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Eliza, Georgina, Nancy, nothing feels quite right

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LittleGwyneth · 05/08/2025 20:02

I'm trying to name my second daughter and nothing seems to be quite right. Current front runners are Eliza, Georgina and Nancy but I worry they're not quite 'special' enough (that's probably not the perfect way to phrase it). I met someone the other day whose daughters were Vesper and Daphne and I thought they just had a bit more magic about them, but then it feels a bit dicey to chose an unusual, romantic name for a child who might be a solid and sensible type. Has anyone got any ideas? I also love Cecily, Margot and Phoebe but can't use them for various reasons.

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JamesMacGill · 05/08/2025 20:05

Vesper and Daphne?! Sounds like a Scooby Doo episode

GrumpySparkler · 05/08/2025 20:12

I like your style OP - they sound like Victorian names to me (I don't mean that negatively). Similar style names:

Elsie
Georgette
Verity
Agnes
Agatha
Mabel
Josephine
Esther

flowerpop · 05/08/2025 20:20

Zephyr?

Firsttimebabymummy · 05/08/2025 20:20

Love Georgina and Nancy!

Georgiana?

Josephine suggested above is lovely too.

MaryGreenhill · 05/08/2025 20:21

Cordelia

MaryGreenhill · 05/08/2025 20:22

Cecille
Cecillie

VanessaFence · 05/08/2025 20:22

Celia?

Bobbybobbins · 05/08/2025 20:23

Hester
Estella
Violet
Eloise
Cecile
Margot
Liliana

KingscoteStaff · 05/08/2025 20:23

Phryne

Georgelondon · 05/08/2025 20:23

LittleGwyneth · 05/08/2025 20:02

I'm trying to name my second daughter and nothing seems to be quite right. Current front runners are Eliza, Georgina and Nancy but I worry they're not quite 'special' enough (that's probably not the perfect way to phrase it). I met someone the other day whose daughters were Vesper and Daphne and I thought they just had a bit more magic about them, but then it feels a bit dicey to chose an unusual, romantic name for a child who might be a solid and sensible type. Has anyone got any ideas? I also love Cecily, Margot and Phoebe but can't use them for various reasons.

I love Lucia , and I love the name Georgina which is my second name.

AzurePanda · 05/08/2025 20:24

I have a soft spot for Hebe and Isadora.

Forgottenmyphone · 05/08/2025 20:24

Cassandra
Beatrix
Agatha
Adelaide
Juliet
Meredith
Dorothea

Dryshampoofordays · 05/08/2025 20:26

Clara

Arran2024 · 05/08/2025 20:27

I knew a girl called Drusilla once - i love that. Also Bernice and Elvira

Choconuttolata · 05/08/2025 20:27

Aria
Astra
Bronte
Calla
Calliope
Clara
Cora
Cordelia
Erica
Esther
Faye
Helen/a
Josephine
Lara
Louisa
Meredith
Nina
Phaedra
Romilly
Selene
Stella
Sylvie
Thalia
Thea
Thora
Venetia
Verity
Zaria
Xanthe

WhiteNoiseBlur · 05/08/2025 20:29

Arran2024 · 05/08/2025 20:27

I knew a girl called Drusilla once - i love that. Also Bernice and Elvira

Jeez, isn’t that one of the ugly stepsisters in Cinderella?!

LittleGwyneth · 05/08/2025 20:29

AzurePanda · 05/08/2025 20:24

I have a soft spot for Hebe and Isadora.

Hebe is such a favourite, sadly we have one very close to us and I think it's sufficiently unusual that it might be a bit unwelcome to copy!

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ididitandthatsgood · 05/08/2025 20:33

Lucille
Seraphina
Evangeline
Calliope
Genevieve
Athena

dybb · 05/08/2025 20:40

Jemima
Hester or Hestia
Romilly
Briony
Honor
Ianthe

Dueindecemberr · 05/08/2025 20:41

I have an Eliza. Other names I like: Matilda, Lucia, Annie, Mabel.

SpandauValet · 05/08/2025 20:44

Love Eliza

also love
Willow
Delphie
Robyn
Lucinda
Cora

Moreteaandchocolate · 05/08/2025 21:28

Love Eliza! Georgina is very nice too (love Georgia even more). Nancy is ok.

How about

Harriet
Alice
Rosemary (Romy)
Mabel
Clara
Iris
Imogen
Violet
Maisie
Leonie
Lorelei
Penelope
Adeline
Beatrice
Hazel
Florence
Flora
Esther
Lydia
Eloise
Dorothy
Philippa (Pippa)
Theodora (Thea / Dora)
Francesca

JillyGiraffe · 05/08/2025 21:37

Eliza was on my list for if DS was a girl, but I love Georgina nn Nina!

Blueuggboots · 05/08/2025 21:41

Celeste, Seraphina, Elodie.

MaryGreenhill · 05/08/2025 21:42

Clementine