I was talking to a friend who is a writer today about girls names and the topic of classy names came up. I have always thought of classic names like [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] etc to most fit that category but it seems like it’s pretty subjective. Interested to see what girls names you guys think of as the most classy sounding!
If you mean dignified, I would suggest using literature to find a good name. Literature is an excellent source of wonderful names and gives some indication that you read.
Also I would recommend that you look into the top drawer naming conventions at the turn of 20th century [name_f]England[/name_f]. That’s about as hoity as you can get and still speak English. That being said, Ancient Greek names were all the rage then as were french names. Not sure you’d enjoy having a [name_f]Jocasta[/name_f] running around though.
The names you list are more indicative of classical but there is absolutely nothing wrong with them. I’m an [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]. It’s my middle name but i am called that as it is a family name. It has about 10 potential nicknames.
[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f]
[name_f]Judith[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cynthia[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Marilyn[/name_f]
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
[name_f]Theresa[/name_f]
[name_f]Therese[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]
I quite agree with @isosceles_kramer if you look at some of the classics such as the Brontes or [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m] you’ll find names that I would consider classy:
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_f]Marianne[/name_f]
[name_f]Hortense[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Cornelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Miranda[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Portia[/name_f]
There are so many that would fit the bill.
I agree with the names you already posted, but I’d also add these as classy names for girls:
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecile[/name_f]/[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Serena[/name_f]
[name_f]Clarissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f]
Good luck!