New List for Baby Girl: Quirky & Sassy

[ottilie]

We changed or minds (or my boyfriend did) so we are starting over again with names for our baby. His main issue was that the names didn’t feel like names, so I’ve tried to find names that feel like names (does that make sense at all?). There are lots of them, I know, so I don’t expect anyone to comment on all on them, just tell me what you think whichever way you want. And we’re open to suggestions as well, if there’s anything you think we might like (I know this is pretty all over the place). We will probably have a quirky, sassy, bookish and independent little child.

… the list… (updated version on page 8!)
[name]Alair[/name], [name]Alcyone[/name], [name]Ali[/name]énor, [name]Amarante[/name], Amatrix, [name]Amoret[/name], Anahera, [name]Aquila[/name], [name]Arcadia[/name], [name]Ariadne[/name], Asherah, [name]Asia[/name], [name]Atalanta[/name], [name]Aura[/name]
[name]Beata[/name], [name]Beatrice[/name], Beatula, [name]Berenice[/name]
[name]Calliope[/name], [name]Cassia[/name], [name]Celestine[/name], [name]Charis[/name], Chione, [name]Cicely[/name], [name]Circe[/name], [name]Clemency[/name], [name]Clio[/name], [name]Constance[/name], [name]Corinna[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name], [name]Delphina[/name] ([name]Delphine[/name]?), [name]Diana[/name], [name]Dido[/name], [name]Dione[/name]
[name]Eirene[/name], [name]Elaine[/name], [name]Elettra[/name], [name]Elvira[/name], [name]Elysia[/name], [name]Eos[/name], [name]Eugenie[/name], [name]Eulalia[/name] ([name]Eulalie[/name]?) [name]Eunice[/name], Eupheme, Everild
Fabella, Fiametta, Formosa
[name]Garnet[/name], [name]Gisela[/name]
[name]Helena[/name], [name]Hero[/name], Hersilia
[name]Ianthe[/name], [name]Idonia[/name], Illyria, [name]Imogen[/name], [name]Isis[/name], [name]Isolde[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name], [name]Jessica[/name] (Jesca?), [name]Josephine[/name], [name]Joy[/name], [name]Julia[/name], [name]Junia[/name], [name]Juno[/name]
[name]Lavinia[/name], Leaina, Lirael, [name]Livia[/name], [name]Lucia[/name], [name]Lux[/name], [name]Lydia[/name], [name]Lyra[/name], Lysandra, Lysiane
[name]Maris[/name], [name]Melisande[/name], [name]Melusine[/name], Messalina, [name]Miranda[/name], [name]Moira[/name], Myrrha
[name]Naida[/name], [name]Nephele[/name], [name]Nerissa[/name], Nimue, [name]Noemi[/name]
Ocellina, [name]Octavia[/name], [name]Ondine[/name], [name]Ophelia[/name], [name]Oriana[/name], [name]Oriel[/name], [name]Ortensia[/name], Ovidia
[name]Quintia[/name]
[name]Raphaela[/name], [name]Rhiannon[/name], [name]Roksana[/name], [name]Romilly[/name], [name]Rosemonde[/name] ([name]Rosamund[/name]?)
[name]Saga[/name], [name]Selene[/name], [name]Signe[/name], [name]Solenne[/name], Sollemnia, [name]Stella[/name]
[name]Thalia[/name], [name]Theodosia[/name], [name]Tindra[/name], [name]Twila[/name]
[name]Una[/name], [name]Ursula[/name]
[name]Vanessa[/name], Vendula, Venatura, Viatrix, [name]Violetta[/name], [name]Viva[/name], Viviana
[name]Xanthe[/name]
[name]Yvaine[/name]

Thank you!

Edit: Added Clemency and Elaine

[namelover77]

I love…

[name]Amoret[/name]
[name]Clio[/name]
[name]Delphina[/name]
[name]Elysia[/name]
Fiametta
[name]Gisela[/name]
[name]Isolde[/name]
[name]Juno[/name]
[name]Lavinia[/name]
[name]Miranda[/name]
[name]Nephele[/name]
[name]Oriana[/name]
[name]Raphaela[/name]
[name]Solenne[/name]
[name]Thalia[/name]
[name]Una[/name]
[name]Violetta[/name]
[name]Yvaine[/name]

[missv]

I picked the ones I like and feel like real names but are still in keeping with your more adventurous and quirky style.

