Help - I love classic names but nothing inspires me

Girl Names
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I have always loved names but now that I finally have to choose one I can’t seem to find anything I like. Ideally I would like a longer name that can be shortened to a pretty nickname and I don’t want anything that is commonly used, any ideas?

[name]Primrose[/name] ([name]Rosie[/name]) and [name]Lucinda[/name] ([name]Lucy[/name]) are names I have toyed with but can’t settle.

I like the following names but for various reasons can’t have them, I love old names.
[name]Alexandra[/name], [name]Georgina[/name], [name]Annabelle[/name], [name]Isabella[/name], [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name]

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What about:

[name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Anne[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Frances[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Elinor[/name]
[name]Marianne[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]

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Hopefully one of these inspires you-

[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Nora[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name]
[name]Tatiana[/name]
[name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Dorothea[/name]
[name]Lucie[/name]
[name]Lucille[/name]
[name]Kathleen[/name]
[name]Isadora[/name]
[name]Elspeth[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Margot[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Gretel[/name]
[name]Olive[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Alyson[/name]
[name]Mariella[/name]
[name]Lavinia[/name]
[name]Diana[/name]
[name]Laurel[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Martina[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Vanessa[/name]
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Leona[/name]
[name]Juliette[/name]
[name]Juliana[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Florence[/name]
[name]Priscilla[/name]
Wilhemina
[name]Ginevra[/name]
[name]Maude[/name]
[name]Phillipa[/name]

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[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name]
[name]Coralie[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Cornelia[/name]
[name]Delia[/name]
[name]Agnes[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name]
[name]Araminta[/name]
[name]Augusta[/name]
[name]Rosalind[/name]
[name]Meredith[/name]
[name]Annalie[/name]
[name]Rosemary[/name]

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[name]Hattie[/name]
[name]Henrietta[/name]
[name]Theodora[/name]
[name]Audra[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Cassandra[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Jaquelyn[/name]
[name]Rebekah[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Edith[/name]

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[name]Sophronia[/name]
[name]Lovina[/name]
[name]Wenona[/name]
[name]Magdalena[/name]
[name]Aletta[/name]
Diadama
[name]Permelia[/name]
[name]Augustina[/name]
[name]Bathsheba[/name]
[name]Ursula[/name]
[name]Appolonia[/name]
[name]Jacobina[/name]
[name]Margaretha[/name]
[name]Gertrude[/name]
Phylancy

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Some classic names that are long, relatively uncommon, and have pretty nns:

[name]Anastasia[/name] ([name]Annie[/name])
[name]Annaliese[/name] ([name]Annie[/name])
[name]Beatrice[/name] ([name]Bea[/name])
[name]Carabelle[/name] ([name]Cara[/name] or [name]Carrie[/name])
[name]Emmaline[/name] ([name]Emmie[/name])
[name]Dorothea[/name] ([name]Dottie[/name])
[name]Guinevere[/name] ([name]Genna[/name] or [name]Vera[/name])
[name]Isadora[/name] ([name]Izzie[/name])
[name]Magdalena[/name] ([name]Maddie[/name] or [name]Maggie[/name])
[name]Marcella[/name] ([name]Marcie[/name])
[name]Marguerite[/name] ([name]Maisie[/name] or [name]Daisy[/name])
[name]Matilda[/name] ([name]Tillie[/name])
[name]Mirielle[/name] ([name]Miri[/name])
[name]Mirabelle[/name] ([name]Mira[/name])
[name]Rosalina[/name] ([name]Rosie[/name])
[name]Rosalind[/name] ([name]Rosie[/name])

And some others that shorter, more common, or similar to more common forms, but are also beautiful:

[name]Adriana[/name] ([name]Addie[/name])
[name]Adrienne[/name] ([name]Addie[/name])
[name]Angelica[/name] ([name]Angie[/name] or [name]Annie[/name])
[name]Angelina[/name] ([name]Angie[/name] or [name]Annie[/name])
[name]Camille[/name]
[name]Carolina[/name] ([name]Carrie[/name])
[name]Cassandra[/name] ([name]Cassie[/name])
[name]Cecelia[/name] ([name]Cece[/name])
[name]Cosette[/name]
[name]Eleanora[/name] ([name]Ellie[/name] or [name]Nora[/name])
[name]Evangelina[/name] ([name]Evie[/name])
[name]Evelina[/name] ([name]Evie[/name])
[name]Genevieve[/name] ([name]Evie[/name])
[name]Lilianna[/name] ([name]Lily[/name])
[name]Noelle[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Viviana[/name] ([name]Vivi[/name])

Good luck - Hopefully one of these may be inspiring!

