We are looking for a special girls name that is both universal yet not overly popular. This seems impossible given names like [name_f]Anna[/name_f], [name_f]Emma[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] all work and are lovely but far too popular for us. There are the classic variations of [name_f]Catherine[/name_f], [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] and [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] which I love, but I’m looking for something more. I love the boys name, [name_m]Christian[/name_m], as it straddles all the above mentioned cultures, is easily recognises yet still remains less common. Would love some suggestions. If it helps, I do tend to love longer names eg. [name_f]Theodora[/name_f], [name_f]Raphaela[/name_f], [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] but also have soft spots for [name_f]Astrid[/name_f], [name_f]Freja[/name_f], [name_f]Asta[/name_f], [name_f]Anais[/name_f], [name_f]Martha[/name_f] etc.
[name_f]Bernadette[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonora[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Winnifred[/name_f]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Antonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Henriette[/name_f]
As far as I know the name [name_f]Lena[/name_f] is [name_m]German[/name_m] and Scandinavian and [name_f]Elena[/name_f] is Italian. It can be pronounced leh-nuh, lee-na and my favourite lay-na. I also think lay-na is best here because it ties in the Italian pronounciation of eh-lay-na. That was the only one I could think of off hand
[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Henriette[/name_f] and [name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
Marilena/[name_f]Marlena[/name_f]
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]/[name_f]Isidora[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Antonella[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariella[/name_f]
[name_f]Susanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]/[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivien[/name_u]
[name_f]Eveline[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Carina[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f] is sweet, I didn’t realise it was so multicultural.
[name_f]Sigrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Bettina[/name_f]
[name_f]Lotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
Detta
Elisavetta
[name_f]Oona[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Alicia[/name_f]
[name_f]Nova[/name_f]
[name_f]Ester[/name_f]
[name_f]Tuva[/name_f]
[name_f]Lovisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Minna[/name_f]
[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Raphaela[/name_f] and [name_f]Theodora[/name_f], if you like longer names one of my personal faves that you don’t hear too often is [name_f]Benedetta[/name_f] (I think [name_m]Benny[/name_m] is super cute for a nickname) but it just sounds so regal.
A few more:
[name_f]Noemie[/name_f]
[name_f]Nathalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Fabienne[/name_f] (more [name_m]French[/name_m] but very cool nonetheless)
[name_f]Britta[/name_f]
I looked for names that would linguistically work on the basis of an Italian site, as Italian is the most particular language in this case (with no J,H,K,X,Y), and then I picked the names that in my opinion would not sound too strange in [name_m]German[/name_m] speaking countries and Scandinavia, so this is perhaps not your common eloquent list of nameberry type suggestions…
[name_f]Adalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Agata[/name_f]
[name_f]Alba[/name_f]
[name_f]Alessia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aletta[/name_f]
[name_f]Alina[/name_f]
[name_f]Amalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Annalisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Camelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Callista[/name_f]
[name_u]Carmen[/name_u]
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f]
[name_f]Catalina[/name_f]
[name_f]Carlotta[/name_f]
[name_f]Clea[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementina[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleonora[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Elina[/name_f]
[name_f]Elisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Estella[/name_f]
[name_f]Evelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Fabiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Federica[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicia[/name_f]
[name_f]Felina[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Frida[/name_f]
[name_f]Gaia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Ilaria[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]/[name_f]Isidora[/name_f]
[name_f]Isotta[/name_f]
[name_f]Lara[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Leda[/name_f]
[name_f]Liliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Lina[/name_f]
[name_f]Livia[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Maia[/name_f]
[name_f]Malina[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Romola[/name_f]
[name_f]Stefania[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Valeria[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
Wow thank you! I really like Ottillia/[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f] but not sure I’d be brave enough to use it as a first name. Also like [name_f]Isadora[/name_f], [name_f]Ilaria[/name_f], [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] and [name_f]Flora[/name_f]. I have been thinking about [name_f]Flora[/name_f] a lot lately, the only thing that gets in the way is that it’s a brand name for a low grade table margarine where I’m from and it’s so hard not to associate it with that. I love [name_f]Freya[/name_f] and [name_f]Willa[/name_f] from your signature (especially [name_f]Willa[/name_f]).
I think these should all work fairly well, they definitely do in [name_m]German[/name_m] and Spanish which is very similar to Italian; I doubt there’d be any trouble with them in Scandinavia either.
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]/[name_f]Amalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f]/[name_f]Annabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Calista[/name_f]/[name_f]Kalista[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Carlotta[/name_f]/[name_f]Lotta[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleonora[/name_f]
[name_f]Elisabet[/name_f]/h
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonora[/name_f]
[name_f]Lola[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Margo[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Odelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Pippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f]
[name_f]Sofia[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
I’ve made a list of girl names that work for Italian/Spanish/Dutch/[name_m]French[/name_m]:
[name_f]Amalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Maria[/name_f]
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Tatiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] and [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] also transcend many cultures!