Victorian Girls Names

Pinkplanning · July 18, 2020, 6:53pm

Please rate the following in terms of your favourite to least favourite and if you dislike any in particular please give a reason why

Alice
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f]/Rosalie

midwinter · July 18, 2020, 6:55pm

I like all of these! Florence is not my style but I see the appeal.

Clara
Rosalie/Rosa
Alice
Evangeline
Ava
Helena
Florence

Clara Rosalie would be stunning! Other combo ideas -
Alice Rosalie
Ava Florence
Evangeline Clara
Rosa Florence

futuremama · July 18, 2020, 6:56pm

Helena
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f] - flips between Victorian and 1950’s in my mind
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f] - I don’t know what about this throws me off. It’s nice enough, but I do prefer [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] - too frilly for my personal taste
[name_f]Ava[/name_f] - don’t really know why I don’t care for this. I like the very similar [name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] - too long and frilly for my taste. also just not a fan of the sound in general

ChloEmChar · July 18, 2020, 6:58pm

Rosalie – Number one for me, hands down! I’m not a fan of [name_f]Rosa[/name_f], but [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] is stunning!
[name_f]Alice[/name_f] – [name_u]Love[/name_u] this, too, but not quite as much as [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f] / [name_f]Helena[/name_f] / [name_f]Florence[/name_f] – [name_m]Can[/name_m]’t really separate these three. They’re all good, solid names.
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] – [name_m]Just[/name_m] not a big fan of the “ang” sound, but would love to see it on a little girl.
[name_f]Ava[/name_f] – Too popular, a little basic, and just not as special as the others.

20Twin20 · July 18, 2020, 6:58pm

Beautiful choices! I particularly love [name_f]Florence[/name_f] and [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]. They’re just so elegant! Our daughter is [name_f]Florence[/name_f] and one thing I hadn’t considered is that people initially think we’re saying “[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]” when we introduce her. As such, we end up saying “[name_f]Florence[/name_f], like [name_f]Florence[/name_f] [name_u]Nightingale[/name_u]”. I love [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] too, but would shy away from popular nicknames (i.e. [name_f]Eva[/name_f]) and consider “[name_f]Lena[/name_f]” instead.

Florence
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]

Ava- too popular

Ehrob1 · July 18, 2020, 7:01pm

Oh I love all these names so I can’t rank them.
[name_f]Clara[/name_f] - a little popular but so pretty and timeless
[name_f]Florence[/name_f] - I LOVE [name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] - I like [name_f]Helena[/name_f] but I don’t like [name_f]Helen[/name_f]. I don’t think I could use this one in real life but I love if others do
[name_f]Ava[/name_f] - a little popular for my taste
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] - I have loved this name since I was little!
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]- I adore [name_f]Alice[/name_f] !!!
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] - this one ticks all my boxes in theory but I couldn’t use it if it came down to real life. I love [name_u]Evan[/name_u] for a girl ! And my boys names all have that biblical feel but there is just something that stops my heart from really considering it as a useable contender

Skyelahre · July 18, 2020, 7:31pm

Clara
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]

anon25197097 · July 18, 2020, 7:33pm

All of them are lovely.

almostactually · July 18, 2020, 7:34pm

From favorite to least:
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]

regionlatbest · July 18, 2020, 7:44pm

Evangeline
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]

Rosa just feels a bit dated for me, and [name_f]Ava[/name_f] is super popular and overused. I don’t dislike any of them though, I’m just not personally the biggest fan. You have a beautiful list!!

leafsgirl44 · July 18, 2020, 7:48pm

LOVE [name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Florence[/name_f], [name_f]Helena[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f] & [name_f]Ava[/name_f] I only dislike [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] because I know one who was horrible towards me, and [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f], because a girl I’m not too fond of used it for her daughter after the [name_u]Twilight[/name_u] character, and now that’s all I can think of

Fave to least fave:

[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]

SparkleNinja18 · July 18, 2020, 7:54pm

Helena
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]

The only one I actively dislike is [name_f]Ava[/name_f]. I’m just quite bored with it at this point.

billie_154 · July 18, 2020, 8:02pm

From my favourite to least

Evangeline
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]

MichelleM · July 18, 2020, 8:16pm

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there.

Here are my rankings-

[name_f]Alice[/name_f]-This is so pretty. It has a kind, gentle, smart & classy vibe. I can also see [name_f]Alice[/name_f] being playful too. It’s simple & vintage. Getting kind of popular in my area, honestly. It doesn’t really have any good nns, but that may not be an issue for you.

[name_f]Clara[/name_f]-This is another beautiful simple classic. It’s smart, sweet & classy just like [name_f]Alice[/name_f]. I just like the soft sound of [name_f]Alice[/name_f] slightly more. This is about equally as popular, I would think. I hear [name_f]Alice[/name_f] more personally.

[name_f]Rosa[/name_f]/Rosalie-If this were just [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f], it’d be my #1. I don’t like [name_f]Rosa[/name_f] as much for some reason. I think that it sounds too serious. [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] is light & cheerful, but still elegant & classic.

[name_f]Ava[/name_f]-This is super popular, but I still like it. It has a cute flapper girl feel. Classy & sassy.

[name_f]Florence[/name_f]-I can’t get into this one, but it’s not bad. [name_m]Just[/name_m] sounds a little stuffy. I really like [name_f]Flora[/name_f].

[name_f]Helena[/name_f]-Meh, this isn’t my cup of tea. Plus, the fact that it has two pronunciations would get annoying. I do love the possibility of the nn [name_f]Nellie[/name_f].

[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]-I don’t care for this name at all. Not sure why . I guess it just sounds too evangelistic.

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps.

mionag · July 18, 2020, 8:21pm

Helena
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]

elanorelle · July 18, 2020, 8:24pm

Clara
Helena
Rosa
Rosalie
Evangeline
Alice
Florence
Ava

Greyblue · July 18, 2020, 8:25pm

Fave to least

Florence
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]

greengirl11 · July 18, 2020, 8:26pm

Ava-would be in my top 3 if it weren’t so popular
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]

The rest I dislike equally.

LoneStar · July 18, 2020, 9:05pm

Alice
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f]

MargotAbeline · July 18, 2020, 9:22pm

Ooh I love Victorian names so this is hard!
in order of favourite to least favourite:

[name_f]Florence[/name_f] - one of my favourite names ever, although way too popular in the UK for me to use but I love the nn’s [name_f]Florrie[/name_f], and [name_f]Flossie[/name_f]!!

[name_f]Clara[/name_f] - I adore [name_f]Clara[/name_f], it has such a beautiful meaning and is subtly vintage but has the charm of more modern names too.

[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] - Very sweet name and love the range of nn options!!

[name_f]Alice[/name_f] - so simple and classic, i love it but probably more for a middle name spot.

[name_f]Helena[/name_f] - I really like [name_f]Helena[/name_f], It feels more grown up than [name_f]Elena[/name_f] or [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] but could still work nicely with nicknames ‘elle’ or ‘nell’ which are very sweet.

[name_f]Rosa[/name_f]/Rosalie - I like [name_f]Rosa[/name_f] a lot but i’m not a massive fan of [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] it reminds me of ‘rosy lee’ which is a slang term for a cup of tea and that puts me off Also I can’t help but think of the [name_u]Twilight[/name_u] character.

[name_f]Ava[/name_f] - I don’t dislike [name_f]Ava[/name_f], I know a few and I think the name is pretty but I just think it’s overrated and has sort of had its time. I much prefer [name_f]Ada[/name_f] which I think has more vintage charm.