[name]Ariadne[/name], Asherah, [name]Aura[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name], [name]Berenice[/name]
[name]Calliope[/name], [name]Celestine[/name], [name]Clio[/name],
[name]Delphina[/name]
[name]Eos[/name]
Fiametta
Illyria, [name]Imogen[/name],
[name]Junia[/name]
[name]Lavinia[/name], [name]Lyra[/name], Lysandra,
[name]Maris[/name],
[name]Nerissa[/name],
[name]Oriana[/name]
[name]Romilly[/name]
[name]Solenne[/name]
[name]Xanthe[/name]

[emmabobemma]

Again, taking a very opinionated approach in the interest of helping you cull.

NO:
[name]Ali[/name]énor (alien what?) Amatrix, Anahera (to my ears, an odd mix of [name]Ana[/name] and [name]Hera[/name]), [name]Asia[/name] (dislike colonialist connotations), [name]Aura[/name] (new-agey)
Beatula (spatula), [name]Berenice[/name] (maybe in the UK this one would work- here the pronunciation might be butchered)
[name]Cicely[/name] (sounds prissy to me), [name]Circe[/name] (interesting namesake, dislike the hard-K sounds), [name]Corinna[/name] (you can do better)
[name]Diana[/name] (mixed on this one- see [name]Jason[/name]), [name]Elvira[/name] (viral), [name]Elysia[/name] (lesion), [name]Eugenie[/name], [name]Eunice[/name] (eunuch) Eupheme (euphemism)
Fabella (may be lumped with the bellas) Hersilia (hearse, hirsute)
[name]Isis[/name] (such an ice-queen name) [name]Idonia[/name] (again, feels chilly to me), [name]Jessica[/name] Jesca (Jesca is interesting. [name]Jessica[/name], though Shakespearean, is dated imo) [name]Joy[/name] (pretty, but I’d go with something a little more layered. maybe as a middle [name]Joy[/name] would work.) [name]Julia[/name] (Beatles song notwithstanding, I think you can do better)
Leaina (too liquid- if you want a liquid name, Illyria has to win), Lirael, [name]Livia[/name], [name]Lucia[/name], [name]Lydia[/name], Lysandra, Lysiane (see Leaiana)
Messalina (messily), [name]Nerissa[/name] (lovely meaning, but too princessy for me)
[name]Ophelia[/name] (too much stigma), [name]Oriana[/name] (not as surprising as some of your others), [name]Ortensia[/name] ([name]Hortense[/name]! Oh no you di’int!) Ovidia (ovaries)
[name]Saga[/name] (heavy), [name]Selene[/name] (would be constantly mispronounced) Sollemnia (prefer [name]Solange[/name]),
[name]Theodosia[/name] (smells like my great-grandmother’s perfume)
[name]Vanessa[/name] (princessy), Vendula (I want to like it, but the “vend” feels clunky to me), Venatura (vena cava, nature, adventure… it should be great, but somehow just feels cluttered to me), [name]Viva[/name] (I like [name]Vera[/name], [name]Varya[/name], [name]Valeria[/name], [name]Veda[/name], [name]Vita[/name], [name]Vega[/name], [name]Viola[/name], [name]Verity[/name], Verusha, [name]Vesper[/name]), Vivinna (nms)

