Hello berries!
Today I was thinking about a specific category of names. Names that sound like they SHOULD be nameberry favorites (vintage, sweet, classic, or unique without being weird) but rarely get mentioned on the site.
Names like [name_f]Miriam[/name_f], [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]/[name_f]Elsbeth[/name_f], [name_f]Milou[/name_f], [name_f]Thomasina[/name_f], [name_u]Simone[/name_u], [name_f]Paulina[/name_f], [name_f]Orla[/name_f], [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f], [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f], [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f], [name_f]Antonia[/name_f], [name_f]Claudia[/name_f].
I’m personally fan of [name_f]Paola[/name_f] and [name_f]Pomeline[/name_f], but not [name_f]Paulina[/name_f].
[name_f]Faith[/name_f], [name_f]Farrah[/name_f], [name_u]Artemis[/name_u], [name_f]Erin[/name_f], [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f], and [name_f]Kerensa[/name_f], just to name a few.
I really love [name_f]Miriam[/name_f]! [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f] & [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f] are awesome too.
A few more to add…
[name_f]Anita[/name_f]
[name_f]Anthea[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Leora[/name_f]
[name_f]Sparrow[/name_f]-this is a little more out there, but I find it so lovely & never see it.
I am surprised [name_f]Renata[/name_f] doesn’t get a bit more love. Its feminine, familiar but not popular, good nickname potential and no pronunciation issues. Also [name_f]Gloria[/name_f], [name_u]Marion[/name_u] and [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f].
Thanks everyone! I agree with almost all the names you’ve mentioned so far!
Faith, Dahlia, and Renata especially. It baffles me how they’re not more popular on nameberry.
It’s funny you should use these examples because some of them - [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f] and [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f] especially but also [name_f]Orla[/name_f] and [name_f]Annaliese[/name_f] - were given a lot more attention when I first joined Nameberry almost 9 years ago! I wonder what happened. I remember [name_f]Eulalie[/name_f] being passed around an awful lot back then too.
[name_f]Lilias[/name_f]/[name_f]Lileas[/name_f]
[name_f]Fenella[/name_f]
Celandine
[name_f]Magda[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamy[/name_f]
[name_f]Lana[/name_f]
[name_f]Marcia[/name_f]
[name_f]Galilee[/name_f]
[name_u]Cataleya[/name_u]
[name_f]Olwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Tamsin[/name_f]
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_f]Saffron[/name_f]
[name_u]Damaris[/name_u]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u]
[name_f]Azenor[/name_f]
Such a good idea!! I love [name_f]Miriam[/name_f] and [name_u]Simone[/name_u]!
[name_f]Philomena[/name_f], [name_f]Zipporah[/name_f], [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f], [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f], [name_f]Alexandrine[/name_f], [name_f]Zephyrine[/name_f], Odysseia, [name_f]Solange[/name_f], [name_f]Seraphine[/name_f], [name_f]Antigone[/name_f]
@oliviasarah Yeah it seems like a lot of names come and go! I remember [name_f]Pomeline[/name_f] and [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] being quite popular at some point, maybe three years ago? [name_u]Love[/name_u] your suggestions!
@[name_f]Lauren[/name_f].ley, wow, never thought about [name_f]Philomena[/name_f]! You’d expect it to get some attention since names like [name_f]Theodora[/name_f] and [name_f]Persephone[/name_f] are, but I’ve never seen it suggested. [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] too.
@adelina_sophia thanks for all the ideas! I’ve never even heard of some of these, like [name_u]Elia[/name_u] and [name_f]Amelina[/name_f]. Definitely agree with you on [name_f]Leontine[/name_f], Laureline, [name_f]Adelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Alberta[/name_f] the most.
[name_f]Geraldine[/name_f]
[name_f]Bernadette[/name_f]
[name_f]Elvira[/name_f]
[name_f]Thelma[/name_f]/[name_f]Velma[/name_f]/[name_f]Alma[/name_f]
[name_f]Eudora[/name_f]
[name_f]Mildred[/name_f]
[name_f]Gretchen[/name_f]
[name_f]Fredricka[/name_f]
[name_f]Beulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Wendy[/name_f]
[name_f]Imelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Gertrude[/name_f]
[name_f]Ernestine[/name_f]
[name_f]Wanda[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgette[/name_f]
[name_f]Edna[/name_f]
I love [name_f]Miriam[/name_f], [name_f]Claudia[/name_f], [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f], [name_f]Edith[/name_f], and my absolute favorite, [name_f]Muriel[/name_f]!
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f] and [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f] are two of my favorites! Some others that are generally well received but I just don’t see In many signatures…
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgina[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Camille[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonora[/name_f]
Vitalina
[name_f]Antonina[/name_f]
[name_f]Morwenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Idalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Nerea[/name_f]
[name_f]Mireya[/name_f]/[name_f]Mireia[/name_f]
[name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_f]Idalia[/name_f]
Briseida
[name_f]Ferelith[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphine[/name_f]
Eilonwy
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Pia[/name_f]
[name_f]Vashti[/name_f]
[name_f]Merryn[/name_f]
Vaila
[name_f]Nerys[/name_f]
[name_f]Ines[/name_f]
[name_f]Melisande[/name_f]
[name_f]Desdemona[/name_f]
[name_f]Ceridwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Pomeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabine[/name_f]/[name_f]Sabina[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosetta[/name_f]
I am surprised that [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] doesn’t get more love considering all the vintage classics that are making a comeback here. [name_f]Finola[/name_f] too (or the more irish spelling, [name_f]Fionnuala[/name_f]).
I love [name_f]Antonia[/name_f], [name_f]Thomasina[/name_f], [name_u]Simone[/name_u] and [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]. Some other names that I like but nobody else does are [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f], [name_f]Constance[/name_f], [name_f]Polly[/name_f], [name_f]Goldie[/name_f], [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Sibyl[/name_f].
I love [name_f]Sibyl[/name_f]!
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] were quite popular some time ago, as well as [name_f]Constance[/name_f]
I have a few favorites that I’m surprised dont get as much love on here; [name_u]Fifer[/name_u], [name_f]Martha[/name_f], [name_f]Ethel[/name_f], [name_f]Beth[/name_f] and [name_f]Lenora[/name_f]
Not so known but I really love Ettel (french variation of [name_f]Ethel[/name_f] from what i can see about it) I’ve posted about it before but didnt get much love. I enjoy the balance of strength and sweet
I personally enjoy:
[name_f]Elexis[/name_f]
[name_f]Amarantha[/name_f]
[name_f]Araminta[/name_f]
[name_u]Aspen[/name_u]
[name_f]Briar[/name_f]
[name_f]Lola[/name_f]
[name_u]Fennel[/name_u]- cool but slightly kooky
[name_f]Pippa[/name_f]
Some names that I like that seem to fit are:
Gwendolyn
Guinevere
Millicent
Euphemia
Theodora
Odette
Flora
Marina
Noemi
Adelaide
Rosalind
Felicity
Dorothea
Mirabelle
Michelle
Tamsin
Adela
Evelina
Willamina
Niamh
Maeve
Bellamy
Jessamine
Violetta
Lara
Helena
Daniella
Florence
Iolande
Andrea
Ilana
Seraphina
Philippa
Henrietta
Louisa
Winifred
Margaret
Augusta
Georgiana
Alexandria
Oona
Charlize
Serena
Alyssa
Posey
Briella
Katrina
Talia