Looking for more vintage/whimsical options

[ambearcat]

So I actually have a list of over 100 names found between me and my husband. But we’ve only narrowed it down to 7 names we can agree upon, with most of them not even being ones I suggested.

Clara
Elaine
Eleanora
Elora
Mabel
Marceline
Nell/Nellie

His top names: Adaline, Adelaide, Annabelle, Clara, Elaine, Evelyn, Maeve, Maisie, Millie, Rowan, Selene

My top names: Clara, Darra, Elaine, Emmeline, Everly, Irene, Louisa, Lyra, Manon, Rosalie, Rowena, Serena

So clearly a lot of overlap, but not many either of us are willing to budge on.

Do you have any other names that are vintage and/or whimsical that might fit the bill here?
Note we cannot use color/nature names due to our last name.

[emeraldsea]

we are naming our may baby lenora if he/she is a girl! i feel like that’s pretty vintage and whimsical- others we considered are adelaide and mercy 🪻

otherwise…

althea
araminta
birdie
celestine
cleo
delphine
dorothea
dottie
goldie
isadora
elnora
elva
evelina
flossie
guinevere
leontine
lucinda
lula
minerva
odessa
ottilie
ozella
polly
pomeline
sophronia
sybil
theodora
theodosia
winifred
zelda
zuzanna

i hope this helps!

[ambearcat]

Thank you! I loved [name_f]Lenora[/name_f] myself but he couldn’t get past “Lenore” from [name_m]King[/name_m] of the [name_m]Hill[/name_m].

[emeraldsea]

oh my gosh. i had forgotten about that show

[EagleEyes]

Maybe you would like…
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f] / [name_f]Estella[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Angeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Eden[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]
[name_f]Celina[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] (could be nicknamed Nell/Nellie)
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] / [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] / [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosaline[/name_f]
[name_f]Minna[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f] (not sure if this is too “nature”)
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Eulalia[/name_f] / [name_f]Eulalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Elara[/name_f]

I notice a lot of “L” sounds in both of your top names, so I tried to give suggestions with that sound!

[Maria_Bennett]

I love Eleanora/Eleanor! Have you considered doing [name_f]Eleanora[/name_f] nn Nell/Nellie? That would definitely work!

[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] nn [name_f]Lottie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Leora[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliora[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Evelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Adora[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] nn [name_f]Hattie[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] nn [name_f]Dotty[/name_f]

[Greyblue]

I’m thinking…

[name_f]Leonie[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Pippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Honora[/name_f]
[name_f]Evelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Keziah[/name_f]
[name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Darcy[/name_f] / [name_f]Darcie[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Antonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Luella[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Romilly[/name_f]

[chelsia]

[name_f]Love[/name_f] all of your names! They are definitely very whimsical, remind me of pretty, dainty Barbiesque style names

Others you may like

[name_f]Alethea[/name_f]
[name_f]Alodia[/name_f]
[name_f]Alouetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Anneliese[/name_f]
[name_f]Bleuenn[/name_f]
[name_f]Bluma[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosette[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eponine[/name_f]
[name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Evelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiorella[/name_f]
[name_f]Fleura[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevie[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Giselle[/name_f]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonora[/name_f]
Lunalia
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Noelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Odelia[/name_f]
Poema
[name_f]Pomeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
Rosavieve
[name_f]Sabina[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabine[/name_f]
[name_f]Salestia[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]
Snowelle
[name_f]Theodosia[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]

[RubyGemstone19]

[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] / [name_f]Evelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Phaedra[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
[name_f]Arrietty[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Fable[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsa[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Narissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Romilly[/name_f] / [name_f]Romy[/name_f] / Romelia
[name_f]Clio[/name_f]
[name_f]Briar[/name_f]
[name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Davina[/name_f]
[name_f]Brielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f]
[name_f]Pandora[/name_f] / [name_f]Andora[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Vienna[/name_f]
[name_f]Colette[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f]

[ashthedreamer]

Your common list is beautiful! I especially like [name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Elora[/name_f], and [name_f]Marceline[/name_f] (like [name_f]Leonora[/name_f] a little more than [name_f]Eleanora[/name_f] myself, but I know a family with an [name_f]Eleanora[/name_f] and it made me so happy to see used in real life!).

Here’s a few other ideas:

[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Violetta[/name_f] or [name_f]Violet[/name_f] or [name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f] or [name_f]Clemency[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgina[/name_f] or [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivian[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] or [name_f]Eveline[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Tess[/name_f]

Good luck!

[somemelodioussonnet]

[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Estella[/name_f]
[name_f]Evie[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Jeanette[/name_f]
[name_f]Lenora[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_f]Norah[/name_f]

[noragrace]

I love your list, especially [name_f]Marceline[/name_f]! Some other ideas I had:

[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Luella[/name_f]
Dorothy/Dorothea
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Marjorie[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Mercy[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Winona[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Juniper[/name_f]
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Zora[/name_f]

I personally really enjoy feminizations of traditionally masculine names—like [name_f]Marceline[/name_f]. Lots of them have the vintage feel you like, and I think they might be fun choices for you. Maybe something like:

[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Fredericka[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
Willa/Willela
[name_f]Edwina[/name_f]

[mololy]

So many of your names are names I love! [name_f]Marceline[/name_f], [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], [name_f]Nellie[/name_f], [name_f]Lyra[/name_f], [name_f]Irene[/name_f], [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f], [name_f]Maisie[/name_f], I don’t think you can choose wrong. You already have a ton of suggestions but here are a few more that you may like:

Adaine
[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanora[/name_f] nn Nell/Nellie
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] nn Nell/Nellie
[name_f]Sibyl[/name_f] / [name_f]Sibella[/name_f]
[name_f]Eira[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f] / [name_f]Eloisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Minnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f] / [name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] / [name_f]Hattie[/name_f]
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Dinah[/name_f]
[name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Anita[/name_f]
[name_f]Inez[/name_f]
[name_f]Gretchen[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Bess[/name_f] / [name_f]Betsey[/name_f]
[name_m]Quincy[/name_m]
[name_f]Coraline[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Lori[/name_f]
[name_f]Darcy[/name_f]