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Sophisticated, elegant names

32 replies

opheliamillissiii · 23/08/2023 15:32

Hello everybody! I’m thinking of changing my name. I always hated my name and since I was young, I wanted to be called with other names.
I really like the name Charlotte, but I’m afraid that it would be too difficult for my Italian family to pronounce it.
Can you suggest more English elegant names?

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HorsePlatitudes · 23/08/2023 15:33

Elisabeth

LateSummerLobelia · 23/08/2023 15:33

Carlotta is the Italian version I think?

Octavia?

LateSummerLobelia · 23/08/2023 15:34

May i ask your current name?

I like the name Sophia which works for Italians as well.

LateSummerLobelia · 23/08/2023 15:35

And going by your user name Ophelia is a lovely name.

BigOldBlue1 · 23/08/2023 15:38

I don't necessarily like them, but I always think of a classy woman when I hear them:

Isabelle
Eleanor
Elizabeth
Harriet
Justine
Frances
Georgina or Georgia
Christina

quietnightmare · 23/08/2023 15:40

Antigone
Georgiana
Antonia
Francesca
Emily
Emma
Anastasia
Vivienne
Rosemary
Diana
Jessica
Claire
Olivia
Tabitha
Samantha
Della
Bella
Marianna
Louisa
Louise
Lois
Natalie
Natalia
Harriet
Victoria
Bethany
Ava
Eva
Maria
Marie
Isabelle/a
Annabelle/a

TotalOverhaul · 23/08/2023 15:41

Serafina?

I LOVE the name Sofia which works in Italian.

Quinque · 23/08/2023 15:42

Agree, Sophia, also Gabrielle/Gabriela.

opheliamillissiii · 23/08/2023 15:42

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BlueKaftan · 23/08/2023 15:44

Beatrice

LateSummerLobelia · 23/08/2023 15:54

I love your name. :)

(And just discovered the problems with the edit function if you were trying to be discreet).

marina?

Oh gosh yes- Gabriela- what a lovely name.

My name is uber boring IMO. And very 70s.

Charlotte is a gorgeous name. If you love it, why not?

Valerie23 · 23/08/2023 15:55

Hortense.
Octavia.
Marmalade.

ChocolateCinderToffee · 23/08/2023 15:59

Laetitia, Cecily, Sabine.

mathanxiety · 23/08/2023 16:01

Susannah
Marina
Valentina
Anastasia

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Hahaha

WaffleHouseMonstah · 23/08/2023 17:02

Marianna is lovely, why do you want to change it?

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dontforgettofloss · 23/08/2023 17:04

Victoria

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TBF @WaffleHouseMonstah your suggestion was not particularly elegant.

Not sure how it would translate to Italian though. Hang on...

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Wishimaywishimight · 23/08/2023 17:10

Isabella

FrillyGoatFluff · 23/08/2023 18:03

My daughter is called Allegra, which I believe has Italian roots, and a couple of people have commented how it's a 'sophisticated' name... (lucky accident if so, we didn't plan for that 😂)

She's been digging up daddy's vegetable patch, so is grimy from top to toe and is currently smeared with tomato pasta and raspberries, with a mouthful of blueberry pancake, so I can't say she's doing the elegance of her name much justice right now but that's the joy of being 16 months old 🤷🏻‍♀️

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 23/08/2023 18:15

Alexandra. Sofia. Elena. Catherine. Elizabeth. Miriam. Natalia. Suzannah. Tiffany. Scarlett. Rebecca. Victoria.

AgnesX · 23/08/2023 18:16

Elise or Eloise (although not quintessentially English).

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