my giant list of girls' names

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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