I think I'm with your husband on Elizabeth, I've always though of it as unexciting, if not actually boring.
I'm not overly keen on Helena or Penelope but think Francesca is beautiful.
Along similar lines, how about:
Annabelle, Arabella, Abigail, Adrianna, Alexandra, Alicia, Aurora, Beatrice, Bethany, Charlotte, Clarissa, Cassandra, Camilla, Cordelia, Constance, Delilah, Dorothy, Emmeline, Evangeline, Erica, Eloisa, Felicity, Florence, Gabriella, Georgina, Henrietta, Harriet, Isabella, Imogen, Jessica, Joanna, Juliette, Julia, Katherine, Liliana, Lucinda, Lydia, Miranda, Matilda, Melissa, Madeleine, Miriam, Natalie, Natalia, Natasha, Naomi, Nadia, Ophelia, Octavia, Olivia, Philippa, Rebecca, Rosemary, Rosalie, Rosanna, Rowena, Rhiannon, Sophia, Tabitha, Victoria, Vanessa, Verity