[name]Hi[/name],
Anyone out there have an alternative to [name]Odessa[/name]? My Dh and I both love it but we are getting negative reviews from family memebers. We are looking for something that has a classic or historical feel, but not often used. We prefer a name that is easliy recognizable to English speakers. I suggested [name]Emmaline[/name], but that got a thumbs down from DH.
Thanks for your help!!!
[name]Augusta[/name]!
It’s a shame that your family doesn’t like [name]Odessa[/name] or [name]Emmaline[/name]. Here are some alternatives to consider.
[name]Ada[/name]
[name]Adela[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name] / [name]Adeline[/name]
[name]Agatha[/name]
[name]Agnes[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Amabel[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Angelica[/name]
[name]Annabel[/name]
[name]Antonia[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name]
[name]Augusta[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name] / [name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Bernadette[/name]
[name]Blanche[/name]
[name]Bridget[/name]
[name]Camille[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name] / [name]Cecily[/name]
[name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Chloris[/name]
[name]Christabel[/name]
[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Constance[/name]
[name]Coraline[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Cornelia[/name]
[name]Cynthia[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Delilah[/name]
[name]Diana[/name]
[name]Dinah[/name]
[name]Dorothea[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Ena[/name]
[name]Enid[/name]
[name]Esme[/name]
[name]Estella[/name]
[name]Esther[/name]
[name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Eve[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Fiona[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Florence[/name]
[name]Frances[/name]
[name]Frederica[/name]
[name]Georgina[/name] / [name]Georgiana[/name]
[name]Geraldine[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Henrietta[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Honor[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Irene[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Isadora[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Joan[/name]
[name]Jocasta[/name]
[name]Jocelyn[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Joy[/name]
[name]Judith[/name]
[name]Juliana[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]June[/name]
[name]Justine[/name]
[name]Laetitia[/name]
[name]Laurel[/name]
[name]Lavinia[/name]
[name]Lilah[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Lucinda[/name]
[name]Mabel[/name]
[name]Mary[/name]
[name]Marguerite[/name]
[name]Marian[/name]
[name]Martha[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Maude[/name]
[name]Mavis[/name]
[name]Mirabel[/name]
[name]Norah[/name]
[name]Olive[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Philippa[/name]
[name]Ramona[/name]
[name]Regina[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Rosalind[/name]
[name]Rosamunde[/name]
[name]Rosemary[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Sabrina[/name]
[name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Simone[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Theodora[/name]
[name]Theresa[/name]
[name]Vera[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Virginia[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]
[name]Winifred[/name]
[name]Yolanda[/name]
[name]Zelda[/name]
[name]Odette[/name]? (it seems like the best alternative, though it depends on what your family didn’t like about it)
[name]Ophelia[/name] or [name]Octavia[/name]?
[name]Odette[/name]? Probably a little too theatrical. [name]Olive[/name], maybe?