Elegant is a subjective word - but I am curious of what is the general consensus of the Berries for “elegant names”. Elegant is a very broad word since it can go from the simple classic and timeless elegance of [name_m]Little[/name_m] [name_m]Black[/name_m] Dress names to the somehow more eccentric and showing elegance of the operatic names of the 19th century. What does “elegant” mean for you in girl names? 
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fun idea!
for me, there are the more classic + elegant names:
- [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]
- [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
- [name_u]Camille[/name_u]
- [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
& the ones leaning on the more contemporary/eccentric side
- [name_f]Audra[/name_f]
- [name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
- [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
- [name_f]Solange[/name_f]
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Names that are well-established and classic:
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_u]Louise[/name_u] / [name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f] / [name_f]Claire[/name_f] / [name_u]Clare[/name_u]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] / [name_f]Ellinor[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]
Names with refined sounds:
[name_f]Margaux[/name_f]
[name_f]Saskia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Lenore[/name_f] / [name_f]Leonor[/name_f] / [name_f]Leonora[/name_f]
[name_f]Cressida[/name_f]
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f]
Names that are long (weirdly)
[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] - my favourite!
[name_f]Araminta[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
[name_f]Antonina[/name_f] / [name_f]Antonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f]
[name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f] / [name_f]Gabriella[/name_f]
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
Here are some names I find elegant:
[name_f]Marianne[/name_f]
[name_f]Marielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Adrienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f] and Hathway (through association with Hepburn and [name_u]Anne[/name_u] Hathaway)
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgiana[/name_f] (overlapping with ‘grand’)
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Antoinette[/name_f]
[name_f]Leontine[/name_f]
[name_f]Anaïs[/name_f]
[name_f]Marais[/name_f]
[name_u]French[/name_u] endings such as -ienne, -ielle & [name_u]French[/name_u] names in general seem to form part of what I find elegant.
Elegant to me tends to have something both ultra feminine, and tailored and clipped or even a little unsettling about it, like:
[name_u]Celeste[/name_u]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_u]Marion[/name_u]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucette[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Anaïs[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Bianca[/name_f]
[name_u]Camille[/name_u]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Valerie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
There are other names that I see as high glam and luxurious, like [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f], [name_f]Theodora[/name_f] and [name_f]Estella[/name_f], but for some reason I equate “elegant” as also having something restrained in there.
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
Usually longer names with a [name_u]French[/name_u] or foreign flair like
[name_f]Suzette[/name_f], [name_u]Vivian[/name_u], [name_f]Georgianna[/name_f], [name_f]Georgette[/name_f], [name_f]Francesca[/name_f], [name_f]Heidi[/name_f], [name_f]Odette[/name_f], [name_f]Nanette[/name_f], [name_f]Jordana[/name_f], [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f], [name_f]Bianca[/name_f]
my favorite elegant names!
→ amelie
→ cecily / charlotte / clara
→ eliana
→ felicity
→ hannah
→ josephine / juliet / juliette
→ lillian / lucille
→ may
→ seraphine
[name_f]Katharine[/name_f], [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f], [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], [name_u]Vivian[/name_u], [name_f]Vera[/name_f], [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], [name_f]Barbara[/name_f], [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Sigrid[/name_f], [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f], [name_f]Graziella[/name_f], [name_u]Julian[/name_u], [name_f]Mercedes[/name_f], [name_u]Alba[/name_u]
Elegant to me usually means slightly longer names with 19th century, literary vibes but I can also find some more ‘classic’ names elegant too?
Some names that are elegant to me:
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eulalia[/name_f]
[name_u]Florence[/name_u]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Leocadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Celine[/name_f]
[name_f]Antonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonora[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalene[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
To me, elegant names are longer, more classic names. Names that have been around for a while and almost everyone has heard of before.
Some examples: [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f], [name_f]Cassandra[/name_f], [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Katherine[/name_f], [name_u]Louise[/name_u], [name_f]Matilda[/name_f], [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
The first ones to come to mind:
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemarie[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
To me elegant names are refined, classy, but not necessarily classics. A bit of sparkle but fewer frills.
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_f]Leonor[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]