Girls name- classic but not “try hard”

[Cinnabomb]

Looking for inspiration! I am soooooo fussy about names and have read pages of threads here. I would a name that is classic, that most people would have heard of/ know how to spell, but is not popular. I reeeeally don’t like the current trend for very frilly/ over the top sounding names (sorry, just an opinion!)

I like:
Rosalind, Susannah, Alexandra (maybe a bit too popular), Juliet,

Dislike: Ottilie, Amelie, Freya, Ophelia, Verity, the whole Ada/Eva, Ivy Evelyn set etc

Margot, Clara etc becoming too popular

Don’t like too complex names like Arabella, Genevieve,

So if there is anyone left I haven’t offended would be great to hear your thoughts! 🙈

I adore Juliet! Don't mind Rosalind or Alexandra. Susannah is not my taste at all.

Rosemary
Leah
Valerie
Hannah (I think it has become more uncommon?)
Anastasia
Angelina

Clara
Lucy
Isabelle
Lauren
Felicity

Miranda

Rosalind, Susannah, Alexandra & Juliet

Caroline
Veronica
Cassandra
Beatrice
Madeleine
Lydia
Georgina
Francesca
Lavinia
Loretta
Edith
Tabitha
Tamsin
Imogen
Heidi
Greta
Penelope
Ursula
Simona
Sylvie/a

@TimeforaGandT

Miranda

I have a Miranda. I think it's classic, elegant and I've only known a couple of others.

I have a Penny 😊
Esther, Maybel, Ruby and Betsy were other names I liked

Emma, Emily, Charlotte, Catherine, Isabel, Anna, Hannah, Claire, Josephine, Cara, Helena, Grace, Philippa…

Edith, Alice, Maggie.

Imogen
Mary
Miriam
Susan

@Cinnabomb

Thanks everyone, a real mix of answers here.

I sort of like Lucinda, Jemima, Felicity but they don’t feel quite natural to me, slightly out of my comfort zone.

Celeste/ Cecilia etc not my vibe.

I love Belinda but have heard a lot mixed opinions on here for it! Like Josephine.

Victoria, Harriet, Joanna are family names so couldn’t use them.

Rose, Grace, Georgina etc too popular for me.

Hmm ...
How about:
Wendy
Jessica
Sasha
Heather
Patricia
Adele
Tabitha
Erin
Cheryl
Natalia
Naomi
Virginia
Estelle
Rachel
Vanessa
Rebecca
Avery
Jasmine
Lindsay
Gwen
Joyce
Kelly
Pearl
Janet
Kirsten
Joan
Susan
Alison
Bernadette
Beverly
Danielle
Ethel
Gwendoline
Jennifer
Justine
Marjorie
Nathalia

Patricia ?

"Really like Diana but is it useable? It’s such an iconic name I’m not sure anyone would think of anyone else other than Princess Di?"

It's fine. Princess Diana died nearly 25 years ago and if she were still alive, she'd be 60 now. Your daughter's contemporaries aren't really going to register the connection too much- she was iconic to us as all over the TV and papers all the time, she'll be just a pretty lady in old pictures from the 80s to them. It's a nice name- elegant and not too fussy.

Rosalind is gorgeous.

I have a little Sylvia which might suit your list.

Louisa (classic but underused)
Agnes
Dinah
Marilyn
Laura
Lydia

From your list, I would say go with Alexandra. It’s not a name I particularly like but I do think it’s a lovely classic name that hasn’t been popular for a long time.

Eliza?

DD is Rosa. Unusual but not strange, everyone comments on what a lovely name it is.

But then again I’d be quite happy if you didn’t use it and it stayed just that little bit less usual 😉

Vivienne
Sylvia/Sylvie
Caroline
Catriona
Jessica
Lucy
Anna

Adore Rosalind and Helena.

Rosalind
Rosamund
Josephine
Charlotte
Eleanor
Ellen
Juliet
Susannah

Vivienne
Joy
Clarissa
Claudette
Julianna
Portia
Carmen
Clarice
Lorna
Francine
Wilhelmina
Rumena
Bethany
Adriana
Emmeline
Antoinette
Patsy
Gloria/Gloriana
Thea

The names you've said you like are all nice. How about -
Stephanie
Hannah
Vanessa
Marianne
Emma
Julia
Victoria
Jodie

@beverleybass

Katherine, like Elizabeth, is a bit too popular for my liking.

Only 73 Katherines last year doesn’t even make the top 500

@beverleybass

Sure, but add in
150 Katies
102 Catherines
47 Kates
45 Kathleens
31 Katerinas
23 Kathryns
13 Katys
11 Caterinas

And a billion other spellings and also-rans

Having said that, you can get some familiar names which are currently around or outside the top 1000.

Anne
Bridget
Vivian
Kimberley
Claire
Adela
Sandra
Irene
Fiona
Rhiannon
Christine
Jacqueline
Teresa
Nadine
Laurie
Delphine
Jane
Birdie
Clarissa
Marianne
Sally
Tania
Demelza

If in doubt go Dickens or Shakespeare
Belinda, Belle, Estella, Henrietta, Nancy, Rosa, Lavinia, Dora, Camilla
Eleanor, Elizabeth, Hermione, Maria, Iris, Juliet, Rosalind, Viola, Silvia, Miranda, Portia

What about Marceline?

If you love Belinda use Belinda! Whatever name you choose some will love it and others won't.

Alice
Anna
Alison
Hannah
Mary
Jennifer
Caroline

Mary. Classic. Not try Hard.

Jane, Amanda , Abigail , Alice , Dorothy .