Looking for a classy, delicate-yet-strong name

I like delicate-yet-strong, classy and sophisticated names with vintage flavour. I don’t want something over the top but at the same time it shouldn’t be really popular.
I am looking forward to hearing from you some suggestions with different (but similar in terms of style) names.

From your list I like:

[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Edwina[/name_f]

I absolutely love [name_f]Edwina[/name_f] by the way, its definitely my favourite. I’ve been looking for a middle for it for a while now. It’s gorgeous!

Other suggestions:

[name_f]Odilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_u]Vesper[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Hester[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Beverly[/name_f]
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f]
[name_f]Saffron[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriett[/name_f]
Claramund
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]

[name_f]Theresa[/name_f], thank you for your prompt reply. I adore [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], a really beautiful name! [name_f]Saffron[/name_f] and [name_f]Odilia[/name_f] are also an interesting idea…

Great names!

I really like [name_f]Eleanora[/name_f], [name_f]Edith[/name_f] and [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] from your list.

[name_m]How[/name_m] about also…

[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Rochelle[/name_f] or [name_f]Rachelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]

Thank you for your advice, atlantica. :slight_smile:
I enjoy [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] and [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]. [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] sounds really interesting and beautiful, this name gives me 60s twist!

You, my darling, like romance novel names! Your list is wonderful. My suggestions are slightly more out-there than yours, I’m mostly pulling from popular 19th century names.

[name_f]Lovely[/name_f] old-fashioned girls:

[name_f]Jonquil[/name_f] (as in [name_f]Daffodil[/name_f])
[name_f]Jocasta[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassandra/name_f
[name_f]Phillipa[/name_f]
[name_f]Camille[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Allegra[/name_f]
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]

Admittedly recently created, but may have the sound you’re looking for:

Theodalia
Evolet

You have a lot of [name_m]French[/name_m] flair in there, so I also offer up:
Thylane --I grant, this spelling looks wretched, but it’s pronounced like “[name_f]Tea[/name_f]-Lawn” and is the name of a prolofic [name_m]French[/name_m] model
[name_f]Mireille[/name_f] – “Meer-ee-yay”

Romance novel names? Ha ha!! :slight_smile:
Thank you very much for your suggestions. I truly adore most of your mentioned names especially [name_f]Primrose[/name_f], [name_f]Mireille[/name_f] and [name_f]Jonquil[/name_f].

So, I add to my list:
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Mireille[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] / [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Jonquil[/name_f] / [name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]
[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f]
[name_f]Estella[/name_f]
[name_f]Liliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f]
Regina
If you have any ideas, please write them.
Thank you for all suggestions !

I like [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Salome[/name_f] from your list.

My suggestions:
[name_f]Alethea[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadine[/name_f]
[name_f]Jocelyn[/name_f]
[name_u]Maxime[/name_u]
[name_f]Vanessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Bernice[/name_f]
[name_m]Cymbeline[/name_m]
[name_f]Araminta[/name_f]
[name_f]Apollonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sandrine[/name_f]
[name_f]Larissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Marceline[/name_f]/[name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]

We have very similar taste in names :slight_smile:
Some other ones you might like:

[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Anneliese[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliora[/name_f]
[name_f]Leora[/name_f]
[name_f]Natania[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Peony[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Camelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Evanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Coraline[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Coralene[/name_f]

My favorites from your list are [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f], [name_f]Diana[/name_f], [name_f]Madeline[/name_f], [name_f]Natalia[/name_f], and [name_f]Persephone[/name_f].

I’d also suggest:

[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Malia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f]
[name_f]Miranda[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Chiara[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Colette[/name_f]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]

From your list I like:
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanora[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Sela[/name_f]

Suggestions:
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]/[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] (O’[name_f]Hara[/name_f]!)
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]/[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Colette[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]

Wow, I’ve got a lot of names to consider!
I am going to add some names to my list.
Thank you for all suggestions.

[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] - Beautiful, classic and timeless! I love the name [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] and I think it suits a girl at all ages!
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] / [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] - [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] was actually a second choice for my youngest girl last year. However, if much prefer [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]. I think it’s slightly less common that [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] is nowadays.
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] - Impartial. Wouldn’t be my first pick but it definitely fits what you were looking for. Very classy and almost princess like
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] - I like it! Especially after the birth of [name_f]Princess[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]. Again it’s both beautiful and strong.
[name_f]Cinderella[/name_f] - Absolutely not.
[name_f]Clara[/name_f] - I’m yet to come across a child named [name_f]Clara[/name_f] and I have no idea why. This is gorgeous and definitely my favourite on the list!
[name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] - Not such a fan of this one. That could just be me, but I don’t really like the thought of people shortening it to “Corn” in everyday conversation.
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f] - Beautiful!
[name_f]Diana[/name_f] - This is probably the one that most matches what you’re looking for in my opinion! Very classy and timeless
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] - Perhaps a little dated? Is that just me and I feel the same for [name_f]Edwina[/name_f], also.
[name_f]Edwina[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleonora[/name_f] / [name_f]Leonora[/name_f] - [name_f]Eleonora[/name_f] is stunning!
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f] - Another classic choice. There’s definitely an elegance to this name and you could get some very beautiful matching middle names too - [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f], for instance, sounds extremely pretty.
[name_f]Jordana[/name_f] - Not particularly classy or delicate, in my own opinion
[name_f]Julietta[/name_f] - I prefer [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] myself, but [name_f]Julietta[/name_f] is also a beautiful choice
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] - Not a fan
[name_f]Louise[/name_f] - My daughters middle name! I like the name [name_f]Louise[/name_f] a lot :slight_smile: Girly but also sensible and suits all ages the way [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] does!
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] / [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] - [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] is beautiful!
[name_f]Maud[/name_f] / [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] - I’m not really a fan of either, I think [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] works better for the feel you’re looking for over [name_f]Maud[/name_f], though.
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f] / [name_f]Mirabella[/name_f] - Quirky rather than delicate, I’d say! But still beautiful names – especially [name_f]Mirabella[/name_f]!
[name_f]Natalia[/name_f] - Impartial, I like the name but I think you have better ones here :slight_smile:

