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Looking for traditional but unusual girl’s name

113 replies

karlak359 · 11/04/2025 07:40

Hi everyone!
Just looking for some help picking a name for a baby girl. We like traditional/classic yet unusual, don’t want anything that is too trendy/popular.
Names we like so far, but are just not 100% hitting the spot are:
Marianne
Leonora
Francine
Letitia
Helena
Vera
Antonia

Any suggestions welcome!

Thank you very much x

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InigoJollifant · 11/04/2025 07:41

Claudia
Camilla

DisplayPurposesOnly · 11/04/2025 07:41

Christian
Marnie
Nerissa
Nina
Vashti

MiddleAgedDread · 11/04/2025 07:43

Ursula
roberta
Verity

itsgettingweird · 11/04/2025 07:45

Elizabeth
Beautrice
Violet
Annabelle

i also like Lucinda - it’s not a popular name but lovely and timeless and quite classic imo.

Ikeameatballs · 11/04/2025 07:47

From your choices my favourite is Francine.

Elspeth
Josephine
Honor
Adaline

Rainingalldayonmyhead · 11/04/2025 07:47

A few I have heard that may suit the bill…

Greta
Margo
Rosemary

GoldenPineapple15 · 11/04/2025 07:49

Francesca
Evangeline

Guavafish1 · 11/04/2025 07:50

Valarie
Vivan

wafflesmgee · 11/04/2025 07:51

Melanie
briony
Melissa
Kristin
Stephanie
Jenny - I am a primary teacher and haven’t taught a Jenny in over ten years, it’s due a comeback.

ophelia

RhododendronFlowers · 11/04/2025 07:51

Philippa
Claudine
Helena
Rosalind
Angela
Lucinda
Marianne

ItsaMeMummio · 11/04/2025 07:52

Emmeline
Rosalind
Catherine
Sylvia
Francesca
Alethea
Mirabel
Eloise
Veronica

BeyondMyWits · 11/04/2025 07:54

Lillian
Millicent (but Flushed Away killed that one for us)
Rosamund/Rosemary
Helen

Lelivre · 11/04/2025 07:55

Portia, Imogen, celeste, Albertine

RhododendronFlowers · 11/04/2025 07:57

Roberta
Jean
Laura
Judith
Christina
Miranda
Nerissa

Jellybean23 · 11/04/2025 07:57

Any connections with Cornwall? Merryn is pretty.

primroseandsunshine · 11/04/2025 07:57

Tabitha
celeste
margot
elspeth
phillipa
persephone
calliope
andrea
Antigone
joan
abigail

AdaColeman · 11/04/2025 07:59

Rowena
Clarissa
Corinna
Roberta
Fiona
Fleur
Delphine
Jocasta
Dulcie
Damaris

MumChp · 11/04/2025 08:00

Sylvie
Celeste
Helena
Margot
Ingrid
Leonora
Beatrix
Winifred
Anneliese
Isadora
Rosalind
Vera
Marigold
Adelaide
Clementine
Georgiana
Evangeline
Maude
Flora
Millicent
Abigail
Hilary

Moreteaandchocolate · 11/04/2025 08:19

Lovely list!

How about

Theresa nn Tessa
Nicole
Josephine nn Joni
Natasha
Rosemary nn Romy
Audrey
Claudia
Estelle
Adeline
Corinne
Selena
Polly
Gwendolyn
Eveline

SquigglePigs · 11/04/2025 08:25

Tabitha
Elspeth
Martha
Margot
Penelope
Aubrey
Harriet
Marianne
Katerina
Elspeth
Xanthe
Juliet/Juliette
Eliza
Henrietta

Offtobuttonmoontovisitmrspoon · 11/04/2025 08:28

June
Edith
Patsy

BeckyWithTheGoodBear · 11/04/2025 08:29

Lorena
Lorna
Cordelia
Constance

FeelingLessTired · 11/04/2025 08:31

My friend in Austraoi8a has just had an Elowyn. I love it.

Needspaceforlego · 11/04/2025 08:33

Louisa
Laura
Linda
Elaine

WayneEyre · 11/04/2025 08:38

Adelaide
Jennifer
Rosemary
Patricia
Veronica
Erica
Althea

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