I’ve got;
[name]Delphine[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Ottavia[/name] (love [name]Olivia[/name]/[name]Livia[/name]/literary pedigree of [name]Octavia[/name])
[name]Gwendolen[/name]
[name]Lyra[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Calliope[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
But I’m not sure where to go from here, as these all vary in style. I’m aiming for something sophisticated,strong, intelligent, uncommon and pretty! Too much to ask? Suggestions gladly welcomed.
These are all lovely in my view, but I truly think [name]Lyra[/name] is a beautiful name that really meets all your aims. It just seems the perfect name for what you are looking for. I also think [name]Gwendolyn[/name], [name]Clementine[/name] and [name]Beatrix[/name] are very pretty although perhaps slightly difficult to pull off (potential middle names??). Best of [name]Luck[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name], [name]Calliope[/name], [name]Lyra[/name] and [name]Gwendolyn[/name] are on my list.
I like many of your choices. [name]Flora[/name], [name]Clementine[/name] and [name]Delphine[/name] are my least favourite, but the others are all lovely.
Have you considered:
[name]Ophelia[/name]
[name]Fiona[/name]
[name]Maura[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
Off your list I like:
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Calliope[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name]
I don’t understand the fascination with [name]Clementine[/name]. It brings to mind little dirty mining children and fruit for me. Not a good combination, but that’s just me. [name]Delphine[/name] is a title they use for [name]German[/name] royalty I’m pretty sure which is equivalent to naming your daughter Duchess or [name]Princess[/name] to me.
Have you considered:
[name]Minerva[/name]
[name]Cornelia[/name]
[name]Amabelle[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Augusta[/name]
[name]Viola[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Isadora[/name]
[name]Estelle[/name]/[name]Estella[/name]?
Sadly, I have considered most of the names suggested! I seriously considered [name]Fiona[/name], [name]Imogen[/name], [name]Genevieve[/name], and [name]Maeve[/name]. So that is why I am posting; I feel like I am out of options! I also like [name]Livana[/name], but am not sure if there is enough history behind it.
([name]Clementine[/name] is too cutesy for me but has the vintage/British feel I love so that is why I put it there. Except for when it reminds me of the song, I guess!)
Perhaps I am suffering from name ennui! [name]One[/name] of the names I really like is [name]Livia[/name], but I am a 90s child so [name]Olivia[/name] was popular then, too. Ugh.
ETA; I sometimes believe that I’m searching for the unicorn of names, and should just go with [name]Charlotte[/name] or something, but then I think “Wait, all these berries have children named [name]Penelope[/name] and [name]Wolfgang[/name] (etc) and I want a name that is as cool and distinctive as that!”
I totally relate on finding the name unicorn! Your list made me think of these:
[name]Esme[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Andromeda[/name]
[name]Bryony[/name]
[name]Francesca[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name]
[name]Ianthe[/name]
[name]Marlena[/name] (mar-[name]LAY[/name]-na)
[name]Sabina[/name]
[name]Ottilie[/name]
[name]Delilah[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Tamsin[/name]
[name]Dahlia[/name]
I get you! lol. I’d have to have 30 girls to use all the gorgeous names I love. Narrowing them down to just one is going to kill me when the day comes that I finally have a daughter of my own. Boy names aren’t near as hard for me!
Unicorn Hunting:
[name]Antoinette[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name]
[name]Neoma[/name]
[name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Christabelle[/name]
[name]Priscilla[/name]
[name]Elodie[/name]
[name]Allegra[/name]
Ellowyn
[name]Clarissa[/name]
[name]Portia[/name]
Anything appeal to you at all?
I can also relate to the Unicorn thing…
We have a lot of similar names on our lists, here’s some other ones on mine that may help you out…
[name]Odessa[/name]
[name]Corisande[/name]
[name]Althea[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Valencia[/name]
[name]Avalon[/name]
[name]Amabel[/name]
[name]Fable[/name]
[name]Caro[/name]
[name]Jubilee[/name]
I like [name]Cordelia[/name], [name]Ottavia[/name] (I personally prefer [name]Octavia[/name] though. It’s my most absolute favourite girls name :3 ), [name]Gwendolen[/name] (though prefer [name]Gwendoline[/name] spelling), [name]Lyra[/name], [name]Beatrix[/name] and [name]Clementine[/name]. (:
Hmm, I’m not too good with combo suggestions today unfortunately. I have [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Cordelia[/name]/[name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Ivy[/name], [name]Octavia[/name] [name]Irene[/name], [name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Dove[/name] and [name]Monroe[/name]/[name]Harriet[/name]/[name]Cecilia[/name] [name]Alice[/name] [name]Clementine[/name] on my list…also, my great-greandmother was named [name]Gwendoline[/name] [name]Winifred[/name]…Hmm, not that that really helps you.
What about;
[name]Nadine[/name]
[name]Romaine[/name]
[name]Carlotta[/name]
[name]Evangelina[/name]
[name]Melisande[/name]
[name]Viola[/name]
[name]Genevra[/name]
[name]Virginia[/name]
[name]Wilhelmina[/name]
[name]Isadora[/name]
[name]Euphemia[/name]
[name]Valentina[/name]
[name]Sabine[/name]
[name]Claudia[/name]
Monserrate - mahn-ser-ite
[name]Catriona[/name]
[name]Cliona[/name] - clee-eh-na
[name]Meredith[/name]
[name]Isla[/name]
[name]Cordette[/name]
[name]Leda[/name]
[name]Cassia[/name]
[name]Pheobe[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Linnea[/name]
[name]Antonia[/name]
[name]Rosina[/name]
[name]Leona[/name]
[name]Estella[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Charisma[/name]
[name]Bellatrix[/name]
[name]Sonnet[/name]
[name]Charlize[/name]
[name]Margarette[/name]
[name]Dulcie[/name]
[name]Marinda[/name]
[name]Frances[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Sidonie[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Johanna[/name]
[name]Justine[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name].
