Timeless, classic girls names

[MiracleBaby2022]

I'm still struggling massively with names... I think I would prefer a really timeless, classic name for our girl (and not too short as we have a short surname). A name that won't go out of fashion and doesn't have silly shortenings.

Any suggestions?

Elizabeth and Margaret are both classic names with lots of potential nicknames, but I don't know what you'd consider silly.

Mary is a classic name with no obvious shortenings, easy to spell and say for a small child. I had one. She was called Marley by a nursery friend and it stuck for most of primary school.

You cannot stop nicknames and shortenings I'm afraid OP. You can insist that one only is used within the family but as soon as they're teens they'll change it anyway. Just pick a name you like for the birth certificate and hope for the best! There are lots of lovely names on the thread already. Congratulations!

Sophie
Louisa
Emma

Sylvia
Margaret
Juliette
Harriet
Imogen
Ophelia
Thomasina

[quote MiracleBaby2022]**@Latenightreader* @Laurie01* we're considering Frances but really don't like the usual nicknames like Fran and Frankie... does your daughter get called by any of those or do people tend to stick with Frances for such a short name?[/quote]
She’s only three so currently gets the long version from everyone which I am very happy about. I have occasionally called her Francie but now I think about it probably not since she was a baby. It will be interesting to see what she chooses/her friends choose to call her at school. I don’t mind Frannie (long A) as a short, but for now I stick to Frances. Not a fan of Fran!

Amy
Lucy
Jane
Joanna
Julia and Julianne
Hannah
Cecily (prefer to Cecilia)
Rosalind and Rosamund
Catherine

Elizabeth
Katherine
Alexandra
Susannah
Imogen
Beatrice
Rosalind/Rosamund
Amelia
Emily
Charlotte
Rebecca