Not too sweet, not too strong

Girl Names
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What are some girl names that aren’t too sweet/frilly (like [name_f]Isabella[/name_f], [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanora[/name_f], etc.) but also not too strong (such as [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], [name_f]Gertrude[/name_f], [name_f]Alberta[/name_f])? Ideally something a bit unique and with a midcentury vibe.

Ones that fit the criteria to me are:
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u]/Anna
[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgina[/name_f]
[name_f]Susan[/name_f]
[name_u]Joan[/name_u]/Joanne

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I love [name_f]May[/name_f]

June
[name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_f]Bea[/name_f]
[name_f]Tillie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_u]Lane[/name_u]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Mina[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_u]Lee[/name_u]
[name_f]Sabine[/name_f]

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Petra
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Donna[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Kara[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]

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What about:

Katherine
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]/Lucille
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]/Olivia
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonore[/name_f]
[name_f]Norah[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Isobel[/name_f]

Love [name_f]Georgina[/name_f] from your list, by the by!

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Ida
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Sally[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f]
[name_f]Judith[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Cynthia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]

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Belinda/Lindy
[name_f]Diane[/name_f]/Diana
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_u]Laurel[/name_u]
[name_f]Gloria[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Carol[/name_f]
[name_f]Deborah[/name_f]
[name_f]Lois[/name_f]
[name_u]Holly[/name_u]
[name_f]Samantha[/name_f]
[name_u]Leslie[/name_u]
[name_u]Garnet[/name_u]
[name_f]Lorraine[/name_f]
[name_f]Heather[/name_f]
[name_f]Jocelyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Teresa[/name_f]
[name_f]Christina[/name_f]
[name_u]Hilary[/name_u]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]

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Marie
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_u]Louise[/name_u]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Gail[/name_f]
[name_u]Joyce[/name_u]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorna[/name_f]
[name_f]Myrna[/name_f]
[name_f]Rita[/name_f]
[name_f]Sharon[/name_f]
[name_f]Christine[/name_f]
[name_f]Yvonne[/name_f]
[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Maxine[/name_f]
[name_f]Corinne[/name_f]

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I’m naming my daughter [name_f]Paige[/name_f]. I feel like that fits the not too sweet/ not to strong category

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A dear friend in HS of mine was named [name_f]Paige[/name_f]. It’s a great name!

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[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Silvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilly[/name_f]
[name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]

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Not too delicate, not too grizzly…
Let’s see…

Laine
[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Tess[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_u]Alexis[/name_u]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Paige[/name_f]
[name_f]Hailey[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_u]Tegan[/name_u]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f] ( RBG )

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[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_u]Marion[/name_u]
[name_f]Theresa[/name_f]
[name_f]Johanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_u]Maria[/name_u]
[name_f]Carol[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]

ETA: Christine

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Seconding [name_f]Tess[/name_f] and adding [name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Liv[/name_f], [name_f]Liviana[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavina[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Davina[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_u]Kai[/name_u]
[name_f]Kaia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lauren[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Bethan[/name_f]
[name_f]Lara[/name_f]

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I feel like some welsh and Irish names fit this category (although some may be too ‘fairytale’ for your liking)
Like:
[name_f]Ceridwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Morwenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Branwen[/name_f]
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
[name_f]Cerys[/name_f]
Fion/Ffion/Fiona
[name_f]Avalon[/name_f]
[name_f]Enya[/name_f]
[name_f]Aisling[/name_f]
[name_f]Aislinn[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Keira[/name_f]
[name_f]Taryn[/name_f]
Arwyn

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[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f]Dinah[/name_f]
[name_u]Romy[/name_u]
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorraine[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabine[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Pauline[/name_f]
[name_f]Francine[/name_f]
[name_f]Brigitte[/name_f]
[name_f]Yvette[/name_f]
[name_f]Lisette[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecile[/name_f]

I think a lot of shorter [name_u]French[/name_u] names fit into this category.

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Matilda, [name_f]Ginevra[/name_f] and [name_f]Florence[/name_f] came to mind