Help! Want Classic, non Trendy names...

[lena125]

However, classic names ARE trendy right now! I am having the most difficult time choosing a girl’s name. I adore the name [name]Charlotte[/name], however I fear it’s TOO popular. I’ve already ruled out the pretty -a and -ia names like [name]Olivia[/name], [name]Sophia[/name], [name]Isabella[/name], [name]Gianna[/name], etc.

I want a classic name with many nickname potentials. My husband already ruled out [name]Elizabeth[/name] and [name]Katherine[/name] (my two stand bys since high school!!), so I feel very limited.

Any ideas??

[teacherma]

Classic, [name]Non[/name]-Trendy Names — What about:

[name]Nina[/name]
[name]Antonia[/name]
[name]Jacqueline[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Camille[/name]
[name]Christina[/name]
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Veronica[/name]
[name]Anne[/name] / [name]Anna[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Joanna[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Naomi[/name]

[rollo]

The best of course is [name]Caroline[/name]

[asquare]

I’m currently trying to name baby girl #2, and I have a lot of the same criteria as you, so maybe my list will help you out! BTW, [name]Elizabeth[/name] and [name]Katherine[/name] aren’t options for me either, because they’re my sister and niece’s names, and my mom’s, respectively.

[name]Alexandra[/name] ([name]Alex[/name], [name]Lexie[/name], [name]Lexa[/name])
[name]Josephine[/name] ([name]Josie[/name])
[name]Jocelyn[/name]/[name]Joselyn[/name] ([name]Josie[/name])
[name]Emmeline[/name] ([name]Em[/name], [name]Emmy[/name])
[name]Evangeline[/name] ([name]Eva[/name], [name]Vangie[/name], [name]Lyn[/name] (depending on how you pronounce the ending)). This is a fabulous name, often attributed to smart, beautiful, stubborn little girls with an overload of personality. Not that I’m biased by the fact that it’s my daughter’s name or anything.
[name]Anastasia[/name] ([name]Stacia[/name], [name]Ana[/name])
[name]Delaney[/name] ([name]Laney[/name])
[name]Elena[/name] ([name]El[/name], [name]Lena[/name])
[name]Natalia[/name] ([name]Nat[/name], [name]Talia[/name])
[name]Gillian[/name] ([name]Gilly[/name], [name]Jill[/name])
[name]Madeline[/name] ([name]Maddy[/name], [name]Lyn[/name])

Those are off the top of my head. [name]Hope[/name] some of them work for you!

[rachel27]

[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Virginia[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Anne[/name]

[sylvia82]

Some of these are repeats but that’s because I endorse them…
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Helen[/name]
[name]Edith[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Rebecca[/name]
[name]Lucille[/name]

[chandler]

[name]How[/name] about [name]Diana[/name]?
Of the ones suggested I like [name]Eleanor[/name], [name]Lucy[/name] and [name]Anne[/name].

[kyemsma]

[name]How[/name] about:

[name]Annelise[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]

[system]

I know it’s an -a name but [name]Susanna[/name] fits the bill! Classic but completely non trendy, with good nn potential.

[lena125]

Oh wow! Lots of great potentials! Thank you!

[elisabeth_rae]

Seconding several above:

[name]Susannah[/name]/[name]Susanna[/name]: gorgeous name. I don’t care for [name]Susie[/name]/[name]Sookie[/name]/[name]Sanna[/name]/[name]Zuzu[/name], but I do like [name]Annie[/name] and [name]Anna[/name] a lot as nns.
[name]Evangeline[/name]: [name]Eva[/name]/[name]Evie[/name]. Also beautiful
[name]Alice[/name] - [name]Allie[/name]. [name]Alice[/name] is amazing as is though.
[name]Jane[/name] - I’m partial to this, but [name]Janie[/name] is the only nn
[name]Rosalind[/name] - [name]Rose[/name], [name]Rosie[/name] or [name]Lindy[/name]
[name]Rosemary[/name] - [name]Rose[/name], [name]Rosie[/name] or [name]Mary[/name]

[isabel_r]

[name]Margaret[/name] and [name]Josephine[/name] came to mind. The main classics besides [name]Elizabeth[/name] and [name]Katherine[/name] with LOADS of nn options

[shannoncancer711]

[name]Matilda[/name]? You could call her [name]Mattie[/name] or [name]Tilly[/name].
[name]Cora[/name]- Not many nickname possibilities but still, a beautiful name.
[name]Eliza[/name]- Close to [name]Elizabeth[/name]! You could call her [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Kate[/name].
[name]Kate[/name]- A classic name, I love this.
[name]Josephine[/name]- Not too popular and I would consider it classic.

[elisabeth_rae]

Oh yes - I agree with pp about [name]Margaret[/name] and [name]Josephine[/name]! I love [name]Margaret[/name] nn [name]Maggie[/name] or [name]Mae[/name] and [name]Josephine[/name] nn [name]Josie[/name].

[system]

[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Michelle[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Madeline[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]

[danishnames]

[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Margot[/name]/Margeaux
[name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Lenore[/name]

These do not end in -a/-ia, and are completely classic, timeless names to me.

[boyandgirl]

[name]Anne[/name] and [name]Mary[/name] are my first picks!!

[hazysummerskies]

[name]Agnes[/name]
[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Belle[/name]
[name]Christine[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Ellen[/name]
[name]Francesca[/name]
[name]Frances[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Georgiana[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name]
[name]Henrietta[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Irene[/name]
[name]Jacqueline[/name]
[name]Jewel[/name]
[name]Katya[/name]
[name]Kathleen[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Maria[/name]
[name]Natalya[/name]
[name]Noelle[/name]
[name]Opal[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Quilla[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Rhonda[/name]
[name]Serena[/name]
[name]Serafina[/name]
[name]Tatiana[/name]
[name]Tabitha[/name]
[name]Umbria[/name]
[name]Una[/name]
[name]Verity[/name]
[name]Valerie[/name]
[name]Wendy[/name]
[name]Winona[/name]
[name]Xia[/name]
[name]Xanthe[/name]
[name]Yasmin[/name]
[name]Yvette[/name]
[name]Zia[/name]
[name]Zinnia[/name]

I tried to give you two names from every letter, but some letters have very limited choices.

[leonielee]

I love [name]Rosalind[/name], [name]Helen[/name]/[name]Helena[/name], [name]Irene[/name]/[name]Irina[/name], [name]Gwendolen[/name]/[name]Gwynneth[/name], and [name]Lucille[/name]/[name]Lucinda[/name].

[evans_mommy]

[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Clarissa[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]