Favorites based on your criteria (historic, uncommon, substantial but not cumbersome):
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Amadea[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Amoret[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Astraea[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Cassiopeia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Eilonwy[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Enid[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Gwenllian[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Kerensa[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Laetitia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lumina[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Melusine[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Morwenna[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Nimue[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Olwen[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Saskia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Thisbe[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Violet[/name_f]
Least favorites (for your style):
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Alcina[/name_f] → harsh in sound compared to others
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Aliena[/name_f] → Shakespearian yes, but looks like “alien”
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Amethyst[/name_f] → feels more modern word-name than historic
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Angelica[/name_f] → lovely, but doesn’t feel rare
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Aurora[/name_f] → heavily trending, loses than uncommon quality
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Bethany[/name_f] → sweet, but feels more 80s-90s than timeless
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Blanche[/name_f] → historically chic but might feel flat next to your more sparkling names
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Brynja[/name_f] → fascinating but a bit clunky next to your more elegant choices
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Demi[/name_f] → feels too modern/celebrity compared to your list
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Dilys[/name_f] → historic Welsh, but the sound might feel frumpy outside of [name_m]Wales[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Elaine[/name_f] → a little plain compared to [name_f]Eilonwy[/name_f], [name_f]Nimue[/name_f], etc.
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Eliska[/name_f] → nice, but stylistically simpler than your grander choices
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Jewel[/name_f] → feels modern word-name, less historic
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lotus[/name_f] → pretty, but doesn’t have the same historic depth
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Melody[/name_f] → 70s/80s feel, lacks your preferred weight
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Paige[/name_f] → very modern surnamey feel
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Paisley[/name_f] → trendy modern fabric name, out of step with the mythic-literary vibe
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Poem[/name_f] → whimsical but not grounded in history
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] → lovely, but currently much more popular than the likes of Rosamund/Rosabel
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sophie[/name_f] → too common
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] → doesn’t have the uncommon/mystical weight you like
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Valkyrie[/name_f] → mythic but a bit heavy-handed, more “title” than name
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[name_m]New[/name_m] suggestions:
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Iphigenia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Thalassa[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ariadne[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Calliope[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Cybele[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Eurydice[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Theodosia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Philomena[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Honoria[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ottilie[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Eugenia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Theophania[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Cosima[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Antonia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Hypatia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Merewen[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Clarimond[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Isabeau[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Odile[/name_f] / [name_f]Odilia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Meliora[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sibylla[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Alienor[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Etheldreda[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Idalia[/name_f]