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Unusual or traditional girl names with 3 or more syllables

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Ruthshaw1980 · 17/04/2018 20:32

Hi all

Would very much appreciate ideas for beautiful girls names with at least 3 syllables that could be described as unusual or traditional/vintage. So far our most up to date list following some ins and outs is:

Annabelle
Arabella
Emmeline (but waiting for DH to veto this)
Elodie
Romilly
Harriet

Be as unusual as you like, I would love to hear as many suggestions as you wish to give Smile

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Potcallingkettle · 17/04/2018 21:25

Felicity
Vanessa
Philippa
Thalia
Imogen

BathTangle · 17/04/2018 21:26

Anastasia
Leonora
Olympia
Ilaria (Italian for Hilary)
Sabrina
Stefania
Helena (pronounced either Helen-a or Helayna)

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 17/04/2018 21:26

Dorothy.
Jacqueline
Diana
Suzannah

Ruthshaw1980 · 17/04/2018 21:26

Forgot to add in last post. Both Felicity and Gabriella taken by my sisters for their 3 year and 6 month olds. Both really lovely names.

Ottilie - very marmite my previous poll showed this so has put me off.

I do like Cecily, Cecelia and Celia but my surname is Shaw. Don’t think that would work Sad

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IggyAce · 17/04/2018 21:26

I like Romilly, it was on my list for DD but DH vetoed it.

Greenandcabbagelooking · 17/04/2018 21:26

Elizabeth
Amanda
Rebecca
Genevieve
Ginevra
Alexandra
Isabella
Emmeline
Tierney

DarkLikeVader · 17/04/2018 21:28

Love Romilly! How about Veryan if you lie verity? It’s a Cornish name.

PelvicFloorClenchReminder · 17/04/2018 21:30

Rosemary

BathTangle · 17/04/2018 21:33

Imogen?

BathTangle · 17/04/2018 21:34

Corinne / Corinna
Coriander

Goldmonday · 17/04/2018 21:36

Cassandra

FinnegansCake · 17/04/2018 21:38

Cornelia
Clemency
Celestine
Fenella
Francesca
Lucinda

FinnegansCake · 17/04/2018 21:42

Meredith Shaw
Melissa Shaw
Miranda Shaw
Augusta Shaw
Felicity Shaw

educatingarti · 17/04/2018 21:43

Alison
Elizabeth
Agatha
Augusta
Elfreda
Honoria
Georgina
Sophia
Rosemary
Gloria
Catherine
Catarina
Lucia
Magdalena
Emilia
Josephine
Jemima
Dorothea
Margaret
Carlotta

LoveInTokyo · 17/04/2018 21:48

Did someone really suggest Coriander? I really hope that was an autocorrect!

missmouse101 · 17/04/2018 21:50

Romilly is lovely. How about Emerald, Lowenna, Fenella?

DazzlingMilton · 17/04/2018 21:50

Mariella comes up a lot on these kind of threads and isn’t on your list yet, gorgeous name

I also like
Jessica
Elizabeth
Emily
Serena
Cameron

glitterbean · 17/04/2018 21:51

Imogen

BathTangle · 17/04/2018 21:52

@LoveInTokyo clearly you are not an Archers fan Wink Grin

Icantfindausername · 17/04/2018 21:54

Karina
Eleanor or Elena
Liana or Lehana

LoveInTokyo · 17/04/2018 21:58

You’d be right about that! Seriously though, you can’t lumber an innocent child with a name like Coriander!!! Grin

Babyitscoldouts1de · 17/04/2018 21:59

Desdemona

MrsStarwars · 17/04/2018 22:00

Verena
Veronica
Juliet

Waterlemon · 17/04/2018 22:01

Orlena
Josephine
Clementine
Angharad

windchimesabotage · 17/04/2018 22:02

Rhiannon
Iolanthe
Lorelei
Valentina
Svetlana
Tatianna
Ariadne (ar-ee-ad-nay)
Amalthea
Phaedra
Artemis
Indigo
Topaz
Morganna
Nimueh (nim-er-way, Merlins lover in Arthurian legend)