[name_m]Just[/name_m] looking for “normal” sounding girls’ names, I guess that’d have to be specified to mean anglo country friendly, that are uncommon or slept on. I’m hoping I haven’t heard of every option, just want to find more names to consider because I feel very convinced of one name but because my fiance doesn’t love it I’m trying to find something I feel similarly about.
THE name is: [name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
Runner ups rn with a out 10 ranking of how I feel about them and [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] being 10/10
- [name_f]Idalia[/name_f] 8/10 (I don’t love names ending in A but this might be the exception but I’m not sold)
- [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f] 8/10 (I live in the US, so I’m afraid it will be difficult to wear)
- [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] 8/10 (Someone pointed out it sounds like ‘hairiest’ and our family is pretty hairy so I can’t lol)
- [name_f]Ione[/name_f] 7/10 (I like nicknames and I can’t think of any but “Oni”)
- [name_u]Donnelly[/name_u] 7/10 (My SIL is named [name_f]Donna[/name_f] so IDK)
- [name_f]Winifred[/name_f] 6/10
- [name_u]Romilly[/name_u] 5/10
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Normal is subjective, I put some ideas:
Mabel
Edith
Magda
Alison (Uncommon on newborns)
Frances
Lauren / Laura (Not popular on newborns)
Andrea (Uncommon on newborns)
Wilhelmina
Florabel(le)
Marjorie (Uncommon on newborns)
Thalia
Yvonne (Uncommon on newborns)
Luella
Sally (Uncommon on newborns)
Anne
Betty (Uncommon on newborns)
Susan / Susannah
Elise
Soraya
Dinah
Viviana
Sarai
Cherith
Pandora
Ashlyn
Shirley (Uncommon on newborns)
Leslie (Uncommon on newborns)
Jamie (Uncommon on newborns)
Meredith
Elsa
Honora
Marie / Mary (As a first name)
Judith
Rose (As a first name)
Artemisia
Louisa
Kay
Carol (Uncommon on newborns)
Patricia (Uncommon on newborns)
Ashley (Uncommon on newborns)
Allegra
Cosette
Johanna / Jean
Vita
Cordelia
Pauline
Xenia
Tatiana
Henrietta / Henriette
Constance / Connie
Rosina
Ada
Cornelia
Margaret
Seraphine
Gina
Felicity
Lavinia
Dora
Lettie / Letty
Emmy
Lina
Genevieve
Bonnie
Thelma
Oceane
Fiona
Lisbeth
Blanche
Rosemary
Jeannette
Lena / Leni
Inez
Ophelia / Ophelie
Romary
Lilevi
Annette
Frida
Ruth
Lavender
Zelda
Therese / Theresa
Camellia
Rosalind
Amity
Viorica
Cecilia
Jessie / Jess (Uncommon on newborns)
Florence (in the US it is uncommon)
Barbara (Uncommon on newborns)
Edna / Erna (Uncommon on newborns)
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Great list!
[name_f]Idalia[/name_f] is so sweet with such a cool meaning. 
[name_f]Ione[/name_f] could be nicknamed [name_f]Io[/name_f], which is really fun!
I totally think [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f] is wearable.
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] is awesome, I especially love [name_f]Hattie[/name_f].
[name_u]Romilly[/name_u] is exactly what I would say is “normal, but slept on”. So much nickname potential too!
I might be way off here, but I’ll suggest…
[name_f]Cosette[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Enid[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ianthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_u]Flannery[/name_u]
[name_f]Ines[/name_f]
[name_f]Corinne[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_u]Arden[/name_u]
[name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f]
[name_f]Tamsin[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
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I love [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f], [name_f]Ione[/name_f], and [name_u]Romilly[/name_u]!
Thank you for such a long list!
From your list I like:
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Marjorie[/name_f] (probably not for us as our first is [name_u]Arthur[/name_u] and I’m not sure want another name with 2 Rs)
[name_f]Judith[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f] (same issue as Marjorie)
[name_u]Florence[/name_u]
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You’re not far off! I like [name_f]Verity[/name_f], [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f] (my bff has an [name_m]Otto[/name_m] though), [name_f]Tamsin[/name_f], and [name_f]Opal[/name_f].
I like [name_f]Opal[/name_f] the most, but that’s with the nn. [name_f]Polly[/name_f] and it’s not real obvious and I hate the Opie nn I see more often.
Agree with @heartwings normal is subjective but here are some ideas that may equate to your concept of normal
Please count any repeats as me being in agreement with the berries
[name_f]Bronwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f]
[name_f]Gretchen[/name_f]
[name_f]Bianca[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatriz[/name_f]
[name_f]Emerald[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosette[/name_f]
[name_f]Twyla[/name_f]
[name_f]Talulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Marisol[/name_f]
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f]
[name_f]Saffron[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Carys[/name_f]
[name_f]Samara[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonora[/name_f]
[name_f]Christabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Morag[/name_f]
[name_f]Lovella[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Clemency[/name_f]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps
I love [name_f]Imogen[/name_f], Romilly/Romy, [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] & [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]. But stats aside, these aren’t names I think of when I think of names being slept on or undervalued.
To me, as mostly [name_f]Belle[/name_f] Epoque/Gilded and pre WW2 era names, or names we associate with that time (whether real or not), these are bang on trend - I guess then you could say then they’re “normal” and yes still not individually super common (but as a set they are if that makes sense).
You already have a lot of suggestions but others might be: [name_f]Faye[/name_f], [name_f]Gloria[/name_f], [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f], [name_u]Celeste[/name_u], [name_f]Edith[/name_f], [name_f]Frances[/name_f], [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f], [name_f]Sadie[/name_f], [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] & [name_f]Eugénie[/name_f].
I immediately thought you were emphasising “normal” which to me is more the Boomer/Gen X names slowly re-emerging, like [name_f]Susan[/name_f], [name_f]Alison[/name_f], [name_f]Barbara[/name_f], [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f], [name_f]Virginia[/name_f], [name_f]Judy[/name_f], [name_f]Janet[/name_f], [name_f]Cynthia[/name_f], [name_f]Pamela[/name_f], [name_f]Diane[/name_f], [name_f]Emily[/name_f], [name_u]Lauren[/name_u], [name_f]Kate[/name_f], [name_f]Sarah[/name_f], [name_f]Melissa[/name_f], [name_f]Heather[/name_f] & [name_u]Nicola[/name_u].
I just wanted to say I know “normal” is subjective, that’s why I specified anglo country friendly, probably more accurately American friendly but I tend to like names that are more popular in the UK, AUS, [name_u]Ireland[/name_u], etc. Thank you everyone for their suggestions but I guess I’m a bit annoyed everyone’s getting hung up on “normal” when I explained what I meant by it. I mostly meant culturally appropriate (I wouldn’t give my white child a [name_u]Desi[/name_u], Arabic, etc name), an established name (not made up), not a word name that’s not a virtue or nature, etc, name that’s not unheard of.
Based on your list (and the US top names):
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_u]Florence[/name_u]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Heather[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_u]Waverly[/name_u]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Jolene[/name_f]
[name_u]Cadence[/name_u]
[name_f]Luella[/name_f]
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]