No-frills, Vintage

Girl Names
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I originally had [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] on my list, and then I replaced it with [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]. I love [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] for its no-frills/ vintage charm, similarly to [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]… however, my partner has vetoed the name [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f], and I’ve falling out of love with [name_f]Felicity[/name_f].

What are some other no-frills girl names, that may also have a vintage charm?
Other names I love are [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Mae[/name_f], [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] and [name_f]Winifred[/name_f] (although these are names I like more as middle names).

Note: I’m looking for names that aren’t popular, but familiar.

Thanks in advance!

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[name_f]Felicity[/name_f] is one of my favorites! It’s such a beautiful, feminine name with a strong, energetic spark. It’s a very bright name. What exactly constitutes “frilly” can vary from person to person, but here are some names I think of that are vintage, but not frilly.

[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Wendy[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f]

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Great list from the pp. A few more:

[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]

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[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Bernice[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Wendy[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Loretta[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Ileen[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Bonny[/name_f]
[name_f]Noreen[/name_f]
[name_f]Valerie[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]

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Also [name_f]Gloria[/name_f] and [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]!

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[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Cathleen[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Mara[/name_f]

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Thanks everyone. Girl names are hard for me, I feel like I’ve seen every name at this point, and I’m just hoping to find something that sparks my interest again. Haha

I do like [name_f]Celia[/name_f] and [name_f]Clara[/name_f]…My only concern with names ending in “a” is that they’re too “girly” against other names in my family or my own list… I like “stronger” type names (Example: I’d probably choose [name_u]Clair[/name_u] over [name_f]Clara[/name_f]).

I also like [name_f]Helen[/name_f], [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], [name_f]Mariam[/name_f] and [name_f]Lydia[/name_f]. Unfortunately can’t use [name_f]Wendy[/name_f], [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], [name_f]Sybil[/name_f] or [name_f]Alice[/name_f] due to family members.

Any other ideas? Maybe some names that end in an “ee” sound similar to [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]?

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[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Coralie[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f]
[name_f]Muriel[/name_f]
Audrey
Millicent
Pauline

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[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]/[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] is one good one. [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] and [name_f]Helen[/name_f] are two others.

Some other ideas:
[name_f]Mildred[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Marianne[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_f]Judith[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorraine[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Geraldine[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Christine[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Blanche[/name_f]
[name_f]Theresa[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Camille[/name_f]
[name_f]Bernadette[/name_f]

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[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Francine[/name_f]
[name_f]Gretchen[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Amy[/name_f]
[name_f]Sally[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]

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I like the suggestion of [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]! Also, [name_f]Judith[/name_f] or [name_f]Bea[/name_f].

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[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Annalisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Colette[/name_f]

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[name_f]Lenore[/name_f]
[name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Marjorie[/name_f]
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Inez[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Dinah[/name_f]
[name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Maxine[/name_f]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]

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I really like [name_f]Eleanore[/name_f] as a first name, and I like [name_f]Mae[/name_f] as a middle name.
Similar names you may like
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]

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The first two I think of are really short: [name_f]Jill[/name_f] and [name_f]Nell[/name_f].

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I am bias toward [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] as that’s my full name! But I also love me:
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] / [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Ianthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Serafina[/name_f]

X

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I love so many that have mentioned.

[name_f]Dottie[/name_f] was my first thought, but may be too informal for your tastes

[name_f]Lavender[/name_f]- I am surprised she isn’t common.

I will say [name_f]Louise[/name_f] and [name_f]Marjorie[/name_f] are too of my favorites already listed

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Wow I can believe I hadn’t posted in this thread yet!

[name_f]Francine[/name_f], [name_f]Wendy[/name_f], [name_f]Marjorie[/name_f], [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] and [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] have all already been listed but definitely came to mind for me, and I haven’t seen it yet (apologies if it was already listed) but [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] might appeal to you?

Others:
[name_f]Gretchen[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
[name_f]Deirdre[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]/[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]
[name_f]Clarice[/name_f]
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Hilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Mallory[/name_f]
[name_f]Sonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]

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Hmm…girls’ names ending in the -ee sound, vintage & not frilly. Maybe (apologies for repeats):

[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Amy[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Betsy[/name_f]
[name_f]Bryony[/name_f]
[name_f]Holly[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Jennie[/name_f]/[name_f]Jenny[/name_f]
[name_f]Molly[/name_f]
[name_f]Polly[/name_f]
[name_f]Maggie[/name_f]
[name_f]Margie[/name_f]/[name_f]Margy[/name_f]
[name_f]Minnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Katy[/name_f]/[name_f]Katie[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_u]Abbey[/name_u]/[name_u]Abbie[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Amity[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Beverly[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonie[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]

Vintage & not frilly that don’t end in the -ee sound:

[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Henriette[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]

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[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Fern[/name_f]