'Classic' Sounding Names That Are Uncommon

Girl Names
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My husband and I finally just settled on a boys name that we would both love to use when we have kids a few years down the road. Weve been looking through names for about a year now and its so hard to find things we both love, so its probably good were looking early! For a boy we decided on [name]Merrick[/name] [name]Liam[/name]. We are now struggling with girls names, so wed love some options! Some we like…

[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Cora[/name]
[name]Thalia[/name]
[name]Iris[/name] (mn only)

We dont like really ‘normal’ names like [name]Elizabeth[/name] or [name]Charlotte[/name]. We also dont like really ‘out there’ names like [name]Isabeau[/name] or … i dont know, just no 'out there’names. I guess we like names with all the qualities of classic names (strong, established, easy to picture on a child and adult) but that is pretty uncommon. Like [name]Merrick[/name]! So, we definitley need as many suggestions as possible because we weed through them quickly!!

Thanks!! :slight_smile:

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Off the top of my head,

[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Amabel[/name]
[name]Celia[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name]
[name]Olive[/name]
[name]Lucille[/name]
[name]Philippa[/name]
[name]Violetta[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name]
[name]Thora[/name]
[name]Lilia[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Delia[/name]
[name]Isolde[/name]
[name]Hyacinth[/name]

Good luck!

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[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Madeline[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Rosalyn[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name]
[name]Luciana[/name]
[name]Annabelle[/name]
[name]Wilhelmina[/name]
[name]Henrietta[/name]
[name]Coraline[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Fleur[/name]

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I was looking at your list above and thought about [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Iris[/name] which just made me giggle because… well I mean [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Iris[/name].

On a more serious note… how about:
[name]Annabel[/name]
[name]Bethany[/name]
[name]Clare[/name]/[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Irene[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]/[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Katrina[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Marigold[/name]
[name]Nadine[/name]
[name]Opal[/name]
[name]Pauline[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]/[name]Rosamund[/name]
[name]Tabitha[/name]
[name]Viola[/name]
[name]Yvonne[/name]

Ooo… I just realized I did almost the whole alphabet. That was totally not intentional I was just going through letters in my head and choosing my favorites.

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[name]Cora[/name] is one of my very favourite names. Other classic, yet uncommon, names are often the names that were common in previous generations; I like to go back to Victorian and Edwardian names, in particular, for the ones that haven’t made it back.

[name]Cynthia[/name]
[name]Viola[/name]
[name]Selina[/name]
[name]Edna[/name]
[name]Prudence[/name]
[name]Adella[/name]
[name]Sophronia[/name]
[name]Mildred[/name]
[name]Lucille[/name]
[name]Judith[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name] - much more common than the rest, but not as overused as, say, [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Katherine[/name], or [name]Charlotte[/name].

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[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Vera[/name]
[name]Lana[/name]
[name]Lena[/name]
[name]Rebecca[/name]
[name]Esther[/name]
[name]Theresa[/name]
[name]Frances[/name]
[name]Trudy[/name]
[name]Millie[/name]
[name]Molly[/name]
[name]Polly[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Louise[/name]
[name]Cherisse[/name]
[name]Nora[/name]
[name]Nell[/name]
[name]Ina[/name]
[name]Florence[/name] nn [name]Flossie[/name]
[name]Hettie[/name]
[name]Jillian[/name]
[name]Greta[/name]
[name]Ada[/name]
[name]Clarice[/name]
[name]Yvette[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Sally[/name]
[name]Rita[/name]
[name]Doris[/name]
[name]Maebelle[/name]
[name]Raquel[/name]
[name]Helene[/name]
[name]Jaqueline[/name]
[name]Justine[/name]
[name]Opal[/name]
[name]Vanna[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]

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[name]Maeve[/name]
[name]May[/name]
[name]Bianca[/name]
[name]Zoe[/name]
[name]Alexandra[/name]
[name]Keira[/name]
[name]Sapphire[/name]
[name]Norah[/name]
[name]Natalia[/name]
[name]Cadence[/name]
[name]Faith[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Chelsea[/name]
[name]Kimberly[/name]
[name]Christina[/name]
[name]Roxanne[/name]

[name]Hope[/name] I didnt repeat any! Good luck!

