Selma, Vera, what else?

Girl Names
1

Ok so i was going through some genealogy my mom has done, and two names on my family tree are [name_f]Selma[/name_f] and [name_f]Vera[/name_f] and I’m loving both.

But NB’s database is suggesting [name_f]Velma[/name_f] as similar, which…no. [name_f]Velma[/name_f] is a geeky member of the Scooby Doo team, not (to me) a real person’s name. And, to me, its nothing like the lovely, flowery [name_f]Selma[/name_f].

[name_f]Selma[/name_f] and [name_f]Vera[/name_f] make me think of wildflowers and handwritten letters with lovely flourished cursive, and tiny graceful ballerinas.

What are names similar in feel to [name_f]Selma[/name_f] and [name_f]Vera[/name_f]? I love that they both feel old (since they’re both great + grandparents to me) but don’t feel geeky and clunky like the suggested [name_f]Velma[/name_f] and [name_f]Zelda[/name_f]?

2

I guess it’s all in the eye of the beholder because [name_f]Selma[/name_f] sounds just as clunky,nerdy to me as [name_f]Velma[/name_f].
[name_f]Sela[/name_f]
[name_f]Alma[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Vana[/name_f]
[name_f]Farra[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilma[/name_f]
[name_f]Palma[/name_f]
[name_f]Uma[/name_f]
[name_u]Roma[/name_u]
[name_f]Della[/name_f]
[name_f]Mira[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Vita[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
Malva
Rona
Cira
Zora
Talma
Fiora
Irma
Nova
Pearla
Elba
Silva
Zelma
Elva
Ara
Alba

3

My first thought was [name_f]Lena[/name_f]

[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Clea[/name_f]
[name_f]Clio[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Dinah[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Mara[/name_f]

4

[name_f]Vera[/name_f], [name_f]Selma[/name_f] and…

[name_f]Alda[/name_f]
[name_f]Alma[/name_f]
[name_f]Myrna[/name_f]
[name_f]Marna[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Dora[/name_f]
[name_f]Mara[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorna[/name_f]
[name_f]Lara[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilma[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabra[/name_f]
[name_f]Anita[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhoda[/name_f]
[name_f]Roberta[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsa[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruthann[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalba[/name_f]
[name_f]Rita[/name_f]
[name_f]Veda[/name_f]
[name_f]Thelma[/name_f]
[name_f]Norma[/name_f]
[name_f]Zita[/name_f]
[name_f]Ines[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Vita[/name_f]/[name_u]Vida[/name_u]
[name_f]Eunice[/name_f]
[name_f]Vesta[/name_f]
[name_f]Verna[/name_f]/[name_f]Virna[/name_f]
[name_f]Dinah[/name_f]
Valmai
[name_f]Una[/name_f]
[name_f]Tilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Thirza[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Thora[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Sonja[/name_f]/[name_f]Sonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_u]Merle[/name_u]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]/[name_f]Maybelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Sigrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Thekla[/name_f]
[name_f]Tara[/name_f]
[name_f]Shifra[/name_f]
[name_f]Patia[/name_f]
[name_f]Perla[/name_f]
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
[name_f]Mona[/name_f]
[name_f]Ina[/name_f]/[name_f]Ena[/name_f]
[name_f]Shirley[/name_f]
[name_f]Jolene[/name_f]
[name_f]Jeanette[/name_f]
[name_f]Imelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Sheila[/name_f]
[name_f]Muriel[/name_f]
[name_f]Mildred[/name_f]
[name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]
[name_f]Sancha[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Marlene[/name_f]
[name_f]Loretta[/name_f]
[name_f]Laverne[/name_f]
[name_f]Margery[/name_f]
[name_f]Gilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Gertrude[/name_f]
[name_f]Frida[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhea[/name_f]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f]
[name_u]Felice[/name_u]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Moira[/name_f]
[name_f]Hortense[/name_f]
[name_f]Gloria[/name_f]
[name_f]Bernice[/name_f]

5

[name_f]Selma[/name_f], [name_f]Vera[/name_f], & :

[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]

[name_f]Soleil[/name_f]
[name_f]Hyacinth[/name_f]
[name_f]Cypress[/name_f]

[name_f]Meadow[/name_f]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f]
[name_u]Juneau[/name_u]

[name_f]Coral[/name_f]
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]

[name_f]Lark[/name_f]
[name_f]Asha[/name_f] (aw-shah)
[name_u]Ivory[/name_u]

[name_f]Ebony[/name_f]
[name_u]Jay[/name_u]
[name_f]Sienna[/name_f]

[name_u]Sierra[/name_u]
[name_f]Sedona[/name_f]
[name_f]Garnet[/name_f]

[name_f]Dawn[/name_f]
[name_m]Aries[/name_m]
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f]

[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_u]Raven[/name_u]
[name_u]Carden[/name_u]