Names like Juliet, Cecelia, and Stella

I love old-fashioned names that you don’t hear as much anymore. Some names I like that are commonly used but still thought of as ‘vintage’ are [name]Charlotte[/name], [name]Emma[/name], [name]Ella[/name], and [name]Bella[/name]. I like the sweet-sounding, graceful names. Can you think of any names like this? I’d like it best if it weren’t too common, but I have an open mind:)
Also, for her middle name, I want something resembling nature. It doesn’t have to be obvious like ‘[name]Rose[/name]’ or ‘[name]Star[/name]’, I’d prefer it to mean something in nature, like a stream or a rose. I love roses (in case that wasn’t clear enough haha) but it needs to sound good with the first name. I’d like it to flow- roll straight off the tongue.
Some examples my husband and I like are [name]Cecelia[/name] [name]Rose[/name], [name]Stella[/name] [name]Mae[/name], [name]Juliet[/name] De [name]Rose[/name], and [name]Lilly[/name] [name]Rose[/name].
Any suggestions?

I love [name]Cecelia[/name] [name]Rose[/name]… I would really reconsider [name]Lilly[/name] [name]Rose[/name]. Two flower names is a bit much.

Here are some other suggestions, I find these names very vintage, yet not common:

[name]Ada[/name]
[name]Augusta[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Blanche[/name]
[name]Cora[/name]
[name]Daisy[/name]
[name]Della[/name]
[name]Dora[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Etta[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Iva[/name]
[name]Lena[/name]
[name]Louise[/name]
[name]Lottie[/name]
[name]Lula[/name]
[name]Mabel[/name]
[name]Marie[/name]
[name]Ora[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Viola[/name]

Here are some vintage/nature inspired names. See any you like?

[name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Blossom[/name], [name]Cordelia[/name] Bloom, [name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Pearl[/name], [name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Wren[/name], [name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Florence[/name], [name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Camille[/name] [name]Estelle[/name]
[name]Ada[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name], [name]Ada[/name] [name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Viola[/name] [name]Lane[/name], [name]Viola[/name] [name]Pearl[/name], [name]Viola[/name] [name]Lily[/name], [name]Viola[/name] [name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Flora[/name] [name]June[/name], [name]Flora[/name] [name]Jane[/name], [name]Flora[/name] [name]Pearl[/name], [name]Flora[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Cora[/name]/[name]Coralie[/name]/[name]Coral[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Wren[/name], [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Faye[/name], [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Rain[/name], [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Skye[/name], [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]June[/name]
[name]Bella[/name] [name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Vera[/name] [name]Celeste[/name]

My 7 year old is [name]Juliet[/name] [name]Rose[/name]. So obviously that gets the thumbs up from me!
Youngest was almost [name]Estelle[/name] [name]Lily[/name].

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