YES YES DEFINITELY:
[name]Alair[/name], [name]Alcyone[/name], [name]Amarante[/name], [name]Amoret[/name], [name]Aquila[/name], [name]Arcadia[/name], [name]Ariadne[/name], Asherah, [name]Atalanta[/name]
[name]Beata[/name], [name]Beatrice[/name],
[name]Calliope[/name], [name]Cassia[/name], [name]Celestine[/name], [name]Charis[/name], Chione, [name]Clio[/name], [name]Constance[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name], [name]Delphina[/name], [name]Delphine[/name], [name]Dido[/name], [name]Dione[/name]
[name]Eirene[/name], [name]Elettra[/name], [name]Eos[/name], [name]Eulalia[/name], [name]Eulalie[/name], Everild
Fiametta, Formosa
[name]Garnet[/name], [name]Gisela[/name]
[name]Helena[/name], [name]Hero[/name]
[name]Ianthe[/name], Illyria, [name]Imogen[/name], [name]Isolde[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name], [name]Josephine[/name], [name]Junia[/name], [name]Juno[/name]
[name]Lavinia[/name], [name]Lux[/name], [name]Lyra[/name]
[name]Maris[/name], [name]Melisande[/name], [name]Melusine[/name], [name]Miranda[/name], [name]Moira[/name], Myrrha
[name]Naida[/name], [name]Nephele[/name], Nimue, [name]Noemi[/name]
Ocellina, [name]Octavia[/name], [name]Ondine[/name], [name]Oriel[/name]
[name]Quintia[/name]
[name]Raphaela[/name], [name]Rhiannon[/name], [name]Roksana[/name], [name]Romilly[/name], [name]Rosemonde[/name] ([name]Rosamund[/name]?)
[name]Signe[/name], [name]Solenne[/name], [name]Stella[/name]
[name]Thalia[/name], [name]Tindra[/name], [name]Twila[/name]
[name]Una[/name], [name]Ursula[/name]
Viatrix, [name]Violetta[/name]
[name]Xanthe[/name]
[name]Yvaine[/name]

Z is for: Zhenya (an alternative to [name]Eugenie[/name])

[system]

[name]Alcyone[/name]
[name]Ali[/name]énor
Amatrix - [name]Love[/name] this
[name]Amoret[/name]
[name]Arcadia[/name]
[name]Ariadne[/name]
Asherah
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Calliope[/name]
[name]Cassia[/name]
[name]Celestine[/name]
[name]Charis[/name]
[name]Cicely[/name]
[name]Circe[/name]
[name]Clio[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Delphina[/name] - I slightly prefer [name]Delphine[/name], I had [name]Tullia[/name] [name]Delphine[/name] on my list for a long time.
[name]Eirene[/name]
[name]Elettra[/name]
[name]Elysia[/name]
[name]Eugenie[/name]
[name]Eulalia[/name] - I prefer [name]Eulalia[/name], [name]Eulalie[/name] is lovely, but [name]Eulalia[/name] sounds more like a “name”, [name]IMO[/name].
Fiametta - I adore this
[name]Hero[/name] - another one I adore
[name]Ianthe[/name]
[name]Idonia[/name]
Illyria - you may also like Ilythia
[name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Joy[/name]
[name]Junia[/name]
[name]Juno[/name]
[name]Lavinia[/name]
Lirael
[name]Livia[/name]
[name]Maris[/name]
[name]Melisande[/name]
Nimue - I [name]ADORE[/name] Nimue, glad to see someone else loves it! Nimue [name]Tatiana[/name] was one on my list for quite a while as well.
[name]Octavia[/name]
[name]Ondine[/name]
[name]Raphaela[/name]
[name]Rhiannon[/name]
[name]Roksana[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Roksana[/name], especially this spelling! Lumi [name]Roksana[/name] was on my list about a year ago.
[name]Signe[/name] - though I may consider [name]Signy[/name]
[name]Theodosia[/name]
[name]Tindra[/name] - love this one
Viatrix
[name]Xanthe[/name] - another very long time love of mine.

[crunchymama]

Hey there!
I love your description of a quirky, sassy, bookish and independent little child. That describes our oldest quite well and I kinda knew she’d be that way as soon as I found out I was expecting a girl. The description is a little bit me and a little bit DH rolled together.

Here are the names that I like and think fit that description the best from your list. I’ll put a star next to my favs for you:
[name]Alienor[/name]
[name]Amoret[/name]*
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Calliope[/name]
[name]Constance[/name] (this is one of my guilty pleasure names)*
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Delphine[/name] (I really got into this name a few months ago)*
[name]Eugenie[/name]*
[name]Garnet[/name]*
[name]Isolde[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Juno[/name]
[name]Livia[/name] (I love [name]Liv[/name] names)
[name]Juno[/name]
[name]Maris[/name]*
[name]Moira[/name]
[name]Nerissa[/name]
[name]Noemi[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] (another guilty pleasure!)
[name]Opal[/name] (I’m adding this as a suggestion)
[name]Raphaela[/name] (loved it cause of a nn potential [name]Fae[/name], which is what we call our [name]Fiona[/name])
[name]Romilly[/name]
[name]Thalia[/name]*
[name]Una[/name]
[name]Viva[/name]

[blade]

I’ll do the same thing as the boys’ list: yays and nays, based on desired imagery, wearability, and aesthetics… hopefully it helps!

