Strong,timeless,unusual,not poncy...

[Idoitforthelove]

Yes, I'm looking for the Holy Grail of girls names.
I don't want anything popular, nor do I want a frilly, girly unusual name (Seraphina, Elodie, Primrose...) or a way out there OTT name (Honeysuckle, Temperance, Jacintha...)
It has to be classic and strong, but still a name that a little girl would be proud of.
Does it exist?
So far, I'm going along the lines of Miranda, Juliet, Helena...but I don't really love any of them. Any ideas mumsnetters?

Rosalind, Elizabeth, Rebecca, Daphne, Josephine...

Monica, Louisa, Abigail, Eleanor

Laura
Elizabeth
Ellen (n.b. this is not my actual name!)
Alice
Sarah
Althea

Isabella
Gabriella

Those were some of my favourites when I was pg (turned out to be a boy)

Nancy, Caitlin, Madeleine

Annabel/Annabelle (nickname Annie/Anna/Belle)
Charlotte (Lottie)
Eleanor (nn - Ella/Elle/ Nell (Nell - cute!!))
Lucia/Lucy
Sadie
Mabel
Florence (Florrie)
Meredith (Merry)
Scarlett
Ivy
Rosanna (Rosie)

Naomi, Elizabeth, Abigail, Esther, Eleanor, Margaret

Esther
Cecilia
Audrey
Beatrice
Catherine
Emma
Frances
Ellen
Frida
Georgina
Harriet
Julia
Laura
Margot
Ruth
Jennifer
Abigail
Louisa
Marianne
Naomi
Susanna/h
Judith
Philippa
Martha
Natalie
Rebekah
Penelope
Sarah
Rosalind
Tamsin
Ramona
Vivienne
Anna
Caroline
Diana
Emmeline
Hannah
Isobel
Josephine
Kezia
Irene
Margaret
Sophie
Christina
Sylvia
Marina
Jane

Also...

Alexandra
Charlotte
Edith
Astrid
Claudia
Dorothy
Miriam
Amy
Winifred
Alix
Hester
Iris
Joanna
Lucinda
Mary
Norah
Rosamund
Tess
Rowena
Victoria
Willa
Adelaide
Bridget
Clara
Enid
Greta
Merryn

I love Juliet and Miranda.

Other ideas:
Alexis, Aphra, Bryony, Bronwen, Bethan, Bronte, Beatrix, Carys, Cerys, Catrin, Constance, Celest, Carmen, Erin, Erica, Edith, Eirlys, Elowen, Fallon, Ffion, Florence, Grace, Giselle, Genesis, Gretel, Hope, Hebe, Hedda, Isolde, Ingrid, Justine, Jocelyn, Juno, Kiran, Kate, Lillian, Lois, Laurel, Lauren, Maeve, Mirren, Morvern, Mara, Nicole, Niamh, Nadine, Noelle, Olive, Paige, Quinn, Rose, Rhiann, Roisin, Rowan, Robyn, Reagan, Saffron, Sorrell, Sian, Siobhan, Sorcha, Taryn, Tegan, Verity

Dorothea
Henrietta
Elizabeth
Alexandra
Katerina
Josephine
Juliette
Georgiana
Margaret
Caroline

Emmeline

strong, timeless, unusual, not poncy were exactly my criteria when I named DD. Here are some of the names i had on my list (including the one we went for which is also my mother's name)

Annaliese
Constance
Christina
Eleanor
Emmeline
Felicity
Iris
Jennifer
Valerie
Verity

Similar criteria here. We went with Charlotte, meaning 'strong' and 'free', meanings to be proud of in our humble opinion! She is shortened to Lottie, which is far more unusual than the usual Charlie (which I hate). The name I have to let go of now (because my third and final baby has just been confirmed a boy) is Felicity - beautiful!

I'm having similar problems naming my second son now!

Can only think of one

Vivienne

We had similar criteria although I was less bothered by whether the names were unusual. We have three daughters: Isobel, Alice and Matilda.

Hannah.

For baby names it's always worth remembering the "what shall we call our kids so they don't get beaten up at school" routine, IMHO.

How about Daphne?

Arabella.......Alissandra......Sophia........

I think Maud is due for a revival.
Fits the criteria, IMO, strong, classic, unusual
dammit, forgot about that old poem/song

Sally
Clarice
Rosemary
Alison
Georgina
Marlena
Barbara

My choices would be; Meredith, Madeleine, Margot, Margaret, Nancy, Iris, Elisa, Edie, Jemima, Georgia. (Also Isabelle - popular but perfect IMO).

Julia
Anna
Carla
Margaret (nn Maggie/Peggy/Margot/Meg)
Sylvia
Emma
Christina
Leah
Lyra

Marianne
Vanessa