See the results of this poll: What is your favorite classy, rare, feminine first girl name?
Respondents: 51 (This poll is closed)
- Sisley : 3 (6%)
- Sylvie : 30 (59%)
- Emsley : 1 (2%)
- Atley : 2 (4%)
- Winslet : 2 (4%)
- Coraline: 13 (25%)
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f], hands down!
I only like [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] and secondly [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] from your poll. I prefer Cecily over Sisley. [name_f]Winslet[/name_f] is a surname to me only and the other first name choices are really NMS sorry. They almost seem ‘made up’ IMO. I love [name_f]Cosette[/name_f] and [name_f]Clara[/name_f] from your third name list though.
The only one’s I like are [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] and [name_f]Coraline[/name_f]. I prefer [name_f]Sisley[/name_f] spelled [name_f]Cecily[/name_f]. The other ones look trendy and made up. Sorry, to be so blunt. They just don’t sound as classic as [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] and [name_f]Coraline[/name_f]. With that being said, I like the combo [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] [name_f]Jolie[/name_f] and [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] [name_u]True[/name_u]. 
Can I ask your first daughter’s name?
[name_f]Coraline[/name_f] has really enamored me lately, and [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]. [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] is the most timeless and elegant. I don’t care for [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f]'s spelling, but would say [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] or [name_f]Adaline[/name_f] are very much classic. [name_f]Sisley[/name_f] seems like it would be better as [name_f]Cicely[/name_f]. [name_f]Sisley[/name_f] seems like a lazy spelling to me, although I know it’s not, and I think it might end up as [name_f]Sissy[/name_f]…
FIRST NAME CHOICES: - Needs to be somewhat rare & unique, but classy & girly.
Going off the description of rare, unique, but classy and girly, I think the obvious choice is [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]. Emsley looks trendy to me, to be perfectly frank, caught up in the [name_f]Em[/name_f] everything and -ley explosion of late. Atley intrigues me but doesn’t fit the description. It also reminds me of historical PM [name_m]Clement[/name_m] [name_f]Atlee[/name_f], a lot. [name_f]Winslet[/name_f] feels like a passing trend, not timeless, although the sound is pretty. I am turned off by using names so directly associated with celebrities ([name_m]Beckham[/name_m], [name_f]Winslet[/name_f], etc.) as first names, personally. Finally, although I know [name_f]Sisley[/name_f] to be a legitimate name, I prefer the much more elegant [name_f]Cicely[/name_f], which feels less nickname-y and avoids any [name_f]Sissy[/name_f] talk (although [name_f]Cissy[/name_f] is a potential spelling if you like that nickname, but could use Cici).
I feel like [name_f]Thea[/name_f] or [name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] might appeal, or [name_u]Hollis[/name_u].
SECOND NAME CHOICES:
[name_u]True[/name_u] feels overdone, and [name_u]Wynn[/name_u] has never personally captured me. Definitely don’t pair [name_f]Winslet[/name_f] and [name_f]Jolie[/name_f]! [name_u]Bright[/name_u] is a little obvious. I do think you have some pretty options here. Instead of [name_u]Hartley[/name_u], [name_m]Hart[/name_m] is lovely, too. I love a good bird name ([name_f]Starling[/name_f]), and particularly like [name_u]Wren[/name_u], [name_f]Lark[/name_f], and Nightingale. As for Nobel, I don’t know that it’s too big of an issue, but I think [name_m]Noble[/name_m] is just as powerful, if not more so.
THIRD NAME - Can be a little more traditional.
Atley isn’t traditional in my book. I love [name_f]Coraline[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f], and [name_f]Cosette[/name_f]! [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f] is much prettier as [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] to me.
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] [name_f]Starling[/name_f] [name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Coraline[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] [name_f]Amoret[/name_f] [name_f]Cosette[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] Nightingale [name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] Darling [name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] [name_f]Alouette[/name_f] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f]Cicely[/name_f] [name_f]Amoret[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Cicely[/name_f] Nobel [name_f]Coraline[/name_f]
[name_f]Cicely[/name_f] [name_f]Hosanna[/name_f] [name_f]Cosette[/name_f]
[name_f]Cicely[/name_f] [name_u]Ever[/name_u] [name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Cicely[/name_f] [name_f]Fleur[/name_f] [name_f]Coraline[/name_f]
[name_f]Cicely[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_f]Amabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] [name_f]Amoret[/name_f] [name_f]Cosette[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Cosette[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] [name_u]Truly[/name_u] [name_f]Adela[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] [name_u]Sailor[/name_u] [name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f] [name_f]Starling[/name_f] [name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f] Nightingale [name_u]Clare[/name_u]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f] [name_u]Winter[/name_u] [name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f] [name_f]Jolie[/name_f] [name_f]Coraline[/name_f]
[name_u]Hollis[/name_u] [name_f]Amoret[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_u]Hollis[/name_u] [name_u]Ever[/name_u] [name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_u]Hollis[/name_u] [name_f]Amity[/name_f] [name_f]Coraline[/name_f]
[name_u]Hollis[/name_u] [name_f]Fern[/name_f] [name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] [name_f]Amoret[/name_f] is pretty to me.