Yes

[name]Alair[/name]
[name]Amarante[/name]
[name]Amoret[/name]
[name]Aquila[/name]
[name]Arcadia[/name]
[name]Ariadne[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Berenice[/name]
[name]Cassia[/name]
[name]Charis[/name]
Chione
[name]Cicely[/name]
[name]Clio[/name]
[name]Constance[/name]
[name]Corinna[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Delphina[/name] (prefer [name]Delphine[/name])
[name]Diana[/name]
[name]Eirene[/name]
[name]Elysia[/name]
[name]Eugenie[/name]
[name]Eulalia[/name] ([name]Eulalie[/name]-- prefer [name]Eulalia[/name])
Everild
Fiametta
[name]Gisela[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Ianthe[/name]
[name]Idonia[/name] (prefer [name]Idony[/name])
Illyria
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Isolde[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Joy[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Junia[/name]
[name]Lavinia[/name]
Lirael
[name]Lucia[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Lyra[/name]
Lysandra
Lysiane
[name]Maris[/name]
[name]Melisande[/name]
[name]Miranda[/name]
Myrrha
[name]Nephele[/name]
[name]Nerissa[/name]
[name]Octavia[/name]
[name]Oriana[/name]
[name]Oriel[/name]
[name]Raphaela[/name]
[name]Rhiannon[/name]
[name]Romilly[/name]
[name]Rosemonde[/name] ([name]Rosamund[/name]?)-- prefer [name]Rosamond[/name], two birds with one stone
[name]Selene[/name]
[name]Signe[/name]
[name]Solenne[/name]
[name]Thalia[/name]
[name]Theodosia[/name]
[name]Ursula[/name]
[name]Violetta[/name]
[name]Yvaine[/name]

No

[name]Alcyone[/name] (pronunciation will constantly be butchered)
[name]Alienor[/name] (can you find a different Provencale spelling that doesn’t start with Alien? And doesn’t rely on a diacritical mark to make the pronunciation work?)
Amatrix (seems like a dominatrix name)
Anahera (agree with emma)
Asherah (pagan fertility goddess, would avoid. Human sacrifice, etc)
[name]Atalanta[/name] (love the idea, not wearable, is dominated by the city in [name]Georgia[/name])
[name]Asia[/name] (very popular porn name)
[name]Aura[/name] (as in, can I read your? A little hippy rather than bookish and independent)
[name]Beata[/name] (I [name]LOVE[/name] it but it will be read as [name]Beat[/name]-a)
Beatula (not usable)
[name]Calliope[/name] (this is the hurdy-gurdy at the carnival)
[name]Celestine[/name] (a male name, the name of multiple popes-- would love [name]Celeste[/name], though)
[name]Circe[/name] (bad guy, and mispronounced)
[name]Dido[/name] (owned by the singer, and one l away from dildo)
[name]Dione[/name] (will be mispronounced)
[name]Elettra[/name] (electricity kind of dominates this)
[name]Elvira[/name] (Mistress of the Dark, and not very pretty)
[name]Eos[/name] (iOS operating system)
[name]Eunice[/name] (old-lady, not in the good way)
Eupheme (will be mispronounced, and you have far better options)
Fabella (like fable)
Formosa (colonial name for Taiwan)
[name]Garnet[/name] (you have lovelier names)
[name]Hero[/name] (not wearable)
Hersilia (looks like hirsute)
[name]Isis[/name] (major deity)
[name]Juno[/name] (ditto)
[name]Jessica[/name] (80s rather than Shakespearean)
[name]Josephine[/name] (not quirky or interesting enough)
Leaina (too many vowels, cannot pronounce)
[name]Livia[/name] (eternally confused with much-more-popular [name]Olivia[/name])
[name]Lux[/name] (you have better light-names; the aesthetics aren’t nice. Sounds like Flux)
Messalina (too diva)
[name]Melusine[/name] (monster)
[name]Moira[/name] (not at all the desired imagery)
[name]Naida[/name] (would like [name]Nereida[/name])
Nimue (will be mispronounced, Niniane is out?)
[name]Noemi[/name] (required diacritical marks)
Ocellina (not wearable)
[name]Ondine[/name] (bad guy)
[name]Ortensia[/name] (not even this can make [name]Hortense[/name] an option)
Ovidia (eggs!)
[name]Ophelia[/name] (earlier concerns about BPD?)
[name]Quintia[/name] (only works in masculine form)
[name]Roksana[/name] (Persian prostitute)
[name]Saga[/name] (an everyday word now, not usable)
Sollemnia (you have the lovely, trim [name]Solenne[/name]; this isn’t usable)
[name]Stella[/name] (too popular)
[name]Tindra[/name] (this is the Swedish [name]Nevaeh[/name], much reviled there from what I understand. [name]Just[/name] means ‘sparkly’)
[name]Twila[/name] (Native American name, somewhat redneck in the US)
[name]Una[/name] (I know this has more currency in the UK, but I don’t consider it usable. It’s an indefinite article in many Latin languages)
[name]Vanessa[/name] (80s)
Vendula (not wearable)
Venatura (like [name]Bonaventure[/name])
Viatrix (still sounds pharmaceutical, like Viagra)
[name]Viva[/name] (this is one’s thesis defense)
Vivinna (did you mean [name]Viviana[/name]?)
[name]Xanthe[/name] (will be mispronounced, just a color)

