Unique, refreshing, yet classic and timeless?

Girl Names
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Hey Berries!
I was hoping you could help me find some new names, names that you barely hear; but sound elegant and classical. [name]Just[/name] feeling like I seethe same girls name constantly. I need some more ideas! Thank you :slight_smile:

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[name]Millicent[/name]
[name]Lavinia[/name]
[name]Mehitabel[/name]
[name]Lucinda[/name]
[name]Jacinda[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Iona[/name]
[name]Dianthe[/name]
[name]Letitia[/name]
[name]Theodora[/name]
[name]Isadora[/name]
[name]Cerelia[/name]
[name]Adelia[/name]
[name]Amara[/name]
[name]Amaryllis[/name]
[name]Adelia[/name]
[name]Amadea[/name]
[name]Theodosia[/name]
[name]Angelica[/name]
[name]Eugenia[/name]
[name]Ida[/name]

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I just did a post on [name]Amity[/name] yesterday - I was surprised by how little it is actually used, considering how pretty it is!

Other thoughts:
[name]Tamsin[/name]
[name]Alessa[/name]
Xyla
[name]Darla[/name]
[name]Irissa[/name]
[name]Portia[/name]
[name]Sable[/name]
[name]Evelina[/name]
[name]Enid[/name]

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[name]Leocadia[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]

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Lately I’ve been loving [name]Wilhelmina[/name], which I think fits your criteria. I’ve also recently discovered [name]Ismay[/name].

Other ideas…
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Verity[/name]
[name]Magdalen/name
[name]Coraline[/name]
[name]Araminta[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Honora[/name]

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I like to think of my list as fresh, unique and classy. But, I am subjective:
https://nameberry.com/userlist/view/34664

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Elegant, refreshing, classical?

[name]Thea[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Viola[/name]
[name]Iolanthe[/name]
[name]Lavinia[/name]
[name]Adriana[/name]
[name]Odette[/name]
[name]Marguerite[/name]
[name]Leonora[/name]
[name]Beretta[/name]
[name]Sibyl[/name]
[name]Augusta[/name]
[name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Celia[/name]
[name]Cressida[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Isolde[/name]
[name]Lyra[/name]
[name]Ianthe[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Octavia[/name]
[name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Livia[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Romilly[/name]
[name]Florence[/name]
[name]Emilia[/name]
[name]Claudia[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Electra[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name]
[name]Antonia[/name]

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These are my favourites that were given to fewer than 25 babies in the US in 2011 (out of roughly 2 million baby girls born). [name]Hope[/name] that works as a definition for rare! I think ‘timeless’ might not be the work for these names, but elegant and classic/classical might fit :slight_smile:

11-25 babies called:
[name]Sigrid[/name]
[name]Nuala[/name]
[name]Patrice[/name]
[name]Hero[/name]
[name]Honora[/name]
Katriel
[name]Rowena[/name]
[name]Briony[/name]
[name]Cecile[/name]
Lydian
[name]Phaedra[/name]
[name]Rosaline[/name]
[name]Aleta[/name]
[name]Zenobia[/name]
[name]Apollonia[/name]
[name]Genoveva[/name]
[name]Leonora[/name]
Despina
[name]Dorothea[/name]
[name]Susanne[/name]
[name]Clea[/name]
[name]Saskia[/name]
[name]Christabel[/name]
[name]Flavia[/name]
[name]Nona[/name]
[name]Isabeau[/name]
[name]Sybil[/name]
[name]Verena[/name]
[name]Clio[/name]
[name]Louella[/name]
[name]Thais[/name]
[name]Ursula[/name]
[name]Amaryllis[/name]
[name]Gail[/name]
[name]Georgette[/name]
[name]Leta[/name]
[name]Lucilla[/name]
[name]Fia[/name]
Gloriana
[name]Vivica[/name]

10 or fewer babies called:
[name]Blanche[/name]
[name]Finola[/name]
Aleydis
[name]Cosima[/name]
[name]Anthea[/name]
[name]Maude[/name]
[name]Tamsin[/name]
[name]Nerissa[/name]
[name]Treva[/name]
[name]Fleur[/name]
[name]Anwen[/name]
[name]Io[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Fiora[/name]
[name]Ianthe[/name]
[name]Ginevra[/name]
[name]Marcelle[/name]
[name]Merrin[/name]
Ornella
[name]Nerea[/name]
[name]Bettina[/name]
[name]Carine[/name]
[name]Tanith[/name]
Sunniva
[name]Timea[/name]
[name]Kinga[/name]
[name]Martine[/name]
[name]Averil[/name]
[name]Bryony[/name]
[name]Apolline[/name]
[name]Theda[/name]
[name]Pascale[/name]
[name]Halcyon[/name]
[name]Sybilla[/name]
[name]Manon[/name]

