No-Frills Names!

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According to the book, these are the names which are "clearly not fit for boys, but as straightforward, down to earth, and - sometimes - blunt as you can get while still being female."

*Ada - I've never thought I liked this name, but it does sound kind of pretty, albeit a wee bit old-fashioned. Perhaps as a middle?
Adele
Agatha
Agnes
Alice
*Anna
Ann(e)
Barbara
Bernice
Bertha
Bess
*Beth
Blanche
Carla
Carol
*Cass - cute nn for Cassandra
Ceil
*Charlotte
*Claire
Claudia
Constance
Cora
Corinne
Della
Diane
Dora
Dorcas - This name reminds of a dolphin, ahaha
Doris
Dorothy
Edith
Edna
*Eleanor
*Ella
Ellen
*Emma
Enid
Estelle
Esther
Ethel
Etta
Eunice
Eve
*Faith
Fay
*Frances
Frieda
*Gail - ish. Another name I didn't think I liked till thinking about it now. Maybe .. a tiny bit.
Geraldine
Gladys
Grace
Greta
*Gwen
*Hannah
Harriet
Hazel
*Heidi - kind of.
Helen
Hester - Ew. This name sounds ugly (no offense to anyone!)
Hilda
Honor
*Hope
Hortense
Ida
Ina
Inez
Irene
Jane
Janet
Jean
Jill
Joan
Joanne
Josephine
Joy
Joyce
Judith
*Julie - I named this doll I had Big Julie when I was a kid. Big because she was my size, and Julie because of my name, I guess :P
June
Karen
*Kate
*Kay - cute nn
Kim
Leah
*Leigh - kinda.
*Lenore - ditto.
*Leslie - ditto again.
Lois
Louise
Lucille
Lynn
Madge
Mae/*May
Maeve
Margaret
Marian
Marie
Martha
Mary
Maud(e)
Mavis
Maxine
*Meg - cute nn
Mildred
Miriam
Mona
Nell
*Nola
*Nora - I like it better spelt Norah, though
Norma
Olive
Patience
Paula
Pauline
Pearl
Phyllis
Prudence
*Rachel
Rhoda
Roberta
*Rose
Ruth
*Sadie - My Nan's nn :)
Sally
*Sara(h) - My Nan's real name, and my mn (spelled like Sarah)
Selma
*Sophie
Susan
Sybil
Thelma
Trudy
Velma
Vera
Verna
Wanda
Willa
Winifred - Mmm, I sort of like this. Winnie is a cute nn for a girl, and I think that was the girl's name in the book Tuck Everlasting? :)
Zelda

Wow, most of these names were really old-fashioned, or seemed to be, at least to me. Up next! The boyish names! :)

Comments

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

I like:

Ada
Adele
Anna
Charlotte - I'm actually pretty 'eh' about this name, but I'm surprised it's on the 'no frills' list. I always thought of it as being pretty frilly.
Claire
Edith
Eleanor
Ella
Ellen
Emma
Grace
Greta
Hannah
Hazel
Heidi
Ida
Irene
Jane
Jean
June
Kate - as a nickname
Leah
Mae/May
Margaret
Marie
Martha
Mary
Meg - as a nickname
Nora - but I prefer Norah
Rose
Sara(h) - with the h
Vera

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

Ada
Adele
Alice
Anna
Ann(e)
Beth
Charlotte
Claire
Eleanor
Esther
Etta
Eve
Grace
Hannah
Harriet
Hazel
Jane
Jill
Joanne
Josephine
Judith
Julie
Kate
Kay
Leah
Leslie
Lucille
Maeve
Margaret
Mary
Meg
Miriam
Nell
Norah
Rose
Ruth
Sadie
Sara(h)
Sophie
Willa

[maniacalapricot.livejournal.com]

Like:
Adele
Alice
Anna
Anne
Etta
Grace
Hannah
JANE
Mae
Nora(h)


Wow. I am really picky. :)

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

I like:
Alice
Charlotte
Corinne
Eleanor (number 1 on our list)
Enid
Eve
Faith
Hazel
Heidi
Jane
Margaret
Olive
Sadie
Rose
Sarah
Sophie
Willa

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

Ann
Charlotte
Ella
Emma
Greta
Gwen
Julie
Kate
Leah
Leigh
Lenore
Mae
Maeve
Marie
Sadie
Sarah
Sophie

[nandy-pandy.livejournal.com]

Before I clicked the link, I thought to myself that if Agnes and Agatha weren't on here, the list would be a sham.