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[name]Primrose[/name] - trendy and very ‘now’, everyone will think/know you found this name due to its revival from the Hunger Games books/movies. try [name]Rosemarie[/name] or Rosavine - just small additions really freshens up the old [name]Rosemary[/name]
[name]Lucinda[/name] - okay, i love [name]Lucy[/name] by itself better

[name]Alexandra[/name] - try an uncommon variation, [name]Alexia[/name], [name]Sondra[/name], [name]Lissandrine[/name], [name]Alessa[/name]
[name]Georgina[/name] - try [name]Georgianna[/name] or [name]Georganna[/name] for a more elegant olden vibe
[name]Annabelle[/name] - not bad for a -bell name, not overused at all, a possibility
[name]Isabella[/name] - much to common, as is everyones attempts at ‘updating it’ by adding -bella and -ella to everything, skip all of these
[name]Elizabeth[/name] - classic, but common, try a variation like [name]Elizabetta[/name], [name]Ellspet[/name], [name]Lilabet[/name], [name]Lyzette[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] - very popular, not as classic as [name]Elizabeth[/name], skip it

my olden favorties:

[name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Maudlin[/name]
[name]Nicolette[/name]
[name]Lavinia[/name]
[name]Susanna[/name]

and just to give it some air time lol:
for some reason when i try to ‘updated and refresh’ [name]Clementine[/name] i think of Persimmon
think someone should be bold enough to use it, plenty of other fruit names out there
plus it sounds like a lovely mix of [name]Persephone[/name] and [name]Simone[/name].

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Here are some names. Sorry for repeats:
[name]Alethea[/name]- [name]Allie[/name]/[name]Thea[/name]
[name]Alexandrina[/name]-[name]Allie[/name]/[name]Alex[/name]/[name]Xander[/name]/[name]Andy[/name]
[name]Allegra[/name]-[name]Allie[/name]/[name]Elly[/name]
[name]Amabel[/name]-[name]Ami[/name]/[name]Bella[/name]/[name]May[/name]/[name]Mabel[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name]-[name]Anna[/name]/[name]Annie[/name]
[name]Angelina[/name]-[name]Angie[/name]/[name]Lina[/name]/[name]Angel[/name]/[name]Eli[/name]
[name]Annabel[/name]-[name]Annie[/name]/[name]Anna[/name]/[name]Bella[/name]/[name]Nanna[/name]
[name]Annabella[/name]-See above
[name]Antonia[/name]-[name]Anna[/name]/[name]Annie[/name]/[name]Toni[/name]/[name]Nona[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name]-[name]Ari[/name]/[name]Bella[/name]
[name]Araminta[/name]-[name]Ari[/name]/[name]Minty[/name]
[name]Augusta[/name]-[name]Gus[/name]/Auggie
[name]Aurelia[/name]-Rel/[name]Rory[/name]/[name]Aura[/name]/[name]Lia[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]-[name]Rory[/name]/[name]Rora[/name]/[name]Aurie[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]-[name]Bea[/name]/Triss/[name]Betty[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name]-[name]Bea[/name]/[name]Trixie[/name]/[name]Betty[/name]
[name]Camilla[/name]-[name]Milla[/name]/[name]Cam[/name]/[name]Cammie[/name]/[name]Lily[/name]
[name]Cassandra[/name]-[name]Cass[/name]/[name]Sandy[/name]/[name]Andy[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name]-Cessie/[name]Lia[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name]-Cessie/[name]Lily[/name]
[name]Celeste[/name]-Cessie/[name]Essie[/name]
[name]Christina[/name]-[name]Christy[/name]/[name]Tina[/name]
[name]Clarissa[/name]-[name]Cal[/name]/[name]Lissa[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]-[name]Clem[/name]/[name]Clemmie[/name]/[name]Tina[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]-[name]Delly[/name]/[name]Lia[/name]
[name]Cornelia[/name]-[name]Lia[/name]/[name]Nell[/name]/[name]Nelly[/name]
[name]Cressida[/name]-Cessie
[name]Delphine[/name]-[name]Delly[/name]/Phina
[name]Dorothea[/name]-[name]Dot[/name]/[name]Dottie[/name]/[name]Thea[/name]/[name]Dodie[/name]
[name]Editha[/name]-[name]Edie[/name]
[name]Eleanora[/name]-[name]Elea[/name]/[name]Ellie[/name]/[name]Nora[/name]/[name]Nell[/name]/[name]Nelly[/name]
[name]Eloisa[/name]-[name]Ellie[/name]/[name]Ella[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]-[name]Emmy[/name]/[name]Melly[/name]/[name]Lina[/name]
[name]Eudora[/name]-Dor
[name]Estella[/name]
[name]Euphemia[/name]
[name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Felicia[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Florence[/name]
[name]Frederica[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Georgiana[/name]
[name]Gwendoline[/name]
[name]Henrietta[/name]
[name]Hermione[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Isadora[/name]
[name]Josephina[/name]
[name]Juliette[/name]
[name]Lavinia[/name]
[name]Leonora[/name]
[name]Letitia[/name]
[name]Lucille[/name]
[name]Lucinda[/name]
[name]Marianne[/name]
[name]Millicent[/name]
[name]Minerva[/name]
[name]Mirabelle[/name]
[name]Miranda[/name]
[name]Octavia[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name]
[name]Ottilie[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Perdita[/name]
[name]Perpetua[/name]
[name]Philippa[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name]
[name]Rosalind[/name]
[name]Rosamond[/name]
[name]Rosemary[/name]
[name]Rosetta[/name]
[name]Rosina[/name]
[name]Rowena[/name]
[name]Tatiana[/name]
[name]Theodora[/name]
[name]Violette[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Wilhelmina[/name]
[name]Winifred[/name]

