My fiancé and I are NOT into frilly girls names (ex: [name_f]Evangelynn[/name_f], [name_f]Isabella[/name_f], [name_f]Sophia[/name_f], [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], [name_f]Alexandria[/name_f], [name_f]Gabriella[/name_f], [name_f]Lilliana[/name_f], etc…)
Let’s hear your favorite not-so-frilly girl names!
GO!
My not-so-frilly favorites tend to be one syllable names: [name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f], [name_f]Anne[/name_f].
Not-so-frilly with multiple syllables:
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen/name_f
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]/[name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] (I consider this much less frilly than [name_f]Alexandria[/name_f]—what a difference one letter can make!)
These are fairly classic names. What sorts of non-frilly names do you usually gravitate towards?
[name_u]Demeter[/name_u], [name_f]Edith[/name_f], [name_u]June[/name_u], [name_f]Irene[/name_f], [name_u]Michal[/name_u], [name_f]Nadia[/name_f], [name_f]Zoe[/name_f]. That’s about it, but there may be a few others depending on how exactly do you define frilly.
[name_f]Non[/name_f]-frilly is a huge category, so it depends a lot on personal style, but these are a few I love from the top of my head -
[name_f]Eilidh[/name_f]
[name_u]Carmen[/name_u]
[name_f]Lana[/name_f]
[name_u]Bay[/name_u]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f]
[name_f]Veda[/name_f]
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_f]Greer[/name_f]
[name_f]Corinne[/name_f]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Tara[/name_f]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Allegra[/name_f]
[name_f]Lux[/name_f]
[name_f]Mara[/name_f]
[name_f]Briar[/name_f]
[name_u]Seren[/name_u]
[name_f]Eira[/name_f]
Currently our favorite girls name include…
[name_f]Keira[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Carys[/name_f]
[name_f]Madelyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Vanessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Norah[/name_f]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
Carmen
Sorry for any repeats:
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f] / [name_f]Zora[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lola[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
So many great suggestions so far…I just have a few to add (sorry for repeats!):
[name_f]Petra[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_f]Greer[/name_f]
[name_u]Sloane[/name_u]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Briar[/name_f]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Lark[/name_f]
[name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Sonya[/name_f]
[name_f]Neela[/name_f]
[name_u]Shea[/name_u]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_u]Dana[/name_u]
[name_f]Janelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Chrissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Sharla[/name_f]
[name_f]Ginger[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Mathilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Melody[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Carla[/name_f]
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f]
[name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Greer[/name_f]
[name_f]Briar[/name_f]
[name_u]Seren[/name_u]
[name_u]Sloane[/name_u]
[name_u]Ever[/name_u]
[name_u]Tatum[/name_u]
[name_u]Blair[/name_u]
[name_u]Bevin[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_m]Adler[/name_m]
[name_u]Aspen[/name_u]
[name_u]Sydney[/name_u]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Lark[/name_f]
[name_u]Lake[/name_u]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Erin[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] (too frilly?)
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] nn [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f] nn [name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]/[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] nn [name_f]Rosie[/name_f]
[name_f]Tess[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f] nn [name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_f]Bronwyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Tamsin[/name_f]
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f]
[name_u]Bryn[/name_u]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Neve[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_u]Blair[/name_u]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Honor[/name_f]
[name_f]Amy[/name_f]
[name_f]Paige[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Maris[/name_f]
[name_f]Janine[/name_f]
[name_f]Marta[/name_f]
[name_u]Shannon[/name_u]
[name_u]Arden[/name_u]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Megan[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_u]Vesper[/name_u]
[name_f]Amity[/name_f]
Mabel
Haven
Ainsley
Lara
Ruth
Claire
Joy
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_f]Liesel[/name_f]
[name_f]Paige[/name_f]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Colleen[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_f]Briony[/name_f]
[name_f]Non[/name_f] frilly girls names
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlet[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_f]Mallory[/name_f]
[name_f]Bethany[/name_f]
[name_f]Autumn[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Norah[/name_f]
[name_f]Lauren[/name_f]
The end-in-n’s have a certain effect that is very much the opposite of -ella/-bella for me:
[name_f]Tamsin[/name_f] & [name_f]Thomasin[/name_f]
[name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_f]Branwen[/name_f]
[name_u]Tegan[/name_u]
[name_f]Ceridwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Gillian[/name_f], [name_u]Vivien[/name_u], [name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
Ones I like but I’ve been told sound “not feminine/pretty enough”:
[name_f]Tamar[/name_f]
[name_u]Michal[/name_u]
[name_f]Briar[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] - the “mund” ending apparently put them off, they preferred [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]. But I like [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f], it has a certain gravitas.
Short and simple and wonderful
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Noa[/name_f]
[name_u]Lee[/name_u]
[name_u]Clare[/name_u]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_f]Mara[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Rue[/name_u]