Who pops into your head that is Fresh & Elegant but Unfamiliar?
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] perhaps?
[name_f]Nova[/name_f] Peris-Kneebone
mmm, i know, Kneebone, but she is an awesome athlete and has a lovely name considering the hypen…
I cant think anything as elegant to go with Kneebone
well, i guess there is that cute Albone fella from Selling Houses Austalia, but i forget his first name…i know he’s quite cute tho
Def. Imogen
In Australia, Imogen isnt that uncommon, tho i understand why it would bein the U.S because the pron. is totally different, which is nobody’s fault.
im-oh-jin ( beloved child) Im… as in ‘IN’=IM; Oh; Jin= as in gin
i love this name; a classmate, from early high school, Zoe (zoh-ee) has a half sister Imogen, and since that age (10) i have loved those names and thought their mother to have great taste. That great taste was passed onto Zoe, and she has had two children, Beau & Isla.
So, my votes are:
#1 Nova
#2 Imogen
#3 Zoe
#4 Isla
#5 Beau
#6 Patrick
Since I came to nameberry ive been a fan of lavinia & imogen (I hope I say it right! Aha)
I have such a large list! Basically anything with a [name_m]French[/name_m] sound.
[name_f]Marcheline[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Maelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Melisande[/name_f]
Anything ending in [name_f]Belle[/name_f] that isn’t overused;
[name_f]Mirabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosabelle[/name_f]
A few botanicals;
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Saffron[/name_f]
[name_f]Peony[/name_f]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f] (Welsh name meaning elm)
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
Mythological names;
[name_f]Atalanta[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_f]Aphrodite[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucina[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
Shakespearean Names;
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Titania[/name_f]
[name_f]Cressida[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_m]Royal[/name_m] names;
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Aoife[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]
[name_f]Eugenie[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
And a few Welsh names;
[name_f]Morwenna[/name_f]
Merewen
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Morgana[/name_f]
[name_f]Rowena[/name_f] (ro-WHEN-ah)
[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
Endelyn/[name_f]Endellion[/name_f]
I found this list really helpful as well: Upright Elegance - British Baby Names
BTW, the English pronunciations (according to my cousins) of [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] and [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] are;
La-veen-ee-ah/La-veen-ee-yah
[name_f]Em[/name_f]-oh-jen/Im-oh-jen
I think the list above is amazing! I also find [name_m]French[/name_m] names elegant, fresh and quirky… I was going to suggest
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f] too. [name_f]Love[/name_f] suggestion of [name_f]Marcheline[/name_f] also…[name_f]Leontine[/name_f] and [name_f]Isabeau[/name_f] feel very fresh to me. Its a challenge to find a name that feels fresh when your a name nerd
My daughter’s name, [name_f]Arwen[/name_f]!
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Calla[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Kathleen[/name_f]
[name_f]Saffron[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanora[/name_f]
[name_f]Melisande[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
hehe thank you! LOL we should swap lists of our favourites! I love hearing what names others love
Others:
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Clarissa[/name_f]
We say ‘lav-IN-ya’ or ‘lav-IN-ee-a’ and ‘IM*-oh-jen’. Those are the only pronunciations here
*im like him.