Classic girl names

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Just had my daughter and she is a sister to Alice. Trying to decide on names. Originally I liked Charlotte and Elizabeth but DH thinks too popular. So any ideas? I also like Beatrix and husband has come up with Niamh. We are constructing lists and will go thru together

Elizabeth is lovely and I don't think used that much at all these days.

Katherine / Kate?

All lovely.... Beatrix is pretty ....Charlotte and Elizabeth classics....

Florence
Harriet
Josephine
Annabelle
Sophie
Clara

PS congratulations on your wee one!

Emily
Catherine
Georgia
Violet
Rose

I love the name Elizabeth and there are lots of lovely nicknames that you could use too Betsy is so cute
Congrats :)

Rebecca
Rachel
Sara/Zara
Francesca
Imogen
Louisa

Congratulations! We have an Alice and considered these (got ds in the end though!).

Iona
Harriet
Rose/a
Imogen
Rachel
Isobel

Ohhh i was going to say Georgia and Catherine too yourhonestopinion :)
Also
Victoria
Anna
Emma

Congratulations! We have an Alice and considered these (got ds in the end though!).

Iona
Harriet
Rose/a
Imogen
Rachel
Isobel

Alice is lovely and a hard act to follow I think.

Elizabeth and Catherine/Katherine are both classics with lots of nickname potential. Beatrice or Beatrix goes well with it I think.

Or perhaps

Louisa
Eleanor
Penelope
Matilda

Bridget
Rebecca
Rachel
Hannah
Iris
Mary
Sybil

Yy to Eleanor too

Ooh some good suggestions. Love Harriet and rose. Still really liking Beatrix, could be little bea bea

I really like Charlotte and Niamh. Not keen on Elizabeth or Beatrix (slightly prefer Beatrice).

Classic names:
Abigail, Anna, Amy, Annabelle, Bryony, Bianca, Bethany, Cassandra, Caroline, Claire, Clara, Chloe, Constance, Delilah, Dorothy, Eleanor, Emily, Emma, Erin, Erica, Esther, Eliza, Frances, Francesca, Florence, Felicity, Fiona, Grace, Georgia, Georgina, Gabriella, Hannah, Hope, Harriet, Isabelle, Imogen, Jessica, Joanna, Jennifer, Josephine, Juliette, Julia, Jasmine, Katherine, Katie, Lucy, Leah, Lydia, Louisa, Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, Molly, Madeleine, Melissa, Miranda, Matilda, Miriam, Nicole, Natalie, Natasha, Naomi, Olivia, Ophelia, Philippa, Phoebe, Rebecca, Rachel, Rhiannon, Rose, Sarah, Samantha, Sophie, Sophia, Stephanie, Sorrell, Susannah, Sylvia, Tabitha, Victoria, Vanessa, Violet, Verity, Xanthe, Zoe, Zara.

Congratulations! Beatrix is lovely, ditto Elizabeth. Charlotte and Niamh both really nice names but am not so keen on them personally. Harriet and Rose are very pretty.

Re popularity, Charlotte is no 20, Elizabeth 38, Niamh = 84, Beatrix not in the top 100. Harriet is 67, Rose is 78 (Rosie is 48).
These figures are for 2012 England and Wales; 2013 statistics due out next month (August).

But as others have said, even a popular name does not actually mean a very large number of babies (except perhaps for no 1 = in 2012 that was Amelia, given to over 7000). The range of names for girls is so wide. There were only just over 2000 baby Charlottes in all England and Wales in 2012.

I love Rose! so pretty

Susannah nn Susie or Annie
Louisa
Helena
Miriam
Sarah
Catherine
Jane
Rosamund
Tabitha

Katherine, Elizabeth, Anne, Eleanor, Mary/Maria, Louisa, Beatrice -English

Angharad, Gwenllian, Rhiannon -welsh

I think classic often has historical/royal connectios

I think Clara is lovely with Alice

I like the alphabetical thing you've got going on OP. A for Alice. B for Beatrix!! Very 7 brides for 7 brothers!! Both beautiful names. Very nice!!

Thanks all! We are going for Niamh! And Elizabeth as a middle name

Lovely choice congrats :)