Fewer than 5: (which, out of 4 million total births, makes these literally at most 1 in a million in the US in 2011):
[name]Ottilie[/name] (for all it gets bandied about on here!)
[name]Ottoline[/name]
[name]Ceridwen[/name]
[name]Beata[/name]
[name]Clemency[/name]
[name]Aphra[/name]
[name]Fenella[/name]
[name]Clelia[/name]
[name]Amandine[/name]
[name]Idony[/name]
[name]Kerensa[/name]
[name]Thisbe[/name]
[name]Morwenna[/name]

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[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Annie[/name]
[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Shaina[/name]
[name]Faith[/name]
[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Bridget[/name]
[name]Mary[/name]
[name]Kate[/name]
[name]Effie[/name]
[name]Patricia[/name]
[name]Angela[/name]
[name]Irene[/name]
[name]Jennifer[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Sandra[/name]
[name]Maria[/name]
[name]Kimberley[/name]
[name]Judith[/name]
[name]Tara[/name]
[name]Nicola[/name]
[name]Joanne[/name]
[name]Denise[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Miriam[/name]
[name]Esther[/name]
[name]Amanda[/name]
[name]Megan[/name]
[name]Natasha[/name]
[name]Monique[/name]

Not sure if these fit the criteria but hope you find a name you like!

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[name]Millicent[/name]
[name]Mellisande[/name]
[name]Sandee[/name] - sahn-dee
[name]Teagan[/name]
[name]Jessamy[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]

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[name]Crispina[/name]
[name]Nerine[/name]
[name]Pelagia[/name]
Katriel

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[name]How[/name] about:

[name]Suzanne[/name]
[name]Ione[/name]
[name]Angelica[/name]
[name]Diana[/name]
[name]Brianna[/name]

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[name]Isannah[/name]
[name]Anoushka[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Ilana[/name]
[name]Blythe[/name]

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Here are some more ideas.
[name]Margaux[/name]
[name]Sabine[/name]
[name]Bettina[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name]
[name]Gwyneth[/name]
[name]Carys[/name]
[name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Paulina[/name]
[name]Lara[/name]
[name]Theodora[/name]
[name]Keturah[/name]
Carissa
[name]Linnea[/name]
Calla
[name]Lilith[/name]
[name]Agatha[/name]
[name]Danica[/name]
[name]Coral[/name]
[name]Marta[/name]
[name]Thora[/name]
[name]Laurel[/name]
[name]Davina[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Corinne[/name]
[name]Zara[/name]
[name]Liora[/name]
[name]Arden[/name]
[name]Neve[/name]
[name]Elodie[/name]
Calliope

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[name]Araminta[/name]
[name]Lavinia[/name]
[name]Letitia[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Veronica[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Sedonia[/name]
[name]Georgina[/name]
[name]Marianne[/name]
[name]Marina[/name]
[name]Sybil[/name]/[name]Sibyl[/name]
[name]Sylvana[/name]/[name]Silvana[/name] (nn [name]Silvie[/name])
[name]Viola[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Brigette[/name]
[name]Naomi[/name]

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Altagracia
Belphoebe
Coelia
[name]Elysia[/name]
[name]Lucasta[/name]
[name]Paccia[/name]
[name]Querida[/name]
[name]Sancia[/name]
Sophinisbe
[name]Taliesin[/name]
[name]Thais[/name]
[name]Tosca[/name]
[name]Verena[/name]
[name]Vesta[/name]
Zoraide

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Basilla how do you pronounce [name]Elysia[/name]? i say it like [name]Ellie[/name]-see-a is that right?

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Sorry for any doubles, these ones came to mind:

[name]Marjorie[/name]
[name]Agnes[/name]
[name]Agatha[/name]
[name]Gretchen[/name]
[name]Wendy[/name]
[name]Bonnie[/name]
[name]Frances[/name]
[name]Esther[/name]
[name]Meredith[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name]

Not the most unique, but I thought these were al refreshing, classic and timeless.

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[name]Araminta[/name]
Leisl
[name]Linnea[/name]
[name]Cecile[/name]
[name]Ciel[/name]
[name]Catalina[/name]
[name]Clementina[/name]
[name]Odile[/name]
Ottillie
[name]Yolanda[/name]
[name]Jacinta[/name]
Lumi
[name]Luz[/name]

[name]Geraldine[/name]
[name]Tamara[/name]
[name]Bronwyn[/name]
[name]Cecelia[/name]
[name]Miranda[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Zenaida[/name]

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[name]Heike[/name] ([name]Hi[/name]-Kee)
[name]Adelina[/name]
[name]Adette[/name]
[name]Ottoline[/name]
[name]Adia[/name]
Laili
[name]Celestia[/name]