Any of those that you like?
Ok. I think [name]Delphine[/name] is pretty, if maybe a little much and sounds like dolphin.
[name]Cordelia[/name] is one of my family names that I thought no one liked until I looked on nameberry. If you like [name]Anne[/name] of [name]Green[/name] Gables, this was one of her favorite flowery names when she was a child. Another name from my family and the same time period would be [name]Drucilla[/name]. Maybe you like the style of that? I think it’s interesting. Was my great grandmother’s name.
[name]Ottavia[/name] sounds a little odd to me.
[name]Gwendolen[/name] is nice, but I like it better with the spelling of [name]Gwendolyn[/name]. There is a Welsh name that is from my sister’s husband’s family tree. The name is from a queen, [name]Queen[/name] Gwynnid.
[name]Lyra[/name] is lovely.
[name]Flora[/name] - this is a tough one. It’s pretty and it was the name I picked for my doll as a child. Is it too pretty? At first glance, some people might think it’s too old fashioned. But I think any lively girl would breathe a new life into it.
[name]Calliope[/name] - I don’t understand people’s fascination with this name right now. A way to get to [name]Callie[/name]? An alternative to [name]Penelope[/name]? Maybe people like the Greek or almost tropical sound of it. A lot of Greek names have a different way of spelling than English names, and a different rhythm. I would look into more Greek names if you want more like this. I think there is a musical instrument called a [name]Calliope[/name] which is a turnoff for me.
[name]Beatrix[/name] - my grandmother’s name was [name]Beatrice[/name], and I had picked it out for my first girl so I was taken aback that so many people on nameberry are talking about the name. I thought it was a name that had fallen out of fashion. [name]Beatrix[/name] is definitely a cool spin on it, and reminds me of [name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Potter[/name] and [name]Beatrix[/name] Kiddo from Kill [name]Bill[/name]. I thought that [name]Quentin[/name] [name]Tarantino[/name] really picked a nice strong name that was totally unexpected, uncommon, and unique to his heroine. He leaves the viewers in suspense for a long time before revealing the swordswoman "[name]Black[/name] Mamba"s true name - [name]Beatrix[/name] Kiddo.
So much for the review. Here are a couple of names just off the top of my head…
My name is [name]Lydia[/name] [name]Sylvia[/name]. Two of my friends have now named their babies [name]Lydia[/name], but I don’t think it’s all that common nationwide…not sure though.
My sister’s name is [name]Kelli[/name]. I know [name]Kelly[/name], [name]Kellie[/name], etc. were previously popular, but as the popularity seems to be dropping, it might be a good time to use this name. I prefer it spelled [name]Kelli[/name].
I personally like [name]Felicity[/name] and [name]Jessamyn[/name].
[name]Hope[/name] this helps!
P.S. A couple more I like are
[name]Coralie[/name], [name]Aurelie[/name] and [name]Rosalie[/name],
[name]Isadora[/name], and [name]Mirabel[/name]
and [name]Bronwyn[/name]
A name I encountered recently in a book that I thought was unique and interesting: [name]Flavia[/name].
Has a similar sound to [name]Olivia[/name], but quite unheard of.
I like [name]Gwendolen[/name] it is an elegant name. If your your looking for Celtic names I found http://www.welshgirlsnames.co.uk/ helpful when we looked for our baby’s name
[name]Delphine[/name]- love it, very sophisticated, strong, all the qualities you seem to be looking for!
[name]Cordelia[/name]- love it
[name]Ottavia[/name] pretty and different
[name]Gwendolen[/name]- this is ok i like nn [name]Gwen[/name]
[name]Lyra[/name]- this one isn’t for me, not sure if it’s Leer-uh or Lie-ruh but i wouldn’t want Leer or Lie in my name.
[name]Flora[/name]- very pretty, cute, feminine, simple, sweet, i like it a lot, but to me it doesn’t give the impression of qualities you listed.
[name]Calliope[/name]- nms
[name]Beatrix[/name]- i prefer [name]Beatrice[/name] by far
[name]Clementine[/name]- not my taste, doesn’t seem sophisticated to me at all
maybe: [name]Augustine[/name], [name]Sabine[/name], [name]Sybil[/name], [name]Simone[/name], [name]Bernadette[/name], [name]Berenice[/name], [name]Corinne[/name], [name]Dolores[/name], [name]Eugenia[/name], [name]Greta[/name], [name]Gretchen[/name], [name]Ingrid[/name], [name]Martine[/name], [name]Ramona[/name], [name]Theresa[/name], [name]Therese[/name], Thaiss, [name]Vivian[/name], [name]Philomena[/name], [name]Ida[/name], [name]Theodora[/name]?
I [name]LOVE[/name] YOUR NAMES!
Here are some ther suggestions:
[name]Georgiana[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Pandora[/name]
[name]Freya[/name]
[name]Cosima[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Augusta[/name]
[name]Claudia[/name]
[name]Cressida[/name]
[name]Jemima[/name]
[name]Marigold[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name]
[name]Ambrosia[/name]
[name]Thalia[/name]
[name]Adelina[/name]
[name]Elora[/name]