I think you have some good choices :slight_smile: I was going for the same feeling when naming all of my children; [name_f]Brielle[/name_f], [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] and [name_f]Fleur[/name_f]. What do you think of the name [name_f]Arabella[/name_f]? I saw you had quite a few ‘ella’ names on there, so that’s just a suggestion. Other strong but delicate and classy names that I could suggest are [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Cosette[/name_f], [name_f]Imogen[/name_f], [name_f]Willow[/name_f], [name_f]Candice[/name_f], [name_f]Saffron[/name_f], [name_f]Isobelle[/name_f], [name_f]Belle[/name_f] or [name_f]Betsy[/name_f]! Best of luck to you!

Thank you SO much, Nathalie, for your suggestions, thoughts and in-depth message. I agree with you on many levels :).

To sum up, I wrote a little about names that I like the most.

Names that suit me best for one reason or another: Aurelia, Clara, Mirabella, Diana, Louise, Lavinia, Dahlia.
Names that I consider for middle name(s): Edith, Edwina, Natalia, Eleonora, Emilia, Jordana, Maud, Serafina.

Aurelia - simply beautiful name. I really enjoy it. But I am worrying that r letter in the middle might be a problem for some people. Anyway, it is still something that I intensively think about.
Clara - a prim and proper name. I have no objection regarding this name. It’s not so short and not too long. And it also very elegant, sophisticated, classic, strong and has vintage flavour. Same with Diana.
Mirabella - I love this name! It’s so stylish, girly and unconventional.
Louise - I really like this name. I can even say it is very retro! Plus, it is also a female version of Louis/Ludwig, my great-grandfather’s name so it could be some kind of a tribute to him.
Lavinia - same as Mirabella. And it has some Italian connection as Emilia (my name). The only worry is that Lavinia might be too unusual or quirky. And it might be wrongfully associated with a word ‘Lawina’…
Dahlia - I enjoy this name, but I am not sure if so-called ‘flower names’ are a good option for naming daughter. Anyway, it is beautiful, girly and has some Mediterranean spirit within.
I really love name Emilia but I think that it is maybe too awkward to name your daughter with the same name as mother… And I think that Amelia is a lovely name as well but it sounds at times very similarly to Emilia. But, again, I think that Emilia might be a great option for a middle name.

And now middle name options:
Edith and Edwina might be in fact too antiqued and outdated. But I still like them.
Natalia - this is my middle name. I really like this name but I think it might be nowadays too popular or something. Also, I would like to choose something different actually.
Eleonora - it’s in my opinion too long for first name, but it goes perfectly for a middle name. It’s powerful but still delicate and stylish.
Maud - It’s so lovely to me. Plus, it might be a great tribute to Lucy Maud Montgomery, my all-time favourite author!
Serafina - same as Eleonora.

Here, I would like to point out that I enjoy names like Rose, Liliana, Lavender or Violet (and their variations) but I find them too popular. It seems to me that they are everywhere nowadays and it is not something good. However, these aforementioned names are indeed lovely.

Soon, I am going to do some kind of bigger, personal summary of all names that I like. I think that it is really difficult to choose the most appropriate names because there are so many great options… Anyway, I am happy that you find my list useful.

Thank you very much for all comments! Now I am want to give myself some time to carefully think about it all and choose something the most suitable. if you have any thoughts, write here.

[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Persephone[/name_f] from your list
I thought of [name_f]Agatha[/name_f], [name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], [name_f]Isadora[/name_f], [name_f]Iris[/name_f], [name_f]Yvaine[/name_f], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Zelda[/name_f], and [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f].
Good luck! :wink:

[name_f]Mirabella[/name_f] [name_f]Edith[/name_f] is my favorite combo.
Runner Ups:
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f], [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f], and [name_f]Persephone[/name_f] from your list
I also thought of:
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f], [name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], [name_f]Isadora[/name_f], [name_f]Iris[/name_f], [name_f]Yvaine[/name_f], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Zelda[/name_f], and [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f].
Good luck! :wink:

Thank you.:slight_smile: [name_f]Mirabella[/name_f] [name_f]Edith[/name_f] sounds interestingly, classy and stylish.
I like [name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Iris[/name_f] and [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] from your list. And I love [name_f]Persephone[/name_f] as a name but I think it’s maybe too much…

Saw [name_f]Mirabella[/name_f] and [name_f]Edith[/name_f] immediately
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f] is a lot more useable than [name_f]Aphrodite[/name_f] but i have met both little girls who fit those names!
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]'s nn was [name_f]Cora[/name_f] actually.
[name_f]Alice[/name_f] and [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] are gorgeous!

Np! I’m happy to help :slight_smile: