New to Nameberry & Need Some Ideas!

Girl Names
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Hello, I am new to Nameberry, and would love some help in starting a baby name list. I am not currently expecting, but I would love to have a list of girl and boy names (I will post a separate thread in the boy name forum) for when I do become pregnant. Here are some “rules” I would like to follow for my girl names:

*No boy or unisex names
*No “yooneek” names or spellings
*Popularity is not an issue
*No names that contain the letters X, Q, or Z

Thanks in advance for your help!

Edit: Here is the link to my boy names post

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OK, I’ve got quite a few names that fit in many different categories and follow these guidelines. :slight_smile: This might be long.

Short and Sweet:
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f]
[name_f]Bella[/name_f]
[name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Tess[/name_f]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Cat[/name_f]
[name_f]Cady[/name_f]/[name_f]Katie[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f] (EYE-luh)
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_u]Isa[/name_u]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Nia[/name_f]
[name_f]Leah[/name_f]/[name_f]Lea[/name_f]/[name_f]Lia[/name_f] (all legitimate spellings)
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_u]Kim[/name_u]
[name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]Bess[/name_f]
[name_u]Clare[/name_u]/[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Oona[/name_f]
[name_f]Hayley[/name_f]/[name_f]Hailey[/name_f]/[name_u]Haley[/name_u]
[name_u]Halle[/name_u]/[name_u]Halley[/name_u]/[name_u]Haley[/name_u]
[name_f]Della[/name_f]

Popular but still pretty:
[name_f]Sofia[/name_f]/[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] (I prefer the Scottish spelling [name_f]Isobel[/name_f])
[name_f]Madelyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Arianna[/name_f]

The Nicknames:
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_u]Penny[/name_u]
[name_f]Posy[/name_f]
[name_f]Fia[/name_f]
[name_f]Viv[/name_f]
[name_f]Liv[/name_f]
[name_f]Livy[/name_f]
[name_f]Patty[/name_f]
Bethy
[name_f]Bessie[/name_f]
[name_f]Molly[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_u]Abbie[/name_u]/[name_u]Abby[/name_u]
[name_f]Aggie[/name_f]
[name_f]Nessie[/name_f]
[name_u]Allie[/name_u]/[name_f]Ally[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_f]Millie[/name_f]
[name_u]Angie[/name_u]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Bea[/name_f]
[name_f]Trixie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]

Classic:
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f]/[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f]
[name_f]Judith[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Irena[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Maria[/name_f]
[name_f]Patricia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]

The Unusual Ones:
[name_f]Inga[/name_f]
[name_f]Avis[/name_f]
[name_f]Hyacinth[/name_f]
[name_u]Dominique[/name_u]
Libba
[name_f]Laurette[/name_f]
[name_f]Lisette[/name_f]
[name_f]Cambria[/name_f]
[name_u]December[/name_u]
[name_u]January[/name_u]
[name_f]Belisse[/name_f]
[name_f]Nerissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Nephele[/name_f]
[name_f]Theophania[/name_f]
[name_f]Phaedra[/name_f]
[name_f]Corinne[/name_f]
[name_f]Melusine[/name_f]
[name_f]Nayeli[/name_f]
Eilonwy
[name_f]Delphia[/name_f]
[name_f]Endellion[/name_f]
Findabhair
[name_f]Osanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Arianwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Apolline[/name_f]
[name_m]Cymbeline[/name_m]
[name_f]Yesenia[/name_f]
Tovia
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophronia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lovina[/name_f]
[name_f]Alethia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassiane[/name_f]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] I helped! (and sorry if I repeated myself or was a bit of an overload!)

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Ok here are my personal favorites, some are popular and familiar, others are rarely heard…

[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Araminta[/name_f]
[name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]Bianca[/name_f]
[name_f]Camilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Cressida[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
Gwendalen
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Maura[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Maple[/name_f]
[name_f]Noemie[/name_f]
[name_f]Norah[/name_f]
Noelie
[name_f]Ottaline[/name_f]
[name_f]Oriel[/name_f]
[name_f]Patience[/name_f]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Roxanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Regina[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_u]Shiloh[/name_u]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Temperance[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Vevina[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Yesenia[/name_f]
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f]

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I don’t know your style but here are some names that are on my list, it might give others a better idea of what you like:
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]/[name_f]Clio[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Enid[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Clover[/name_f]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f]
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f]
[name_f]Kismet[/name_f]
[name_f]Amity[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Isobel[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Geneva[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]

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Maevebird - I don’t know what my style is either! Here are the names I like from the previous posts, hopefully this will help me figure it out!

[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Bella[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]/[name_f]Isobel[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f]/[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Corinne[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]

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matti12, alexa400, and maevebird - Thank you so much for your suggestions! I like many of the names from all of your lists.

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These are names that people have suggested, but are unusable because I already have family members with these names:

[name_u]Clare[/name_u]/[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_u]Abbie[/name_u]/[name_u]Abby[/name_u]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f]

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UPDATE: I was browsing through the list of baby names, and came up with another rule: no names beginning with double letters. For Example: [name_f]Aaliyah[/name_f]/[name_f]Aalia[/name_f].

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[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Bella[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]/[name_f]Isobel[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f]/[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Corinne[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]

Based on this list, it seems to me that you have a somewhat vintage taste. You like names that are well known, not too popular (with a few exceptions), and really only have 1 pronunciation. Sorry if I repeat anyone!

Ideas:
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_u]Allison[/name_u]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Danielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsa[/name_f]
[name_u]Andrea[/name_u]
[name_u]Hillary[/name_u]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Roselyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Amber[/name_f]
[name_u]Ember[/name_u]
[name_f]Autumn[/name_f]
[name_f]Summer[/name_f]
[name_f]Elora[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Leora[/name_f]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f]
[name_f]Lauren[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f]
[name_f]Layla[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilly[/name_f]
[name_f]Erin[/name_f]
[name_f]Erica[/name_f]
[name_f]Diane[/name_f]/[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Raine[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]

Hopefully you’ll like some of these!

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waverly123 - You are right, I like well known, easy to say and spell names :slight_smile:
From your list I like: Violet, Gabrielle, and Emma. Emily and Allison are unusable.
I also like several names from your signature: Aria, Mila, Matteo, Finn, Flynn, and Leo

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I have been browsing through the alphabetical name lists, and also like Anastasia, Audrey, Samantha, Renae/Renee, Penelope, Piper, and Presley.

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[name_m]Rule[/name_m] Update: No names starting with O, T, U, V, W, or Y.

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Suuniv (soon-eve-a)
[name_f]Dulcie[/name_f]/[name_f]Dulcea[/name_f]/[name_f]Dulcinea[/name_f]/Dulcibella/Dowsebel/Dousabel - all legit dpellings
Merewen
[name_f]Drusilla[/name_f]/[name_f]Drucilla[/name_f]/Drusilda
[name_f]Godiva[/name_f]/Godifu (god-yee-va) the f becomes a v
Brademante
Dorigen
[name_f]Corisande[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
Clarimond/Esclarmonde
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
Armazelie
Aregonde
Apheline/Aphelinia
Adelmonde
Belphoebe
[name_f]Bathsheba[/name_f]/[name_f]Bethsabee[/name_f]
Galentia
[name_f]Blanche[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Bijou[/name_f]
[name_f]Parthenia[/name_f]
[name_f]Philomena[/name_f]
[name_f]Missouri[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f]
[name_f]Briar[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Snowdrop[/name_f]
Zezolla
Pamphila/Pamphile ([name_f]Pam[/name_f]-phil-la/lee)
[name_f]Bluebell[/name_f]/e
[name_f]Cricket[/name_f]
[name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]/[name_f]Amabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Endellion[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabell[/name_f]/[name_f]Annabella[/name_f] (not an-a but ahn-ah-bell)
Lucianna
Alcyon- nn. [name_f]Alcie[/name_f]
Ferelithe
[name_f]Alberta[/name_f]/Albetinia/[name_f]Albertine[/name_f]
Albionia/Albiniana
[name_f]Lola[/name_f]
[name_f]Gretchen[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelheid[/name_f]
Verspera/Versperina- boy is [name_u]Vesper[/name_u]
Hesper/Hesperia
[name_f]Esmerelda[/name_f]
Emerence
[name_f]Emerald[/name_f]
[name_f]Amoret[/name_f]/t
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Thisbe[/name_f]
[name_u]Hero[/name_u]
[name_f]Hera[/name_f]
Percephone- ([name_m]Per[/name_m]-seph-a-nee)
[name_f]Eulalia[/name_f]- (yo0-lay-la)
[name_f]Euphemia[/name_f]- (yoo-fee-mee-a)
Nightingale
Salacia

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps…

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fourthseason - Thanks for your suggestions. I like [name_f]Lola[/name_f], but the rest of your names are a little too out there for my taste. Many of them I am not even sure how to pronounce.

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UPDATED LIST OF RULES:

No double A’s (i.e. [name_f]Aaliyah[/name_f])
No names starting with B D F O T U V W Y
No names containing Q X Z
No boy or unisex names
No “yooneek” names or spellings
No word names (i.e. [name_f]Wednesday[/name_f], [name_f]Autumn[/name_f], [name_f]Heaven[/name_f])
Popularity is not an issue

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List of names I like so far:

[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Aria[/name_f] [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] [name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Cassandra[/name_f] [name_f]Corinne[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Elena[/name_f] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_f]Emma[/name_f] [name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Gabriella[/name_f] [name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f] [name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f] [name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_f]Isobel[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Kate[/name_f] [name_f]Katerina[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Lola[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Maya[/name_f] [name_f]Mila[/name_f] [name_f]Mirabel[/name_f] [name_u]Monroe[/name_u]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Nina[/name_f] [name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_u]Presley[/name_u]
[name_f]Samantha[/name_f] [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] [name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Renae[/name_f] [name_f]Renee[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]