Soft, Quiet, Calming Girl Names

Girl Names
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I’m looking for names that would be associated with the following words: mellifluous, feminine, quiet, gentle, calm, soft. Also that are easy (enough) to pronounce, not tongue twisters (examples: [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], [name_f]Laurel[/name_f] - the R’s through me off), no harsh sounds, and not too popular.

Some names I’ve found already that I feel perfectly fit the bill - favourites are starred:

[name_f]Mariam[/name_f] *
[name_f]Adele[/name_f] *
[name_f]Celia[/name_f] *
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Calla[/name_f]

Names I’ve found that mostly fit the bill:

[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] (aside from the popularity)
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] (aside from the popularity)
[name_f]Clara[/name_f] (aside from the popularity)
[name_f]Alice[/name_f] (aside from the popularity)
[name_f]Emanuelle[/name_f] (may not be easy to pronounce for some)

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[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_f]Nell[/name_f]

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I find these really feminine, soft and gentle (and hopefully not too popular):

I like [name_f]Celia[/name_f] best from your list and [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] from PP

[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Selena[/name_f]
[name_f]Serena[/name_f]
[name_f]Alma[/name_f]
[name_f]Ayla[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]

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[name_m]How[/name_m] about…

[name_f]Mirabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Lionelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Coraline[/name_f]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Oona[/name_f]
[name_f]Louella[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_f]Sally[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]

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You might like some of these:
[name_f]Lena[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Alanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_u]Julie[/name_u]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Louise[/name_f]/[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Neva[/name_f]

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I will attempt to make a list that suits your criteria and taste, but no promises, as I am probably going to be pretty bad at this. :slight_smile: I’ll likely add to it tomorrow, since I’m supposed to be asleep as of now… :smiley:

Names that I find mellifluous, feminine, quiet, gentle, calm, and soft…
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Alessa[/name_f]/[name_f]Alessandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Alessia[/name_f]
[name_f]Alma[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Audra[/name_f]
[name_f]Camilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Carina[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f] (Maybe it’s not quite right, but it sounds very airy and soft to me.)
[name_f]Clarissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f] (I see this name as soft yet regal, but others may find it harsh.)
[name_f]Corinne[/name_f]
[name_f]Della[/name_f]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] (EE-duh)
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Jemima[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]/[name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalen[/name_f]/e
[name_f]Martha[/name_f] (So soft and gentle, yet may be considered dated.)
[name_f]Mireille[/name_f] (I’m not sure how you feel about [name_m]French[/name_m] names, but this is the quintessential “soft” name to me.)
[name_f]Noemi[/name_f]/[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Odilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Rafaela[/name_f] ([name_f]Emanuelle[/name_f] reminded me of [name_f]Rafaela[/name_f], for whatever reason.)
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]/la
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Tess[/name_f]/a
[name_f]Una[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]

Some of these may be too popular, so please do forgive me. I didn’t have time to go and check. :frowning:

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I’d say [name_f]Alma[/name_f] is my favorite “soft” name

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[name_f]Willa[/name_f], [name_f]Elise[/name_f], [name_f]Clemence[/name_f], [name_f]Miriam[/name_f], [name_f]Fern[/name_f], [name_f]Clea[/name_f], [name_f]Bethia[/name_f], [name_f]Alma[/name_f], [name_f]Corinne[/name_f], [name_f]Celeste[/name_f], [name_f]Lucille[/name_f], [name_f]Lydia[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f], [name_f]Frances[/name_f], [name_f]Lelia[/name_f], [name_f]Aline[/name_f], [name_f]Aphra[/name_f], [name_f]Cecile[/name_f], [name_f]Fabienne[/name_f], [name_f]Esther[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f], [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f], [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f], [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f], [name_f]Genoa[/name_f], [name_f]Geneva[/name_f], [name_f]Lucienne[/name_f], [name_f]Loire[/name_f], [name_f]Maeva[/name_f], Magalie / [name_f]Magali[/name_f], [name_f]Madelief[/name_f], [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f], [name_f]Elsbeth[/name_f], [name_f]Mailys[/name_f] / Maylis, [name_f]Marine[/name_f], [name_f]Melia[/name_f], [name_f]Livia[/name_f], [name_f]Orianne[/name_f], [name_f]Piera[/name_f], [name_f]Sabine[/name_f], [name_f]Sidonie[/name_f], [name_f]Vienne[/name_f].

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[name_f]Celeste[/name_f] would be on that list for me!

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I think [name_f]Miriam[/name_f] would be great!

