Girls' Name w/same feel as Deveraux?

Girl Names
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Hello berries,

I love the boys’ name [name]Deveraux[/name], because of its rhythm and nameberry’s comment on it;

“swashbuckling name worthy of a hero in a romance novel”.

I also like that it means “riverbank”. I would like to find some girl names that have the same feel; a name worthy of a heroine in a novel, but not particularly frilly. The only name that I thought of was [name]Margot[/name], but I like the three syllable rhythm of [name]Deveraux[/name] more. I know this isn’t the usual request, so I appreciate any responses!

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Here are some girl names that feel similar to [name]Deveraux[/name] (which I love btw) to me and which I think are “worthy of a heroine in a novel, but not particularly frilly” – although, I must warn you, I have a faulty frilly filter. I love everything frilly!

[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Philippa[/name]
[name]Phyllida[/name]
[name]Bryony[/name] / [name]Briony[/name]
[name]Calliope[/name]
[name]Persephone[/name]
[name]Gloria[/name]
[name]Nigella[/name]
[name]Tabitha[/name]
[name]Leonie[/name]
[name]Xanthia[/name]
[name]Mallory[/name]
[name]Livia[/name]
[name]Cressida[/name]
[name]Marlo[/name]
[name]Elinor[/name]
[name]Adeline[/name]
[name]Agatha[/name]
[name]Alberta[/name]
[name]Edwina[/name]
[name]Alfreda[/name]
[name]Geraldine[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Danica[/name]
[name]Annika[/name]
[name]Jacqueline[/name]
[name]Romilly[/name]
[name]Sidony[/name]

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[name]Beatrix[/name] was the first name to come to mind!

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I’m not good at matching style, but these don’t seem frilly to me:

[name]Tamsin[/name]
[name]Elva[/name]
[name]Minerva[/name]
[name]Sabine[/name]
[name]Artemis[/name]
[name]Salome[/name]

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I think [name]Devereaux[/name] would work on a girl! Am I odd? [name]Margot[/name]/[name]Margo[/name]/[name]Margaux[/name] came to mind too, but I get they’re not three syllables. What about Margaree, last syllable rhyming with ray?

What about also:
Daveney
[name]Delaney[/name]
[name]Doveva[/name]

Good luck!

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I like Mermuse’s suggestions of [name]Adeline[/name], [name]Briony[/name] and [name]Eloise[/name] for Devereux’s sister. Here are some others that may appeal to you.

[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Marguerite[/name]
[name]Anneliese[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Marian[/name]
[name]Gwendolyn[/name]
[name]Finola[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Octavia[/name]
[name]Amabel[/name]
[name]Winifred[/name]
[name]Jocelyn[/name]
[name]Valentine[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name]
[name]Leontine[/name]
[name]Lucienne[/name]
[name]Averil[/name]
[name]Electra[/name]
[name]Bernadette[/name]
[name]Veronique[/name]
[name]Augusta[/name] / [name]Augustine[/name]
[name]Millicent[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name]
[name]Bellamy[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name]
[name]Lorelei[/name]
[name]Meredith[/name]
[name]Adrienne[/name]
[name]Flannery[/name]
[name]Gabrielle[/name]
[name]Margery[/name] / [name]Marjorie[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name] / [name]Madeline[/name]
[name]Antonia[/name]
[name]Ellery[/name]
[name]Celestine[/name]

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Hello,
I have a wonderful friend whose name is DeVeau. Though it is definitely not a common name, it has the same feel as [name]Devereaux[/name], and I have always thought it was beautiful. My daughter’s name is [name]Delia[/name], another which isn’t heard very often, not even here on Nameberry. We pronounce it Deh-lee-uh, not [name]Dee[/name]-lee-uh, since we live in [name]Italy[/name], and it is sweet and unique but easy at the same time. [name]Hope[/name] those help!

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Devereux is fine on a girl. Why not?