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Favourite girls names

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Bella1905 · 29/07/2025 15:47

Please could you tell me your favourite girls names. I like quite traditional, strong, pretty names and am undecided on my daughters name due in a few months. Thank you

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IggyAce · 29/07/2025 15:50

I still love my dd name Imogen Evangeline, if I’d had a second girl I liked:
Rosalie or Adeline

Forgottenmyphone · 29/07/2025 15:58

Meredith
Eliza
Beatrix
Annabel
Cassandra
Lydia

MissyB1 · 29/07/2025 16:02

Jennifer
Anna
Sarah
Hazel
Celine
Mary

legglesshorse · 29/07/2025 16:08

I have always loved the name Grace.

Fuzzymuddle33 · 29/07/2025 16:09

Florence
Lily
Grace
Molly

Steelworks · 29/07/2025 16:13

Victoria
Rowena

tedibear · 29/07/2025 16:16

Emilia
Alex or Alexis
Sophia
Emily
Freya
Sienna
Mila

JimmyGrimble · 29/07/2025 16:18

Matilda
Vanessa
Violet
Madeleine
Iris
Wren

user0177561 · 29/07/2025 16:40

My two girls are Petra and Francesca.
I considered or would use these in the future

Anais
Florence
Genevieve
Vienna
Lilia
Isabella / Isabel

KayEmAy · 29/07/2025 16:40

Personal favorites -
Rae, Eve, Juliet, Harlow, Daisy, Annika, Alex, Odette, Clarke, Sayla, Emma, Tessa, Josette

TiggerSnoozer · 29/07/2025 16:42

Leonora
Madeleine
Beatrice

ChocolateCinderToffee · 29/07/2025 16:47

Phoebe, Cecily, Laetitia, Hortensia (yes, really!).

Mumofgirls2017 · 29/07/2025 16:48

Mine probably wouldn’t be all your style so maybe some that would fit traditional, strong, pretty….

annabelle
matilda
eloise
iris
juliet
clara
florence
theodora
helena

LucasBuck · 29/07/2025 16:56

These are some of my classic/traditional faves (I don’t like anything trendy, so nothing here is rising rapidly in popularity or very “retro” cool in style like Mabel, Olive etc ):

Julia
Juliet
Claudia
Antonia
Elizabeth
Rose
May
Anna
Eve
Isabel
Eleanor
Helena
Susanna
Teresa
Louisa
Verity
Beatrice
Alice
Caroline
Lydia
Felicity
Catherine
Madeleine
Josephine
Serena
Cecilia

Moreteaandchocolate · 29/07/2025 17:01

Alice
Clara
Lucy
Georgia
Harriet
Ivy
Ruby
Iris
Mabel
Imogen
Leonie
Lara
Sophia
Heidi
Holly
Ruby
Amber

miniaturepixieonacid · 29/07/2025 17:19

I have so, so many girl names that I love but that does include lots of contemporary names, unusual names and quite a lot of 'weird, hippie vibe' names! So my favourite names that I would classify as 'traditional, strong and pretty' are:

Amy, Abigail, Bronte, Charlotte, Cassandra, Francesca, Felicity, Grace, Georgina, Hannah, Isabel, Iris, Juliet, Jessica, Joanna, Katherine, Miranda, Miriam, Natasha, Naomi, Philippa, Rebecca, Robyn, Saskia, Victoria, Verity, Zara

StampOnTheGround · 29/07/2025 17:23

Rosie
Thea
Lyla

goudacheese · 29/07/2025 17:38

Alice, Isabel, Daisy, Violet.

Norastroud · 29/07/2025 22:43

I personally love a name with great nn options:
Elizabeth (Libby, Elsie, Betsy, Lizzie, Eliza)
Eleanor (Elle, Nell, Ella, Nora)
Imogen (Immy, Imo)
Matilda (Matty, Tilly, Tilda)
Florence (Flora, Flo, Florie, Ren)
Theodora (Dora, Teddy)
Isabel (Issy, Belle, Bella)
Rosalind (Rosie, Rose, Rosa, Ros)
Genevieve (Evie, Gigi, Gen)
Katherine (Kitty, Kate, Kathy)
Martha (Marty - I love!)

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 29/07/2025 23:19

Molly.
Poppy.
Daisy.
Mia.
Esme (I'd spell it Esmay though to ensure the Es-may rather than Es-mee pronunciation.
Izabelle (I love the Z spelling)
Shannon.
Melody.
Tansy.
Abigail (Abbey)
Elise.
Hannah.
Pearl.
Aspen.
Faye.
Imogen.
Teresa.
Elena.
Nevaeh.
Azariah.
Virginia.
Elsie.
Alicia.
Cynthia.
Katie.
Summer.
Violet.
Farah.
Jessica.
Amity.
Lennon.
Harbour.
Morgan
Reese.
Lydia.
Emily.
Tanya.
Shaye.
Nancy.
Kayleigh.
Lindsey.
Michelle.
Tatum.
Cara.
Misty.
Teja.
Melissa.
Nyree.
Paige.
Ismay.
Tiffany
Morgan.
Alexia.
Prairie.
Rosabelle.
Albany.
Martha.
Naomi.
Veda.

NoVibrato · 30/07/2025 22:35

Jane
Clare
Elizabeth
Catherine
Margaret
Eleanor
Sara

MargaretMarigold · 30/07/2025 22:39

Vivienne
Rosa
Jean
Stella
Juliet
Rowan
Florence

PrincessOfPreschool · 30/07/2025 22:47

Frances
Erica
Leonie
Lois

MirandaBlu · 31/07/2025 00:14

A lot of my favourites have been suggested already on this thread, but a few that I don't think have been:

Annora
Ariadne
Briony/Bryony
Christabel
Daphne
Ingrid
Marina
Marsaili
Nina
Oona/Una
Talitha
Zoe/Zoia

Poodley · 31/07/2025 00:16

Other than my daughter's name, my favourite is Elizabeth nn Lizzy