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[name_f]Anabella[/name_f], [name_f]Arielle[/name_f], [name_u]Aubrey[/name_u]
[name_f]Bea[/name_f], [name_f]Belle[/name_f]/[name_f]Bella[/name_f], [name_f]Bethan[/name_f]/[name_f]Bethany[/name_f], [name_f]Blythe[/name_f], [name_f]Brie[/name_f]/[name_f]Brielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Celine[/name_f], [name_f]Cara[/name_f], [name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f], [name_f]Delia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]/[name_f]Ella[/name_f], [name_f]Elora[/name_f], [name_f]Estelle[/name_f], [name_f]Eva[/name_f], [name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f], [name_f]Florence[/name_f], [name_f]Faith[/name_f]
[name_f]Gia[/name_f], [name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f], [name_f]Helena[/name_f], [name_u]Hillary[/name_u], [name_f]Hope[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f], [name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Jayda[/name_f], [name_f]Juliana[/name_f], [name_f]Joelle[/name_f], [name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Karina[/name_f]
[name_f]Lana[/name_f], [name_f]Lily[/name_f], [name_f]Lila[/name_f], [name_f]Libby[/name_f], [name_f]Liliana[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_f]Lola[/name_f]
[name_f]Mallory[/name_f], [name_f]Mara[/name_f], [name_f]Marta[/name_f], [name_f]Marie[/name_f], [name_f]Marla[/name_f], [name_f]Margo[/name_f], [name_f]Mariah[/name_f], [name_f]Marielle[/name_f], [name_f]Maris[/name_f], [name_f]Mia[/name_f], [name_u]Meredith[/name_u], [name_f]Michelle[/name_f], [name_f]Mila[/name_f], [name_f]Muriel[/name_f], [name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Nella[/name_f], [name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Pippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f], [name_f]Renee[/name_f], [name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f], [name_f]Selah[/name_f], [name_u]Sierra[/name_u], [name_f]Sienna[/name_f], [name_f]Sofia[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f], [name_f]Sonia[/name_f], [name_f]Stella[/name_f], [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Tara[/name_f], [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f], [name_f]Thalia[/name_f], [name_f]Thora[/name_f], [name_f]Twyla[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]

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[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Jeanne[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_u]Leslie[/name_u]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Marilee[/name_f]
[name_u]Nila[/name_u]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Noa[/name_f]
[name_f]Zella[/name_f]

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[name_f]Senara[/name_f]
[name_f]Giselle[/name_f] / [name_f]Gisella[/name_f]
[name_f]Ria[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]

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I thought of some more names to suggest. :slight_smile: Some may not be on the right track, but I hope you like a few of them…

[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_f]Althea[/name_f]
[name_f]Amabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Amalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Annika[/name_f]
[name_f]Anthea[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariane[/name_f]/[name_f]Arianne[/name_f]
[name_f]Aveline[/name_f]
[name_f]Beata[/name_f]
[name_f]Bryony[/name_f]/[name_f]Briony[/name_f]
[name_f]Callista[/name_f]
[name_f]Carys[/name_f]
[name_f]Charissa[/name_f] (“grace, kindness”. “[name_f]Charis[/name_f]” is used to refer to the Charites individually.)
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f]
[name_f]Cynthia[/name_f]
[name_f]Edda[/name_f]
[name_f]Eira[/name_f]
[name_f]Elettra[/name_f]
[name_f]Estella[/name_f]
[name_f]Eveline[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Honora[/name_f]/[name_f]Annora[/name_f]
[name_f]Ilaria[/name_f]
[name_f]Ines[/name_f]
[name_f]Kerensa[/name_f]
[name_f]Keziah[/name_f]
[name_f]Larissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Leah[/name_f] (Pronounced as it is in Hebrew, “[name_m]LAY[/name_m]-uh”.)
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]/[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Millie[/name_f]/[name_f]Milly[/name_f]
[name_f]Miranda[/name_f]
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]/[name_f]Odetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f]/[name_f]Ottilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f]
[name_f]Polina[/name_f]
[name_f]Portia[/name_f]
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]/[name_f]Ruthie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabina[/name_f]
[name_f]Samantha[/name_f]
[name_f]Salome[/name_f] (SAH-lə-may)
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]

I went for names that might be a bit more adventurous than those present on my last list for you. I hope that’s alright. :slight_smile:

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[name_f]Lucia[/name_f] pronounced LOO-sha is one of my favorites!

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Your description made me think of [name_f]Una[/name_f] and [name_f]Mira[/name_f].

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Thank you all for these lovely suggestions. Quite a few were just what I was looking for! The ones that weren’t, it’s more an issue of a consonant breaking up the sound and flow of a name (examples: [name_f]Kezia[/name_f], [name_f]Agatha[/name_f], [name_f]Odette[/name_f]) and/or they just weren’t for me. I’m just looking for very free-flowing, easy names with nothing really breaking up the flow or sound. Thank you all, again!

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Futuremama, I know you’ve said that R’s tend to throw you off, but have you considered [name_f]Rose[/name_f]?

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[name_f]Muriel[/name_f] and [name_f]Amabel[/name_f] seem calming to me.

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[name_f]Eliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Ilaria[/name_f]
[name_f]Alessia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariel[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Philomena[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophronia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucina[/name_f]
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleni[/name_f]
[name_f]Soraya[/name_f]
Orinana