Suggestions To Add To My List

Girl Names
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I’ve ended up ‘retiring’ out a lot of old favourites on my list, and now I’m searching for some new favourites.

I love anything vintage/old fashioned ([name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], [name_f]Florence[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Martha[/name_f], etc), cutesy ([name_f]Minnie[/name_f], [name_f]Lottie[/name_f], [name_f]Nettie[/name_f], [name_f]Florrie[/name_f], etc), floral names ([name_f]Daisy[/name_f], [name_f]Lily[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Posy[/name_f], etc) and some clunky names ([name_f]Doris[/name_f], [name_f]Agatha[/name_f], [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f], etc). I love some modern favourites too ([name_f]Freya[/name_f], [name_f]Holly[/name_f], [name_f]Lauren[/name_f], etc), but I’m less likely to use them as a first name.

[name_f]My[/name_f] weakness seems to be turn of the century names, so for some ideas;

http://www.britishbabynames.com/blog/2012/08/top-200-most-popular-names-in-england-and-wales-1900.html
http://www.britishbabynames.com/blog/2011/06/1904-to-2009.html

Thank you!

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Hey [name_u]Haley[/name_u]! Maybe you should post your list so we know what not to suggest because you already have it. I have a pretty good idea what you have stored away, but not completely.
Anyway, I have a few ideas.

[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]: Strikingly vintage and the nickname seem right up your alley too. [name_f]Tabby[/name_f], [name_f]Tibby[/name_f], etc.

[name_f]Kitty[/name_f]: I could totally see you with a little girl named [name_f]Kitty[/name_f]. Maybe it’s a little too cutesy, but sounds like it belongs in your adorable nickname name club, haha.

[name_f]Thea[/name_f]: I guess it’s not really vintage, but it’s sounds vintage at least to me. I have a soft spot for [name_f]Thea[/name_f].

[name_f]Dixie[/name_f]: maybe a little more sassy than sweet, but I kind of have a crush on [name_f]Dixie[/name_f] right now. It’s certainly cute!

[name_f]Prudence[/name_f]: the very best of both vintage and clunky! Yet I think [name_f]Prudence[/name_f] is coming back into vogue. It’s got the charming sort of clunk that I see in your faves like [name_f]Doris[/name_f] and [name_f]Harriet[/name_f].

[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]/[name_f]Ruthie[/name_f]: like [name_f]Prudence[/name_f], it’s vintage with a taste of clunk (not as much as [name_f]Prudence[/name_f])

[name_f]Effie[/name_f]: someone on here named a baby girl [name_f]Effie[/name_f], and I was intrigued. It’s strikes me as vintage and cutesy.

[name_f]Iris[/name_f]: I know you near it all over Nameberry, but it sounds old fashioned and is also a flower. Something to consider.

Lissy: hey, it’s my nickname, but I could see it as a standalone (at least on your list)

[name_f]Opal[/name_f]: a little clunky, at least in sound, and sort of old-world feeling. Yet it’s a gem name, so it fits in pretty fabulously with other flower and gem names.

[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]/[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]: though it’s hot on NB, I think the outside world sees [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] as old fashioned, and it is definitely vintage. [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] also sounds nicknamey/cutesy even though it’s really not.

[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]: clunk clunk clunk what’s that noise? It’s [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]. Charmingly left in the nineteenth century, but also gearing up for a comeback.

[name_f]Susan[/name_f]: here we go- it’s old fashioned (or at least dated), nickname [name_f]Susy[/name_f] is cutesy, and [name_m]Black[/name_m]-eyed [name_f]Susan[/name_f] checks off the flower category. Sounds like a pretty good fit.

Gosh, Hales, your list is so easy to add to, lol.

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I’m not even sure what my list is right now, otherwise I would have posted it :stuck_out_tongue: I do already have [name_f]Effie[/name_f] and [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f], but I love;

[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] - I had a friend called this, she and her sister were named after [name_f]Samantha[/name_f] and [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] on Bewitched, it sounds so sweet, and nothing but good connections for me :slight_smile:

[name_f]Kitty[/name_f] - I never used to like this, but since I have [name_f]Katherine[/name_f], [name_f]Kate[/name_f], and [name_f]Katie[/name_f], [name_f]Kitty[/name_f]'s been growing on me :slight_smile:

[name_f]Iris[/name_f] - I love this so much!

[name_f]Dixie[/name_f] - maybe more of a GP for me, but it does sound really cute, I love the southern USA feel I get from it.

[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] - maybe not for me, but I do love the name, I know a woman in her 30’s named [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] and she wears it well

I’d love to get right into [name_f]Prudence[/name_f], [name_f]Ruth[/name_f]/[name_f]Ruthie[/name_f], [name_f]Opal[/name_f] and [name_f]Susan[/name_f], but I can’t seem to (I’m surprised I’m not into [name_f]Opal[/name_f], as it’s my birthstone), and I love Lissy, but I seem to have a thing against anything too lispy sounding, so I have it as a nn for [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] already :slight_smile:

Thank you for the suggestions!

