my giant list of girls' names
Sep. 28th, 2007 11:00 amI 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
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