Frills free

Kdh · July 8, 2021, 2:50am

[name_f]My[/name_f] favourite girls names are frills free and strong, but decidedly female. What names would you include in this list? Thank you

Zinnia_Bloom · July 8, 2021, 2:59am

[name_u]Love[/name_u] that description! Here are some that came to mind:

[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_u]Kay[/name_u]

halinka · July 8, 2021, 3:04am

Some that personally match your description:

Ailsa (Scottish, from Norse) “Elf Victory”
Alaska (Aleutian) “Great Land” → US State Name
Andromeda (Greek) “Advising like a man”
Aputsiak (Greenlandic) “Snow Crystal”
Ariadne (Greek) “Most Holy”
Astrid (Norse) “Divinely Beautiful”
Blue (English) → Color Name
Bronte (Greek) “Thunder” → Figure of Greek Mythology
Brynja (Norse) “Armor”
Cassiope (Greek) → Diminutive of Cassiopeia
Cressida (Greek) “Gold” → Mythological / Shakespearean figure → Moon of Uranus
Eirlys (Welsh) “Snowdrop”
Kasatka (Russian) “Darling; Orca”
Morwenna (Welsh) “White Wave”
Máirín / Mairin (Irish) “star of the sea”
Nimue (Scottish) “Lady of the Lake”
Opal (Sanskrit) “Gem”
Portia (Latin) “Doorway” → Moon of Uranus → Shakespearean character
Róisín / Roisin (Irish) “Little Rose”
Ursuline (Latin) “Little She-Bear”
Viatrix (Latin) “Voyager”
Vienna (Italian) → Capital of Austria
Wrenna (English) “Wren”

Evergreeninrain · July 8, 2021, 3:04am

Ohh fun!

-Freyja (for some reason in my head [name_f]Freya[/name_f] is very girly and frilly, but the [name_f]Freyja[/name_f] spelling is not)

Zoe(y)

-Thisbe

-Tess

-Pippa

TDFM · July 8, 2021, 4:07am

[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Della[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Isobel[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f]
[name_u]Noa[/name_u]
[name_u]Frankie[/name_u]
[name_f]Liv[/name_f]
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f]
[name_f]Antigone[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_u]Billie[/name_u]
[name_f]Saskia[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Giselle[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_f]Winona[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Allegra[/name_f]
[name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Alba[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Uma[/name_f]
[name_f]Araminta[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Bronte[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]

theirishsaint · July 8, 2021, 4:13am

[name_u]Greer[/name_u]
[name_f]Trilby[/name_f]
[name_f]Bri[/name_f]
[name_u]Beck[/name_u]

Alix2016 · July 8, 2021, 4:29am

[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_u]Lark[/name_u]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Zora[/name_f]
[name_u]Lynn[/name_u]
[name_f]Zoey[/name_f]
[name_f]Amy[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Eileen[/name_f]
[name_f]Lauren[/name_f]
[name_u]Fallon[/name_u]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]

Babies123456 · July 8, 2021, 4:34am

[name_f]Esther[/name_f], [name_f]Ruth[/name_f], [name_f]Ida[/name_f], [name_f]Fern[/name_f], [name_f]Edith[/name_f]

snowmaiden · July 8, 2021, 6:39am

Margaret
Flora
Cora
Jane
Grace
Mila
Beatrice
Frida
Sarah
Anna
Beth
Mary
Louise

Oblivious_octopus · July 8, 2021, 6:59am

[name_u]Aster[/name_u]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_u]Antonia[/name_u]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_u]Adria[/name_u] / [name_f]Adriana[/name_f]
[name_u]Vesper[/name_u]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
Mathildis
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f] / [name_f]Mavis[/name_f] / [name_f]Avis[/name_f]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Callixta[/name_f] / [name_f]Callisto[/name_f]
[name_f]Silke[/name_f]
[name_f]Calanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Evanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucretia[/name_f]
[name_f]Judith[/name_f]
[name_f]Bellatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Oona[/name_f] / [name_f]Una[/name_f]
[name_u]Laurel[/name_u]
[name_f]Valerie[/name_f]
[name_f]Acacia[/name_f]
[name_f]Selene[/name_f]
[name_u]Phaedra[/name_u]