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[name]Merrin[/name]
[name]Reid[/name] (yes can be for a girl b/c is my sisters name)
Loie
[name]Gemma[/name]
[name]Meryl[/name]
[name]Marley[/name]
[name]Ainslie[/name]
[name]Quincy[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name]
[name]Aquinnah[/name]
[name]Cameron[/name]
[name]Collins[/name]
[name]Collin[/name]
[name]Stevie[/name] (like Nicks. Is a nn for [name]Stephanie[/name])
[name]Rhiannon[/name] (since we’re on the stevie nicks topic)
[name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Brinlee[/name]
[name]Dylan[/name]
[name]Esme[/name]
[name]Sailor[/name]
[name]Sloane[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] (yes can also be for girl.)
[name]Myla[/name]
[name]Mila[/name]
[name]Spencer[/name]
[name]Tannen[/name]
[name]Tatum[/name]
[name]Taryn[/name]
[name]Barrett[/name]
[name]Berkeley[/name]
[name]Cassidy[/name]
[name]Emerson[/name]
[name]Langley[/name]
[name]Parker[/name] (like [name]Posey[/name])
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Greer[/name]
[name]Cicely[/name]
[name]Luca[/name]
[name]Meade[/name]
[name]Pilar[/name]
[name]Romy[/name]
[name]Riley[/name]
[name]Tyson[/name]
[name]Ryan[/name]
[name]Lottie[/name]
[name]Corinne[/name]
[name]Honor[/name]
[name]Sierra[/name]
Sonoma
[name]Sedona[/name]
[name]Savannah[/name]
[name]Fallon[/name]
[name]Farrah[/name]
[name]Serena[/name]

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[name]Guinevere[/name]!

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Also:
[name]Lindy[/name]
[name]Reagan[/name]
[name]Tegan[/name]
[name]Tinsley[/name]

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And [name]Devon[/name]. Did I say that one yet?
And Seka (say-kah).

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Here are a few you may like;

[name]Deryn[/name]
[name]Elsie[/name]
[name]Dora[/name]
[name]Marcella[/name]
[name]Agatha[/name]
[name]Edith[/name]
[name]Rita[/name]
[name]Mabel[/name]
[name]Mirabel[/name]
[name]Trudy[/name]
[name]Verity[/name]
[name]Corinne[/name]
[name]Celina[/name]
[name]Sadie[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Greta[/name]
[name]Eden[/name]
[name]Lina[/name]
[name]Catrina[/name]
[name]Delfina[/name]
[name]Ariadne[/name]
[name]Lorelai[/name]
[name]Leora[/name]
[name]Tessa[/name]
[name]Theodora[/name]/[name]Theadora[/name]
[name]Arianna[/name]
[name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Frances[/name]
[name]Odessa[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Ida[/name]
[name]Cassidy[/name]
[name]Bridget[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Lucinda[/name]
[name]Lenore[/name]
[name]Miriam[/name]
[name]Callista[/name]
[name]Delta[/name]
[name]Astrid[/name]
[name]Sandra[/name]
[name]Edna[/name]
[name]Marlene[/name]
[name]Nadia[/name]
[name]Jessamy[/name]

[name]Hope[/name] this helps!

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[name]Sorrel[/name]
[name]Verity[/name]
[name]Delyth[/name]
[name]Cybele[/name] ("[name]SIB[/name] eh lee" or “sih [name]BEL[/name] ee”)
[name]Freya[/name]
[name]Delphi[/name]
[name]Clea[/name]
[name]Lilias[/name]
[name]Toril[/name]
Isola (variation of [name]Isolde[/name]), [name]Zola[/name]
[name]Zelda[/name], [name]Zelpha[/name]
[name]Wylda[/name]
[name]Rhonwen[/name]
[name]Orla[/name], [name]Oona[/name]
[name]Nona[/name]
[name]Amabel[/name]
[name]Ondine[/name]
[name]Cosima[/name]
Castalia
[name]Demetra[/name]
[name]Salome[/name]
[name]Jemima[/name]
[name]Lucasta[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name]
[name]Tanis[/name], [name]Tanith[/name]
[name]Inez[/name], [name]Nesta[/name]
[name]Flora[/name], [name]Floria[/name], [name]Fiora[/name]
[name]Senna[/name]
[name]Sequoia[/name]
[name]Zoya[/name]

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[name]Thalia[/name] is amazing and I really think you should use it :slight_smile:

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[name]Love[/name] the suggestions of [name]Lillian[/name] and [name]Fleur[/name]! I think they’re really timeless and feminine names.

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See thread “alphabetty” -listing favorite names for each letter of the alphabet. :slight_smile:

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Thank you for all the suggetions!!! My husband and I love these…
[name]Maeve[/name] (how cute is [name]Merrick[/name] and [name]Maeve[/name]?!)
[name]Natalia[/name]
[name]Nadia[/name] (on the fence with this one)
Keirra
[name]Sapphire[/name]

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What about [name]Dahlia[/name]?

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I think it is kind of cute, but my husband vetoed it

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I love that you think [name]Merrick[/name] and [name]Maeve[/name] are super cute together (and they are!) and think you should go with that one! But I also really love [name]Natalia[/name] as a sister to [name]Merrick[/name] and [name]Nadia[/name] (one of my favs) as a sister to [name]Merrick[/name].