I love [name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] as a sister for [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f]. My husband doesn’t though. All he thinks of is the colour purple. I’m after similarly old fashioned names that are recognisable yet not popular. I love feminine sounding names with royal connotations. We can’t have [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] or [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] as first names as they are already in the family. Can you come up with something we can agree on? Thanks in advance!
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Violeta[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Frederica[/name_f]
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
Marguerite
Roxanne
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] is lovely!
I love the pp’s suggestions of [name_f]Edith[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], [name_f]Margot[/name_f] and [name_f]Harriet[/name_f].
Other ideas:
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f] or [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleonora[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariam[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Estella[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_f]Thelma[/name_f]
[name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Silvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f]
[name_f]Gloria[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Eulalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_f]Livia[/name_f]
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[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]… [name_u]Jo[/name_u] and [name_f]Lu[/name_f]! Cute!
Thanks for your suggestions. In theory, I like [name_f]Margot[/name_f], but I don’t know if I’m game enough! [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f] is also lovely, but I want to keep [name_m]Henry[/name_m] for a boy down the track, otherwise I would be keen!
Maria/Marie/Mary
Therese (French pronunciation)/Theresa/Teresa
Camila
Fiona
Bridget
Georgia
Juliana
Caroline
Lucinda
Genevieve
Rosemary
Rosamund
Anastasia
Rosalind
Julia
Eva
Annabel
Cassandra
Valentina
Esmeralda
Emilia
Audrey
Veronica
With [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], I really like:
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
There was a [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] at my college, not a friend, but I knew her in passing. She was one of all-girl triplets and her sisters were [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] and [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]. I always liked the fact that each name is distinctly individual, yet are ‘bonded’ by the fact they’re all feminine forms of male names.
So they’re my two offerings; [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] and [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f].
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[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Isobel[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Vanessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Honora[/name_f]
[name_f]Nicolette[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Sienna[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
Beautiful name choices and combos! It’s too bad about [name_f]Violet[/name_f], though it’s currently ranked the 47th most popular name in the U.S., so it might not really be as rare as it seems.
I think [name_u]Vivian[/name_u] would be a wonderful vintage choice that would sound amazing along with sister [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] (and potential brother [name_m]Henry[/name_m]!). That one ranks #95 ([name_f]Josephine[/name_f] is #114) so that might be a better “popularity range” comfort level for you, as well.
Some other vintage beauties that might be your style -
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_u]Marian[/name_u]
[name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f] (same initial alert)
[name_f]Irene[/name_f] (similar ending alert)
[name_f]Bernadette[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Clarice[/name_f]
Less vintage, but interesting alongside [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], and going back to the V inspiration: [name_f]Veronica[/name_f].