EdgeOfTheMeadow · July 8, 2021, 9:12am

[name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Hope[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_f]Leanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Joanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorna[/name_f]
[name_f]Amy[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]

Looking at some of these, I think that popularity sometimes makes them less frilly for me (Ava, Amelia)

Greyblue · July 8, 2021, 11:02am

[name_f]Kaia[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Saskia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Talia[/name_f]
[name_u]Seren[/name_u]

mololy · July 8, 2021, 3:41pm

I think of frilly names as having a bit of a lilting sound when said out loud, so these would be names that don’t sound overly frilly to me and sound a little more “serious” i guess

[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Samantha[/name_f] (especially with nn Sam)
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_u]Sloane[/name_u]
[name_u]Greer[/name_u]
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphi[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f]
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Anita[/name_f]
[name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_u]Joan[/name_u]

elanorelle · July 8, 2021, 9:08pm

These come to mind:
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_u]Brooke[/name_u]
[name_u]Clare[/name_u]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_u]Greer[/name_u]
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Hope[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Kirsten[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Megan[/name_f]
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Tess[/name_f]

Snowyblossom · July 8, 2021, 9:15pm

Some I can think think of:

[name_u]Blake[/name_u]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f]
[name_u]Casey[/name_u]
[name_u]Teagan[/name_u]
[name_f]April[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Molly[/name_f]
[name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Lauren[/name_f]
[name_f]Amy[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_u]Frankie[/name_u]
[name_u]Scottie[/name_u]
[name_u]Stevie[/name_u]
[name_f]Mairead[/name_f] (Ma-ray-d)
[name_u]Kay[/name_u]
[name_f]Denise[/name_f]
[name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_u]Teagan[/name_u]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Wendy[/name_f]
[name_f]Adrienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Paula[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Molly[/name_f]
[name_u]Holly[/name_u]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_u]Carmen[/name_u]
[name_u]Cameron[/name_u]
[name_u]London[/name_u]
[name_f]Cami[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Colette[/name_f]
[name_f]Autumn[/name_f]
[name_u]Ever[/name_u]
[name_u]Holland[/name_u]
[name_u]Ireland[/name_u]
[name_u]Scotland[/name_u]
[name_f]Faith[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]

almostactually · July 12, 2021, 11:39am

[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Xena[/name_f]
[name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]

Etymology · July 12, 2021, 11:55am

[name_u]Alix[/name_u]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
Kathryn/Katharine/Katherine/Catherine
[name_f]Maud[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_u]Andrea[/name_u]
[name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
Freda/Frida
[name_f]Hilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Tilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Magda[/name_f]
[name_f]Audra[/name_f]
[name_f]Ajla[/name_f]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_f]Aislinn[/name_f]
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f]
[name_f]Caoimhe[/name_f]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
[name_f]Hebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Bronte[/name_f]
[name_f]Thisbe[/name_f]
[name_f]Ismene[/name_f]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f]
[name_f]Moira[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_u]Alma[/name_u]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_u]Indie[/name_u]
[name_f]Tamsin[/name_f]
[name_f]Thomasin[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_u]Hazel[/name_u]
[name_u]Haven[/name_u]
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f]
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
[name_f]Conwenna[/name_f]
[name_u]Connie[/name_u]
[name_f]Demelza[/name_f]
[name_f]Olwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Tanwen[/name_f]
[name_u]Tegan[/name_u]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Lois[/name_f]
[name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_u]Louise[/name_u]
[name_f]Mathilde[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]

There’s probably loads more, but I shall stop there

ethelmary · July 12, 2021, 12:22pm

I feel like solid classics match this description well

[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Orla[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_u]Joan[/name_u]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_f]Una[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]