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HelpRe: Nameberry's 14 Vintage Baby Girl Names Waiting To Be Discovered
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1. Delphine is pretty, but it's very French, and I'm not French at all, so I've never really considered it for potential future children.
2. Part of me wants to like Etta, but there's something very sharp and off-putting about the name.
3. Edwina is one of those ugly names that inexplicably appeals to some (including me), but it's not one I care for enough to consider or even put on my list.
4. Flossie is too sugary sweet. It reminds me of cotton candy and dental floss.
5. Georgiana is fine in Pride & Prejudice but is too much of an elaboration for me.
6. Ione doesn't do anthing for me. I don't like the way it looks or sounds, and I always want to say it like Iona instead, which is a road I used to live off of.
7. Lelia isn't unpleasant in sound, but I still don't like it. It reminds me too much of Leila, and in fact, I read it as such at first, which would probably be a common problem.
8. Lucy is cute, but most times, I've wanted a longer form and have never found a one that I like well enough. Lucia is the closest I've come. Lucinda has always made me grimace a bit.
9. Mamie is too close to mammy. It sounds almost comical, like a parody of something. I can also see where it could remind someone of mammary, as I saw in the comments.
10. Odessa is pretty, but there's something too grand about it, which is kind of silly, because I like names like Theodosia and Sophronia (although, I doubt I would ever actually use either of those).
11. I have a bad association with actual opals, so this name makes me uncomfortable.
12. Petra is one I have always liked, but it feels too Eastern European, and I have no connection to that area.
13. Polly is too wholesome, and bland, and forgettable. I mean, it would be a bit unusual to see it on a little girl today, so it probably would stand out, but the image I get is...well, pretty much Hayley Mills as Pollyanna viewed through a smudged lens because Polly could be anyone. Also, "Polly want a cracker?"
14. I prefer Tilly over Tillie, but either way, I don't like it as a given name; however, I don't like the long form.
15. I love the name Winifred right now. So, so much. I think it would be absolutely perfect as a sister to Cordelia, which is my current favorite.
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Current favorites:
Tristram / Benedict / Callum / Hamish
Cordelia / Genevieve / Margaret / Louise
Vote on my name list? Pretty, please? http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/114016
2. Part of me wants to like Etta, but there's something very sharp and off-putting about the name.
3. Edwina is one of those ugly names that inexplicably appeals to some (including me), but it's not one I care for enough to consider or even put on my list.
4. Flossie is too sugary sweet. It reminds me of cotton candy and dental floss.
5. Georgiana is fine in Pride & Prejudice but is too much of an elaboration for me.
6. Ione doesn't do anthing for me. I don't like the way it looks or sounds, and I always want to say it like Iona instead, which is a road I used to live off of.
7. Lelia isn't unpleasant in sound, but I still don't like it. It reminds me too much of Leila, and in fact, I read it as such at first, which would probably be a common problem.
8. Lucy is cute, but most times, I've wanted a longer form and have never found a one that I like well enough. Lucia is the closest I've come. Lucinda has always made me grimace a bit.
9. Mamie is too close to mammy. It sounds almost comical, like a parody of something. I can also see where it could remind someone of mammary, as I saw in the comments.
10. Odessa is pretty, but there's something too grand about it, which is kind of silly, because I like names like Theodosia and Sophronia (although, I doubt I would ever actually use either of those).
11. I have a bad association with actual opals, so this name makes me uncomfortable.
12. Petra is one I have always liked, but it feels too Eastern European, and I have no connection to that area.
13. Polly is too wholesome, and bland, and forgettable. I mean, it would be a bit unusual to see it on a little girl today, so it probably would stand out, but the image I get is...well, pretty much Hayley Mills as Pollyanna viewed through a smudged lens because Polly could be anyone. Also, "Polly want a cracker?"
14. I prefer Tilly over Tillie, but either way, I don't like it as a given name; however, I don't like the long form.
15. I love the name Winifred right now. So, so much. I think it would be absolutely perfect as a sister to Cordelia, which is my current favorite.
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Current favorites:
Tristram / Benedict / Callum / Hamish
Cordelia / Genevieve / Margaret / Louise
Vote on my name list? Pretty, please? http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/114016
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