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Here’s some that I think you’ll like:

[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]: a mix of vintage and floral with a cutesy nickname of [name_f]Lottie[/name_f]. [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f] is also pretty

[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]: very vintage, cute nicknames could be [name_f]Lizzie[/name_f], [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], or [name_f]Ella[/name_f]

[name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]: another mix of vintage and floral :slight_smile: [name_f]Lily[/name_f] is a cutesy name all on its own. Alternate spellings could be [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f], [name_f]Lilly[/name_f] [name_f]Katharine[/name_f], [name_f]Lillie[/name_f] [name_f]Kathryn[/name_f], or you could mix and match

[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]: I detest [name_f]Maddie[/name_f], but you could find it cute. Other spellings are [name_f]Madeline[/name_f], or [name_f]Madelyn[/name_f]

[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]: extremely beautiful, has tons of cute nicknames like [name_f]Anya[/name_f], [name_f]Ana[/name_f], [name_f]Annie[/name_f], [name_f]Nadia[/name_f], [name_f]Nastia[/name_f], [name_u]Sasha[/name_u], [name_f]Stacie[/name_f]

Any of these names would be beautiful :slight_smile:

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My suggestions are:
Theodora
Dinah
Susannah
Winifred
Edith
Cleo
Louisa
Louise
Lucinda
Lucille
Dorothy
Beatrix
Leonora
Virginia
Octavia
Ophelia
Luella
Lula
Edie
Verity
Rosalie
Coralie
Ramona
Delphine
Mercy
Etta
Lulu
Mamie
Maisie
Tillie
Roxanne
Hattie
Elsie
Betsy
Dottie
Betty
Pearl
Maxine
Mabel
Nell
Fern
Belle
Magnolia
June
Marigold
Flora
Willa
Clementine
Jemima
Maude
Daphne

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@silvercandles - I actually have [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] on my list! :slight_smile: I love [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] ([name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] is my mum’s name), and [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f], but I wouldn’t shorten it to [name_f]Maddie[/name_f] ever :stuck_out_tongue: If I had a [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] she would likely go by [name_f]Addie[/name_f] or just [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]. I also love [name_f]Lillie[/name_f] [name_f]Kathryn[/name_f], it feels so vintage to me!

@jayden101 - I really like [name_f]Susannah[/name_f], [name_f]Lucille[/name_f], [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f], [name_f]Lula[/name_f], [name_f]Betty[/name_f], [name_f]Pearl[/name_f], [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] and [name_f]Delphine[/name_f] :slight_smile: I think I already have some of your suggestions ([name_f]Louisa[/name_f], [name_f]Edie[/name_f], [name_f]Verity[/name_f], [name_f]Clementine[/name_f], and [name_f]Betsy[/name_f]) on my list.

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Perhaps one of these will strike your fancy:

[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f], [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]/[name_f]Rosamond[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Coralie[/name_f], [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], [name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f], [name_f]Carolina[/name_f]
[name_f]Susanna/name_f, [name_f]Shoshana[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f], [name_f]Magdalene[/name_f]
[name_f]Marlena[/name_f]
[name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
[name_f]Mercy[/name_f], Mercia, Mircea
[name_f]Eugenie[/name_f]
[name_f]Edeline[/name_f]
Everilde, Everilda
[name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Clarissa[/name_f], [name_f]Clarice[/name_f] (Cla-reese or [name_f]Claire[/name_f]-iss)
[name_f]Corliss[/name_f]
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]
Kennice, [name_f]Kenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Verena[/name_f], [name_f]Verity[/name_f], [name_f]Vera[/name_f]

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[name_f]Glad[/name_f] you like them! Maybe others could be [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] or [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], nn [name_f]Rosie[/name_f]? I also like [name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]

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[name_f]Thora[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Elisabetta[/name_f] nn [name_f]Betty[/name_f]
[name_f]Betsy[/name_f]
[name_f]Flossie[/name_f]
[name_f]Dominica[/name_f]

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@niteowl - [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f], [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], [name_f]Susannah[/name_f], [name_f]Eugenie[/name_f], [name_f]Mercy[/name_f], [name_f]Edeline[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Clarissa[/name_f], [name_f]Clarice[/name_f], and [name_f]Vera[/name_f] are gorgeous, thank you!

@silvercandles - [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] and [name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] are darling! :’)

@seazuno86 - I love [name_f]Constance[/name_f] and [name_f]Flossie[/name_f]!

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I know we’ve gone over names tons of times but seen a few names that you might like, although some might be out of your style, and bringing some I know you’ve mentioned in the past back too (sorry if there’s any repeats) :slight_smile:

[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
Magdelina
[name_f]Rosemarie[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Eugenie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eveline[/name_f]
[name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalina[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_f]Liliana[/name_f]
[name_u]Marion[/name_u]
[name_f]Arleen[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosina[/name_f]
[name_f]Freyda[/name_f]
[name_f]Christina[/name_f]
[name_f]Avalyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruthie[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Eileen[/name_f]
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]

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@stace92x - I like [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], [name_f]Adeline[/name_f], [name_f]Sarah[/name_f], [name_f]Hazel[/name_f], [name_f]Matilda[/name_f], [name_f]Christina[/name_f], [name_f]Bridget[/name_f] (but I can’t use it, due to a cousin), [name_f]Ada[/name_f] and I am warming to [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] :slight_smile: Thank you :wink: