Suggestions please! 🌊

Feeling a little bored of my girls list… I really only feel connected to one or two names!

Looking for suggestions that are:

~ unexpected, recognizable, maybe midcentury?
~ I also tend to be drawn to names that are connected to characters for some reason

Thanks so much!! :ocean:

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maybe…

annemarie
amandine
adamina
alberta
annora
arletta
adele
angeline
april
alma
aine
bernadette
bianca
blanche
brigitte
bridie
betsy
cleo
clove
carla
cosette
constance
cecily
catalina
caro
dahlia
dinah
dodie
dolly
emmeline
edwina
elinbet
elsabet
estella
elvira
emmylou
embeth
enid
francesca
felicia
francine
fauna / fawn
georgina / georgette
gioia
heather
hilda
harriet
iona
iole
inez
ida
jemima
johanna
leontine
leonie / leona / leonor / leonora / lenora
lucinda
laureline
laurel
lotte
lorna
lena
maudie
magda
margarita
mariella
marietta
miranda
marian
milena
mariah
miriam
mavis
moira
merry
myrna
myra
milou
nadia
nina
natalie
nellie
opal
phaedra
philomena
philippa
polly
peggy
penny
ramona
rosa
rosemary
roxanne / roxanna / roxy
sabrina
sylvia
sybil
simone / simona
sukey
sally
tamsin
twila
tanya
tilda
theda
tatiana
uma
veronica
virginia
vivica
verity
vera
violetta
wilhelmina
winola
wanda / wendy
yolanda / iolanda
zelda
zelie

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For some reason the only one I’m thinking of right now is [name_f]Imogene[/name_f]? I feel like she’d fit in so well with your names.

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Maybe…

[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Carrie[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Roberta[/name_f] ‘Bobbie’
[name_f]Polly[/name_f]
[name_f]Janie[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Dawn[/name_f]
[name_f]Shirley[/name_f]
[name_f]Shelby[/name_f]
[name_f]Misty[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_f]Saffron[/name_f] ‘Saffie’
[name_f]Judith[/name_f] ‘Jude’
[name_f]Cassandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Phillipa[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadine[/name_f]
[name_f]Marcy[/name_f]
[name_f]Joanie[/name_f]
[name_f]Farrah[/name_f]
[name_f]Alma[/name_f]
[name_f]Francine[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f]
[name_f]Heather[/name_f]
[name_f]Minnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Twyla[/name_f]
[name_f]Allison[/name_f]
[name_f]Kitty[/name_f]
[name_f]Jeanette[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Sukie[/name_f]
[name_f]Rochelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Mitzi[/name_f]

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@tallemaja and @Greyblue did a great job of rounding up a bunch of suggestions, so any I repeat are in agreement.

Adelia
Adrienne
Aline
Alta
Angeline
Antoinette
Benita
Blanca
Blanche
Carmela
Cecile
Charmaine
Colette
Coral
Corinne
Corliss
Cornelia
Dara
Effie
Eloisa
Eugenie
Felice
Francisca
Frida
Garnet
Greta
Josette
Justine
Lark
Lea
Leigh
Leila
Lindi
Linnea
Liza
Lona
Lorena
Lydie
Magdalene
Mara
Marcelle
Marcy
Marilee
Marilou
Martina
Maura
Micheline
Mindy
Minerva
Mitzi
Moira
Penny
Petra
Rafaela
Roni
Rosina
Roxanne
Selma
Starla
Susanna
Sybil
Terese / Therese
Trina
Zelma

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[name_f]Shelby[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_f]Kirby[/name_f]
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
[name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Jillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Karla[/name_f]
[name_f]Britta[/name_f]
[name_f]Annika[/name_f]
[name_f]Corinne[/name_f]
[name_f]Loraine[/name_f]
[name_f]Coretta[/name_f]
[name_f]Johnna[/name_f]
[name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Leslie[/name_f]
[name_f]Meara[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Jerica[/name_f]
[name_f]Simone[/name_f]
[name_f]Taryn[/name_f]
[name_f]Carly[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Lottie[/name_f]

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@tallemaja this is such a beautiful and thoughtful list thank you so much! So many in there that I love and have forgotten about :face_holding_back_tears:

@ellerbea I adore Imogene!! [name_f]My[/name_f] husband vetoed it at one point. Maybe as a middle though!! :thought_balloon::thought_balloon::thought_balloon::thought_balloon:

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@Greyblue thank you for reminding me of [name_f]Dawn[/name_f]! I love it so much but for whatever reason forget about it!!!

@Youssarian [name_f]Lydie[/name_f] is TOO CUTE

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@shanade213 [name_f]Annie[/name_f] is so great and underrated! Also [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]!

[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Nia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Diara[/name_f]

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@Ave_Art love Nia!!

@ellerbea i have a couple of my one syllable names I threw with [name_f]Imogene[/name_f] as a middle… thoughts/favs?

Summary

[name_f]Maude[/name_f] [name_f]Imogene[/name_f]

[name_m]Jan[/name_m] [name_f]Imogene[/name_f]

[name_f]Dawn[/name_f] [name_f]Imogene[/name_f]

[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Imogene[/name_f]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] [name_f]Imogene[/name_f]

[name_f]Fern[/name_f] [name_f]Imogene[/name_f]

[name_f]Jewel[/name_f] [name_f]Imogene[/name_f]

[name_f]Pearl[/name_f] [name_f]Imogene[/name_f]

[name_f]Faye[/name_f] [name_f]Imogene[/name_f]

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Oh I love these!! I’m definitely biased towards the firsts that are already names I love :sweat_smile: [name_f]My[/name_f] favorites are [name_f]Dawn[/name_f] [name_f]Imogene[/name_f] (quirky retro and earthy), [name_f]Fern[/name_f] [name_f]Imogene[/name_f] (very sweet and vintage), [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] [name_f]Imogene[/name_f] (somehow makes both names feel super fresh in the best way), and [name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Imogene[/name_f] (so peppy).