary-Jane

BollickyBill · 31/07/2025 22:29

Cora, Esme or Theadora

CharlieBoo · 31/07/2025 21:55

Molly
Nancy
Daisy
Violet
Dorothy
Jemima

Cocktailsandcheese · 31/07/2025 17:21

Jessica
Rebecca
Holly/Hollie
Sophie
Amelie

Cupcakey · 31/07/2025 06:32

Cora
Eloise
Anya
Freya
Niamh
Faye

DemonsandMosquitoes · 31/07/2025 06:03

Natalie
Alicia
Erin
Louisa
Zara
Cara
Catherine
Meredith

autienotnaughty · 31/07/2025 05:11

I love a lot of the popular names unfortunately

Olivia
isabella
Sofia
ivy
lily
evie
ottile
elsie
gabrella
clementine
Darcy
Clover
Clara
Heidi
Valarie
Winnie
Amy
Sylvie

mathanxiety · 31/07/2025 01:48

Rowena
Alice

mathanxiety · 31/07/2025 01:47

Flora
Christabel
Susannah
Frida
Edith
Lara
Josephine
Vita
Greta
Leonora
Cosima
Bridget

Poodley · 31/07/2025 00:16

Other than my daughter's name, my favourite is Elizabeth nn Lizzy

MirandaBlu · 31/07/2025 00:14

A lot of my favourites have been suggested already on this thread, but a few that I don't think have been:

Annora
Ariadne
Briony/Bryony
Christabel
Daphne
Ingrid
Marina
Marsaili
Nina
Oona/Una
Talitha
Zoe/Zoia

PrincessOfPreschool · 30/07/2025 22:47

Frances
Erica
Leonie
Lois

MargaretMarigold · 30/07/2025 22:39

Vivienne
Rosa
Jean
Stella
Juliet
Rowan
Florence

NoVibrato · 30/07/2025 22:35

Jane
Clare
Elizabeth
Catherine
Margaret
Eleanor
Sara

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 29/07/2025 23:19

Molly.
Poppy.
Daisy.
Mia.
Esme (I'd spell it Esmay though to ensure the Es-may rather than Es-mee pronunciation.
Izabelle (I love the Z spelling)
Shannon.
Melody.
Tansy.
Abigail (Abbey)
Elise.
Hannah.
Pearl.
Aspen.
Faye.
Imogen.
Teresa.
Elena.
Nevaeh.
Azariah.
Virginia.
Elsie.
Alicia.
Cynthia.
Katie.
Summer.
Violet.
Farah.
Jessica.
Amity.
Lennon.
Harbour.
Morgan
Reese.
Lydia.
Emily.
Tanya.
Shaye.
Nancy.
Kayleigh.
Lindsey.
Michelle.
Tatum.
Cara.
Misty.
Teja.
Melissa.
Nyree.
Paige.
Ismay.
Tiffany
Morgan.
Alexia.
Prairie.
Rosabelle.
Albany.
Martha.
Naomi.
Veda.

Norastroud · 29/07/2025 22:43

I personally love a name with great nn options:
Elizabeth (Libby, Elsie, Betsy, Lizzie, Eliza)
Eleanor (Elle, Nell, Ella, Nora)
Imogen (Immy, Imo)
Matilda (Matty, Tilly, Tilda)
Florence (Flora, Flo, Florie, Ren)
Theodora (Dora, Teddy)
Isabel (Issy, Belle, Bella)
Rosalind (Rosie, Rose, Rosa, Ros)
Genevieve (Evie, Gigi, Gen)
Katherine (Kitty, Kate, Kathy)
Martha (Marty - I love!)

goudacheese · 29/07/2025 17:38

Alice, Isabel, Daisy, Violet.

StampOnTheGround · 29/07/2025 17:23

Rosie
Thea
Lyla

miniaturepixieonacid · 29/07/2025 17:19

I have so, so many girl names that I love but that does include lots of contemporary names, unusual names and quite a lot of 'weird, hippie vibe' names! So my favourite names that I would classify as 'traditional, strong and pretty' are:

Amy, Abigail, Bronte, Charlotte, Cassandra, Francesca, Felicity, Grace, Georgina, Hannah, Isabel, Iris, Juliet, Jessica, Joanna, Katherine, Miranda, Miriam, Natasha, Naomi, Philippa, Rebecca, Robyn, Saskia, Victoria, Verity, Zara

Moreteaandchocolate · 29/07/2025 17:01

Alice
Clara
Lucy
Georgia
Harriet
Ivy
Ruby
Iris
Mabel
Imogen
Leonie
Lara
Sophia
Heidi
Holly
Ruby
Amber

LucasBuck · 29/07/2025 16:56

These are some of my classic/traditional faves (I don’t like anything trendy, so nothing here is rising rapidly in popularity or very “retro” cool in style like Mabel, Olive etc ):

Julia
Juliet
Claudia
Antonia
Elizabeth
Rose
May
Anna
Eve
Isabel
Eleanor
Helena
Susanna
Teresa
Louisa
Verity
Beatrice
Alice
Caroline
Lydia
Felicity
Catherine
Madeleine
Josephine
Serena
Cecilia