Girls names - quirky yet classic but not too "try-hard"?

[southlondongirlie]

Baby girl due in September. Initially I wanted names like Francesca, Tabitha, Theodora, Cecilia... I love them all but DH ruled them all out because they sound "too fussy".

Our shortlist now looks like this:

Etta, Nancy, Pearl - what else might I like?

Surname begins with R.

Frances

Celia

Hesma?

Hester
Martha
Elsa

Hester (Hetty), Martha, Cecily, Eliza?

freaky Sandra

Harriet/Hettie
Elizabeth
Betsy
Georgia/Georgina
Edith

Nancy

Erin or Eric/ka - (poss nn Rikki)
Ramona if it sounds ok with your surname - some alliterative names sound really cool, some quite cringey.

Other non-frilly girls names I like are Nina, Ruth, Martha, Kate, Zoe

Or you could have Frankie or Thea or Celia - less fussy versions of the names you love

oh, I type so slowly - x posted with everyone!

Rachel, Nina, Emma, Laura, Kathryn

I am a Tabitha..I promise it is not fussy at all!
How about Veronica?

Helena, Sadie, Esther, Jane, Ruth, Valerie, Mary, Rosalind, Caroline?

Clara, Josie, Joanna, Suzanne,

Etta, Nancy and Pearl are 3 excellent names!

Love Nina aswell.

Other non fussy names:

Tess
Astrid
Stella
Audrey
Merle
Laurel
Marnie
Taryn
Quinn
Lois
Meg

Funny - Great minds...

Roisin

Claudia

Laura

I am always amazed at how underused Esther is. Gorgeous name. Not so sure about Hester, although the one I have known was utterly lovely. Not convinced on Pearl but like Nancy and Etta. Would also through in Verity and Honor. Love Ruth too - another underused one IMO.

Esme
Hebe
Ivy
Jennifer
Margot
Ellen
Eleanor

Nan
Anna
Alice
Grace
Jeanie/Jean
Pippa
Susan/Susie
Sara
Lisa
Aida
Dora
Flora
Florence
Carol
Carla
Margaret/ Meg/Megan
Merran/Mary/May/Mamie/Maria/Marni
Vera
Vanda/Wanda
Wilma
Hilda
Heidi
Ada
Ava/Eva/Eve
Adele

Oh wow, so many brilliant suggestions thank you!

I love Betsy, Ramona, Quinn (I wanted Queenie on our list but DH said he would divorce me (haha!) but I just showed him this and he doesn't mind Quinn!) - going on our list - keep 'em coming!

Marnie, Martha, Hester, Erin and Veronica are all lovely but the "r" in them just doesn't sound right with our surname!

Oooh love Jeanie too!

Love Etta!

Lara
Naomi
Alice
Eve

Elspeth
Mhairi
Sinead

stick to your shortlist, it's good