[Amydomsmom]

Well as usual I spent waaaay too long on the boys page before I realized you probably added a girls list at the same time so I will list the ones I like and give you reasons/details when it is not past my bedtime… =]

[name]Alair[/name]
[name]Alcyone[/name]
*[name]Amoret[/name]
*[name]Calliope[/name]
[name]Cassia[/name]
*[name]Diana[/name] (how I adore [name]Diana[/name])
[name]Eirene[/name]
*Fiametta (yay, yes please!)
[name]Helena[/name]
*Illyria (keep this forever)
[name]Isolde[/name]
*[name]Julia[/name] (aw, she’s on my own list, didn’t know you liked this)
[name]Junia[/name]
*[name]Lucia[/name] (so much better than [name]Lucius[/name]…)
[name]Lux[/name]
[name]Lyra[/name]
[name]Maris[/name]
*[name]Melisande[/name]
*[name]Nephele[/name]
*[name]Ondine[/name] (Yes, 100% keep [name]Ondine[/name] as a contender!)
[name]Oriana[/name]
*[name]Romilly[/name] (so pretty)
[name]Rosamund[/name] (yes)
[name]Selene[/name] (Aw, the [name]Endymion[/name] in my heart votes for her)
[name]Stella[/name]
*[name]Thalia[/name]
[name]Tindra[/name]
[name]Xanthe[/name]

[goodkarmavt]

[name]Eulalie[/name], Illyria, [name]Romilly[/name], and [name]Junia[/name] are perfect and spunky. Many of the others are nice too- but these stand out.

[irmgard_theodorian]

[name]Ariadne[/name] / [name]Beatrice[/name] / [name]Celestine[/name] / [name]Constance[/name] / [name]Corinna[/name] / [name]Delphine[/name] / [name]Elysia[/name] (nn. [name]Elsie[/name]) / Prefer [name]Fflur[/name] & Griselys / [name]Hero[/name] / Illyria / [name]Josephine[/name] / [name]Lux[/name] / [name]Lydia[/name] / [name]Melusine[/name] / [name]Moira[/name] / [name]Nerissa[/name] / Nimue / [name]Ophelia[/name] / Suggest [name]Primrose[/name] / [name]Rosemund[/name] / [name]Selene[/name] / [name]Theodosia[/name] / Prefer [name]Umbria[/name] / [name]Violetta[/name] / [name]Viva[/name]

[blade]

I’ll try the same thing, in case it’s helpful-- a top 20, ranked in order.

