Timeless elegant names help!

[Donkeydoodles]

DD2 will be here in 10 days and I’m completely freaking out about names.

We have an Elizabeth (nn Lizzie) which I think is timeless and classic with lots of cute nickname possibilities. Can’t seem to find another name that’s in the same league.

Thought we had decided on Georgina/ Georgia but now having real doubts, plus DH wants Georgia and I prefer Georgina.

Other names I’m considering:
Katherine - love Kitty but would rather not use Katherine as I have lots of close friends with the name.
Emily - love but too popular
Emilia - too much like Amelia, which is too popular
Annabel - not convinced by Anna, Annie or Bella
Jemima - worried it’s a bit ‘out there’, not in love with Jem or Mimi either.
Rose/ Rosalind (nn Rosie) - love Rosie but our surname starts with R and DH thinks it sounds like a stripper name!
Francesca - DH has vetoed
Matilda - DH isn’t keen
Alice - seems a bit ‘plain’ somehow.

Not keen on Victoria or Beatrice and Juliet doesn’t work with our surname
I like Margaret, Charlotte and Alexandra but can’t use because family members have taken them.

Any thoughts on the above?

[Sarahlou63]

Lauren.

[ellalouise90]

Florence as it would go nicely with Elizabeth?
Dorothy ( dotty or Dolly for short )
Dorothea
Thea
Heidi

[ThunderR0ad78]

My daughter is Annabelle and so far it's never been shortened by friends or family - she's 11 - so maybe don't write that one off!

I love Anna too, But weirdly my other names on my list when we chose Annabelle were Catherine & Emily which you've already considered!

DD2 was going to be Clara but i had a boy 😊! Good luck choosing!

[MrsCD67]

Angeline

[Sunshinedaze]

Seriously, I would go with Katherine - Kitty, Kate, Katie, Kat, as it’s classic and gorgeous and goes so well with Elizabeth. You might not know these other Katherine’s forever or you might move away or they could move away etc. Are they called Kitty? I really hope you pick Katherine :)

[HairyToity]

Eloise

[CastielIsMyAngel]

Judith

It's time for this to make a comeback! Not very common, Biblical and can be shortened to a few versions

[fearfultrill]

Laura
Esther
Catherine
Anna
Emilia

[MangeLorange]

Lucia
Larissa
Katrin
Katrine
Bourgena
Cosima?
Sarah-Rose?
Amily?

[starkid]

I like Georgina, and I think your husband can probably get away with calling her Georgia as a nickname if he likes :)

[LJFM2B]

Louise LuLu

[RickOShay]

Lovely short list.

[marine04]

Esther
Esme

[LucyEvans26]

Violet is just my favourite name- saving it for my baby when I eventually get round to it! Rose is cute. I love Alice but know what you mean about it being abit plain

[Donkeydoodles]

Georgina (nn Georgie)
Katherine (nn Kitty)
Kathryn (nn Kitty)
Catriona (nn Kitty)
Rose (nn Rosie)
Rosalind (nn Rosie)
Rosalie (nn Rosie)
Annabel (nn Annie)
Emily
Juliet (nn Jules)
Jemima (nn Jem)
Matilda (nn Tilly)
Evelyn (Evie)

Some of these I think DH will veeto but we’ll see once she’s here...

[LJFM2B]

Verity (Vee)
Evalynn (Eva)
Madison (Maddie)
Matilda (Tilly)
Ivy
Iris
Violet
Katelyn (Kitty)
Charlotte (Lottie)

x

[RickOShay]

Which ones Donkey?
please tell

[RubyFlint]

Esme
Eliza
Eloise

[Mightybanhammer]

Catherine
Alexandra
Francesca
Felicity

[Waspsarewankers]

Victoria
Sophie
Louisa
Patricia
Grace
Lucinda
Cassandra

[Donkeydoodles]

Thanks for all the suggestions. Some that I like but I’m still struggling to love anything.

I guess I’m going to stick with a shortlist for now and hope that something jumps out at us once she’s here (next week!). Have added some of th suggestions from here to shortlist

[Twogirlsandme]

Evelyn
Grace
Iris
Rose

[Threeandabit]

Georgette
Marjorie
Christabel
Marilyn

Carolyn
Primrose
Rosalind
Matilda

Angela
Julienne
Renée
Deborah

Rebecca
Joanna
Dominique
Jacqueline

Jonquil
Isadora
Natasha
Daniella

[Backhometothenorth]

Rosalind
Juliette
Susannah
Annie
Esther
Victoria

Love Elizabeth

[FawnDrench]

Lavinia
Dolores
Arabella
Clemency
Felicity
Angelica
Rosamund
Roberta
Jessica
Estelle / Estella