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_f]Cosette[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
Both of these are gorgeous and really flow.
My favorites are [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] and [name_f]Coraline[/name_f]
Thank you all for your honest and very helpful advice. Some have taken such thoughtful looks and given such insightful responses. I really appreciate it, especially as my husband is “clueless” in this department and I want to keep the name a secret from my family.
My current daughter’s name is [name_m]Ellary[/name_m] [name_u]Day[/name_u]. She goes by that whole name. We considered [name_f]Thea[/name_f] or Thaya (not The-ah), [name_f]Mira[/name_f], and [name_f]Valentina[/name_f] at the time she was born.
I do understand the comments on [name_f]Cicely[/name_f]. My husband knew one with a C. Also, I do not like [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] (“Ses” like in ses/garbage). I like that [name_f]Sisley[/name_f] blends to [name_f]Sistine[/name_f] (albeit a stretch) as that has some great religious significance. I actually think [name_f]Sissy[/name_f] is not too bad for a family nickname; I would not let her be called such at school (as much as I could control it; I have been able to ensure my oldest daughter is called by her full name so far).
Considering [name_m]Ellary[/name_m] [name_u]Day[/name_u] (such a pretty melody, btw), I’m going to change my mind and say I don’t think [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] is a good match. [name_m]Ellary[/name_m] doesn’t strike me as classic, so I’m a little confused. I think Atley and [name_f]Winslet[/name_f] off your list go best. Emsley feels too close.
I still think [name_u]Hollis[/name_u] would be great. Others with [name_m]Ellary[/name_m] I could think of would be: [name_f]Avis[/name_f], [name_u]Arden[/name_u], [name_u]Auden[/name_u], [name_u]Britt[/name_u], [name_u]Bryn[/name_u], [name_f]Briar[/name_f], [name_u]Carlin[/name_u], [name_u]Carden[/name_u], [name_m]Dov[/name_m], [name_u]Fallon[/name_u], [name_f]Greer[/name_f], [name_u]Lennon[/name_u], [name_f]Lune[/name_f], Mabley, [name_u]Madigan[/name_u], [name_u]Padgett[/name_u], [name_m]Quinlan[/name_m], [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], [name_u]Sutton[/name_u], [name_f]Sibley[/name_f], [name_m]Tallis[/name_m], [name_u]Tatum[/name_u], [name_u]Wylie[/name_u], and [name_u]Wallis[/name_u].
For example:
[name_u]Arden[/name_u] [name_f]Amoret[/name_f] [name_f]Cosette[/name_f]
[name_u]Bryn[/name_u] [name_f]Soleil[/name_f] [name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_u]Carlin[/name_u] [name_f]Briar[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_u]Fallon[/name_u] [name_f]Starling[/name_f] [name_f]Coralie[/name_f]
[name_m]Tallis[/name_m] [name_f]Amoret[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_u]Wallis[/name_u] [name_u]Ever[/name_u] [name_f]Coraline[/name_f]
Or, [name_f]Winslet[/name_f] [name_u]True[/name_u] [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] or Atley [name_m]Noble[/name_m] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f].
For our first daughter our top “requirement” was “rare/unique.” We also wanted it to mean something and tie into my family name. Thus, her full name (3 names, not including last name) means Joyful [name_u]Day[/name_u] full of [name_m]Light[/name_m]. Although [name_m]Ellary[/name_m] is not too classic; [name_f]Elle[/name_f]/[name_f]Ella[/name_f] are. And we call her only [name_m]Ellary[/name_m] [name_u]Day[/name_u]. She never goes by just [name_m]Ellary[/name_m]. Thus, [name_m]Ellary[/name_m] [name_u]Day[/name_u], to me sounds a bit feminine and “classy” (not necessarily classic but classy/elegant). We also felt that [name_m]Ellary[/name_m], rooted in [name_f]Elle[/name_f]/[name_f]Ella[/name_f], would have a little bit of a timeless feel to it – not too trendy sounding.
I love the suggestions! And the thought… you can tell many are quite name gurus.
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] [name_f]Starling[/name_f] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] [name_f]Starling[/name_f] [name_f]Coraline[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] [name_f]Amoret[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Cosette[/name_f]
I love [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] a lot!