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Help needed for classic but modern & pretty girls name

66 replies

ladydanger · 21/08/2020 19:34

Would love some girls name ideas. Our current shortlist to give you a flavour of the types of names we like (although none of them seems quite right) includes

Matilda
Elise
Clara
Isabelle

I think our style is classic, modern but pretty. Ideally not something that's so popular (eg not Olivia!) but otherwise everything else is on the cards!

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mathanxiety · 21/08/2020 20:45

Leonora
Estelle
Stella
Jocelyn
Sylvie

Jane
Kathryn
Daisy
Sadie
Cecelia

Della
Mirabel
Antonia
Laurel
Vera

Lara
Daphne
Ursula
Constance
Tamsin

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summerday1975 · 21/08/2020 21:09

Arabella
Margot
Lavinia
Freya
Liv
Willa
Cora

happyfeet245 · 21/08/2020 21:53

I have an Isabella, to me it's beautiful and classic. When she grows up she can be either Ella or Bella if she chooses. Her two middle names have also been mentioned here.

Here was my list from when I was pregnant:

Freya
Charlotte/Lottie
Ava
Scarlett
Sophia/Sofia
Matilda

There are just so many beautiful girls names to choose from!

seriousandloyal · 21/08/2020 21:55

Cicely
Clarice
Camille

Krazynights34 · 21/08/2020 22:10

Carmen
Georgiana
Lisette
Aurelia
Ada
Evelyn
Helena
Marianne
Martha

I had these names on my list (including my DD’s)
Harriet
Lydia
Christine
Julianna
Grace
Ida
Lorna
Nell
Eliana
Eliza
Flora
Bethany
Isadora
Nancy
Clara

BadTimesAtTheElRoyale · 21/08/2020 22:14

Robyn
Constance (Connie)
Elspeth
Eleanor
Ellen
Mary
Malorie
Harriet
Hannah
Georgina

MySaladDays75 · 21/08/2020 22:19

Verity
Phoebe

Danniiaddy · 22/08/2020 01:20

I’ve recently had twins and our DD is Clara Florence. I love it as it is traditional.

audreyand · 22/08/2020 01:29

Tabitha
Juliet
Ella

tinselmom · 22/08/2020 02:42

Thought I’d share 3 names from my list that I find are really timeless but still modern and pretty sounding:

Lucinda — Lou/Lucy/Cin
Cordelia — Delia/Dede
Eleanor — Elle/Norrie

Cahu58 · 22/08/2020 08:00

Naomi

sweetnosugar · 22/08/2020 14:27

Thea
Marnie
Mabel
Winnie
Elsie

namenerd · 22/08/2020 16:19

Edith
Evangelina
Mabel
Rosalina
Ophelia

orangejuicer · 22/08/2020 16:25

I was about to say Olivia Grin

Sophia
Natalie
Nicola
Laura

confusedmuma · 22/08/2020 16:58

Constance (Connie)
Scarlett
Elizabeth
Bethany/Bethan
Margaret
Penny
Cecelia
Luciana
Rosanna
Eleanor (Ellie)
Emily
Stephanie
Victoria

HyperHippo · 22/08/2020 17:15

Theodora- Thea
Zara
Milla
Kinvara
Leonora

Mashingthecompost · 22/08/2020 17:42

If you want to check name popularity in the UK, this site ranks them and shows whether they're on the rise. Data is a year or two behind but is updated each year. names.darkgreener.com/#

ladydanger · 09/11/2020 18:56

Thanks everyone! Some great suggestions on here.
Have added Ophelia to the list.

Still not sold on any so more suggestions welcome!

OP posts:
L4uz · 09/11/2020 18:58

Emily
Nora
Sophie
Genevieve
Ida
Lois

TheGriffle · 09/11/2020 18:58

Josephine
Tessa
Juliet

Gremlinpoop · 09/11/2020 20:38

Jemima
Lara
Arabella
Similar yet all a bit less common

FluffyEggsontoast · 09/11/2020 20:41

Aurelia
Aria
Jemima
Willa
Courtney
Verity
Audrey
Felicity
Holly
Zoe
Sadie

GooseberryTart · 09/11/2020 20:45

Grace
Hope
Faith
Jane
Emily
Eve
Kate
Tilly
Katherine/Catherine
Anna

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 09/11/2020 20:47

Lola
Cassie
Felicity
Sophie
Anna