my giant list of girls' names

[easter.livejournal.com]

I finally made a giant list of favorite girls' names.

Keep in mind that just because I like a name doesn't mean I'd necessarily use it. I'm perfectly aware that it would be cruel to saddle a twenty-first century American baby with Mahaut or Gwenllian.

My top contenders are: Julianna Alienor, Julianna Lily, Julianna Madeleine, Julianna Eloise, Linnea Eleri, Elisabeth/Elizabeth (I've always wanted a little girl called Betsy) Eloise, and Susanna/h Varadi. (Varadi is a family name.)

I tried to get at least a few names for every letter. As is the case in games like these, some of the names wound up being "least disliked" instead of names I'd actually consider using.



A

Abigail
Aderyn
Alessandra
Alienor
Amabel
Amelie
Anabella
Anneliese
Annora
Ariadne
Ariana/Arianna
Arielle
Arienne
Aurelie


B

Beatrix
Bethan
Bethany
Beverly
Bianca
Blair
Brianna
Bronwyn


C

Caitlin
Camilla
Caroline
Carys
Cassandra
Catrin
Clara
Clare/Claire
Cordelia
Corinne


D

Darcy
Deborah
Delia
Dulcie


E

Eleanor
Elen
Eleri
Elisabeth/Elizabeth (Betsy)
Elise
Eloise
Emeline
Emily
Estella


F

Faith
Faye
Felicity
Francesca


G

Gabrielle
Genevieve (Vivi)
Georgia
Ginevra
Grace
Gwenhwyfar
Gwenllian


H

Hannah
Helen
Henrietta
Hermione
Hilarie


I

Igraine
Ileana
Isabelle
Isabella
Isolde


J

Jacqueline
Jasmine
Jerusha
Jessamyn
Joanna
Jocelyn
Josephine
Julianna
Juliet


K

Kailan
Katharine
Kelcey
Kylie


L

Laetitia
Laura
Lavinia
Leah
Lianna
Lilianna
Lilianne
Lily
Linnea
Louisa


M

Madeleine
Mahaut
Mair
Mairi
Marcella
Margaret
Margery
Mariam
Mariamne
Marianna
Marnie
Miranda
Melisande
Meredith


N

Naomi
Nichola
Ninah
Norah


O

Olivia
Oriana
Orianne


P

Paloma
Penelope
Philippa
Pheobe


R

Raffaela
Renata
Rhian
Rhiannon
Rhosyn
Rosalind


S

Sabrina
Seren
Serena
Skylar
Susannah/Susanna
Sylvia
Sylvie


T

Tabitha
Tacy
Tatiana


V

Vanessa
Varadi
Vivianne
Vivienne


Z

Zarah

Comments

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

Gwenllian is kinda pretty. Why not use that? Is it pronounced differently than it's spelled, or something?
I also love Arielle (even though I prefer Ariel) and Leah, and I also like Penelope =).

[satunian.livejournal.com]

I love a lot of your names, we seem to have similar taste! And I LOVE Julianna Madeleine! That's one of my top contenders too!

[rowan-belle.livejournal.com]

Good list! I like:
Abigail
Anneliese
Eleanor
Felicity
Georgia
Isabelle
Isolde
Juliet
Kylie
Lilianna
Lily
Pheobe (Is it supposed to be spelled Phoebe?)
Rosalind
Skylar (I like this with the nn Skye)
Vivienne (Like this with the nn Vivi)

[easter.livejournal.com]

Pheobe (Is it supposed to be spelled Phoebe?)

Whoops, typo! Thank you. :-)

[rowan-belle.livejournal.com]

NP :) I didn't know if it was some kind of new creative spelling or something, lol.

[soulsplinter8.livejournal.com]

I love:

Aderyn
Ariadne
Arienne
Beatrix
Bronwyn
Caroline
Carys
Cassandra
Corinne
Eleanor (although I prefer the spelling Elinor)
Eleri
Elisabeth/Elizabeth (with the nickname Lizzie!)
Emeline (but I'd prefer to spell it Emmaline)
Emily
Genevieve (Vivi)
Gwenhwyfar (but I prefer Guinevere)
Hannah
Hermione
Isolde
Jacqueline
Joanna (although I prefer Johanna)
Jocelyn
Josephine
Juliet
Katharine (although I would spell it Katherine)
Lavinia
Linnea
Margaret
Melisande (love, love, LOVE this name!)
Naomi
Olivia
Pheobe
Rhiannon
Rosalind
Tabitha
Vivienne

:o)

[bobinwales.livejournal.com]

I really like Julianna Lily out of your combos!
Your other names I like were:
Beatrix
Bethan
Brianna
Bronwyn
Carys - My favourite girls name and I've discovered I can never use it cause it 'rhymes' with my boyfriends last name :(
Catrin - Love
Eleanor - Love!
Eleri
Elizabeth (Betsy) - Love Elizabeth, hate Betsy!
Faye
Felicity
Grace
Gwenhwyfar - I love this spelling!
Gwenllian
Hermione
Juliet
Lilianna
Lilianne
Lily
Marianna - Prefer Marion, but this is pretty
Melisande
Rhian
Rhiannon
Rosalind
Seren