Unusual OLD names?

Amygdala · Sep 25th, 2009, 03:51 AM

Hi ladies!
I'm on the look out for girls names that are uncommon at the moment but are traditional rather than being made up or very new. We have a very British surname (starts with S, two sillables) so the name can't be too exotic either, although I like names with an eastern european touch (like Anastasia or Magdalena).
I am THE most difficult person to please when it comes to girls names so if one of you finds the one that I actually like and works with our name, I'd be so impressed! Myself I've run out of ideas but here's some I like but can't use for one reason or another:

Alina (love it love it love it)
Lillith
Johanna
Maud
Luisa
Edith

Any ideas?

Serene123 · Sep 25th, 2009, 03:55 AM

I like Theodore, but no one else does! Not sure about girls names.

lucilou · Sep 25th, 2009, 05:04 AM

My favourites are Mabel, Elsie and Evangeline (Evie for short).

Hoping to convince hubby to let us use one of them, but not having much luck so far!

distantsun · Sep 25th, 2009, 06:27 AM

My sisters name is Edyth (pronounced the same as Edith) and i think it's a lovely name. She always gets compliments about it. I had an aunt with the same name and everyone called her Edie.

Alina and Maud are lovely too.

PhoenixRising · Sep 25th, 2009, 06:46 AM

What about...
Salome
Honour
Willow
Natasha?

whiby · Sep 25th, 2009, 07:09 AM

How about Alice, Esme, Olive, Betsy, Dulcie?

lupi · Sep 25th, 2009, 07:20 AM

verity
bess
april

pixydust · Sep 25th, 2009, 09:19 AM

Estelle?

xoButterfly25 · Sep 25th, 2009, 10:30 AM

I really like Alina.

I like my friends name. Her full name is Camilla but she likes to be called Cami.

These are a few other older names that I like;

Aurelia
Delia
Esme
Estelle
Lillah
Madeline
Melinda
Vada
Viola

TattiesMum · Sep 25th, 2009, 10:30 AM

Wow! I'm loving some of the names suggested here

Dulcie is gorgeous and so are Verity, Alina and Lillith .

How about

Daisy
Eliza
Georgiana
Harriet
Juliana
Matilda
Martha

Sep 25th, 2009, 03:51 AM	#1
Amygdala Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 3,085	Unusual OLD names? Hi ladies! I'm on the look out for girls names that are uncommon at the moment but are traditional rather than being made up or very new. We have a very British surname (starts with S, two sillables) so the name can't be too exotic either, although I like names with an eastern european touch (like Anastasia or Magdalena). I am THE most difficult person to please when it comes to girls names so if one of you finds the one that I actually like and works with our name, I'd be so impressed! Myself I've run out of ideas but here's some I like but can't use for one reason or another: Alina (love it love it love it) Lillith Johanna Maud Luisa Edith Any ideas?

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Sep 25th, 2009, 03:55 AM	#2
Serene123 Other Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 32,048	I like Theodore, but no one else does! Not sure about girls names.

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Sep 25th, 2009, 05:04 AM	#3
lucilou Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,216	My favourites are Mabel, Elsie and Evangeline (Evie for short). Hoping to convince hubby to let us use one of them, but not having much luck so far!

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Sep 25th, 2009, 06:27 AM	#4
distantsun Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 220	My sisters name is Edyth (pronounced the same as Edith) and i think it's a lovely name. She always gets compliments about it. I had an aunt with the same name and everyone called her Edie. Alina and Maud are lovely too.

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PhoenixRising On a break (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Nottingham UK Posts: 422	What about... Salome Honour Willow Natasha?

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Sep 25th, 2009, 07:09 AM	#6
whiby Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Wales Posts: 1,220	How about Alice, Esme, Olive, Betsy, Dulcie?

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Sep 25th, 2009, 07:20 AM	#7
lupi Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cambridgeshire Posts: 228	verity bess april

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Sep 25th, 2009, 09:19 AM	#8
pixydust Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northampton, UK Posts: 2,376	Estelle?

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xoButterfly25 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Essex, UK Posts: 1,750	I really like Alina. I like my friends name. Her full name is Camilla but she likes to be called Cami. These are a few other older names that I like; Aurelia Delia Esme Estelle Lillah Madeline Melinda Vada Viola

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TattiesMum Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bedfordshire Posts: 3,577	Wow! I'm loving some of the names suggested here Dulcie is gorgeous and so are Verity, Alina and Lillith . How about Daisy Eliza Georgiana Harriet Juliana Matilda Martha

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