[name]Melisande[/name]
[name]Alair[/name]
Illyria
[name]Aquila[/name]
[name]Yvaine[/name]
Everild
[name]Rosamond[/name]
[name]Solenne[/name]
[name]Eirene[/name]
[name]Delphine[/name]

[name]Charis[/name]
[name]Cassia[/name]
[name]Maris[/name]
[name]Idony[/name]
[name]Oriel[/name]
[name]Nerissa[/name]
[name]Arcadia[/name]
[name]Ariadne[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name]
[name]Clemency[/name]

[jyoti]

Yes (with little asterisks by the ones I think are nicest and fit your style)
[name]Alair[/name]
[name]Alcyone[/name]
[name]Amoret[/name]
Anahera
[name]Ariadne[/name] **
Asherah
[name]Beatrice[/name] **
[name]Berenice[/name]
[name]Calliope[/name]
[name]Cassia[/name]
[name]Charis[/name] **
Chione
[name]Cicely[/name]
[name]Circe[/name]
[name]Constance[/name] **
[name]Corinna[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name] **
[name]Delphina[/name] ([name]Delphine[/name]?) - I prefer [name]Delphine[/name] here
[name]Diana[/name]
[name]Dione[/name]
[name]Eirene[/name]
[name]Elettra[/name]
[name]Elysia[/name]
[name]Eos[/name]
[name]Eugenie[/name] ([name]Eugenia[/name]?)
[name]Eunice[/name]
Eupheme
Everild
Fiametta
Formosa (makes me think of oolong
[name]Garnet[/name]
[name]Gisela[/name] (what about [name]Giselle[/name]?)
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Ianthe[/name], [name]Idonia[/name], Illyria, - all lovely, but you may run into pronunciation issues
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Isis[/name]
[name]Isolde[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name] **
[name]Joy[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Junia[/name]
[name]Juno[/name] **
[name]Lavinia[/name]
Leaina
[name]Livia[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] **
[name]Lux[/name] (it seems like a lot of people here don’t like this one. Reminds me of The Virgin Suicides personally)
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Lyra[/name]
Lysandra
[name]Maris[/name]
[name]Melisande[/name]
Messalina
[name]Miranda[/name]
[name]Moira[/name] (so pretty and underused) **
Myrrha
[name]Naida[/name]
[name]Nerissa[/name]
[name]Noemi[/name]
Ocellina
[name]Octavia[/name]
[name]Ondine[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name]
[name]Oriana[/name]
Ovidia
[name]Quintia[/name] (NMS)
[name]Rhiannon[/name]
[name]Roksana[/name]
[name]Romilly[/name]
[name]Rosemonde[/name] ([name]Rosamund[/name]?)
[name]Selene[/name]
[name]Signe[/name] (may have pronunciation issues)
[name]Solenne[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Thalia[/name]
[name]Una[/name]
[name]Violetta[/name]
[name]Viva[/name]
Vivinna

No + why
[name]Ali[/name]énor (the ‘alien’ beginning)
[name]Amarante[/name] (makes me think of the grain, and so, doesn’t feel like a real name)
Amatrix
[name]Aquila[/name] (too masculine [name]IMO[/name])
[name]Arcadia[/name] (a little too fluffy and hippie)
[name]Asia[/name] ([name]IMO[/name], a bit trashy or loud - not bookish and quirky - and does not really feel like a real name)
[name]Atalanta[/name] (I think it will be constantly mistaken for [name]Atlanta[/name])
[name]Aura[/name] (seemingly too hippie-like for you)
[name]Beata[/name] (pronunciation issues)
Beatula (NMS - and it seems (not that it is) like a made-up name, a version of [name]Beatrice[/name])
[name]Celestine[/name] (Too hippie for your style [name]IMO[/name])
[name]Clio[/name] (NMS - plus the first four letters of a certain female body part)
[name]Dido[/name] (too reminiscent of the singer)
[name]Elvira[/name] (too witch-like)
[name]Eulalia[/name] ([name]Eulalie[/name]?) (too old-lady - not timeless enough)
Fabella (unfortunately, it looks like you wanted a [name]Bella[/name] name that wasn’t [name]Isabella[/name] - in other words - made up - and because of the Twilight-related popularity of [name]Bella[/name]/[name]Isabella[/name] - a too downmarket for your style)
[name]Hero[/name] (This is harsh, so please forgive me - but it makes me think of a pet, not a child)
Hersilia (Sorry - I don’t why - but it sounds like a STD//medication)
[name]Jessica[/name] (overused)
Lirael (too close to [name]Ariel[/name] - like the mermaid)
Lysiane (sounds like an eye ailment)
[name]Melusine[/name] (sounds like a medication, and somewhat reminiscent of Medusa)
[name]Nephele[/name]
Nimue (potential pronunciation issues)
[name]Oriel[/name] (too close to [name]Ariel[/name], and thus too down market for your style)
[name]Ortensia[/name] (a bit too old-ladyish, and not in a chic way, more in mean aunt way)
[name]Raphaela[/name] (too many vowels, does not flow off the tongue)
[name]Saga[/name] (too word-like, and the literary reference is a bit too in-your-face)
Sollemnia (the ‘solemn’ beginning isn’t very pleasant)
[name]Theodosia[/name] (the ending sounds like being drowsy…or the word dose)
[name]Tindra[/name] (too close to timber, tundra)
[name]Twila[/name] (so sorry - but someone who’s been a stripper since in the late 1980’s)
[name]Ursula[/name] (The [name]Little[/name] Mermaid? - and it sounds rather harsh)
Vendula (sounds like an anatomical part)
Venatura (there’s a city in [name]California[/name] called [name]Ventura[/name] - and this is just too close_
Viatrix (sounds like Vitamin Water)
[name]Vanessa[/name] (does not seem to fit into your style - too common in comparison to the names on your list)
[name]Xanthe[/name] (pronunciation issues )
[name]Yvaine[/name] (has the dated feel of [name]Yvonne[/name].)

