Suggestions to expand my list?

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for new names to join my “useable girl names” list. Here are my current favourites, in alphabetical order. Hopefully you’re able to get a sense of my style from them, although I don’t think I really have a specific one. Any suggestions welcome!

Blythe
Dorothy
Esmé
Florence
Frida
Hazel
Iris
Julia
Maeve
Margot
Ophelia
Orla
Paloma
Phoebe
Sienna
Violet
Zoe

edit: to add Orla because I forgot her!

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your style is lovely !! i’m thinking…

ivy
emilia
daphne
lenora
imogen
harriet
annabel
bryony
olive
sybil
verity
cleo
beatrix
freya
leonie
elodie
juliet
pippa
matilda
saskia

I love so many of these! (And love that you listed them in alphabetical order–I do that, too!)

Ideas:

[name_f]Allegra[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_u]Brooke[/name_u]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_u]Marie[/name_u]
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Serena[/name_f]
[name_u]Shea[/name_u]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Vivianna[/name_f]

[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_u]Alma[/name_u]
[name_f]Althea[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f]
[name_u]Aster[/name_u]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_u]Celeste[/name_u]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Elvira[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Enid[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Ines[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_u]Juno[/name_u]
[name_f]Kaia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Oona[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_u]Simone[/name_u]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f]
[name_f]Vienna[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]

I’m definitely getting an older, vintage vibe from your names!

[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Betty[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_u]Louise[/name_u]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Loretta[/name_f]
[name_f]Jeanette[/name_f]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]

@rosepip - [name_f]My[/name_f] favourite from your suggestions is [name_f]Elodie[/name_f]. I think it’s underrated and I think [name_u]Odie[/name_u] would be a nice nickname.

@somemelodioussonnet - I always tend to list in alphabetical! Don’t want to list in order of preference in case it influences others :smile: I really like [name_u]Shea[/name_u]! Never thought of it as a girl name but it’s cool.

@VEL - I like so many of these! [name_f]Cora[/name_f], [name_f]Edith[/name_f], [name_f]Esther[/name_f], [name_f]Greta[/name_f], [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f], [name_u]June[/name_u], Willa… [name_u]Juno[/name_u] is one I keep coming back to, but probably wouldn’t use because I don’t like the movie association and also because [name_f]Margot[/name_f] is probably one of my favourite names and they don’t really go together.

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[name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgina[/name_f]
[name_f]Francine[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Coralie[/name_f]
[name_f]Maia[/name_f]
[name_u]Cleo[/name_u]
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f]
[name_u]Alba[/name_u]
[name_u]Alma[/name_u]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] / [name_f]Liza[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Oona[/name_f] / [name_f]Una[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Zadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Vita[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]

[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_u]Carmen[/name_u]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Aviva[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_u]Fern[/name_u]
[name_f]Prudence[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f]
[name_u]Marion[/name_u]
[name_f]Maple[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_u]Willow[/name_u]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u]
[name_u]Beverly[/name_u]
[name_f]Jillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Irma[/name_f]

Oh, I like your style a lot! It reminds me of some of the historical novels I’ve read lately set in the UK. Especially with [name_u]Blythe[/name_u] and [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]! I’m actually not sure I’ve got the greatest handle on your style so I’m not sure my suggestions will be great, but here are a few ideas:

Evelyn/Eve/Evelina
[name_f]Eilidh[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_u]Lark[/name_u]
[name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Mira[/name_f]
Vivien/Vienna
[name_f]Oona[/name_f]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
Felice/Felicity
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]
Arabella/Arabelle

I think your style feels somewhere between old-fashioned, spirited and mythological.

How about:

[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]

[name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cynthia[/name_f]

[name_f]Danae[/name_f]
[name_f]Dawn[/name_f]
[name_f]Estella[/name_f]

[name_u]Fern[/name_u]
[name_f]Geneva[/name_f]
[name_u]Honor[/name_u]

[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f]

[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f]
[name_f]Phryne[/name_f]

[name_f]Prudence[/name_f]
[name_u]Romilly[/name_u]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]

[name_f]Sidonie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sigrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Sinead[/name_f]

[name_f]Siobhan[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Thora[/name_f]

[name_u]Venice[/name_u]
[name_f]Viveca[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]

[name_f]Yolanda[/name_f]
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f]
[name_f]Zora[/name_f]

[name_f]Sabina[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelai[/name_f]
[name_f]Bianca[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
[name_f]Deanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhea[/name_f]
[name_u]Delta[/name_u]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelie[/name_f]