We’d like to give our daughter, [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] a “British” middle name to honor family in [name_f]England[/name_f], [name_f]Scotland[/name_f], [name_f]Ireland[/name_f] and [name_m]Wales[/name_m]. Some combos we like are:
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Neve[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
I’d love to hear some suggestions…what girl’s names evoke images of tea on rainy days and everything delightfully British?
Well, given that my English friend’s name is [name_f]Fiona[/name_f] and she’s always commenting on how people here think it’s so unusual when it isn’t in [name_f]England[/name_f]…I think [name_f]Fiona[/name_f] is a lovely choice.
Also, [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f], [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] and [name_f]Gwen[/name_f] always make me think of [name_f]England[/name_f]/[name_f]Scotland[/name_f] and they are on the British top 20 list at the moment.
You could always go royal with [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], or [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] for the new princess.
Some welsh girls names that have lovely meanings and are not too hard to spell/pronounce:
[name_f]Catrin[/name_f] - welsh form of [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Carys[/name_f] / [name_f]Cerys[/name_f] / [name_u]Ceri[/name_u] - all derived from the welsh word ‘caru’ meaning to love
[name_f]Delyth[/name_f] - derived from the welsh word for pretty
[name_f]Dilys[/name_f] - from the welsh word for perfect
[name_f]Enid[/name_f] - meaning purity
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f] - meaning fair
[name_f]Manon[/name_f] - meaning [name_f]Queen[/name_f]
[name_f]Nia[/name_f] - meaning bright
[name_u]Seren[/name_u] - welsh word for star
I like [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Neve[/name_f], but I’d spell it [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] because that’s its original spelling, and I consider [name_f]Neve[/name_f] to be Americanised… Which totally ruins what you’re going for, lol.
Haha, I guess you might be [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Neve[/name_f] is my hubbys favorite combo right now. You’re from [name_f]Scotland[/name_f]? Is [name_f]Neve[/name_f] a recognized spelling of [name_f]Niamh[/name_f]? Or is it considered more “americanized”?
I agree that [name_f]Neve[/name_f] should be [name_f]Niamh[/name_f], especially if you’re using it as an honour name in this way.
From your list [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] or [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] would be my favourites. What about:
[name_f]Bethan[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Anwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
[name_u]Seren[/name_u]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Aoife[/name_f]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Caoimhe[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f] would be nice! I like [name_f]Matilda[/name_f], [name_f]Anwen[/name_f] and [name_f]Clara[/name_f] too.
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] and [name_f]Clara[/name_f] are lovely! Here’s some that come to mind:
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Theresa[/name_f] (My name which my dad gave me. He’s from [name_f]England[/name_f])
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Beverly[/name_f]
You’re welcome! Thank you! I love yours as well! I also forgot to suggest [name_u]Seren[/name_u], [name_f]Ffion[/name_f] and [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f], which are also lovely, [name_u]Seren[/name_u] is Welsh, meaning ‘star’, [name_f]Ffion[/name_f] is Welsh, meaning ‘foxglove’ and [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f] is the Scottish form of [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] (where the nn [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] originated from).
Here’s a link to the British top 100 released in [name_u]August[/name_u]
I would say [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] seems Americanised to me [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] is the more traditional spelling.
Traditional British names some you probably won’t find in the top 100 - think royalty, Downton [name_u]Abbey[/name_u], but if you look at the top 100 list you’ll see a lot more variety.
@Geeknamer awesome links, thank you! I think of [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] as very British because of [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_m]Potter[/name_m] I think.
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Neve[/name_f] is my hubbys favorite combo right now. You’re from [name_f]Scotland[/name_f]? Is [name_f]Neve[/name_f] a recognized spelling of [name_f]Niamh[/name_f]? Or is it considered more “americanized”?
Thank you! I love yours as well! I also forgot to suggest [name_u]Seren[/name_u], [name_f]Ffion[/name_f] and [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f], which are also lovely, [name_u]Seren[/name_u] is Welsh, meaning ‘star’, [name_f]Ffion[/name_f] is Welsh, meaning ‘foxglove’ and [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f] is the Scottish form of [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] (where the nn [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] originated from).