Girls Name Rut ):

Girl Names
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I can’t find many girls names that I [name]LOVE[/name]. Someone suggested that I find names that don’t exactly meet the style of the names I like… But I don’t know. What would you suggest?

I LIKE, but don’t [name]LOVE[/name]:
[name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Silvia[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Juno[/name]
[name]Thisbe[/name]
[name]Eulalia[/name]
[name]Ottilie[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Marina[/name]
[name]Tallulah[/name]
[name]Florence[/name]
[name]Lark[/name]
[name]Hermione[/name]
[name]Rose[/name] -> [name]Rosalind[/name], [name]Rosamund[/name], [name]Rosalie[/name], [name]Rosamond[/name]?

Any suggestions or general advice?

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I did not love my daughter’s name originally, but it grew on me. I suggest calling your belly by each name for a day or two and see if it seems to fit. If none of them do, at the very least it might lead you in the direction on a new name! Good luck!

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[name]Beatrix[/name] - [name]Beatrice[/name], [name]Patricia[/name], [name]Frances[/name], [name]Maureen[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] - [name]Nicole[/name], [name]Viola[/name], [name]Violetta[/name], [name]Nicolette[/name],
[name]Silvia[/name] - [name]Silvana[/name], [name]Olivia[/name], [name]Livia[/name], Levene, [name]Lavinia[/name],
[name]Adelaide[/name] - [name]Adele[/name], [name]Delia[/name], [name]Elaine[/name], [name]Elodie[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name] - [name]Delia[/name], [name]Elodie[/name], [name]Oriane[/name], [name]Aurelie[/name], [name]Aurelia[/name], [name]Cornelia[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name] - [name]Evangeline[/name], [name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Juno[/name] - [name]June[/name], [name]Juniper[/name], [name]Dana[/name]
[name]Thisbe[/name] - [name]Thalia[/name], [name]Misty[/name], [name]Lisette[/name], [name]Odessa[/name], [name]Denise[/name]
[name]Eulalia[/name] - [name]Aurelia[/name], [name]Aurelie[/name], [name]Aurora[/name], Lelaine, [name]Laila[/name], [name]Lila[/name], [name]Lilia[/name]
Ottile - [name]Odette[/name], [name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Alice[/name] - [name]Alicia[/name], [name]Alison[/name], [name]Alena[/name], [name]Alina[/name], [name]Maris[/name], [name]Carys[/name]
[name]Marina[/name] - [name]Mara[/name], [name]Marin[/name], [name]Karina[/name], [name]Evelina[/name], [name]Gianna[/name]
[name]Tallulah[/name] - [name]Tayla[/name], [name]Taylor[/name], [name]Luella[/name], [name]Camilla[/name]
[name]Florence[/name] - [name]Francis[/name], [name]Sienna[/name], [name]Florina[/name], [name]Georgina[/name], [name]Cadence[/name],
[name]Lark[/name] - [name]Wren[/name], [name]Lux[/name], [name]Hattie[/name], [name]Hallie[/name], [name]Robin[/name], [name]Maxine[/name], [name]Jade[/name], [name]Arden[/name]
[name]Hermione[/name] - [name]Harmony[/name], [name]Greta[/name], [name]Gemma[/name], [name]Celeste[/name], [name]Georgina[/name], [name]Francesca[/name], [name]Demetra[/name]/[name]Demetria[/name]
[name]Rose[/name] - [name]Mary[/name], [name]Maria[/name], [name]Marie[/name], [name]Meghan[/name], [name]Clove[/name], [name]Jolie[/name], [name]Jolene[/name], [name]Holly[/name], [name]Hollis[/name], [name]Sophia[/name], [name]Nora[/name], [name]Nola[/name], [name]Cora[/name], [name]Cara[/name]

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Heehee, for a minute I actually thought you were suggesting [name]Rut[/name] for a girl’s name… Well, I’ve heard Ruta and [name]Ruth[/name], so it didn’t seem impossible… But assuming ‘[name]Rut[/name]’ doesn’t do it for you, good luck with your real search!

I’d advise you to keep searching (books, online lists, newspaper announcements, TV credits…) and making lists. If a name stays on the list for a while, you may have found a ‘love’ rather than a ‘like’! There are good suggestions above, and since some of your ‘likes’ are names I like too ([name]Beatrix[/name], [name]Hermione[/name], [name]Tallulah[/name], [name]Rose[/name]-names, [name]Florence[/name]) I thought you might be interested in some of my others:

[name]Thecla[/name]
[name]Romy[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name]
[name]Tula[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Thea[/name]
[name]Ela[/name]
[name]Eluned[/name]
[name]Rhiannon[/name]
[name]Noemie[/name]
Isola
Cliodhna
[name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Gretchen[/name]
Elkie
[name]Harriet[/name]
Madeleine

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Also, maybe [name]Isolde[/name], [name]Philomena[/name], [name]Geraldine[/name], [name]Mathilde[/name], [name]Maude[/name], [name]Maeve[/name], [name]Winifred[/name].

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Looks like a lot of Shakespearean names.
Why don’t you look at some lists of names that he used and see if anything sticks?

[name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Luciana[/name]
[name]Nell[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Portia[/name]
[name]Regan[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Nerissa[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Bianca[/name]
[name]Miranda[/name]
[name]Albany[/name]
[name]Cassandra[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]

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Two of my favorites are up there ([name]Silvia[/name] & [name]Rosalind[/name]). I think we share a love of similar styled names – underused classics with some mythological and literary flare.

Might I suggest:

[name]Augustine[/name]
Silvestra
[name]Rosina[/name]
[name]Antonella[/name]
[name]Philippa[/name] / [name]Filippa[/name]
[name]Tabitha[/name]
[name]Evadne[/name]
[name]Leda[/name]
[name]Thalassa[/name]
[name]Delphine[/name] / [name]Delfina[/name]
[name]Violetta[/name]
[name]Eleonora[/name]
[name]Lucretia[/name] / [name]Lucrezia[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Portia[/name]
[name]Mirella[/name]
[name]Gloria[/name] / Gloriana
[name]Apollonia[/name]
[name]Inez[/name]
[name]Leocadia[/name]
[name]Clio[/name]
[name]Eira[/name] / Gweneira
[name]Isolde[/name]
[name]Freya[/name]
Adrasteia (mythological and celestial)
Gwenllian
[name]Opal[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Justina[/name]
Liviana
[name]Renata[/name]
[name]Tullia[/name]
[name]Orla[/name] / [name]Orlaith[/name]
[name]Rhiannon[/name]
[name]Anwen[/name]
[name]Briallen[/name]

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[name]LOVE[/name] [name]Silvia[/name], [name]Violet[/name], [name]Alice[/name], [name]Rose[/name], and [name]Penelope[/name]. And although I normally prefer longer names to shorter ones, I prefer [name]Delia[/name] or [name]Adelia[/name] to [name]Cordelia[/name]. I only have a few, but if I think of more, I’ll post.

[name]Viola[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Aubrey[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Adelyn[/name] or [name]Adeline[/name] (pronounced AA-duh-lin rather than AA-duh-line)

Good luck. Keep us posted!

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What about…
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name]
[name]Cassia[/name]
[name]Rebekah[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Tabitha[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Mirelle[/name]/[name]Mirella[/name]
Sosia/[name]Zosia[/name]
[name]Britta[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Wren[/name]
[name]Lane[/name]
[name]Lauren[/name]
[name]Laurel[/name]
[name]Rue[/name]
[name]Nadia[/name]
[name]Isla[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name]
[name]Millicent[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Melissande[/name]