[whirligig]

[name]Ariadne[/name]
[name]Cassia[/name]
[name]Elettra[/name]
[name]Isolde[/name]
[name]Melisande[/name]
[name]Nephele[/name]

I like [name]Joy[/name] as a middle name for you.

[sawdust_and_diamonds]

All these are great! My favs:
[name]Xanthe[/name]
[name]Thalia[/name]
[name]Twila[/name]
[name]Tindra[/name]
[name]Una[/name]
[name]Romilly[/name]
[name]Signe[/name]
[name]Oriana[/name]
[name]Ondine[/name]
[name]Nephele[/name]
[name]Maris[/name]
[name]Lyra[/name]
[name]Lux[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name]
Fiametta
[name]Eulalia[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Calliope[/name]
[name]Cassia[/name]
[name]Circe[/name]
[name]Clio[/name]
[name]Ariadne[/name]
[name]Aquila[/name]

[tiggerian]

I like thse from your list: =)
[name]Aura[/name]
name][name]Beatrice[/name][/name]
[name]Elvira[/name]
[name]Helena[/name], [name]Hero[/name],
[name]Imogen[/name], [name]Isolde[/name]
Lirael, [name]Lucia[/name], Lysandra, [name]Melisande[/name],
Nimue, [name]Noemi[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name],
[name]Raphaela[/name]
[name]Saga[/name], [name]Stella[/name]
[name]Thalia[/name],
[name]Una[/name][name]Violetta[/name]
[name]Xanthe[/name]

[ottilie]

Lots to reply to… first of all, what’s the issue with [name]Ortensia[/name] ([name]Hortense[/name]) and [name]Elvira[/name]? I think they’re beautiful!

And then replies…
[name]Emma[/name]: Thank you, let me see… lots of things I hadn’t thought about. [name]Circe[/name] would be pronounced the “wrong” way, SUR-see, because I like it better (and it is accepted even at the classics studies). I think I like Jesca more than [name]Jessica[/name], but I like both very much. Beatula, now I only see spatula. And I didn’t see the alien thing in [name]Ali[/name]énor!! Again, very helpful and very amusing comments!! Zhenya is very pretty, I’ll think about it. And I’m glad you liked some of the names as well…

Crunchymama: [name]Opal[/name] is very pretty, thank you!

[name]Blade[/name]: [name]Rosamond[/name], genius! Apparently I’m not as familiar with porn names as you are… [name]Asia[/name] is so beautiful, the name of a nymph in Greek mythology, one of my favourite actresses [name]Asia[/name] [name]Argento[/name]… I did indeed mean [name]Viviana[/name], I’m not an expert at typing. Niniane is not out, I’m just crushing at Nimue right now. But as we’re considering a move out of the British Isles, a more approachable and easier pronounced name might be better. As for [name]Aura[/name], I know people will think about auras, but have anyone read [name]Francisco[/name] Goldman’s book [name]Say[/name] Her Name about his late wife? I fell completely in love with the name [name]Aura[/name] after reading it. And [name]Ophelia[/name], I added it in a weak moment. I know I can’t use it.

