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Unusual elegant/vintage girl names with 1-2 syllables only

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Ruthshaw1980 · 28/04/2018 12:17

Hi all

Following on from your excellent suggestions of unusual girl names with at least three syllables, I desperately need your help again for shorter girl names. This time I need ideas for unusual names with only 1-2 syllables that could be described as elegant/vintage/classic. As an example I would say Eve fits this bill however certainly not unusual with the Evie’s, Eva’s and Ava’s of this world. We do not want a very common name, at least that is something we ageee on!

Unfortunately despite your excellent efforts on providing 3 syllable names which we whittled down to Verity, Hermione and Arabella, DH has decided he doesn’t like any of them now so it’s back to the drawing board. All suggestions will be gratefully received as am getting nervous we will never agree Sad

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Awwlookatmybabyspider · 28/04/2018 12:45

Martha. Celia. Maude. Vera. Janet. Enid.
Ruth. Irene. Sarah.

Petalflowers · 28/04/2018 12:47

Kathleen
Thelma
Daphne
Laura
Elsie
Dulcie
Gracie
Florence
Freda
Vera

Petalflowers · 28/04/2018 12:49

Antonia
Harriet
Rebecca
Philomena
Phillipa
Patricia
Ethel
Francesca

SchnitzelVonKrumm · 28/04/2018 12:50

Jean

cindersrella · 28/04/2018 12:52

Beatrice
Cybil
Eleanor
Mabel

RickOShay · 28/04/2018 12:52

Pearl

Marianne

Stella

Rita

Frances

yawning801 · 28/04/2018 12:54

Phyllis,
Rita,
Annie,
Shirley,
Lynda,
Helen,
Violet,
Ferne,
Lille,
Agnes,
Scarlet,
Vera.

yawning801 · 28/04/2018 12:58

Now we've dropped the 2 syllables!

Josephine,
Opal,
Ruby,
Cassandra,
Mary-Ann (or Marion?)
Gwendoline,
Felicity,
Serafina (sp?),
Chantelle,
Madeleine.

As you can tell, I'm focusing more on the elegant part rather than the vintage!

Scullerymaid · 28/04/2018 12:58

Bonnie
Patrice

stellinaa · 28/04/2018 13:34

Lena
Hallie
Rosa
Darcy
Seren
Nina
Piper
Primrose
Cara
Stella
Renée

fleshmarketclose · 28/04/2018 13:35

Cecily, Camilla, Lettice, Alicia, Dominique, Trinity, Serena, Vanessa, Alyssa, Faith, Freya.

Trooperslane2 · 28/04/2018 13:39

Lara
Cara
Tara
(can you see we had a theme :))

Vida
Iris
Rosa

Trooperslane2 · 28/04/2018 13:40

Siofra
Caoimhe

Petalflowers · 28/04/2018 13:43

Bette
Lana
Vivien
Marilyn
Lucille
Loretta
Mae
Gloria
Betty
Roberta
Claudette

Petalflowers · 28/04/2018 13:45

Trooper, you missed out

Sara
Zara
Carla
Dara (ok, that a mans name, or Dara O’Brien!)

HairyToity · 28/04/2018 15:10

Sylvie. I love short names.

Carouselfish · 28/04/2018 15:17

Vita, Fay, Joy, Bea, Fliss, Tess, Nina, Adair, Anais.

airedailleurs · 28/04/2018 15:18

how about Lydia?

timeisnotaline · 28/04/2018 15:20

Grace, hope, faith , prudence, hazel, Helen, molly,

savagehk · 28/04/2018 15:21

Ivy?

Aurea · 28/04/2018 15:21

Isla
Eva
Seren

YesitsJacqueline · 28/04/2018 15:22

Sally
Minnie

CloudPop · 28/04/2018 16:53

More than 2 syllables bit how about Felicity - works well with Shaw

VileyRose · 28/04/2018 16:56

Ruby?

Ratbagratty · 28/04/2018 16:58

Emmie
Eileen
Audrey

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