These are the kinds of names I really like, though.

Also

[nandy-pandy.livejournal.com]

I think Ursula should be on here.

[anapology.livejournal.com]

Anna
Claudia
Ella
Honor
Josephine
Sophie

I like these.. but I'm not surprised I only liie a few of them, I love over the top frilly names..

[krosp.livejournal.com]

Haha my name is blunt! (but you liked it so that's ok)

I think some of these are feminine though.. especially if they have an "a" sound at the end.. or names like Rose which have a strong sweet image associated.

But I agree names like Ruth, Kate, Susan etc are quite down to earth. I think I agree with my name (Claire) too.... but sometimes the Frenchness of it makes it seem more feminine, whereas other times people sound really disgusting when they say it lol

[http://users.livejournal.com/-glass-/]

i like all of these, but left notes on ones i felt strongly about.

Ada
Adele
Agatha - idk why i love this name, but i do.
Alice - love
Anna
Ann(e)
Blanche
Charlotte
Claire
Claudia
Constance
Corinne
Della
Dorothy
Eleanor
Ella
Emma
Estelle
Esther - love
Etta
Eve
Frieda - love, high on my list of usable names
Grace
Greta
Hazel
Josephine
June - love
Kate - like a lot
Louise
Lucille - love
Madge
Mae/May
Margaret
Martha
Maud(e)
Meg - also like as a nickname
Mona - like as a nickname to Ramona
Nell
Nora
Olive - love
Pearl - love
Rachel
Sally - cute
Selma
Sophie

[moshimoshi-13.livejournal.com]

Alice
Anna
Beth
Charlotte
Claire
Corinne
Eleanor
Ella
Emma
Frances
Hannah
Jane
Kate
Leah
Maeve
Margaret
Mary
Rose
Ruth
Sadie
Sophie
Vera

[charlotteattack.livejournal.com]

Haha, I guess my mother likes the "no-frills"!

My name: Charlotte Irene
My sister: Claire Margaret

[amspeck-myworld.livejournal.com]

Constance
Dorothy
Enit Eve
Frieda** - super love
Harriett
Honor - prefer Honour ;)
Irene - super love Irena
Janet
Josephine
Leah
Louisa - love Louisa
Margaret
Marian
Miriam
Olive - prefer Olivine
Pearl - super love, my middle name :)
Phyillis - love, but couldn't use
Rosa - prefer Rosa
Ruth
Sarah
Sophie - prefer Zofia
Susan
Vera - prefer as nn for Verity
Willa
Winifred - super love :)

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I like:
Claire
Ellen
Jane
Janet
Karen
Kay
Leslie (I plan on using this name for a future daughter.)
Mary
Phyllis
Sally
Sarah
Susan
Sybil

[arbus.livejournal.com]

i think some of these are quite girly, actually (charlotte, sophie, for example) and was surprised to see them on this list.

anyway, the ones i like:

anna
bess
claire
eleanor
ella
emma
estelle
faith
hannah
jane
josephine
kate
louise
mae (was my nanas name)
margaret
mary
meg
nell
rose
willa

[misohappi.livejournal.com]

Claudia is a pretty name. I hada childhood friend named Claudia

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

I like:
Anna
Anne
Charlotte
Cora
Ella
Ellen
Emma
Esther
Eve
Grace
Gwen
Hannah
Kate
Leah
Nora
Rachel
Sarah
Zelda - my cat's name!