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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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jellyfishperiwinkle · 11/04/2025 08:40

Josephine
Mavis
Rosalind
Aurora

GenerousGardener · 11/04/2025 08:41

Thurza

SlagPit · 11/04/2025 08:41

Perdita

Songlines · 11/04/2025 08:48

Try looking back in your family tree. I've found some lovely names that have been re-used across the generations.
Elizabeth
Rosemary
Anne/Annie
Edith
Jane
Florence
Beatrice

RosesAndHellebores · 11/04/2025 08:52

I really like:

Leonora
Verity
Mirabel

Adding Hebe and Naomi

pimplebum · 11/04/2025 08:53

Clara
Annette
Paulette
Vivienne
Elvira
enoura

ImpunityJane · 11/04/2025 09:12

Catherine
Laura
Lydia
Anne
Diana
Louise
Louisa
Cynthia
Josephine
Muriel
Victoria
Caroline
Augusta
Roberta
Margaret
Frederica
Cassandra
Adelia
Marion
Anthea

Burpcloth · 11/04/2025 09:13

Given we nearly chose Francine, I can suggest others from our list:

Josephine
Delphine
Erica
Cosima
Ramona
Hebe
Naomi
Sally

Gemstonebeach · 11/04/2025 09:14

Mariella
Georgiana

PrincessHoneysuckle · 11/04/2025 09:33

Sadie
Amy
Lucy

Airwaterfire · 11/04/2025 09:35

Christabel
Rosamond
Lucinda

MiddleAgedDread · 11/04/2025 09:39

Go back a a few decades to names that were well used then but less so now......
Rachel
Catherine / Katherine
Victoria
Sarah
Claire
Helen
Emma
Lindsey
Gillian
Wendy
Alison
Jennifer
Elizabeth
Angela
Laura
Fiona
Mary
Joanne / Joanna
Ruth
Lorna
Louise
Samantha
Katie / Katy
Kirsty
Susan
Natalie
Diane / Diana
Lisa
Caroline
Rebecca

AnnaBalfour · 11/04/2025 09:44

Ottilie “Ottie”

UndertheMapleTree · 11/04/2025 11:05

The one I wanted to use (but had a DS) was Linnet.

Snazzysausage · 11/04/2025 11:08

Serena
Fleur
Jordanna
Joanna

DuckieDodgyHedgyPiggy · 11/04/2025 11:10

Seraphina
Adela
Sarah
Abigail
Melissa
Miranda

DuckieDodgyHedgyPiggy · 11/04/2025 11:14

Cordelia

Fi970 · 11/04/2025 11:21

I love Willa (can be a nickname for Wilhelmina but that’s not to my taste) - which means strong willed warrior apparently. V cool meaning for your daughter.

Thighdentitycrisis · 11/04/2025 11:27

Rebecca
Juliet (ta)
Tessa
christiana

mummysmagicmedicine · 11/04/2025 13:55

Verity
Viola
Meredith
Daphne
Delphine
Maude
Odette
Octavia
Tabitha
Clementine
Jennifer
Marnie
Mathilde
Cecilia
Marigold
Isadora

LoudPlumDog · 11/04/2025 14:09

Cassandra
Verity
Nicolette
Nardia
Bernadette
Vivienne
Alyssa
Sylvia
Zelda
Erin
Samantha
Georgina
Irene
Ruth
Lucille
Melanie
Una
Josephine
Mariah
Lillian
Freda
Kimberley
Hilary
Philippa
Tara
Coral
Belinda
Yvette
Anthea
Lynaire
Ramona

coatandwellies · 11/04/2025 14:11

Iris
Bridget
Violet
Clara
Nora
Annie
Alice
Flora
Mabel
Lydia
Ada
Lottie
Esther

BeaAndBen · 11/04/2025 14:18

I’ve always had a soft spot for Dorcas.

Also Clover, Amy, Persephone, Penelope, Rosalind and Frederica

Ladamesansmerci · 11/04/2025 14:21

Claudette
Lucille
Eloise
Harriet
Henrietta
Rosalind
Jenny
Beatrice

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