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anonhop · 14/06/2024 18:19

Hi all,

Wondering if anyone can help. I love elegant, classic names that are established without being super popular like:

  • Verity
  • Allegra
  • Felicity
  • Charlotte
  • Persephone
  • Mary
  • Lavinia

But for one reason or another (mostly DH/ knowing someone) can't use.
We also won't use any Greek/Roman goddess names, although I love how they sound.

Any ideas? X

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anonhop · 14/06/2024 18:56

@HandaFae @SerenityNowInsanityLater

Theodora is such a beautiful name!

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IggyAce · 14/06/2024 18:57

Rebecca
Evangeline
Patricia

FortunataTagnips · 14/06/2024 18:58

One of the D-Day vets interviewed last week was an amazing woman called Christian.

kindwordsneeded · 14/06/2024 18:59

Honoria (pronounced without the H so Onoria)
Ottilie

anonhop · 14/06/2024 19:02

kindwordsneeded · 14/06/2024 18:59

Honoria (pronounced without the H so Onoria)
Ottilie

Honoria is gorgeous. Potentially concerned about it sounding like an STD though! X

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Twazique · 14/06/2024 19:02

Caroline
Susannah
Juliana

Greenfinch7 · 14/06/2024 19:02

Irene
Helen
Thalia
Cassandra
Phoebe
Maia
Ariadne

Greek names- not goddesses

anonhop · 14/06/2024 19:07

Greenfinch7 · 14/06/2024 19:02

Irene
Helen
Thalia
Cassandra
Phoebe
Maia
Ariadne

Greek names- not goddesses

These are lovely! X

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WheresWilly · 14/06/2024 19:07

Eliza

kindwordsneeded · 14/06/2024 19:07

kindwordsneeded · 14/06/2024 18:59

Honoria (pronounced without the H so Onoria)
Ottilie

Pronounced On-awww-ria so less like the STI!

anonhop · 14/06/2024 19:09

@kindwordsneeded ooh that's pretty!

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Rainbowsmiles82 · 14/06/2024 19:10

Erin?

WayDownThere · 14/06/2024 19:12

Lilith

BobbyBiscuits · 14/06/2024 19:13

Seraphine
Eleanore
Lettice
Leonie
Carys
Coraline
Phoebe
Anastasia
Araminta

Enko · 14/06/2024 19:18

Merredith
Marianne
Alexandrine
Sylvia

anonhop · 14/06/2024 19:20

Enko · 14/06/2024 19:18

Merredith
Marianne
Alexandrine
Sylvia

Marianne is beautiful. Love a Jane Austen name. DH not keen. He suggested Mariette but not sure if that's a bit frilly!

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mathanxiety · 14/06/2024 19:24

Miriam
Eleanor
Margaret
Margot
Tamsin
Rosemary
Cecelia
Claudia
Antonia
Beatrix
Tessa
Molly
Philippa
Francesca
Madeleine
Clara
Bridget
Julia
Anna
Jane
Laura

mathanxiety · 14/06/2024 19:28

Rachel
Rebecca
Ruth
Naomi
Phoebe
Chloe
Lydia
Esther
Judith
Martha
Tabitha
Rhoda
Lois
Veronica

Workawayxx · 14/06/2024 19:30

Louisa
Cecilia
Genevieve
penelope
Francesca
Eloise/Eloisa

Ive just descended into bridgerton at this point 🙈

AlltheFs · 14/06/2024 19:32

Amy
Hannah
Emmeline
Rose
Primrose
Jocelyn
Cecily
Susanna
Ruth

NotSentFromIphone · 14/06/2024 19:34

Imogen
Carmen
Alexandra
Madeleine

(Not that familiar with all the Greek god names so apologies if any of the above are excluded!)

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 14/06/2024 20:23

Jennifer.
Emma.
Stephanie.
Rebecca.
Jessica.
Abigail.
Victoria.
Natalia.
Sarah.
Maria.
Virginia.
Debra
Georgina.
Harriet
Anastasia.

MotherofPearl · 14/06/2024 20:37

Margaret
Alice
Polly

Firsttimebabymummy · 14/06/2024 21:01

anonhop · 14/06/2024 18:28

I'm desperate to convince DH on Dorothy!! But he thinks she'll be really out of step with her generation & it's too old fashioned. Have said it's making a come back but he sadly doesn't believe me!

Definitely coming back! My niece is Dorothy but we all call her Dottie.

ChildrenOfTheQuorn · 14/06/2024 21:50

Workawayxx · 14/06/2024 19:30

Louisa
Cecilia
Genevieve
penelope
Francesca
Eloise/Eloisa

Ive just descended into bridgerton at this point 🙈

You missed Cressida!

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