[name]Lori[/name]: Someone who likes Amatrix and [name]Ortensia[/name]! Thank you!

[name]Amy[/name]: Thank you, [name]Julia[/name] is one of my favourite more down to earth names. It’s so sweet and warm. [name]Hope[/name] you had a good sleep!

[name]Irmgard[/name]: Thank you, [name]Umbria[/name] is very pretty, but too place namey for me.

[name]Blade[/name] (again): Helpful, oooh yes. A very nice top twenty!

Jyoti: Thank you for your comments! Definitely helps… and pretty amusing to read!

namelover 77, missv, flick, goodkarmavt, whirligig, sawdust&diamonds & tiggerian: Thank you so much for your help!

[beau123]

[name]Alair[/name], [name]Amoret[/name], [name]Beatrice[/name], [name]Hero[/name] & [name]Romilly[/name] are my favourites from your list

[system]

[name]Alcyone[/name] - I like this name, but I’m not sure how to pronounce it, so that may be an issue.
[name]Clio[/name] - The muse of history is a great namesake.
[name]Corinna[/name] - I love that this was one of the first female poets in history.
[name]Dido[/name] - [name]Love[/name] this, could never use it myself because my sister is [name]Diane[/name], and often goes by [name]Di[/name].
[name]Helena[/name] - [name]Love[/name] [name]Helena[/name], but only if it’s not pronounced the correct way.
[name]Hero[/name] - I love [name]Hero[/name], but I don’t think it’s very usable.
Nimue - [name]Love[/name] this too, but I can see where some people might have pronunciation problems.
[name]Thalia[/name] - Another muse! I love the muses. :>
[name]Twila[/name] - I have a preference for the [name]Twyla[/name] spelling, probably because of [name]Twyla[/name] Tharp.
[name]Una[/name] - I prefer the Irish [name]Oona[/name].
[name]Ursula[/name] - The bad thing about this is that it’s the name of a Disney villain. Girls want to be princesses, not villains.

[blade]

[name]Ottilie[/name], same question here-- any female relatives you’re considering honoring?

[Mischa]

Here are the names I like. My faves are bolded.

[name]Ali[/name]énor, [name]Amoret[/name], [name]Arcadia[/name], [name]Ariadne[/name]
[name]Beata[/name], [name]Beatrice[/name], [name]Berenice[/name]
[name]Calliope[/name], [name]Cassia[/name], [name]Celestine[/name], [name]Charis[/name], [name]Cicely[/name], [name]Clio[/name], [name]Constance[/name], [name]Corinna[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name], [name]Delphine[/name], [name]Diana[/name],
[name]Eirene[/name], [name]Elaine[/name], [name]Elysia[/name], [name]Eugenie[/name], [name]Eulalie[/name], [name]Eunice[/name], Eupheme, Everild
[name]Fiammetta[/name] (with two m’s)
[name]Garnet[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Ianthe[/name], [name]Idonia[/name], Illyria, [name]Imogen[/name], [name]Isis[/name], [name]Isolde[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name], [name]Josephine[/name], [name]Julia[/name], [name]Junia[/name], [name]Juno[/name]
[name]Lavinia[/name], [name]Livia[/name], [name]Lucia[/name], [name]Lydia[/name], Lysandra
[name]Maris[/name], [name]Melisande[/name], [name]Melusine[/name], Messalina, [name]Miranda[/name]
[name]Nephele[/name], [name]Nerissa[/name], Nimue, [name]Noemi[/name]
[name]Octavia[/name], [name]Ondine[/name], [name]Ophelia[/name], [name]Oriana[/name]
[name]Raphaela[/name], [name]Rhiannon[/name], [name]Romilly[/name], [name]Rosamund[/name]
[name]Selene[/name], [name]Signe[/name], [name]Solenne[/name], [name]Stella[/name]
[name]Thalia[/name], [name]Theodosia[/name], [name]Twila[/name]
[name]Una[/name], [name]Ursula[/name]
[name]Vanessa[/name], Vendula, [name]Violetta[/name], [name]Viviana[/name]
[name]Xanthe[/name]