Girls Names

[LoveYouHoneybear]

Help me pick from these, or please offer other suggestions you think I might like!

Vivian*
Marion
Josephine
Harriet
Greta
Tilda

Thanks a lot :)

• please no comments that this is the "male" spelling, this is the spelling I like and I'm not bothered about gender-specific spelling at all!

[MrsTerryPratchett]

I like them all. I think Marion is underused and a good strong name.

[Theoldwoman]

Freda
Ada
Caroline
Katrine
Patrice
Mary
Audrey
Isla
Erica
Bridget

[mathanxiety]

I absolutely love Greta.

Tilda is lovely too, as is Josephine.

[Dontsayfuckorbugger]

Josephine (Josie) or Harriet (Hattie)

[Fivemoreminutes1]

I like Harriet best.

Nancy
Dorothea
Frances
Heidi
Beatrix
Theodora
Cecily
Sydney
Roberta

[KangarooKenny]

Tilda is a brand name for rice.

[TenThousandSpoons]

I would choose Josephine.

[GAW19]

Love Harriet, was also on our list
Really dislike Greta 😬
Tilda just makes me think of rice 🤷🏻‍♀️


What about

Ollie
Maisie
Frankie

[AnnapurnaSanctuary]

I like your list, especially Vivian, Marion and Tilda. Harriet is ok. Not so keen on Josephine or Greta.

[KirstenBlest]

Vivian* - no. you know why. Young Ones, Pretty Woman. Viv
Marion - ok
Josephine - ok
Harriet - like it esp. Hattie
Greta - short for Margaret
Tilda - rice

Suggestions
Thora, Hilda and Rita have a nice retro vibe
Martha as an alternative to Harriet

[DeeDeeDaisy]

I like Josephine and Harriett. Not keen on the others.

[Fuckallthetories]

Love love love Greta (my dds called Greta though, so might be biased!)

vivian is nice to (and you can shorten it to viv when she’s older)

[AlwaysFoldingWashing]

Marion is my middle name, names after my Granny. She has Myra for her nickname which I think is lovely

[emmathedilemma]

Josephine, Greta and Harriet are ok.
tilda just sounds like a nickname or rice
Marion is old fashioned but not in a trendy way, she’s your elderly next door neighbour.
I’m not a fan of Vivian and spelling anything in the non traditional way just sets your child up for a lifetime of correcting people on the spelling of their name.

[Kindofcrunchy]

Seeing Vivian pop up a lot on this board lately... Would be so funny if it made a comeback 😁

[Fuckallthetories]

And I like Nora, I know a Nora bloss and I think it’s a beautiful name.

[nelliebear8]

All are lovely, my top 3 would be (in this order):
Tilda
Greta
Vivian

Other suggestions:
Ada
Freya
Frida
Freda
Audrey
Margot
Mabel
Matilda
Theodora
Winifred

[S25]

Prefer Matilda and you can nn to Tilda?

I prefer Vivienne to Vivian but nice name! I didn’t know there was a male spelling of it!

you might like:

Winona
Genevieve
Gwendolyn
Freya
Margaret
Martha
Eugenie
Amelie
Catherine
Clara
Coraline

[mathanxiety]

Suggestions:
Elfrida
Elspeth
Flora
Edith
Esther
Hazel
Vera
Alice
Dinah
Isadora
Tess
Ruth
Vita

[TempsPerdu]

DD is another Greta, so I’m obviously massively biased but I love it. Also like Harriet, but not so keen on the others.

Frida
Flora
Olive
Alma
Agnes
Juliet
Vita
Camille
Genevieve
Clementine
Astrid
Beatrix
Dorothea

[MrJi]

I like Harriet, Marion, Josephine out of those. All classic and elegant. Not keen on Tilda unless used as a nn for Matilda.

[Spanielsarepainless]

Marion is also the male form. Tilda is rice. I like Vivian and Harriet from your list.

[LoveYouHoneybear]

Thanks so much everyone! I live in Canada, where there is no Tilda rice (ha!) but very good to know.