ext_54124 ([identity profile] queen-mab.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] babynames2007-06-15 10:55 pm

Question of the Day!

When you guys think of names that exude femininity and elegance, which do you think of? Also, what names sound particularly royal to you? I've come to find that I really like names of figures related to royal families - Davina, Eugenia, Helena, Anastasia, Elizabeth, etc.

Please let me know!

♥ Brandi

[identity profile] eastrnorafrican.livejournal.com 2007-06-16 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
Isabelle

[identity profile] iamsurrealism.livejournal.com 2007-06-16 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
Victoria

[identity profile] trtlstars.livejournal.com 2007-06-16 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
Hanna
Olivia
Victoria
Elizabeth
Isabelle

Last 3 are all names in my family too. :)

[identity profile] 0o-faerie.livejournal.com 2007-06-16 09:21 am (UTC)(link)
Feminine & elegant...hm...most French names seem to be that, especially Isabelle, Lea, Juliette & Aurelie, names like that.
Royal...well, most names mentioned above, actually (Victoria, Elisabeth) + Eloise, Lavinia, Eleonora...(hm, those all sound pretty feminine as well =P)

[identity profile] eleanorgrace.livejournal.com 2007-06-18 07:50 am (UTC)(link)
I would think of names that are a little bit longer (two or more syllables I guess), traditional, not trendy, and with a pleasant "flow" to them. I don't really think that names that sound nick-namey sound elegant all on their own. And looking at the examples I would think of and that others have suggested it seems like ending in an "a" sound is fine, but probably ending in an "ie," "i,"
"y," or "o" would be less royal sounding--I'd venture that "Shiloh" isn't a regal name. You might disagree.
I would think of names you already said (esp. Anastasia and Helena), plus others like Catherine, Charlotte, Louise/Louisa, Alexandra, Sophia, and so forth.

[identity profile] ex-bluebonn.livejournal.com 2007-06-18 03:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Anna, Victoria, Charlotte, Elizabeth, Catherine, Anastasia, Louise/a.

[identity profile] sotypical42483.livejournal.com 2007-06-18 05:57 pm (UTC)(link)
I love them. I love frilly feminine names. I like Anastasia and Priscilla as my faves :) Mirabella is pretty as well.