You can work out most of the nicknames quite easily.

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I like [name]Delphine[/name], which can be shortened to [name]Delphi[/name].

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A lot of these have already been mentioned, but I’ll mention again (I love [name]Lucinda[/name], btw):

[name]Genevieve[/name] ([name]Evie[/name])
[name]Josephine[/name] ([name]Josie[/name])
[name]Anne[/name] ([name]Annie[/name])
[name]Amelia[/name] ([name]Mia[/name] or [name]Lia[/name])
[name]Katherine[/name] ([name]Kate[/name] or [name]Kit[/name])
[name]Louisa[/name] ([name]Lulu[/name])
[name]Susannah[/name] (love just as it is)
[name]Beatrice[/name] ([name]Bea[/name] or [name]Bee[/name])
[name]Samantha[/name] ([name]Sam[/name])
[name]Madeleine[/name] ([name]Maddy[/name])
[name]Corinne[/name] ([name]Corrie[/name])
[name]Philippa[/name] ([name]Pippa[/name])
[name]Rosalind[/name] ([name]Roz[/name])
[name]Evangeline[/name] ([name]Evie[/name])
[name]Theresa[/name] ([name]Tess[/name])
[name]Adelaide[/name] ([name]Adie[/name]-long a)
[name]Margaret[/name] ([name]Meg[/name]/[name]Meggie[/name]/[name]Greta[/name])
[name]Cassandra[/name] ([name]Cassie[/name])
[name]Francesca[/name] ([name]Franny[/name] or Checka)
[name]Matilda[/name] ([name]Tilly[/name])

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Here is some inspiration:
[name]Alessandra[/name]
[name]Alexa[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Annabel[/name]
[name]Bridget[/name]
[name]Cecile[/name]/[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Francesca[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Hattie[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Isadora[/name]
[name]Isabella[/name] (may be common but still love it)
[name]Jacquline[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name] ([name]Josie[/name])
[name]Lana[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Lucille[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Molly[/name]
[name]Maggie[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Nina[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Priscilla[/name]
[name]Rosie[/name]/[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Valentina[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Vanessa[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Willow[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]

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[name]Love[/name] [name]Henrietta[/name] and [name]Audrey[/name]

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[name]Lucretia[/name]
[name]Letitia[/name] / [name]Leticia[/name]
[name]Wilhelmina[/name]

and this entire list…
User List - Legitimately Classic Girls Names – Top 100 In Us 1880 - 1930 - Iamamiam | Nameberry.com

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Others have already contributed so many I had thought of, so here are just a few:

[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Adeline[/name] / [name]Adelina[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name] / [name]Clementina[/name]
[name]Georgina[/name]
[name]Magnolia[/name]
[name]Veronica[/name]

Another thought on [name]Delphine[/name] - it could also be shortened to [name]Del[/name].

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Thank you all for your suggestions :slight_smile: I am leaning toward [name_f]Lucinda[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] its a very strong name but [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] is so pretty <3

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[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Geraldine[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Frieda[/name_f]
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Heloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgina[/name_f]
[name_f]Ardeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Bernardine[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudine[/name_f]
Hughette
[name_f]Eunice[/name_f]
[name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_f]Theresa[/name_f]
[name_f]Moira[/name_f]
[name_f]Inez[/name_f]
[name_f]Doreen[/name_f]
[name_f]Patricia[/name_f]